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For further information, please visit our qualification website at [qualifications.pearson.com. Alternatively](qualifications.pearson.com. Alternatively), you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at [qualifications.pearson.com/contactus](qualifications.pearson.com/contactus)  \nAbout Pearson  \nPearson is the world's leading learning company, with 35,000 employees in more than  \n70 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning. We put the learner at the centre of everything we do, because wherever learning flourishes, so do people . Find out more about how we can help you and your learners at [qualifications.pearson.com](qualifications.pearson.com)  \nAcknowledgements  \nThis specification has been produced by Pearson on the basis of consultation with teachers, examiners, consultants and other interested parties. Pearson would like to thank all those who contributed their time and expertise to the specification’s development.  \nReferences to third party material made in this specification are made in good faith. Pearson does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which maybe subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.)  \nAll information in this specification is correct at time of going to publication.  \nISBN 978 1 446 94129 4  \nAll the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2026  \nSummary of Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in Islamic Studies specification  \nIssue 3 changes  \n\n| Summary of changes made between previous issue and this current issue | Page number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Minor changes throughout |  |\n\nEarlier issue(s) show(s) previous changes .  \nIf you need further information on these changes or what they mean, contact us via our website at: [qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html](qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html).  \nAbout this specification 1  \nWhy choose Edexcel qualifications? 3  \nSupporting you in planning and implementing this qualification 5  \nOur approach to Islamic Studies 6  \nQualification at a glance 7  \nPaper 1: Islamic Studies 8  \nAssessment information 15  \nAdministration and general information 16  \nEntries 16  \nAccess arrangements, reasonable adjustments, special  \nconsideration and malpractice 16  \nAwarding and reporting 18  \nStudent recruitment and progression 18  \nAppendices 19  \nAppendix 1: Codes 20  \nAppendix 2: Transferable skills 21  \nAppendix 3: Glossary 23  \nAppendix 4: Passages from the Qur’an and Hadith 24  \nAppendix 5: Command word taxonomy 41  \nThe Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in Islamic Studies is part of a suite of International GCSE qualifications offered by Pearson .  \nThis qualification is not part of the UK Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) .  \nKey features  \nThis specification includes the following key features .  \nStructure  \nThe Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in Islamic Studies is a linear qualification . 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