Paper1

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Q1 Alaq,Zilzal,Al-An’aam

Q1 Al-Baqarah R 3i,Naas,Kausar

Q1 Hazrat Ibrahim,Isa,Naas

Q1 fatiha,Ikhlas,Duha

Q2 (a) Write about the Qur’an and Sunna and how they are used with ijma’ in Islamic Law. [10]

(b) How has the Qur’an, as a primary source of law, helped to unify Muslims over time? [4]

2 (a) Give an account of the Prophet’s experience of receiving the first revelation of the Qur’an. [10] (b)
What was the significance of the Qur’an being revealed over 23 years? [4]

Q2 (a) Write about how God describes Himself so humans can know Him using: [10] (i) Sura 2.255 (Ayat
al-Kursi) (ii) Sura 114 (Ikhlas).

(b) How can Muslims use the verses from part (a) to connect to God in their everyday lives? [4]

Q2 (a) Write about the ways in which the Qur’an was compiled and preserved after the Prophet’s death.
[10]

(b) Muslims today can access the Qur’an in a number of different ways. How useful is this? Give reasons
to support your answer. [4]

Q 3 (a) Write an account of the Prophet Muhammad’s life from his birth until he received revelation.
[10]

(b) The Prophet (pbuh) was an orphan and raised by many people. How did this prepare him for
prophethood? [4]

3 (a) Give an account of the tribes living in Madina and the details of the Constitution of Madina that
brought them all together. [10]

(b) In your opinion, what important lesson(s) can be learned from the Constitution of Madina by
Muslims today? Give reasons to support your answer. [4]

Q3 (a) Write about the persecution faced by the Prophet (pbuh) after he started preaching Islam openly.
[10] (b) Choose one example of the Prophet’s conduct when persecuted and explain how it can be
followed by Muslims today. [4]

Q3 (a) Describe the ways in which the clans in Makka treated the Prophet (pbuh) before and after he
received revelation. [10]

(b) Why was it significant that the Quraysh continued to trust the Prophet (pbuh) with their belongings,
after revelation? [4]
Q4 (a) Describe the Prophet’s pilgrimage in the final year of his life and his Farewell Sermon. [10]

(b) In your opinion, what was the most important teaching from the Farewell Sermon? Give reasons to
support your answer. [4]

4 (a) Describe the main events of the Battle of Khaybar and the Battle of Tabuk. [10]

(b) Despite their difficulties in the Battle of Khaybar the Muslims never gave up. What might Muslims
learn from this in their everyday lives? [4]

Q4 (a) Write an account of the first actions taken by the Prophet (pbuh) to establish a Muslim
community in Madina. [10]

(b) How might Muslims today follow the example of the community in Madina to make their own
communities stronger? [4]

Q4 (a) Write about the lives of the Prophet’s grandsons: Hassan ibn ‘Ali and Hussain ibn ‘Ali. [10]

(b) Hussain defended what he believed was right for the future of Islam. What lessons might Muslims
learn from this? [4]

Q5 (a) Write about the various tasks performed by some of the Prophet’s Companions as his Scribes.
[10] (b) What are the benefits of the Qur’an being available to everyone on the internet? [4]

5 (a) Write about the lives of the Companions Bilal ibn Rabah and Abu Sufyan ibn Harb. [10]

(b) What lessons can be learned about equality from either Bilal’s or Abu Sufyan’s conversion to Islam?
[4]

Q5 (a) Write about the lives of the Prophet’s uncles: Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Abu Talib. [10]

(b) What can be learned from Abu Talib’s example of support for the Prophet (pbuh)? [4]

Q5 (a) Write about the lives of two of the following wives of the Prophet (pbuh): • Sawda bint Zama’a •
Aisha bint Abu Bakr • Hafsa bint ͑Umar • Umm Salama. [10]

(b) Choose from one of the wives named in part (a) and write about what her life might teach Muslims
about the role of women in society. [4]

Paper 2
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October/November 2022

Q1

1.Let him who believes in Allah and the Last Day either speak good or keep silent, and let him who
believes in Allah and the Last Day be generous to his neighbor, and let him who believes in Allah and the
Last Day be generous to his guest.

(ii) No one eats better food than that which he eats out of the work of his hand.
3.The believers are like a single man; if his eye is affected he is affected, and if his head is affected he is
all affected.

4.One who manages the affairs of the widow and the poor man is like the one who exerts himself in the
way of Allah, or the one who stands for prayer in the night or fasts in the day.

Q1

1.A man asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace): Do you think that if I
perform the obligatory prayers, fast in Ramadan, treat as lawful that which is lawful and treat as
forbidden that which is forbidden, and do nothing further, I shall enter paradise? He said: Yes.

2.The world is the believer’s prison and the unbeliever’s paradise.

3. May God show mercy to a man who is kindly when he sells, when he buys, and when he demands his
money back.

4. He who studies the Qur’an is like the owner of tethered camels. If he attends to them he will keep
hold of them, but if he lets them loose they will go away.

Q1

1.He who has in his heart as much faith as a grain of mustard seed will not enter hell, and he who has in
his heart as much pride as a grain of mustard seed will not enter paradise.

2. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said: ‘Whom do you count to be a
martyr among you?’ They said: O Messenger of Allah, whoever is killed in the way of Allah is a martyr.
He said: ‘In that case the martyrs of my community will be very few! He who is killed in the way of Allah
is a martyr, he who dies a natural death in the way of Allah is a martyr, he who dies in the plague in the
way of Allah is a martyr, he who dies of cholera in the way of Allah is a martyr.’

3. None of you believes until he wants for his brother what he wants for himself.

4. God does not look at your forms and your possessions, but he looks at your hearts and your deeds.

Q1

1.‘Religion is sincerity.’ We said: ‘To whom?’ The Prophet said: ‘To Allah, his Book, his Messenger, the
leaders of the Muslims and to their common people.

2. Every person’s every joint must perform a charity every day the sun comes up: to act justly between
two people is a charity; to help a man with his mount, lifting him onto it or hoisting up his belongings
onto it is a charity; a good word is a charity; every step you take to prayers is a charity; and removing a
harmful thing from the road is a charity

3. ‘I and the man who brings up an orphan will be in paradise like this.’ And he pointed with his two
fingers, the index finger and the middle finger.

4. God will not show mercy to him who does not show mercy to others.

Q2 (a) Write an account of the following three categories of Hadiths: • Sound Hadith (Sahih) • Good
Hadith (Hasan) • Weak Hadith (Da’if). [10]
(b) In your opinion, why was it considered important to classify Hadiths into Sahih, Hasan and Da’if? Give
reasons to support your answer. [4]

Q2 (a) Consensus (ijma’) is the third source of Islamic law. Write an account of ijma’ and give two
examples of how it was practiced in the time of the Companions. [10]

Q2 (b) ‘By using analogy (qiyas) the laws of Islam can be applied at any time and in any case.’ Do you
agree? Give reasons to support your answer. [4]

Q2 (a) Hadiths and the Qur’an are the primary sources of Islamic Law. Describe how the two are used
together in law-making. [10]

(b) In your opinion, why is consensus (ijma’ ) important in the Muslim world today? Give reasons to
support your answer. [4]

Q2 (a) Using four of the set Hadiths, outline the Prophet’s teachings about how a Muslim should conduct
their personal life. [10]

(b) In your opinion, what are the communal benefits of following the Prophet’s Hadiths? Give reasons to
support your answer. [4]

Q3 3 (a) Write about the Battle of the Bridge and the Battle of Buwayb, fought during the caliphate of ͑
Umar. [10]

(b) Why was victory in the Battle of Buwayb significant for Muslims? [4]

Q3 (a) Write an account of the leadership qualities shown by the Rightly Guided Caliphs during their
rule. Give examples to support your answer. [10]

(b) Choose an example of leadership shown by the Rightly Guided Caliphs and say how it can be applied
by leaders today. [4]

Q3 (a) Give an account of the steps taken by Abu Bakr to establish his caliphate. [10]

(b) In your opinion, which one of Abu Bakr’s achievements as caliph was the most significant? Give
reasons to support your answer. [4]

Q3 (a) Give an account of the administrative reforms that improved the lives of people in ͑Umar’s
caliphate. [10]

(b) What do ͑Umar’s actions in his last days after his attack tell you about his character? [4]

Q4 (a) Give an account of the main reasons for the revolt against ͑ Uthman’s rule and the events of the
rebellion in Madina. [10]

(b) In your opinion, what was the most serious consequence of ͑ Uthman’s assassination? Give reasons
to support your answer. [4]

Q4 (a) Write an account of the martyrdom of ͑Uthman and the election of ͑Ali as caliph. [10]

(b) Why do you think ͑Ali encountered so much opposition after becoming caliph? [4]
Q4. (a) God sent prophets throughout the ages to guide mankind. Write an account of Muslim belief in
prophets. [10]

(b) Why were prophets chosen from within their own communities? Give reasons to support your
answer. [4]

Q4 (a) Give an account of the ways Muslims can practice jihad peacefully in their daily lives. [10]

(b) In your opinion, how do Muslims benefit from practicing jihad in their daily lives? [4]

Q5 (a) Friday (Jum’a) prayer is of special importance to Muslims. Describe: • how worshippers prepare
for this prayer • what its main features are. [10]

(b) What are the benefits of praying in a congregation? Give reasons to support your answer. [4]

Q5 (a) Give an account of the significance of the following: • Day of ‘Arafah • Eid-ul Adha. [10]

(b) The Prophet (pbuh) performed pilgrimage (hajj) only once in his lifetime. What do you think this tells
Muslims today? [4]

Q5 a) Write an account of Muslim belief in the oneness of God (tawhid). [10]

(b) How do signs from the natural world strengthen a Muslim’s belief in God? [4]

Q5 (a) Give a descriptive account of Muslim belief in life after death and the Day of Judgement. [10]

(b) How does the belief in life after death affect the daily lives of Muslims? [4]