Using examples from the Prophet's life show how he demonstrated the two qualities of: • trustworthiness • forgiveness.

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Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2023). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [10] Trustworthiness is when you can trust someone because they are honest, reliable and dependable.
2. [10] The Prophet (pbuh) had always been trusted by the Quraysh even before prophethood, being called al-Amin. The Quraysh continued to keep their belongings with him even after prophethood. When he migrated to Madina he returned the belongings to their owners (through 'Ali).
3. [10] When the Quraysh were disputing which tribe should insert the Black Stone into the Ka'ba, the Quryash were happy when the Prophet (pbuh) entered saying al-Amin had arrived to resolve the dispute.
4. [10] When Khadija heard about the Prophet's integrity and honesty when he was trading on her behalf, she knew he was reliable and she sent a marriage proposal to him.
5. [10] He kept his promises, for example, as part of the Treaty of Hudaybiyya, the Prophet (pbuh) sent back Muslims to Makka who had not sought consent to leave.
6. [10] The quality of forgiveness is to not seek to punish someone when they have wronged you, nor to seek revenge. There are many examples of the Prophet's forgiveness.
7. [10] Aisha said that the Prophet (pbuh) never took revenge on anyone for himself.
8. [10] At the time of his visit to Ta'if, the Angel Jibril came to say that he can crush the people between the two mountains, but the Prophet (pbuh) refused, and instead prayed for their guidance.
9. [10] When returning to Makka, the Prophet (pbuh) forgave many people who had been prominent in persecuting him and his companions, for example, Abu Sufyan. He also gave a general pardon to the Makkans, despite their actions against him.
10. [10] Despite Wahshi killing his uncle Hamza, and Hind chewing on his liver, he forgave them both.
11. [10] Abdullah ibn Ubayy was one of the hypocrites who opposed the Prophet (pbuh) whilst outwardly saying he supported him. Despite this the Prophet (pbuh) seemed to show no animosity towards Abdullah when he died, attending his funeral and praying at his grave.
12. [10] Candidates can offer other examples of forgiveness, especially for development of the answer, such as the Prophet's forgiveness of Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl, Sufwan ibn Umayyah, Habbar ibn al-Aswad.
13. [4] Examples could be if someone entrusts you with a secret then to ensure you do not tell anyone about it.
14. [4] If you have borrowed something from someone then you should ensure that you look after it and return in good condition.
15. [4] If you have arranged to meet people then you should not cancel on them without good reason, otherwise people will think you are not reliable and will not trust you.
16. [4] When you are posting online or on social media you should be honest about who you are and what you do so that people can trust in what you post.