2058/22 · May/June 2023
Download PDFChoose any two of the following Hadiths. (i) مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِقَلْبِهِ، وَذَلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الْإِيمَانِ. Whosoever of you sees an evil action, let him change it with his hand, and if he is not able to do so then with his tongue, and if he is not able to do so then with his heart, and that is the weakest of faith. (ii) لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لِأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ. None of you believes until he wants for his brother what he wants for himself. (iii) الْحَيَاءُ لَا يَأْتِي إِلَّا بِخَيْرٍ. Modesty produces nothing but good. (iv) قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ): ‘مَا تَعُدُّونَ الشَّهِيدَ فِيكُمْ؟’ قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ. قَالَ: ‘إِنَّ شُهَدَاءَ أُمَّتِي إِذًا لَقَلِيلٌ! مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ، وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ، وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي الطَّاعُونِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ، وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي الْبَطْنِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ.’ 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.’




Describe their teaching about what Muslims believe.
Explain how Muslims can put these teachings into action.
Write about the following terms and the relationship between them: • isnad • matn • musnad • musannaf.
How do compilations of genuine Hadiths benefit Muslims today?
Give an account of the Battle of Nihawand.
Why was the Battle of Nihawand known as the ‘Victory of Victories’?
What are the benefits of prayer (salat) to an individual and to the community?
What is the importance of beginning to pray (salat) from a young age?
Write an account of the following two Articles of Faith: • belief in prophets • belief in God’s predestination and decree.
How might the belief in God’s divine decree influence the everyday life of a Muslim?






