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Islam: Beliefs and Teachings
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is the Arabic term for the obligatory almsgiving that Muslims must pay annually?

  1. Sadaqah
  2. Zakah
  3. Khums
  4. Jizyah
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✓ Answer: BZakah
Award 1 mark for identifying zakah as the obligatory annual almsgiving (2.5% of savings). A is incorrect — sadaqah is voluntary charity, not obligatory. C is incorrect — khums is a Shi'a practice of giving one-fifth of surplus income. D is incorrect — jizyah was a tax paid by non-Muslims in historical Islamic states.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

A researcher studying Islamic demographics notes that approximately 85-90% of the world's Muslims are Sunni. In which of the following countries do Shi'a Muslims form the majority of the population?

  1. Saudi Arabia
  2. Egypt
  3. Iran
  4. Indonesia
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✓ Answer: CIran
Award 1 mark for Iran, where Shi'a Muslims constitute approximately 90-95% of the population. A is incorrect — Saudi Arabia is predominantly Sunni. B is incorrect — Egypt is predominantly Sunni. D is incorrect — Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, is predominantly Sunni.
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How is Islam: Beliefs and Teachings typically tested on CIE IGCSE Religious Studies papers?
Islam: Beliefs and Teachings appears across multiple question types on real CIE IGCSE Religious Studies papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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