Cambridge Past Paper Questions

Choose any two of the following Hadiths. (i) مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنكَرا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ، فَإِنْ لَ...

(a) Write about the following terms and the relationship between them: • isnad • matn • musnad • musannaf. (b) How do compilations of genuine Hadit...

(a) Give an account of the Battle of Nihawand. (b) Why was the Battle of Nihawand known as the ‘Victory of Victories'?

(a) What are the benefits of prayer (salat) to an individual and to the community? (b) What is the importance of beginning to pray (salat) from a y...

(a) Write an account of the following two Articles of Faith: • belief in prophets • belief in God's predestination and decree. (b) How might the be...

Choose any two of the following passages from the Qur'an. (i) اقرأ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ...

Choose any two of the following passages from the Qur'an. (i) اللهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلا نَوْمٌ ل...

Choose any two of the following passages from the Qur'an, and: (1) وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ وَالشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ لَا تَسْجُدُوا لِ...

Choose any two of the following passages from the Qur'an, and: (i) وَكَذَلِكَ نُرِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَلِيَكُونَ مِ...

Choose any two of the following passages from the Qur'an, and: (i) قُلْ أَعُودُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ، مَلِكِ النَّاسِ، إِلَهِ النَّاسِ، مِن شَرِّ الْو...

Choose any two of the following passages from the Qur'an, and: (1) يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِن قَ...

Choose any two of the following passages from the Qur'an, and: (I) وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ وَالشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ لا تَسْجُدُوا لِل...

Choose any two of the following Hadiths and: (1) مَا أَكَلَ أَحَدٌ طَعَاماً قط خَيْراً مِّنْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ يَدِهِ. (i) No one eats bett...

What do Muslims generally understand by the terms: • isnad and matn of Hadiths; • musannaf and musnad Hadiths?

Choose any two of the following Hadiths, and: (i) الدِّينُ النَّصِيحَةُ قُلْنَا: لِمَنْ؟ قَالَ: لِلهِ وَلَكِتَابِهِ، وَلرَسُولِهِ، وَلأَئِمَّةِ الْ...