Write about the lives of Fatima and any one other of the Prophet's daughters.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2017). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [10] (a) Candidates should give some information about two daughters of the Prophet, and try to have a balance in both answers.
2. [10] (a) Zaynab: was the eldest; born in 5th year of marriage when he was 30; married to Abu al-Aas bin Rabi; died in 8AH; had two children, Ali and Umaymah; she became Muslim but her husband did not initially; she stayed behind with him when the other Muslims migrated to Madina; he fought in Battle of Badr against the Muslims and was captured; Zaynab sent her mother's necklace for his ransom; she returned to her father in Madina while her husband was freed and returned to Makka; upon returning money to the people of Makka he became Muslim and asked the Prophet to allow him to go back to Zaynab; she died a year later.
3. [10] (a) Ruqayya: three years younger than Zaynab; married Utbah, Abu Lahab's son; wasn't yet living with him when surah Lahab was revealed; he was told to divorce her; she then was married to 'Uthman; they migrated to Abyssinia twice; they migrated to Madina before the Prophet; she had a son who died at the age of 6 (after her own death); she was ill at the battle of Badr and 'Uthman was told to stay with her.
4. [10] (a) Umm Kulthum: third daughter and was married to Utaibah, Abu Lahab's son; like Ruqayya she was divorced by her husband before she went to live with him; she was married to 'Uthman after Ruqayya's death; she suffered the boycott to Shib-i-Abi Talib; she stayed behind in Makka when her father migrated; she had no children.
5. [10] (a) Fatima: youngest daughter and born a few years before prophethood; she was the only daughter to outlive the Prophet; she was upset over the treatment he faced by the Quraysh in Makka; the Prophet showed his affection for her and would visit her before he left on a journey and upon returning; when the Prophet was ill, she was upset that he was dying but happy when he told her she would be joining him soon; she was married to 'Ali and had two sons and two daughters; she suffered hardships after her marriage and took to grounding flour to earn money; she was the only daughter to survive the Prophet.
6. [4] (b) Candidates could say, e.g. that in a time where daughters were not valued, the Prophet had four, and was loving and kind to them. This shows the kind of relationship parents should have with their daughters. They should protect them and be supportive of them. Education and work should be made available to them, and all daughters should be provided for equally. Daughters in turn bring softness and care to a family, and are a means of salvation for parents who look after them; “Whoever brings up two girls till they reach the age of puberty, he and I will come on the Day of Resurrection like this," (and he joined his blessed fingers.)