I.R.E QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Give the reasons why mankind needed the revelation of the Holy Qur’an.

5/4/2021

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Give the reasons why mankind needed the revelation of the Holy Qur’an. {5mks}

The Qur’an was sent to give mankind the right code of conduct
The Qur’an came to unite all the various warring religious sects into one religion
The Qur’an also came to guide mankind to the right path
Qur’an was also sent to address the needs of all the people for all time since the previous scriptures were only meant and nttended for a particular people
Other books were not properly preserved, some were seriously altered and their authenticity distorted

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Give reasons why the nature of the Quran changed from short to long verses when it was revealed in Madina

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Give reasons why the nature of the Quran changed from short to long verses when it was revealed in Madina (10 mks)

The nature of Quran changed from short to long verses.

Madina Surahs were addressing larger communities than the Makkan Surah.
They went addressing a more enlightened community.
It dealt with social matters such as marriage, divorce, social relationship which needed further elaborating whereas Makkah Surah mainly dealt with attributes of Allah.
Madina Surahs dealt with faith on an international level whereas the Makkan Surahs all addressing to smaller community.
Madinah Surah dealt with governance of a state which need explanation, but when the Makkan Surah were revealed the city had not grown to a state.
Madinah Surahs discuss regulations about wars, distribution of booty, treatment of prisoners of war while in Makkan Surah there were no wars and therefore no injunctions arrest.
Madinah were pious people unlike Makkan who needed explanation on how to deal with hypocrites and enemies of Islam.
Madina and Surahs gives explanations on commercial matters while Makkan Surah mention commercial activities.

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Give reasons why the nature of the Quran changed from short to long verses when it was revealed in Madina

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Explain five problems in translating the Quran into other languages

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Explain five problems in translating the Quran into other languages. (5 mks)

Problems of translating Quran into other languages:

Words of one language cannot satisfy all the themes.
In another language therefore some aspect may be left out.
It has narrow meaning and its only approximation.
There are certain words in Arabic which have no equivalent in other languages
The poetic style of the Quranic verses cannot be matched in other languages.
It makes the society lazy and they will not bother to learn Arabic
It creates room for non-Muslims to bring foreign ideas.
It dilutes the massage of Quran.
It cannot be recited in prayer.

5 x 1 = 5marks

Explain five problems in translating the Quran into other languages

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Describe the language of Quran

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Describe the language of Quran. (10 mk)

The language of Quran.

The language of Quran is rhythmic and harmonious.
It combines both poetry and prose
Some are precise and to the point while others are much phonical.
Verses that express the wreath of God are fiery while those that express the mercy of God are in soft language.
It contains vocabulary that is difficult to understand and liable to several interpretations.
Allah speaks in the Quran as person singular, first person plural and third person singular.
There are some words where the meaning is known to Allah alone.
It is common for one verse to deal with several issues.
Each Surah is given a title based on incident appearing.

10 x 1 = 10marks

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Give the reasons why the Holy Quran was revealed in portions

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Give the reasons why the Holy Quran was revealed in portions {6mks}

Reasons why the Holy Quran was revealed in portions

To streghthen the heart of the muslims
To simplify the memorization of the Qur’an
It was necessary to enable the prophet {saw} to implement the laws of Allah
It was also aimed to give room for spiritual development among the believers
So that they may be able to understand the revelation and apply it in their daily lifes
To show that the Qur’an is the very speech of Allah revealed through Angel Jibreel {as}

(6x1=6marks)

Give the reasons why the Holy Quran was revealed in portions

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Give the other names of Quran

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Give the other names of Quran [5mks]

Furqan
Al kitab
Tanzil
Hudaa
Rahma

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Give the roles of Angel Jibreel {A.S} in the revelation of the Holy Qur’an

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Give the roles of Angel Jibreel {A.S} in the revelation of the Holy Qur’an {5 marks}.

The roles of Angel Jibreel {A.S} in the revelation of the Holy Qur’an

He listened to the Prophet {saw} reciting the Qur’an
He accompanied the Prophet {saw} in some battles
He transferred the Qur’an from Lauhul-Mahfudh to Bait-ul- izza
He made sure the Prophet {saw} recited the whole text during the holy month of Ramadhan
He also visited the Prophet {saw} in human form to teach muslims the religion of Islam
He guided and accompanied the Prophet {saw} in the journey of Isra-wal- miraj
He taught the Prophet {saw} how to read and write.

(5x1=5 marks)