2058/12 · Oct/Nov 2023
Download PDFChoose any two of the following passages from the Qur’an. (i) Sura 6.101–103 101. To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: how can He have a son when He has no consort? He created all things, and He has full knowledge of all things. 102. That is Allah, your Lord! there is no god but He, the Creator of all things: then worship Him: and He has power to dispose of all affairs. 103. No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things. (ii) Sura 96.1–5 1. Read! in the name of your Lord, who created, 2. Created man out of a clot of congealed blood: 3. Proclaim! And your Lord is most bountiful, 4. He who taught by the pen, 5. Taught man what he did not know. (iii) Sura 5.110 Then will Allah say: ‘Jesus son of Mary! Recount my favour to you and to your mother. Behold! I strengthened you with the holy spirit, so that you spoke to the people in childhood and maturity. Behold! I taught you the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel. And behold! You make out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by my leave, and you breathe into it and it becomes a bird by my leave, and you heal those born blind, and the lepers, by my leave. And behold! You bring forth the dead by my leave. And behold! I restrained the Children of Israel from you when you showed them the clear signs, and the unbelievers among them said: ‘This is nothing but evident magic.’
Briefly describe the main theme or themes in each chosen passage.
Briefly explain the importance of these themes in a Muslim’s life today.
Using the set passages you have studied, outline the relationship between God and his Messengers: Adam and Abraham.
How can Muslims use the Qur’an to develop a closer connection with God?
Describe the events relating to the Prophet’s efforts to spread Islam in Ta’if.
What is the most important lesson Muslims might learn from the Prophet’s example at Ta’if? Give reasons to support your answer.
Give an account of the persecution faced by the early followers of Islam.
What might the early followers’ response to persecution teach Muslims about facing difficulties? Give examples to support your answer.
Give an account of the life of ʿAli ibn Abi Talib during the life of the Prophet (pbuh).
How might ʿAli ibn Abi Talib’s life with the Prophet (pbuh) inspire young people in their lives today?