AQA GCSE Religious Studies Islam Paper 3 2025 Question Paper

Download the official AQA GCSE Religious Studies (Short Course) Section 3 Islam question paper for the June 2025 examination series (8061/3). This authentic examiner-set PDF contains the complete Islam section of the GCSE Religious Studies assessment sat on Wednesday 21 May 2025 and covers key Muslim beliefs, teachings, ethical principles, and evaluative essay-writing skills required by the AQA specification.

The paper assesses core Islamic topics including the Five Roots of Usul ad-Din in Shi’a Islam, holy books in Islam, the Prophet Ibrahim, Muslim beliefs about heaven, Tawhid, the omnipotence of Allah, and Islamic teachings about the nature and power of God. Students are required to explain Muslim beliefs, apply Qur’anic teachings, analyse religious concepts, and evaluate different viewpoints using reasoned arguments and justified conclusions.

Question types include multiple-choice questions, short-answer responses, explanation questions, source-based references to sacred writings, and a 12-mark evaluative essay with SPaG assessment. The extended-response question explores whether the best way to describe God is as omnipotent (all-powerful), requiring students to present balanced arguments supported by Muslim teachings, Qur’anic evidence, and alternative viewpoints about Allah’s qualities and attributes.

This June 2025 Islam question paper is ideal for students preparing for the 2026 AQA GCSE Religious Studies examinations, particularly learners developing knowledge of Islamic beliefs and practices, evaluative writing skills, religious analysis, and exam technique under timed conditions. Teachers, tutors, homeschool educators, revision providers, and intervention programmes can use the paper for mock examinations, classroom assessment, retrieval practice, essay-planning exercises, and examiner-style revision using authentic AQA formatting and mark allocations.

The paper contains 12 pages and follows the official AQA 8061 specification for GCSE Religious Studies (Short Course). It provides realistic exam practice for Islam topics using official command words, structured response formats, and SPaG-assessed evaluative writing tasks. Fully optimised for desktop and mobile revision with instant PDF access.

This document is designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students studying AQA GCSE Religious Studies (Short Course), especially learners preparing for Islam examination topics in the 2026 exam series. It is particularly valuable for students improving understanding of Muslim beliefs, Qur’anic teachings, ethical principles, religious evaluation, and structured essay-writing under realistic exam conditions.

It is also highly useful for GCSE Religious Studies teachers, private tutors, revision centres, homeschool educators, intervention programmes, and schools delivering the AQA Religious Studies specification. Teachers can use the paper for timed mock exams, retrieval practice, examiner-style assessment, essay-planning activities, and classroom revision using official June 2025 exam-standard questions.