BY Abitur Jewish Religion (gA) study plan

Skim the full Islamische Religionslehre (gA) syllabus and map each listed topic to a numbered section in your own notes

Define the terms Islam, Muslim, Qur'an, Sunna, Hadith and Scharia in one sentence each, in German, and flag any term you cannot define confidently

Build a source log of the textbooks and academic reference works you will use, noting edition and page ranges for each syllabus unit

Recite the five pillars (fünf Säulen) in order and state one Qur'anic or hadith anchor for each

Outline the life of Muhammad in its Meccan and Medinan phases, marking the Hijra as the turning point

Explain how the Qur'an was collected and canonised, distinguishing oral transmission from the written codex

Distinguish sunna, hadith and sira as categories and give one example of each

Describe the structure of a hadith (isnad and matn) and explain why chain criticism matters

Compare the five pillars with the core tenets of Islamic faith (iman) and explain how the two relate

Summarise the role of the mosque, the Friday prayer and the religious scholar (ʿalim) in community life

Explain the main festivals and their legal and communal basis

Draft exam-style short answers on ritual practice, each under 100 words

Outline the formation of the major legal schools (madhahib) and name their founders

Explain the sources of Islamic law (Qur'an, sunna, qiyas, ijma) and how jurists reason from them

Compare at least two positions on a contested ethical question and state the reasoning behind each

Distinguish the main branches (Sunni, Shia) by their historical emergence and key doctrinal differences

Explain Islamic theology (kalam) basics: tawhid, prophecy, and the problem of divine attributes

Summarise the role of philosophy and reason in classical Islamic thought, naming key figures

Describe Sufism's origins, its central practices and its critics within Islam

Position Islamic theology against at least one other tradition you have studied, noting shared and divergent concepts

Analyse how Islam is represented in contemporary German media and public debate, naming recurring framings

Explain the structure of organised Islam in Germany, including mosque associations and their legal status

Summarise the debate on Islamic religious education in German schools and the arguments on each side

Identify three points where theological claims and civic norms are in tension and state each side's reasoning

Work through past-paper or sample tasks under timed conditions, covering at least three task types

Practise the three operator levels (describe, analyse, evaluate) on the same topic and compare your answers

Diagnose your two weakest syllabus units from marked work and rewrite those notes

Rehearse citing textual and scholarly evidence without relying on memorised phrasing

Condense the whole syllabus into a single revision sheet of key terms, dates and positions

Rehearse oral or written definitions of all glossary terms without notes

Review every self-assessment from weeks 1 to 7 and close the remaining gaps

Simulate one complete exam section under real time constraints