O Level Islamic Studies by Ahsan Naqvi

PASSAGE 5 SURA AL IKHLAS         SURA 112  TRANSLATION             BISMILLAH ARREHMAN ARRAHIM 1                  Say: He is Allah, the one and only; 2                  Allah the eternal, absolute; 3                  He does not beget, nor is He begotten; 4                  And there is none like Him. TEACHINGS                   (a)           ...

PASSAGE 4 SURA AL SHURA 42: 4-5 [J-12][N-13] TRANSLATION   BISMILLAH ARREHMAN ARRAHIM 4        To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth: and He            is the most High, most Great. 5        The heavens are almost rent asunder from above them, and the angels celebrate the praises of their Lord, and pray for forgiveness for beings on earth: Behold! Verily Allah is He, the oft-forgiving, the most Merciful.      TEACHINGS (a)      The theme of this passage is Tauheed. This passage is from Sura Al Shura. Opposite to the idea of Tauheed is Shirk or making partners with Allah which is the worst sin of all. In Ayat 4, Allah says that that everything in the universe belongs to Him. He is the creator and everything will go back to Him. “His are all things in the heavens and ...

PASSAGE 3   SURA AL FUSSILAT  41: 37  TRANSLATION   BISMILLAH ARREHMAN ARRAHIM          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.           TEACHINGS (a)             The theme of this passage is Tauheed and it is from Sura Al Fussilat. This Ayat presents the fundamental theme of the Quran that is 'Tauheed'. Tauheed is to make a commitment that besides the way of Allah, we will not follow any other way. This Ayat presents some other themes concerning Tauheed.  No one can see Allah but the signs of Allah are everywhere in nature. The universe, our body and other natural phenomena indicate that there is some power which has created them. Therefore instead of worship...

PASSAGE 2           SURA AL ANAAM          6:101-102-103  TRANSLATION             BISMILLAH ARREHMAN ARRAHIM 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 He is acquainted with all things. TEACHINGS (a)             The main theme of this passage is Tauheed or oneness of Allah. This passage of Sura Al Anaam teaches us that Allah is th...

PAPER 1, GCE QUESTION 1 Q       Choose any two of the following passages from the Quran,            and:           (a)     briefly describe the main theme(s) in each passage.      [4]           (b)     briefly explain the importance of these themes in a                      Muslim’s life today.                                                         [4] For the Arabic...