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Download PDFChoose any two of the following passages from the Qur’an. (i) Sura 41.37 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. (ii) Sura 42.4–5 4. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: and He is 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. (iii) Sura 6.75–79 75. So also did We show Abraham the power and the laws of the heavens and the earth, so that he might have certainty. 76. When the night covered him over, he saw a star: He said: ‘This is my Lord.’ But when it set, he said: ‘I do not love things that set.’ 77. When he saw the moon rising in splendour, he said: ‘This is my Lord.’ But when the moon set, he said: ‘Unless my Lord guides me, I will surely be among those who go astray.’ 78. When he saw the sun rising in splendour, he said: ‘This is my Lord; this is the greatest.’ But when the sun set, he said: ‘O my people! I am indeed free from your giving partners to Allah.’ 79. ‘For me, I have set my face firmly and truly towards Him who created the heavens and the earth, and never shall I give partners to Allah.’
Briefly describe the main theme or themes in each chosen passage.
Briefly explain the importance of these themes in a Muslim’s life today.
Write about the different ways that revelations were received by the Prophet (pbuh).
Why do you think it was important for revelations to come over a period of time?
Write about when the Prophet (pbuh) showed patience and self-restraint while living in Makka.
How can Muslims demonstrate patience and self-restraint in their own lives?
Write an account of the Prophet’s conquest of Makka in 630.
What was the significance of the conquest of Makka for the development of Islam?
Write an account of the lives of Amina bint Wahb and Halima Sa’adia during their time with the Prophet (pbuh).
The Prophet (pbuh) was an orphan and raised by various people. How might this be an example for Muslims today?