Name the revealed books mentioned in the Qur'an, giving the names of the messengers they were revealed to and the message they contained.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2014). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [10] (a) The candidates in their answer could mention: The Zabur (Psalms) revealed to Dawud (David); The Tawrat revealed to Musa (Moses); The Injil (Gospel) sent to Isa (Jesus) and The Qur'an revealed to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Some candidates may well say that the Qur'an also mentions the Suhuf (scroll) of Ibrahim. All the divine books invited the people to worship one God, they contained belief in prophethood, the Day of Judgment and accountability before God on the Last Day. Along with these teachings the revealed books contained a code of conduct, a code of morality and justice, but the books besides the Qur'an were not comprehensive enough to contain a complete code of life for all times. The Qur'an is the most comprehensive book sent by God. It deals with every aspect of life: social, economic, moral, legal. God says, 'This day I have perfected your religion for you and completed my favours upon you and chosen for you Islam as your religion'. (Al Maidah 5:3). Some candidates could add that none of the revealed books besides the Qur'an are in their original form today.
2. [4] (b) In this part as in other Part (b)s we are looking to find out the candidate's views, and all valid answers need to be credited. The following is a guidance as to what may be written by the candidates. It could be said that Qur'an is different from other revealed books as it is the only book revealed to all humanity for all times. God Himself has promised to protect its message. It could be said that the language of the Qur'an is very much alive today and spoken by millions unlike those of the other revealed books. These and other valid responses need to be awarded marks on their own merit.