GCE O LEVEL Islamiyat (2058)

Topical Question Bank 2009-2011
Compiled by: Muhammad Umar

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Topics in Paper 1 The History and Importance of the Quran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Life and Importance of the Prophet Muhammad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The First Islamic Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topics in Paper 2 The History and Importance of the Hadiths The Rightly Guided Caliphs . . . . . . . . . The Articles of Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Pillars of Islam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Topics in Paper 1

. Q N2011/P1/2

The History and Importance of the Quran

(a) Give an account of how the Qur’an developed into book form. (b) What is the significance to Muslims today of having the Qur’an in the form of a book?

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Q J2011/P1/2 (a) From the Qur’anic passages you have studied, outline the relationship between God and two of His messengers who were sent before the Prophet Muhammad. [10] (b) Explain why God sends his revelations through messengers. Q N2010/P1/2 (a) Describe how the two main sources of Islamic legal thinking are related. [10] [4]

(b) Give an example to show how the Qur’an could be used in the exercise of qiyas (analogy). [4] Q J2010/P1/2 (a) Give an account of how the Qur’an was compiled in the years following the Prophet’s death. [10] (b) Explain why the first community of Muslims thought it was necessary to compile the Qur’an. [4] Q N2009/P1/2 (a) Write an account of the ways in which the Qur’an was revealed to the Prophet between the years 610 and 632. [10] (b) What does the Prophet’s first