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Explain the effects of ‘incest’ in the society.

27/11/2022

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Effects of incest.

Trauma
Depression
Suicide
Family break down
Medically weak offspring
hatred

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Discuss FOUR types of ‘Swabr’.

27/11/2022

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Types of Swabr.

Swabr of Tha’ah, Obedience to God
Swabr in Calamities
Swabr in performing Ibadah
Swabr in Spreading Islam

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November 27th, 2022

27/11/2022

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Give the contribution of Abu Assafa the first Abbasid Caliph.
Contribution of Abu Assafa of the Abbasids.
Founded the Abbasid dynasty
defeated the Umayyad
defeated the opposition
Brought peace in the empire due to his ruthlessness
Expanded the empire
brought law & order in the empire
Abbasids success was built on the foundation he laid

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Discuss the contribution of ‘Ibn Khaldun’.

27/11/2022

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Contribution of Ibn Khaldun.

Wrote books eg Almuqaddimah
Served many states
Lecturer Azhar University
Produced notable students
Became the Chief Qadhi of Egypt
Discovered the branch of knowledge known as sociology
First to write history of the Berbers of West Africa
He took History as science to determine the future but not merely as past events
He showed that people can continue with their studies while working
He resisted the onslaught by the Timur or Tartar
He spread Islam to many place
He indicated that states or Kingdoms are like human beings, they are born, grow and then die
He gave a clear process how a king is born and dies through five stages

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Explain how Sheikh Uthman Dan Fodio organized the Sokoto Caliphate.

27/11/2022

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Organization of Sokoto Caliphate by Dan Fodio.

Divided the Empire into 2 Eastern under his brother Abdallah and Western under his son Muhammad Bello
Kingdom further divided into provinces or Emirates
Emirates were autonomous
Amirs gave allegiance to the Caliph
there was Chief Qadhi & assistants called Wazir
Tax collectors and their assistants
Imams were available for all the mosques in the Kingdom
Legislative scholars
The Flag bearers who continued with Jihad
Inspectors to monitor corruption in the land
Military and Police like body to monitor crimes

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State the stages people will undergo during ‘Qiyamah’ after the second trumpet.

27/11/2022

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Stages of Qiyamah after the second trumpet.

Resurrection
Assembly
Court of Allah
Receiving of Books
Miza’n
Questions, Answers & witnesses
Judgment
Reward (Paradise or Hell)

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Explain the qualities of an Imam according to the Shiah doctrine

27/11/2022

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Qualities of Shiah Imams.

Ma’sum
Intelligent
Wise
Knowledgeable
Brave
From the children of Fatmah and Hussein
Just
Kind and generous

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Discuss the THREE types of ‘SHIRK’ in Islam

27/11/2022

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Three types of SHIRK.

Shirk Akbar, major, eg worshipping idols
Shirk Asghar, minor, eg Ria or doing acts for show off
Shirk Khafiy, hidden, eg equating the power of Allah & those of other creatures, statement like: ‘If it were not for Allah and you, I wouldn’t have succeeded’

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Outline the importance of ‘Shaha’dah’ to the Muslims

27/11/2022

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Importance of Shahadah.

Pillar of Islam
Part of Adhan
Part of Tashaahood
Part of Talqeen
Part of Dua
Part of Dhikr
Those who join Islam must recite it
Renews the faith
Those who say it when dying enter paradise
Expression of Tawheed
Declaration and oath taking to worship Allah alone

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Explain the rights of the people in Islam

27/11/2022

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Rights of other people.

Right to life
right to respect
right to expression his opinion
right to movement
right to worship
right to own property
right to buying and selling
right to charity
right to justice

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Describe the contribution of Imam Ahmad ibn Hambal in Fiqh

27/11/2022

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Contribution of Imam Ahmed in Fiqh.

Wrote Musnad
Taught
Produced scholars
Propagated Islam
Laid the foundation of Sunnah
Fought Bidah
Opposed the ideology of ‘Mutazilah’
Preferred use of weak Hadith to rationalism
Added minor source of law in Fiqh, Istihsan provision for public good
Founded Hambali Madh-hab

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Explain the ‘Ahka’m Shariah’ which a ‘Mukallaf’ is obliged to observe.

27/11/2022

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Ahka’m Shariah for Mukallaf.

Fardh, obligatory, e.g. Salah, reward and punishment
Wa’jib, essential, e.g. time and seasons of performing Ibadah, reward and punishment
Hala’l, lawful, e.g. marriage, reward & punishment
Haram, prohibited, e.g. drinking alcohol, reward and punishment
Sunnah, optional, e.g. order of greeting, reward & no punishment
Swahih, action done correctly, e.g. intention in fasting, reward & punishment
Baathil, action wrongly done, e.g. praying without Wudhu, reward and punishment
Makruh, hated by law, eg movements during prayers, reward & no punishment
Mubah, permissible, e.g. eating elaborate food, neither reward nor punishment.

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Give the themes mentioned in ‘al-Muwatta’ of Imam Malik

27/11/2022

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Themes in Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik.

Acts of worship
Relationships
Economic matters
Moral matters
Remembrance of Allah

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Discuss the rules Imam Bukhari formulated in the collection and recording of the Hadith.

27/11/2022

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Rules formulated by Imam Bukhari to collect and record the Hadith-

Offering 2 rakats
travelling widely
collecting Hadith from many scholars
Looking for upright scholars
Writing many transmitters of Hadith
Writing many reporters
Quoting from notable scholars
making sure that the Hadith does not contradict the Quran

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The Prophet (saw) is reported to have said: “…Do not envy one another…” Based on the above Hadith, explain how Muslims can reduce the effects of envy in the society.

27/11/2022

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Effects of envy in the society.

Hatred
fights
murder
witchcraft
Gossips
Insults
Backbiting
Bad thoughts
Disunity

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Identify the features of the ‘Madani Surahs’.

27/11/2022

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Features of the Madani Surahs.

Revealed after Hijrah
Long and detailed.
28 chapters.
Acts of worship.
Condemns hypocrisy
Criminal laws.
Social & moral order.
Economic matters and trade
Political system
Ethics of War
Spying on others

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Discuss the vices condemned in Surah Hujra’t

27/11/2022

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Vices in Surah Hujra’t.

Disobedience to leaders.
Disrespect to the leaders.
Bad nicknames.
Calling people with deformities.
backbiting.
looking down upon others.
shouting to leaders
Bad thoughts about others

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Explain the teachings of Surah Asr

27/11/2022

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The teaching of Surah Asr.

Heathens are at a loss.
Investment in material world is loss.
importance of time Allah swears by it
Allah has the right to swear by his creatures
it is Shirk for the creatures to swear by creation.
Believers are successful.
belief is not by desire but by good deeds.
be truthful and enjoin the truth.
be patient & enjoin patience.

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State FIVE benefits for the introduction of diacritical marks in the Quran

27/11/2022

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Benefits of diacritical marks in the Quran.

Correct reading
Correct understanding
Easy to teach the Quran
Easy to read the Quran
Developed interest for the reading of the Quran
The message is clear
Distinguish Arabic letters with the same shape

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Discuss the role of Angel Jibril in the revelation of the Quran

27/11/2022

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The role of Angel Jibril.

took the Quran from Lauhil Mahfudh.
took the Quran to the lower heaven.
revealed the Quran to the Prophet.
taught the Prophet
made the Prophet to memorize.
help the Prophet to arrange the chapters
interpreted the Quran
wrote the Quran in the heart of the Prophet

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Explain SEVEN reasons why the Quran was revealed in portions

27/11/2022

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Revelation of the Quran in portion.

Strengthen the heart
Easy memorization
Easy writing
Easy understanding
Gradual application of Shariah
Time and circumstances
to answer questions

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Give the importancesof Tawheed in the life of a muslim.

5/4/2021

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Give the importances of Tawheed in the life of a muslim.{7mks}

Give the importancesof Tawheed in the life of a muslim.

Unity of the creator leads to the unity and brotherhood amongst human beings
It liberates man from the worship of false gods
Tawheed establishes direct link between Allah and man.
Tawheed helps Muslims to have unshakable faith in Allah
It exposes the extra qualities and uniqueness of ALLAH
It makes one to have self- respect and trust as he/she will depend solely on Allah.
Tawheed also encourages the acceptance of Allah’s orders without question.
If one believes in Tawheed he/she fears and lives in accordance with the limits set by Allah
Perform wudhoo’ {take ablution}
Pour water over the head three times, massaging the hair to allow the water to reach its roots
Pour water liberally over the entire body, starting with the right hand side and then the left hand side, ensuring that no part of the body is left untouched by water.
There was a continued hope for the coming of a messenger with a book that was to unite all mankind.

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Give six characteristics of Angels

5/4/2021

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Give six characteristics of Angels.[4mks}

Give six characteristics of Angels.

They are neither male nor female
They neither eat nor drink
They never sleep
They are created from nur
They are invisible by ordinary human beings
They are able to change into any form
They are always obedient to Allah
They neither marry nor beget

(4x1=4marks)

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Give the ways in which shirk affect muslims.

5/4/2021

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Give the ways in which shirk affect muslims. [4mks}

Give the ways in which shirk affect muslims.

Shirk nullifies good deeds
Shirk is aslso the greatest sin that Allah does not forgive without sincere repentance
It makes muslims to direct any act of worship to other than Allah and the reward is sought from creation instead of the Creator
It may also lead to muslims being obedient or obeying creation in opposition to the Creator
Shirk enables the muslims to direct their prayers or supplications/du’ah to other than Allah e.g the dead etc
Shirk also makes muslims to associate partners with Allah in His divine law or rather ruling by a mixture of Allah’s laws and manmade laws

(4x1=4 marks)

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Give two differences between shahada and tashahud.

5/4/2021

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Give two differences between shahada and tashahud.{2mks}

Give two differences between shahada and tashahud.

Shahada is a pillar of Islam while tashahudis a pillar of salat
Shahada contains only a declaration while tashahud contains not only the declaration but also a supplication {du’ah} for the Prophhet {saw}

(2x1=2 marks)

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​Effects of incest.

​Types of Swabr.

Contribution of Ibn Khaldun.

Organization of Sokoto Caliphate by Dan Fodio.

​Stages of Qiyamah after the second trumpet.

Qualities of Shiah Imams.

Three types of SHIRK.

Importance of Shahadah.

Rights of other people.

Contribution of Imam Ahmed in Fiqh.

Ahka’m Shariah for Mukallaf.

Themes in Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik.

Rules formulated by Imam Bukhari to collect and record the Hadith-

Effects of envy in the society.

Features of the Madani Surahs.

​Vices in Surah Hujra’t.

The teaching of Surah Asr.

Benefits of diacritical marks in the Quran.

The role of Angel Jibril.

​Revelation of the Quran in portion.

Give the importances of Tawheed in the life of a muslim.{7mks}

Give six characteristics of Angels.[4mks}

Give the ways in which shirk affect muslims. [4mks}

Give two differences between shahada and tashahud.{2mks}

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