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Cambridge O Level Islamic Studies (2068)

Syllabus overview

Available in a limited number of Administrative zones. See ‘Important notices’ below for details.

Through Cambridge O Level Islamic Studies, learners will study Islam from a historical, cultural and literary viewpoint.

The syllabus develops learners’:

knowledge of the history and culture of Islam
understanding of and reflection on extracts of religious texts
knowledge and understanding of Muslim beliefs, practices, special occasions and rites of passage
awareness of social, religious and moral concepts.

Syllabuses

The syllabus year refers to the year in which the examination will be taken.

Syllabus updates

Syllabus changes
- We have revised and rewritten the subject content and there are new specified texts to study. The new descriptions of the subject content are more specific, to make it clear what teachers need to cover.
  
  We have made minor changes to some questions in the assessment, to better meet the needs of our schools and learners.
  
  For full details of the changes, please see the 2025-2027 syllabus above.

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Important notices

Syllabus availability
- This syllabus is available in the June series for centres in Admin Zones 3 and 4 from June 2023. This syllabus is available to all Cambridge O Level Admin zones in the November series.

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