Official June 2026 AQA A-level RELIGIOUS STUDIES 7062/2D Paper 2D Study of Religion and Dialogues: Islam Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme (23pages)

Official June 2026 AQA A-level RELIGIOUS STUDIES 7062/2D Paper 2D Study of Religion and Dialogues: Islam Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme Ace your Mocks!!! IB/M/Jun24/G4005/E2 7062/2D Monday 17 June 2026 Afternoon Time allowed: 3 hours Materials For this paper you must have: • an AQA 16-page answer book. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7062/2D. • Answer: – both two-part questions from Section A, and – one question from Section B, and – one question from Section C. • Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 100. • In each two-part question in Section A, the first part tests your knowledge and understanding, while the second part tests your skills of reasoning and evaluation. • The one-part questions in Sections B and C test your knowledge and understanding and your skills of reasoning and evaluation. • You will be marked on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. A-level RELIGIOUS STUDIES Paper 2D Study of Religion and Dialogues: Islam 2 IB/M/Jun24/7062/2D Section A: Study of Islam Answer both questions in this section. Each question has two parts. Question 1 0 1 . 1 Examine Muslim understandings of Akhirah (afterlife). [10 marks] and 0 1 . 2 ‘The Sufi concept of God is confusing.’ Evaluate this claim. [15 marks] Question 2 0 2 . 1 Examine how Muslim liberationist approaches influence society today. [10 marks] and 0 2 . 2 ‘There is little agreement in Islam about the role and status of women.’ Evaluate this claim. [15 marks] 3 IB/M/Jun24/7062/2D Turn over ► Section B: The dialogue between philosophy and Islam Answer one question from this section. Either Question 3 0 3 . 1 ‘Religious sources of authority do not require miracles.’ Critically examine and evaluate this view with reference to the dialogue between Islam and philosophy. [25 marks] or Question 4 0 4 . 1 ‘Science shows that it is not reasonable to believe in God.’ Critically examine and evaluate this view with reference to the dialogue between Islam and philosophy. [25 marks]