Strand D: Sacred Teachings and Principles

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At a glance

Curriculum expectations

D1 — outline the central tenets, practices, and teachings of various religions and belief traditions
D2 — analyse the role of sacred writings and oral teachings in various religions and belief traditions
D3 — analyse how individuals with specific roles have influenced the development of various religions and belief traditions

Lessons

What believers hold: God, angels and the endThe central tenets of a faith and how ideas of the afterlife appear in a tradition's teaching (D1.2, D1.4).
Giving and fastingActions people perform to meet their tradition's expectations, and practices that reflect its teachings (D1.3, D1.5).
Sacred writings and oral teachingsWhich writings and teachings a tradition treats as significant, how they arose, what principles they set out, and how they compare in importance (D2.1, D2.2, D2.3, D2.4).
Duties, roles and leadersThe concepts that define an adherent's duties, the purpose of particular roles, influential figures and the impact of leaders and activists (D3.1, D3.2, D3.3, D3.4).

Brief

The Sacred Teachings and Principles strand: tenets and practices, sacred writings and oral teachings, and the roles and figures that shaped traditions. The museum maps most of it through Islamic examples. ¹

Sources

Ontario Ministry of Education, The Ontario Curriculum: Social Sciences and Humanities

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islam.museum contributors. “Strand D: Sacred Teachings and Principles”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/course/ca-on-g11-hrt3m-d/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-12.

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