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O-LevelIslamiyatMajor themes of the Quran2058/11 · May/June 2018 · Q18 Marks

Choose any two of the following passages from the Qur'an, and: (1) بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ أَنَّى يَكُونُ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ تَكُن لَهُ صَاحِبَةٌ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لا إلهَ إِلا هُوَ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَوَكِيلٌ لا تُدْرِكْهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الأَبْصَارَ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ (i) 101. To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: how can He have a son when He has no consort? He created all things, and He has full knowledge of all things. 102. That is Allah, your Lord! there is no god but He, the Creator of all things: then worship Him: and He has power to dispose of all affairs. 103. No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things. (Sura 6.101–103) (ii) وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ وَالشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ لَا تَسْجُدُوا لِلشَّمْسِ وَلا لِلقَمَرِ وَاسْجُدُوا لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ (ii) 37. Among His signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Adore not the sun and the moon, but adore Allah, who created them, if it is Him you wish to serve. (Sura 41.37) (iii) قُلْ أَعُودُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ، مَلِكِ النَّاسِ، إِلَهِ النَّاسِ، مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَ النَّاسِ (iii) 1. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind, 2. The King of mankind, 3. The God of Mankind, 4. From the mischief of the whisperer who withdraws, 5. Who whispers into the hearts of mankind, 6. Among jinns and among mankind. (Sura 114)

  1. (a)briefly describe the main theme(s) in each passage[4]
  2. (b)briefly explain the importance of these themes in a Muslim's life today.[4]

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  1. [4] Sura 6.101–103 main themes: God's power; His knowledge of everything; that people should turn to God and worship Him.
  2. [4] Sura 6.101–103 development: He is the only one to control the heavens and the earth. Everything originates with Him. Although humans cannot understand Him, He understands everything in creation. He is the one who has the power to help humans, and He hears and sees all that they do, therefore they should worship Him and pray to Him to reward their actions.
  3. [4] Sura 41.37 main themes: God as Creator; God's signs; Tawhid/Lord of mankind.
  4. [4] Sura 41.37 development: God creates and controls everything; the order of the sun and the moon are God's signs for humankind. They are signs of His power; only He should be worshipped; no-one is equal to Him. It is a negation of paganism; the sun and moon are not to be worshipped.
  5. [4] Sura 114 main themes: God as refuge; God as Lord; God as Protector.
  6. [4] Sura 114 development: Only He can help in times of need, in this case from jinn and men. People should seek help only from Him; He created everything so controls everything, even mischief makers. It is a warning of those who whisper evil/bad ideas to humans, and then disappear and leave us on our own; God is a protector from these things; it is one of the suras of protection.

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Topic
Major themes of the Quran, O-Level Islamiyat (syllabus 2058). Structured question, 8 marks.
Source
O-Level Islamiyat, May/June 2018 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 1.

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