PAPER 2 ESSAY. [70 marks] Answer four questions in all, choosing one question only from each part. All questions carry equal marks.

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1 PAPER 2 ESSAY [70 marks] Answer four questions in all, choosing one question only from each part. All questions carry equal marks. PART 1 QUR AN 1. Write preferably in Arabic, translate and comment on the Surah in which this ayah ليلةالقدرخيرمنالفشهر occurs: 2. Bring out FIVE lessons from these verses. Tell the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty. And tell the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty and not to display their adornment ( in public). (Qurán 24 : 30 31) PART 2 HADITH 3. Write Hadith number three of An Nawawi s collection and bring out its teachings. 4. Write short note on Imam Bukhari. PART 3 FIQH AND TAWHEED 5. List the modes of Taharah and state its spiritual objectives. 6. Write on the concept and implications of belief in Yawmud Deen PART 4 SEERAH 7. Give a brief account of Imam Al Ghazali in Islam. 8. List and explain the rights of non-muslims in an Islamic state.

2 1. The Islamic seat of government was moved by Ali from Madinah to a. Basrah b. Taif c. Kufah d. Makkah 2. The first verse of the Qurán chapter 103 reads: a. Wad Duha b. Wat Tin c. Wash Shams d. Wal Asr 3. The theme of Suratul Ikhlas is a. Greatness of Allah b. Faith in Allah c. Obedience to Allah d. Oneness of Allah 4. Ya alamu ma bayna aydihim wama khalifahum (Q. 2:255) implies that Allah is a. All Knowing b. Omnipotent c. Most merciful d. Benevolent 5. The Prophet (SAW) discouraged the recording of the Hadith because he a. did not want the Qurán to be mixed up with it b. was aware that most Muslims were illiterates c. wanted to check lying against his personality d. insisted that the Muslims should memorize the Qurán 6. The two pledges of Aqabah led to the a. Conquest of Makkah b. Expedition of Tabuk c. Battle of Hunayn PAPER 1 OBJECTIVE TEST [30 marks] d. Migration to Yathrib 7. The following are provisions of the Madinan constitution except that it a. established Muhammad (SAW) as the spiritual and political head b. gave the Ansar preference over the Muhajirun c. allowed freedom of worship in Madinah d. gave recognition to all ethnic groups in Yathrib 8. The battle of Siffin was fought between a. Aws and Khazraj b. Khalid b. Walid and Musaylimah c. Ali and Mu awiyah d. Makkans and the Muslims 9. Hadith is classified as Sahih when a. The transmission is complete b. One part is faultless c. Both parts are complete whiteout fault d. Both parts show a small defects 10. The Khawarij arose during the caliphate of a. Uthman b. Affan b. Abu Bakr b. Abi Quhafah c. Ali b. Abi Talib d. Umar b. Khattab 11. The first Sunnah step of wudu is a. Washing the hands b. Rinsing the mouth c. Blowing the nose d. Wiping the ears

3 12. The name of the Qurán Shifau describes it as a source of a. Guidance b. Healing c. Mercy d. Blessing 13. The division of the Qurán which facilitates its reading in seven days is a. Rub b. Hisb c. Manzil d. Juz 14. Allah is Al Halim for He is the a. Forbearing b. Loving c. Supreme d. Exalted 15. Qasr is performed when a. reading the Qurán b. on a journey c. observing the I tikaf d. slaughtering an animal 16. The verse that preceded Wa Firáuna dhil autad is a. Al ladhina ta ghau fil bilad b. Irama dhatil imad c. Fasabba alaihim Rabbuka sauda adhab d. Wa Thamuda ladhina jabul sakhrah bil wad 17. Suratu al Fajr consist of --- verses a. Fifteen b. Twenty nine c. Thirty d. Thirty one 18. Which of the following terms is NOT from the group? a. Fard b. Jaiz c. Makruh d. Mandub 19. Which of the following is NOT an obligatory act of Tayammum? a. Intention b. Wiping the face c. Wiping the legs d. Striking the ground 20. Which of the foreign rulers was NOT sent emissaries to? a. Abrahata b. Kisrsah c. Muqauqis d. Najash 21. The place in which the Prophet (SAW) retired for meditation was the cave of a. Arafah b. Hira c. Kahf d. Thawr 22. Umar bin Khattab was the first to use the title a. Amiral Umaraá b. Amirul Mu min c. Khilafat al Rasool d. Tabiu al Tabiín 23. Waraqa bin Nawfal was to Khadijah a. brother b. cousin c. father d. nephew 24. The Israelites are the descendants of a. Ibrahim b. Ishaq c. Ismail d. Ya qub 25. After the battle of Umar urged Khalifah Abu Bakr to compile the Qurán a. Camel b. Tabuk c. Yamama

4 d. Yarmuk 26. Which of the following is not among the lessons of farewell sermon? a. Abolition of interest b. Safety of life and property c. Successorship of the Prophet d. Brotherhood of all Muslim 27. The battles fought during the time of the Prophet include the following except a. Badr b. Hunayn c. Khandaq d. Yamama 28. The first mosque in Egypt was built by a. Abdullah bin Amr b. Amr bin al As c. Umar bin Khattab d. Umar bin Abdul Aziz 29. The companion who suggested to the Prophet that ditch should be dug during the battle of Khandaq was a. Khalid bin Walid b. Saliman al Farisi c. Ubay bin Ka ab d. Umar bin Khattab 30. Which of the following was among the divine religions? a. Buddhism b. Baha ism c. Hinduism d. Judaism 31. The first step by a husband to check ill conduct of his wife according to the Qurán is a. Admonition b. Divorce c. Insult d. Separate beds 32. Which of the following is not the right of non Muslim under Islamic state? a. Compulsion of religion b. Freedom for economic activities c. Freedom of religion d. Protection of integrity 33. The first martyr in Islam was a. Sumayyah b. Khadijah c. Maimuna d. Nusaybah 34. In which of the following towns the Prophet (SAW) was stoned? a. Abyssinia b. Makkah c. Taif d. Yemen 35. Which of the following is not a Jahiliyyah practices? a. Idol worshipping b. Limited polygamy c. Unlimited polygamy d. Infanticide 36. The present day is termed as neo-jahiliyyah because a. Some of the negative jahiliyyah practices are present in the Muslim society b. The Muslims are well behaved c. People are following the Islamic teachings d. The teachings of Qurán and Sunnah are practiced 37. Among the good practices of the Jahiliyyah Arabs was a. Hospitality b. Infanticide c. Tribalism d. Warfare

5 38. The cost of maintenance of a child after divorce lies with the a. Aunt b. Father c. Mother d. Sister 39. The maximum amount a dead person can bequest is of his property a. ½ b. 1/3 c. ¼ d. 1/8 40. Which of the following should not be taken care of before the distribution of the estate to the heirs? a. Bequest b. Debt c. Endowment d. Funeral expenses 41. Islamic civilization had become a world civilization because a. American are now embracing Islam b. It consists people of many races c. Many people embrace Islam d. of the position of Islam 42. Al Qurán and Sunnah serve as the sources of the following except a. Human development b. Islamic civilization c. Islamic history d. Islamic Shariáh 43. The search for knowledge in Islam was first stressed by a. Arabian people b. Parents and guidance c. The Prophet (SAW) d. The teachers 44. Search for knowledge even if it is in China. The actual statement was made by a. Sheikh Uthman bin Fodio b. The ancient scholars c. Imam Malik d. Prophet (SAW) 45. The fourth verse of Suratul Aála is translated as a. And who brings forth herbage b. But He will be successful who purifies himself c. The revelation to Ibrahim and Musa (AS) d. We shall teach you and you will not forget 46. The word Sabih in Suratul Aála means to a. clarify b. exemplify c. glorify d. simplify 47. Suratul Aála has verses a. Fifteen b. Twenty c. Nineteen d. Eighteen 48. The title of Suratul Aála simply means, The Most a. Comprehensive b. Difficult c. Powerful d. High 49. The Baytul Hikmah was established by a. Al Mamum b. Harun Rashid c. Muáwiyah d. Nizamul Mulk 50. Taking an Oath in denying the fatherhood of a child is called a. Mubaraáh b. Khul

6 c. Idrar d. Lian 51. Which of the following is not correct as regards Suratul Zalzalah? a. The earth will sake violently b. Man will be confused at the trembling of the earth c. No action of man will be wasted d. The righteous will receive their rewards 52. One of the following is not among the Prophets of Allah a. Hud b. Ilyas c. Dhul Qifl d. Luqman 53. A pilgrim circumambulates around the Kaábah times a. Three b. Six c. Seven d. Ten 54. Shirk means a. Ascribing partners to Allah b. Being good to parents c. Disrespect to parents d. Unmindful of one s obligations 55. Al Hakim means, The a. Exalter b. Generous one c. Loving d. Wise 56. The strength of Makkan force at the battle of Badr was 1000 while that of the Muslims was a b c. 313 d the first man created by Allah was ---- (AS) a. Dawud b. Isa c. Adam d. Musa 58. Accountability in Islamic system is called a. Mas uliyyah b. Imamiyyah c. Adalah d. Shurah 59. A woman who noticed blood after expiration of the maximum days of her blood of birth should a. Abstain from prayer for five days more b. Not take bath but continue to pray c. Take bath and continue with her prayers d. Take bath and continue with her prayers but abstain from sexual intercourse 60. The Prophet whose people were not destroyed was --- (AS) a. Hud b. Lut c. Salih d. Shaibu