PASSAGES OF QURAN FOR SPECIAL STUDY
THEMES OF QURAN
Allah in Himself
 Ayat ul kursi
 Verses from Anaam
 Verses from Fussilat
 Verses from Shura
 Surah Ikhlas
Translation
Allah! There is no god
but He, the living, the
self-subsisting,
eternal.
No slumber can seize
Him nor sleep
His are all things in
the heavens and on
earth. Who is there
can intercede in His
presence except as He
permits?
He knows what is
before or after or
behind them. Nor
shall they compass any
of His knowledge
except as He wills.
His Throne extends
over the heavens and
the earth, and He
feels no fatigue in
guarding and
preserving them for
He is the Most High,
the Supreme.
Allah and the Created Wold
 Surah Fatiha
 Verses from Baqarah
 Verses from Alaq
 Surah Zilzal
 Surah Nas
ALLAH IN HIMSELF
AYAT-UL-KURSI (2:255)
Themes
 This ayat talks about Allah’s
status as the God and the King of
this universe.
 Allah alone deserves worship
because of His unique attributes.
 Allah supports Himself and does
not have any weaknesses (need
for food, rest etc.) which many of
His creations possess.
 He rules with absolute authority
and power without being
answerable to anyone.
 No one has the power to interfere
in His decisions.
 He is in full knowledge of
everything so nothing is hidden.
 The universe follows His will and
nothing happens without His
permission.
 No one can have any knowledge of
Allah and His powers without His
Will.
 He is the protector of His
creation from evil forces because
He has full knowledge of what He
has created.
 His attributes are matchless as
no one can possess the qualities
that He has.
 He rules like a King his throne
which is a symbol of absolute
authority spreads over the entire
universe.
Allah’s Messengers
 Verses from Baqarah
 Verses from Maidah
 Verses from Anaam
 Surah Kausar
 Surah Doha
Importance
 Muslims should perform all acts of
worship only to please Allah and no
one else and should turn to Allah
alone ask for help because no one
else is capable of doing so.
 We must believe that Allah has not
left us alone at any time. He is
watching over us continuously
without sleeping. This gives us an
opportunity to turn to Allah any time
of the day.
 We belong to Allah and therefore we
should follow the rules He has given
as He is the law giver.
 Ayat ul Kursi creates fear of Allah as
a believer knows nothing is hidden
from Allah and therefore, stays away
from evil in His private life where no
other human being is watching him.
 We should live a clean public and
private life because He sees us when
no one else does.
 Muslims should always have a strong
faith in Allah and face the
difficulties in their lives with
patience because all affairs are
ordained by Allah.
 Allah is the protector of His creation
and therefore we should not feel
afraid of all those people who try to
harm us out of jealousy or hatred.
 We should not fear any visible or
invisible creature as nothing can harm
us without His permission.
 Muslims should recite this ayat as a
prayer daily to remain connected to
their Lord and to have a sense of
 protection.

SURAH-E-AN’AAM (6:102-103)

Translation Themes Importance

101. To Him is due  These verses describe the  Human beings are the creation of
the primal origin of attributes of Allah. Allah who are created for a specific
the heavens and the  The idea of creating this universe purpose.
earth: was conceived by Allah alone and  We must realize the purpose of our
He created the universe without lives and live accordingly.
how can He have a support from anyone.  The purpose of human life is to become
son when He has no  He does not have any relations able to live in an eternal world that
consort? like the humans have because He Allah has created by spending a pious
does not need support, care and life in this world.
love that the human relations  We should not compare Allah with
He created all
offer. human beings who are in need of
things, and He has
 He has absolute authority to relations to offer them love and care.
full knowledge of all
make decisions without being He is Independent.
things.
answerable to anyone.

102. That is Allah,  Allah is in full knowledge of  We should worship Allah alone.
your Lord! there is everything that exists or takes  Allah’s decision should be experienced
no god but He, the place in this universe. without a word of complain because He
Creator of all  Everything follows Allah’s knows and understands all which is
things: command and happens with His hidden from our eyes.
permission.  Allah’s decision should not be
then worship Him:  He alone deserves to be challenged by the human beings because
and He has power to worshipped as He is in control of He knows best as to how He has to run
dispose of all the entire universe. this universe.
affairs.  We should not become critical of the
natural disasters as they are the part
of God’s plan which we usually fail to
understand.

103. No vision can  Human beings have limited  Allah cannot be seen and understood.
grasp Him, but His abilities and wisdom. They cannot Therefore, as Muslims we should put
grasp is over all see or understand Allah because our complete faith in Allah without
vision: He is beyond the human demanding to see Him in person. We
imagination and reasoning. should try to understand Allah through
He is above all  However, He sees everything and the signs of His Majesty and Powers
comprehension, yet He is in full knowledge of all that which are prevalent in every corner of
is acquainted with all we reveal or conceal. this universe.
things.
 SURAH-E-SHURA (42:4-5)
Translation Themes
4. To Him belongs  Allah is the Owner and the
all that is in the Controller of the entire universe.
heavens and on  It is He who decides everything
earth: and He is watching over His
creation all the time.
and He is most high,
most great.
5. The heavens are  Allah’s Majestic presence above
almost rent asunder the skies is too much to bear. The
from above them, skies are at the verge of
bursting with Allah’s glory.
and the angels  Allah is pleased with those who
celebrate the choose to live their lives according
praises of their to the guidance He has given.
Lord, However, there are many of His
creations who invite His wrath by
and pray for the evil way of life.
forgiveness for  Bursting of the skies also implies
beings on earth: that Allah’s Wrath is too much
Behold! Verily Allah to bear by the skies when Allah
is He, the oft- sees his creation especially the
forgiving, the most human beings commit evil things.
merciful.  The skies shiver with Allah’s
wrath and angels request to have
mercy on the beings on earth.
 Allah is forgiving to those who
turn to Him to seek pardon after
they have committed an evil act
with a heart full of repentance.
Importance
 We should not have a word of complain
to Allah when we are surrounded by
difficulties in life because Allah owns us
and knows what is best for us.
 We must acknowledge the fact that we
belong to Allah and He is managing our
lives in the best way possible.
 We must not indulge in an evil ways of
life by carrying on unlawful activities
not permitted by Allah.
 Allah’s glory should be acknowledged
through acts of worship directed only
towards Him.
 We as human beings are weak and
tend to commit evil actions under the
effect of strong temptation.
 In such cases, we should have a sense
of realization that we have done
something wrong.
 After this, we should turn to Allah with
a repenting heart to seek forgiveness.
 We should also make a promise with
ourselves that we will never repeat the
sin in our life to come.
 SURAH-E-IKHLAAS (112:1-4)
Translation Themes
1.Say: He is Allah,  This surah sums up the concept of
the one and only; tauheed in a very comprehensive
way.
 Allah has been described as Alone
and Single in person and in
attributes with no hint of plurality.
 He has no partner who shares His
power and authority. His authority is
absolute.
2. Allah, the  He has absolute power and control
eternal, absolute over everything and does not depend
on support from others for His
survival.
 He is immortal. It means He will not
end even on the Day of Judgment.
3. He does not  It is not appropriate for Allah to
beget, nor is He have relations like we humans have.
begotten; We are in need of relations; He is
free from such needs.
 He does not have a father. This
implies that He is not accountable
to anyone, and has not been brought
up by parents. Having no son implies
that He is free from any weakness
and that no one would inherit His
rule.
4. And there is  The attributes that he possesses
none like Him. cannot be found in any other god. He
is Unique, Supreme and Most High
with the highest degrees of abilities
not to be found in any other god.
Importance
 Recitation of this surah is considered
important because it comprehensively
tells us the attributes of Allah.
 According to one tradition, reciting
this surah is like reciting one-third of
the Holy Quran.
 We should worship Almighty Allah
alone as He alone deserves to be
worshipped and praised. We should not
avoid shirk.
 We should not become critical of
Divine wisdom in matters like natural
disasters that cause large scale
destruction and death. Allah knows
best when and where these disasters
should strike.
 We should not challenge His decisions.
 This surah clearly rejects the
Christian belief that Hazrat Isa (A.S)
was the son of God by telling that
Allah has no son. We must not think
that Allah has any sort of weakness or
dependence.
 Allah cannot be represented by any
sign, symbol or picture or idol
because He is declared as unique. We
should not try to
draw comparison between man and
Allah.
 SURAH-E-FUSSILAT (41:37)

Translation Themes Importance

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.
 The creations of Allah whether
big or small in size, have no power
of their own.
 The way the system of day and
night works with the appearance
and disappearance of the sun and
the moon tells the believers that
no one except Allah has the
power to create and manage
them.
 Their working when studied gives
an assurance that Allah’s powers
are beyond human ability to
think.
 The objects have no power of
their own and they cannot be the
objects of worship because
cannot provide any help or relief
to humans.
 Allah alone deserves to be
worshipped because He is the
Creator who has not been created
by anyone.
 These heavenly objects only
demonstrate the ultimate power
that Allah possesses.
 Muslims should worship Allah alone
because it is only He who deserves to be
worshipped.
 By worshipping other gods, a person not
only insults himself but also does
injustice with Allah.
 Since human beings do not have the
comprehension ability to understand
Allah, we should try to find Allah in
the things that He has created.
 Heavenly objects like the Sun and the
Moon should be studied to learn about
the powers of Allah and they should
not be worshipped.
 The study of these objects helps a
person get closer to Allah as the
deeper we study them, the more
convinced we become that Allah has
absolute power and authority to manage
all affairs.
 This verse also frees the believers from
dependence on people or other
resources for help as we know that He
alone has the power to listen to us
and help us in times of difficulty.

QUESTIONS FROM THIS THEME (ALLAH IN HIMSELF)

Q. Using the passages you have studied write about the main teachings about God in the Quran.(10)

1. Quran teaches that Allah is the One and Only

 Surah Ikhlas clearly states that He is Ahad (the one and only) with no hint of plurality.
 He is not answerable to anyone. (No father, no spouse).
 He does not have son to inherit His kingdom (Ikhlas and Anaam).

2. Quran tells us that Allah is Absolute and Eternal

 Ayat-ul-Qursi tells us that He is not dependent on anyone.
 He is not sustained by anyone.
 He is free from death or any other such weakness.

3. He is Unique.
 Surrah Anaam tells us that no one can see Allah or understand Him.
 Ayat-ul-Kursi tells us that He does not sleep to take rest.He is above all weaknesses.
 Ikhlas openly declares that there is no one like Allah.
 4. Quran says Allah has created everything and it is He who alone sustains all that He has created and He is the
Master of His creation.
 Surah Anaam tells us that He has created everything and He controls all of His creations through His Divine will.
 Ayat-ul-Kursi also declares that all the things which exist in this universe belong to Allah.

5. Allah loves his creation and guides them to the right path. It is told that He will Judge His creation on the basis
of the guidance Ha has provided.
 Surah Fatiha not only tells us that it is He who can guide us to the straight path but also tells that He is the Master of
the Day of Judgment.
 In this regard Surah Shura tells the believers that He is merciful and forgiving only to those who seek His forgiveness
after committing an evil act.
 Allah is the King.Ayat-ul-kursi talks about Allah's throne and sovereignty.
 Fussilat tells us that He is the God with unimaginable powers to create things out of nothing and to recreate things
when they are completely destroyed.

Q Choose two from the following passages and write in detail about the various ways in which the passages describe
God and how He is unique: 6.101–103, 42.4–5, 112, 41.37. [10]
Q Choose two of the passages mentioned in the question and talk about God’s uniqueness, showing how His
uniqueness represents itself in the particular surah.

Avoid general answers that could be relevant to any sura. Just stick to the surahs you have chosen.
Sura 6.101–103 (verses from Surah Anaam) talks about His uniqueness through
 His Oneness and His full knowledge of everything He has created.
 Humans cannot see Him or comprehend His beings.
 He sees everything that happens and is aware of everything that is done, whether it is said or thought (omniscient).
Sura 42.4–5 (verses from Shura)talks about God’s uniqueness through
 The immense power He has over the heavens and the earth.
 The revelation He sends is so great that its power almost tears the heavens apart.
 He is also unique in His forgiveness as He is ready to forgive.
Sura 112 (Ikhlas) describes God’s uniqueness in the most concise way.
 He is perfect in His attributes and action, therefore he is One and Only.
 He does not give birth nor die nor leave any inheritance, so He does not have a beginning or end.
 He cannot have anyone equal to Him so He does not have any partners or any offspring, as He cannot share His
uniqueness or authority with anyone.
Sura 41.37 (verses from Fussilat) describes God’s uniqueness through
 His ability power and control over everything He has created.
 He is unlike the things that He has created, so is unlike the sun and the moon because
 He does not change, rise or set.
 The things that He has created are there to show humans how to recognise and worship Him.
ALSO COMMENT ON HOW THE TWO CHOSEN SURAHS/ SELECTED VERSES COMPARE AND CONTRST HIS
UNIQUNESS

Q How might the teachings in Quran about Allah affect a Muslim’s life today? [4]
 Understanding God’s attributes helps them live a righteous life as they know that He is All Seeing, All Hearing and All
knowing. Realization of these attributes helps them avoid evil thoughts and actions in their worldly lives.
 After learning that Allah is their Judge and they have to appear before him to give an account of the way spend their
lives, the believers follow the good path and abstain from evil.
 They get to learn that Allah is their Lord with absolute powers. This makes them more dedicated in their worship.
 When they learn that He disposes all affairs, they remain patient, steadfast and hopeful in the face of difficulties
as they know He alone can help them in all problems and they tend to supplicate with greater confidence and faith.
 He is Merciful and Forgiving. Understanding this saves them from hopelessness. They know that they will be forgiven
for all their mistakes and diversions if they seek His forgiveness for the sins they have done.

Q In your opinion, why should Muslims try to understand God’s attributes? Give reason(s) for your answer. [4]
 Because Muslims are becoming detached from God and learning about God’s attributes allows them to have an
understanding of Him which increases their understanding of the world around them, or their faith, etc.
 Because God is beyond humankind’s knowledge/perception, understanding Him through what He says about Himself in
the Qur’an allows humans to know why God is important to them in their lives.
 Understanding God’s attributes helps them live a righteous life as they know that He is All Seeing, All Hearing and All
knowing. Realization of these attributes helps them avoid evil thoughts and actions in their worldly lives.
 After learning that Allah is their Judge and they have to appear before him to give an account of the way spend their
lives, the believers follow the good path and abstain from evil.
 They get to learn that Allah is their Lord with absolute powers. This makes them more dedicated in their acts of
worship.
 When they learn that He disposes all affairs, they remain patient, steadfast and hopeful in the face of difficulties
as they know He alone can help them in all problems and they tend to supplicate with greater confidence and faith.
 He is Merciful and Forgiving. Understanding this saves them from hopelessness. They know that they will be forgiven
for all their mistakes and diversions if they seek His forgiveness for they intentional as well as unintentional sins they
have done.

ALLAH’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CREATED WORLD

SURAH-E-FATIHA (1:1-6)

Translation Themes Importance

1. In the name of  This surah opens the Quran by calling  This surah is the opening chapter of
Allah, most upon the believers that everything in the Holy Quran which has been made
gracious, most this universe is by virtue of Allah’s an integral part of the Salat.
merciful. Graciousness and Mercy.  It is a prayer that the believers
have been taught.

2. Praise be to  It calls upon the believers to  This surah teaches us to develop a

Allah, the cherisher acknowledge the bounties of Allah
and sustainer of and glorify and praise Him as an
the worlds; expression of showing gratitude.
 It tells that Allah loves His creation
3. Most gracious, and is watching over them all the
most merciful; time.
 It tells us that it is Allah Who
actually provides for all the needs
 Allah is Merciful towards His
creation. He will treat them
mercifully even when they become
victims of Satanic temptations in this
world and turn to Him for forgiveness.
living relationship with Allah which is
based on complete submission to Him.
 We should always thank Allah for his
bounties and blessings.
 We should turn to Allah for help
and guidance. When we fail to follow
the righteous path, we must seek
forgiveness with a heart full of
repentance and with a belief that he
will show mercy to us by forgiving us.
 We must not lose hope that Allah will
not forgive us for the wrong we
happen to do in our lives.

4. Master of the  Allah will judge man on the Day of
day of judgment. Judgment on the basis of how much
he tried and succeeded in remaining
on the straight path.
 Man is supposed to live his life in a
good way to avoid displeasure of
Allah in this world and the Hereafter.
 We should always have a strong sense
of accountability for our actions and
words.

5. You we worship,  This surah identifies three basic  We should always worship Allah and
and your aid we aspects of the relationship between acknowledge His status as Lord and
seek. Allah and the mankind. Master because this is the best way
 The first aspect of this relationship to bear testimony to Allah’s Supreme
is based on the worship. It means Status.
that it is Allah alone that the mankind  We should always thank Allah for
is supposed to worship. His bounties by worshipping Him
 The second aspect of this regularly.
relationship is that Allah alone is  In the face of difficulties, we must
capable of helping mankind in the ask Him to help us.
world and Hereafter.
6. Show us the  The third and the last aspect of  We should always pray to Allah for
straight way, this relationship is based on the guidance and support to save
provision of guidance. ourselves from attacks made by
 Allah alone can guide man to the Satan.
7. The way of Straight Path which leads to His  We must follow the path of the
those to whom You Pleasure. Man is likely to deviate from good people like prophets and saints;
have given your the Prescribed Straight Path as not of those who openly disobeyed
grace, not those Satan is determined at misguiding Allah and were ultimately destroyed
who earn your him. by Him.
anger, nor those  He alone can save us from falling
who go astray. prey to Satan.

SURAH BAQARAH (2:21-22) from CREATED WORLD

Translation Themes Importance

21. O people! Adore  This surah describes the  We all must realize that the main
your Guardian-Lord, relationship between Allah and purpose of our life should be the
who created you and His creation as the Lord and pursuit of righteousness.
those who came Cherisher of this world.  We should not set worldly wealth
before you, so that  The purpose of creation of and power as goals for our lives.
you may have the mankind is being described here. Instead, we should set our eyes on
chance to learn  Allah actually created an eternal the rewards of Paradise which are
righteousness; world in form of Paradise and promised for the righteous people.
created man to live in this  We must live our lives in strict
eternal world. Before sending obedience to the teachings
man to this eternal world, Allah provided by Allah through His
decided to make him go through prophets and revelation to get a
a process of test. desirable result in the life
 For this reason, He created this hereafter.
world and sent man to live in it.
He gave man the needed
guidance to enable him to live a
life of goodness/ righteousness
to be able to get the reward of
living in Paradise in the life
Hereafter.
 The objective of sending man to
this world is to help him
become deserving of that
eternal life of pleasure and
satisfaction.

22. Who has made the  Before sending Him to this  We must study the scheme of this
earth your couch, and world, He equipped this planet universe closely to understand the
the heavens your with all those conditions that power of our God who set up things
canopy; and sent down are needed for the continuity for our sustenance and growth with
rain from the heavens; of life. such a fine balance.
and by it brought  The canopy of sky to save man  The physical environment that Allah
forth fruits for your from ultraviolet rays of the Sun created for enabling man to live
sustenance; then do and the arrangement of growth comfortably on this planet needs to
not set up rivals to of food through rain are few of be taken care of.
Allah, when you know. the things that Allah had done  We must not indulge in activities
to make life possible on this that cause damage to the
planet. beautiful and resourceful world
 The believers are the creation that Allah has created for us.
 of Allah that is being
continuously sustained by Him
on physical as well as spiritual
levels.
 For being the Creator and
Sustainer of this universe, it is
He who deserves to be
worshipped because associating
other gods with Allah is a form
of injustice to Him for all His
bounties and blessings.
SURAH-E-ALAQ (96-1-5)
Translation Themes
1. Read! in the name  This surah describes the
of your Lord, who relationship between man and
created, Allah.
 These five verses were the first
2. Created man out of revelations sent to Prophet
a clot of congealed Mohammad pbuh to initiate his
blood: prophethood.
 The opening of this surah with the
word “read” suggests the
importance of acquiring
knowledge in Islam.
 It tells that Allah had created man
from a clot of blood which
suggests that man has been
created with an insignificant
material and it also tells that Allah
can create anything by any means.
 Man is the best creature of Allah
but has been created by a tiny
and insignificant clot of
congealed blood, so man is of no
worth, when compared to Allah.
3. Proclaim! And your  Allah gives His creation what they
Lord is most bountiful, need. He is the Provider.
 Allah deserves to be praised and
worshipped for He is the creator
as well as the sustainer of the
human beings.
4. He who taught by  Another important idea that these
the pen, verses highlight is that Allah is
the ultimate source of
5. Taught man what knowledge.
he did not know.  Allah gave man the faculty of
thinking and provided him with
Divine guidance to help him grow
 We need to be grateful to Allah
for all the support that He has
provided to us by worshipping Him
alone.
 We should avoid shirk in all forms.
 Associating other gods with Allah is
the worst thing that we can do
because it will be a deliberate
denial of the Truth that we know
in the heart.
Importance
 This surah informs the believers
about the circumstances in which the
religion of Islam started and the
events that led to Mohammad pbuh
being declared a prophet of Allah.
 Human beings should not forget that
they have been created from a dirty
clot of blood and must not become
proud of their strengths because
they have no status when compared
with Allah.
 Man should never feel proud of his
looks, possessions and abilities and
live his life in a humble manner.
 We should thank Allah for His
blessings.
 Believers should spend their lives in
search of knowledge.
 Muslim parents must educate their
children (in terms of religion and
worldly affairs).
 They are free to explore the world
to appreciate the creativity of their
 spiritually and intellectually.
 The Divine revelation guides the
Muslims in all the spheres of life.
SURAH-E-ZILZAAL (99:1-8)
Translation Themes
1. When the earth is  This surah emphasizes on the
shaken to her utmost belief in life after death and man’s
convulsion, accountability for his words and
actions.
2. And the earth  Life in this world is of temporary
throws up her nature and it will come to an end
burdens, on the last day of this world one
day.
 It is an exam and the results
would be announced on the
Judgment Day.
 This day is referred to as the Day
of Judgment because on this day
the deeds of the human beings will
be assessed.
 This surah tells that a massive
destruction will take place on the
Day of Judgment through a
horrible earthquake.
3. And man cries out:  On the Day of Judgment man will
‘What is the matter be struck with confusion. Only
with her?’, Allah will remain alive.
 All the hidden things, everything
4. On that day will will be exposed on that day.
she declare her  Earth will be instructed to tell
tidings her story as to how well the
earthlings used or absued the
resources that it provided for
5. For that your Lord
their sustenance and growth.
will have given her
inspiration
6. On that day will  Man would be resurrected, raised
men proceed in from the dead.
companies sorted out,  The judgment will take place to
to be shown their decide the nature of life that each
individual will have in the
lord.
 The Divine scriptures should become
an integral part of our lives.
 We should read the Quran and
understand its content and live
according to its teachings.
 We should read the Holy Quran with
understanding because it is a book of
guidance which enlightens the human
mind with knowledge and wisdom.
Importance
 Believers should always remain
focused on the fact that the real life
is the life after death.
 They should not get lost in the
pleasures of this world. We should
not make this material world the goal
of our life such as fashion, money etc.
 Instead of working towards attaining
wealth, power and fame in this world,
they should do righteous deeds to
get rewarded on the Day of Judgment.
 We should live a humble life with a
very strong sense of accountability
for our actions and thoughts.
 We should seek forgiveness from
Allah when we commit an evil act under
the effect of Satanic temptations.
 We should repent after committing
an evil act and must try to avoid it in
deeds. future.
Hereafter.  We should fulfill our duties towards
7. Then shall anyone  Man is accountable to Allah for all Allah by performing all the religious
who has done an that he says or does in his worldly obligations and to people by treating
atom’s weight of good life. them in a kind and caring manner.
see it!  Allah is a fair judge who will
fairly judge everyone and no
8. And anyone who injustice will take place on that
has done an atom’s Day.
weight of evil shall  People will be rewarded or
see it. punished accordingly (according to
their deeds).
 No good deed will go unrewarded
and no bad deed will go unpunished
however insignificant they may
appear to be.

SURAH-E-NAS (114:1-6)

Translation Themes Importance

1. Say: I seek refuge  This surah encourages the  This surah is a prayer for the
with the Lord of believers to seek help from Allah Muslims to s
mankind, against the Satanic temptations.  Seek protection with Allah.
 Only God can help us against the  We should have absolute trust in
2. The King of Satanic temptations because the Allah as our Creator and Protector.
mankind, attack made by Satan is done very
effectively.
 Allah is the sustainer and the law
3. The God of
giver of this universe.
Mankind,
 He has the right to judge us
because He is the one who has
provided us with all means.
 Allah is also the protector of
mankind from all the possible
sources of harm.

4. From the mischief  Since the start of the humanity,
of the whisperer who there is a rivalry between man
withdraws, and Satan.
 The biggest tools that the Satan
5. Who whispers into uses against the mankind are
the hearts of mankind temptations to do evil acts.
 Satan provokes human minds to do
evil act by putting evil
suggestions in their minds.
 The attack from the Satan is
very effective because it is done
repeatedly until a man falls victim
to it.
 Man is absolutely incapable of
resisting these Satanic
temptations.
 Muslims must consider the fact that
Satan is all the time looking for an
opportunity to misguide them.
 We should not allow their faith to
weaken, to avoid being a victim of
Satan.
 We should always seek help from
Allah if we find ourselves getting
attracted towards evil.
 We should also seek forgiveness
from Allah every time any evil idea
takes root in our mind.
 This surah tells us that we should
always turn to Allah for help with a
resentful heart when an evil idea
takes root in our heart because it is
Allah alone who can prevent this from
  It is Allah Alone Who can growing into an evil action.
protect human beings from the
Satanic attacks.

6. Among jinns and
among mankind.
 We are told that this attack is
made through man as well as jinns
as the instruments of devil.
 Satan uses man as well as jinns
to provoke evil ideas in the hearts
of mankind.
 In this way the attack is made
from the visible as well as the
invisible side.
 We must be very much careful in
every aspect of life because Satan
can use anyone around us to misguide
us.
 We must be cautious of potentially
evil friends and cousins in our daily
lives.
 We should not remain friends with
people who provoke evil ideas in our
mind.
 We should try to remain away from
those people who possess evil
tendencies because they can easily
misguide us if we remain in their
company.
 We should also stay away from
situations which are potentially evil
such as dance parties or activities
which are morally incorrect.

QUESTIONS FROM THIS THEME (ALLAH’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE

CREATED WORLD)
Q. From passages you have studied from the Quran write about God’s relationship with humankind.[10]
Q The Qur’an teaches Muslims about their relationship with God. Write about this relationship using the passages
you have studied. [10]

Allah has created all that this universe contains.

 Allah has created this universe and man.
 Surah Baqrah tells us about the creation of the first ever man Hazrat Adam.
 Surah Alaq tells us that Allah has made a system of reproduction for the continuity of the human life on earth. It
tells man is created from a clot of congealed blood by the biological process of reproduction.

Allah sustains all of His creation.

 Allah has made arrangements for the physical growth of mankind.
 Surah Fatiha calls Him cherisher & sustainer of the universe. S
 urah Baqrah tells us to how Allah has made earth a planet where human life is possible. Earth has been referred to as a
couch and sky as a canopy. This tells how Allah has created conductive conditions that support human life.
 Allah sends down rain that helps us to grow crops in this way He has maintained the sustenance.

Allah guides His creation for their mental and spiritual growth.
 Allah has given guidance to mankind for their spiritual and mental growth.
 Quran tells us that Allah installed the ability to differentiate between good and bad at the time of creating us.
 Allah sent Prophets from time to time to guide us in areas where our natural knowledge of good and bad failed to help
us.
 Allah taught man what he did not know through revelations. (taught man by the pen as mentioned in surah Alaq)

Allah is the God of His Creation that deserves to be worshipped.

 He is the God of mankind. (Surah Nas)
 Alone worthy of worship. (surah Fatiha)
 Shows us the straight path. Surah Fatiha mentions this.
 Surah Baqrah tells us that we should set up rivals with Allah.
 Allah protects His creation from all sources of harm.
 Allah protects and guides us from harm.
 Surah Nas tells us to how Allah can help us against satanic temptations.
 Surah Falaq tells us that He is capable of helping us against the evil of black magic.

Allah will Judge mankind in their afterlife on the basis of how they lived their worldly life.
 Surah Zilzaal tells us about the end of the world, and how Allah will set up his court on the Judgment day, the Surah
also informs on that day Allah would do complete justice and rewards and punishment would be given accordingly.
 Surah Fatiha call Him as “Master of the Day of Judgement”

The references can be used from the following points from verses included in our syllabus.

Sura Fatiha Talks about

 humankind being created to worship God and that can be done in many ways, prayer, following the sunnah, making dua,
etc.
 It emphasises that He is the creator and controller of all that is in the heavens and the earth, and that He will judge
over humankind.
 They in return should ask Him for help to remain guided. Asking for help is important which is why this is used as a
prayer.

Sura 96.1–5 (ALaq)

 This shows the link between humankind and God by emphasising the creation of humans, that He is their creator and no
one else.
 He then gave knowledge to humans, the tool for their learning. They in return should seek knowledge whenever they can
as well as teaching it.

Sura 99 (Surah Zilzal)

 This shows that the earth is created for humankind’s benefit and that they will be judged at the end of time according
to how they lived their lives on it.
 That could be related to how well they followed God and His Messenger (pbuh), how they fulfilled their obligations, or
how they looked after the earth which was created for their benefit.
 They have a responsibility for their actions, so although God provides for humans, they have to do good to show God
that they are grateful.

Sura 2.21–22 (verses from surah Baqarah)

 This passage shows that God provides sustenance for His creation. He gives so that they can have shelter, food and
drink. They should therefore look after their environment and protect the things that God has provided for them.
 God wants humans to acknowledge that He is the one who provides them with this, and not anyone else, and so they
should not seek to praise others for what they have been given by God.
NOTE:
The passages are about God and His relationship with His creation. Answers need to bring out specific elements from
the passages that are particular to that passage and not just general statements. Candidates need to show the two-way
relationship, not just what God gives to humans. A summary of the relationship would help gain higher marks. Highest
level answers will provide good essays which also compare themes with other passages.

Q. Using Quranic passages from the syllabus describe what the Quran teaches about God’s responsibility to His
creatures and their duties towards Him. [10]

The following verses/surahs have to be used to answer this question: Surah Fatiha, Verses from Baqarah, Verses
from Alaq, Surah Zilzal and Surah Nas

References from Surahs/Verses God’s responsibility to His creatures

Surah Alaq tells He created man out of clot of congealed blood. To Create them
Surah Baqarah tell that He has created the entire universe including
mankind.
Surah Baqarah talk about the sustenance that Allah provides and how He To sustain them
has made this earth a couch and the sky like a canopy to ensure proper
living conditions on this planet for human life
 Surah Alaq tells that He taught man what he did not know with the help of To provide them guidance
PEN.
Surah Nas tells us that He alone has the ability to protect mankind against To protect them from harm
their enemy Satan.
Surah Fatiha declares Him as Master of the Day of Judgement. To judge them on the Final Day

References from Surahs/ Verses Duties of His creation to Allah

The basic theme in the quran is the concept of Oneness of Allah. To believe that He is single and does not share His
In all verses, this is appears to be the main theme being talked attributes and authority with anyone.
about directly or indirectly. Surah Ikhlas can be referred here.
Surah Alaq says ”proclaim and your Lord is most bountiful”. To glorify and praise Him for His bounties and
blessings upon them
To thank Him
Surah Baqrah says that “we should not set up rivals to Allah” To worship Allah alone
because associating other Gods with Allah is an unpardonable sin”.

Quran says that we should do what Allah has permitted and we
should avoid what Allah has declared forbidden.
Surah Fatiha guides the believers to seek guidance from Allah to
the Straight Path. The Right Path has been described as the path
followed by the righteous not the ones whose “share was Allah’s
wrath and who went astray”
Surah Baqarah says that the main purpose for which the mankind
has been created is to “learn righteousness”
To obey Allah in all aspects of life.
To pray to Allah and fear Allah because He ahas been
declared as wrathful to those who disobey Him.
To offer prayer, keep fast, give Zakat and perform
Hajj as these religious obligations help a person to
become pious and righteous.

Surah Fatiha declares that we should seek help from Allah alone. To seek help from Allah in all matters of life.
Surah Zilzaal tells that on the Day of Judgement man will have to To take responsibility of their words and actions.
see the good/bad consequences of all good or bad things they did
in their worldly lives even when they were of “atom’s weight”

Q ‘God gave humankind guidance and teachings.’ Why does the Qur’an lay emphasis on the need to gain knowledge?
[4]
 Having given guidance (through the Qur’an and sunnah, etc.), God wants knowledge to be used to learn about life and
to live lives in a good way.
 Without learning, humans would not know about their rights and responsibilities or about their potential as human
beings.
 In order to respond to what God wants or what is of benefit to themselves or others, they have to learn how to
respond.
 God is full of mercy and love, He is guiding people so they benefit in this life and in the next. The most beneficial
knowledge would be that which helps a person fulfill their rights towards God, fellow humans, and to develop
themselves.

Q As God’s “representative (khalifa) on Earth”, say how men and women can serve God, giving examples. [4]
 Muslims can serve God on earth by understanding and fulfilling their obligation to Him, primarily through praying and
fulfilling the five pillars, and by not disobeying His commands.
 They should be grateful to Him for what He has given them, food, shelter, clothing, and thank Him. This can be done
by praying, reciting Qur’an, being generous to others, helping those in need, e.g. by feeding the poor, giving gifts and
charity.
 They should also look after the provisions God has given them, whether it be the food and the environment it grows
in, the knowledge He gives for guidance or the people who are in a person’s life for their help and wellbeing, e.g. by not
wasting food or eating too much, by learning something and teaching others, by respecting teachers and colleagues.
 These are just some examples, candidates can use their own.

Q ‘The Qur’an teaches that humans should be responsible towards the environment.’ Give reasons to agree or
disagree with this statement. [4]
 Candidates can choose to agree or disagree but they have to give a reason for their choice.
 If they agree they could, for example, say that God has given humankind everything it needs for its survival and
comfort, and they should not abuse this privilege by being ungrateful or wasteful.
 If they disagree they could say, e.g., that everything has been provided by God and it is there to use for humans’
benefit therefore there is no sin in using it how they please, or that everything is known by God therefore humans do
not need to worry about how they act, as God can restore whatever is depleted.

Allah’s Messengers

SURAH-E-AN’AAM (6:75-79) about HAZRAT IBRAHIM

Translation Themes Importance

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.’
 These verses from Surah- e-An’aam
describe the spiritual journey which
Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S) undertook to
attain true faith in Allah.
 These verses teach us that Allah
guides those who are in search of
achieving the real faith in Allah.
 He does not allow them to regard
any false god as the real God during
their journey.
 Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S) admitted that
he would go astray until Allah
guided him.
 These lines from Surah-e-
An’aam are extremely important
for the believers because of the
message that they contain.
 As a believer in Allah, we must
continue our struggle to achieve
true faith.
 We should not waste our time
to start our search because the
earlier we start, the better it is.
 We should just begin our
journey by ourselves without
having to wait for anyone.
 We should not be discouraged
by the difficulties and the
delay we experience in the
process of reaching perfection
of faith.

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
 They are given courage and energy
by Allah to remain steadfast in
their search until they are able to
reach the reality.
 Though they may be impressed with
 We must study the scheme of
this universe and try to
understand the limitless powers
of Allah.
 We must not worship these
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.’
SURAH-E-BAQRAH (2:30- 37) about HAZRAT ADAM AS
Translation
30. Behold, your Lord said to the
angels: ‘I will create a vicegerent
on earth.’ They said: ‘Will You
place there one who will make
mischief there and shed blood?-
whilst we celebrate your praises
and glorify your holy (name)?’ He
said: ‘I know what you do not
know.’
31. And He taught Adam the
names of all things; then He
placed them before the angels,
and said: ‘Tell me the names of
these if you are right.’
32. They said: ‘Glory to You, of
knowledge we have none, save
what You have taught us: In truth
it is You who are perfect in
knowledge and wisdom.’
33. He said: ‘Adam! Tell them
their names.’ When he had told
them, Allah said: ‘Did I not tell
the splendor of the false gods for a
while, they are never fully convinced.
 This dissatisfaction keeps them on
the move.
 These verses teach us that the
ecclesiastical objects like the Sun,
the Moon and the Stars have no
power of their own.
 They are signs of Allah’s powers as
Allah is Eternal and does not fade
away like these objects do when
their time is over.
 Allah uses these signs to guide the
believers towards true faith.
 We are also told that these God
fearing people who are in search of
the real God never involve in the sin
of shirk.
 They always worship Allah and never
associate other gods with Him.
Themes
 These lines from Surah-e-Baqrah
talk about the creation of Hazrat
Adam (A.S).
 Allah is the Creator and the
Sustainer of this universe. He has
created man and sent him down to
this world as a test.
 Adam was created to be a
representative of Allah who was
given free will to decide his mode
of life.
 The dialogue between Allah and the
angels suggests that angels have
limited knowledge as compared to
the knowledge that Allah
possesses.
 Allah’s knowledge is limitless.
 Allah has given man the knowledge
he needed to live his life.
 Besides giving knowledge to man,
Allah provided man with the faculty
of thinking to let him explore the
universe.
ecclesiastical objects because
these things do not remain
forever.
 These objects appear and
disappear and will one day fade
completely whereas the God
that we should worship is
Eternal and Permanent.
 We must pray to Allah to guide
us to a perfect faith because
He alone has the authority to do
so.
 We must not depend on anyone
except Allah to show us the
righteous path through His
divine guidance.
 Like the prophets and other
righteous people, we should
never indulge in the sin of
shirk in all its forms.
Importance
 These lines from Surah-e-Baqrah are
important for the believer because
they actually explain the purpose of
creating human beings.
 Believers should never exercise
pride for owning anything that makes
them feel better than others
because everything that we have, has
been provided by Allah.
 We are God’s representative to this
world. Therefore, our lives must be
spent in God’s way.
 We should try to make best possible
use of the faculty of thinking that
Allah has provided us.
 Acquiring education of the religion
and the worldly things should be the
aim of our lives.
 We must value the knowledge that
Allah has provided us and use our
faculty of thinking for the benefit of
the people and of the world.
you that I know the secrets of
heaven and earth, and I know
what you reveal and what you
conceal?’
34. And behold, We said to the
angels: ‘Bow down to Adam’. And
they bowed down. Not so Iblis:
he refused and was haughty: he
was of those who reject faith.
35. We said: ‘Adam! You and your
wife dwell in the Garden; and eat
of the bountiful things in it as you
wish. But do not approach this
tree, or you will run into harm
and transgression.’
36. Then Satan made them slip
from there, and got them out of
what they had been in. We said:
‘Go down, with enmity between
yourselves. On earth will be -your
dwelling-place and your means of
livelihood, for a time.’
37. Then Adam learnt from his
Lord words of inspiration, and his
Lord turned towards him; for He
is often-returning, most merciful.
SURAH-E-MAIDA (5:110) abou HAZRAT ISA AS
Translation
Then will Allah say: ‘Jesus son
of Mary! Recount my favour to
you and to your mother
Behold! I strengthened you
with the holy spirit, so that
you spoke to the people in
childhood and in maturity.
Behold! I taught you the Book
and Wisdom, the Law and the
 The denial by Iblees to bow down
before Adam teaches us that Allah
does not like arrogance and those
who behave proudly are cursed by
Allah.
 The immediate obedience by the
angels teaches us as to how we can
earn the pleasure of Allah through
strict and immediate obedience to
His commands.
 The incident of Satan tempting
Hazrat Adam (A.S) to eat from the
forbidden tree teaches us that the
Satan is always on a look out for
misguiding humanity. In short,
Satan is an open enemy of man.
 It also teaches us that we as
human beings are weak and can
become victim of Satanic
temptations.
 Allah has sent man and Satan to
this world with enmity between
them.
 Allah was not displeased with
Hazrat Adam (A.S) because he
immediately turned to Allah for
mercy when he ran into
transgression
Themes
 These verses from Surah-e-
Maida talk about Allah’s favors
upon Hazrat Isa (A.S).
 Human beings are always in
need of Allah to survive in this
world.
 Hz Isa has been referred to as
“Son of Mary”. This clearly
negates the Christian belief
that he was the son of Allah.
 Allah sends down His
messengers to invite people to
His path and to differentiate
between the believers and the
unbelievers.
 Allah facilitates His good
people in their pious mission.
 Allah gave him guidance
through revelations to help him
 Man should live his life in complete
obedience to the commands of Allah
because disobeying Allah is like
walking on the path of Iblees.
 We should always remain mindful of
the fact that Satan is continuously
working to make us disobey Allah.
 Remaining alert of this fact will help
us realize as and when the Satanic
attack is made on us.
 When a person becomes a victim of
Satan and commits an evil act, he
should immediately turn to Allah
and seek forgiveness with a guilty
heart.
Importance
 Muslims should not support the
Christian belief that Hazrat
Isa (A.S) was the son of Allah.
 Muslims must believe that Hz
Isa was messenger of Allah
who was sent to guide mankind
to righteousness.
 Muslims must believe that Allah
gives them strength to follow
the path of righteousness and
without His Mercy it will not be
possible for them to move even
an inch on the Right Path.
 We must value the guidance
provided by Allah.
Gospel.
And behold! You make out of
clay, as it were, the figure of
a bird, by my leave, and you
breathe into it and it becomes
a bird by my leave, and you
heal those born blind, and the
lepers, by my leave.
And behold! You bring forth
the dead by my leave.
And behold! I restrained the
Children of Israel from you
when you showed them the
clear signs, and the
unbelievers among them said:
‘This is nothing but evident
magic.
SURAH-E-DUHA (93:1-11) about HAZRAT MOHAMMAD pbuh
Translation
1. By the glorious
morning light,
2. And by the night
when it is still,
3. Your Lord has not
forsaken you, nor is he
displeased.
4. And truly the
Hereafter will be
better for you than
the present.
in his mission.
 He was given ability to perform
many miracles throughout his
life.
 However, Allah clearly tells us
that those miracles were
performed with the permission
and the Will of Allah to
demonstrate the limitless power
of Allah.
 Man may be able to do
extraordinary things but all
these things are done with
Allah’s Will and Powers.
 Allah also protected him when
his enemies from Bani Israel
tried to harm him. This teaches
that Allah never leaves his
righteous people alone and
saves them from all possible
sources of harm.
Themes
 This surah was sent as a  Whenever faced with difficulties, we
consolatory message to the
Holy Prophet (PBUH)  We should always remember that Allah
 This surah was revealed to
restart the process of
revelations after a long
uninformed break.  We should bravely and patiently face the
 Allah assured Hazrat
Muhammad (PBUH) that He
was not displeased with him
as was being said by the
people of Makkah.
 This surah teaches the  Muslims should have absolute trust in
believers that Allah never
leaves His prophets (PBUH)
and His good people in lurch
as He never gets displeased
 Reading and understanding
Quran should be an integral part
of our lives.
 Allah gives extra ordinary
abilities to the people when He
assigns them some special tasks.
 We as believers must thank
Allah for all the skills and
capabilities that He has given us
because they have been given
for some reason.
 We should also use these
abilities to spread goodness
and suppress evil.
 All extraordinary things that
man has been able to achieve
such as space travel happened
with Allah’s Will.
 Allah saved Hazrat Isa (A.S)
from Bani Israel. This teaches
the believers that they should
always trust in help from Allah
against the enemies because He
can save them in the best way.
 We should follow the right
path and should not be
discouraged by the difficulties
that we come across because
Allah has the power to help us
as and when we need Him.
Importance
should never give up hope in Allah.
makes us pass through difficult times as
a test of our faith in Him. We should not
lose hope in the face of problems.
problems without a word of complain.
Allah’s abilities in providing them
relieffrom problems and success in what
they plan to pursue with hard work and
sincerity.

5. And soon your Lord
will give you so that
you will be pleased.
6. Did He not find you
an orphan and give you
shelter?
7. And He found you
wandering, and He
gave you guidance.
8. And He found you
in need, and made you
independent.
9. Therefore, do not
treat the orphan with
harshness,
10. Nor drive the
beggar away;
11. But tell about the
bounty of your Lord!
SURAH –E-KAUSAR (108:1-3) about HAZRAT MOHAMMAD PBUH
Translation
1. To you have We  This surah was revealed to the Holy
granted abundance.
 Allah consoled the Holy Prophet
 The honour of Prophethood and the
 This teaches the people that the
with them as long as they
follow His commands.
 Allah is the protector of
these people and provides
them with guidance and
support, as and when needed.
 The Holy Prophet (PBUH)
was provided with Hazrat
Abu Talib as a protector, the
Quran as guidance and Hazrat
Khadija (R.A) as a constant
support.
 These favours to the Prophet
pbuh teach us that Allah is
always there to satisfy our
needs and resolve our
difficulties as long as we
follow the prescribed path.
 These favours also remind the
believers that their
achievements and success is
all due to Allah.
 For all the favors of Allah,
the righteous people are
expected to thank Allah by
providing for the needs of
the poor and the needy.
 To help in the care of the
orphans and helping the
people in need are some of
the ways in which man can
thank Allah for His favors.
Themes
Prophet (PBUH) when two of his sons
died in infancy and the Quraish
started mocking at him by calling
him “abtar” (a man with no future
hope).
(PBUH) by telling him that Allah had
given him abundance of everything.
Holy Book of wisdom and
knowledge had been given to him as a
special gift from Allah which are
referred to as “abundance”
 Muslims should look at their own lives to
see their blessings and not think they
have been given nothing.
 We should not constantly want more than
what we have.
 We should be grateful to Allah by doing
good deeds.
 We should treat the orphans with
kindness and care, provide for their
needs and should not try to snatch away
what belongs to them.
 We should help the needy and the poor.
 When we come across beggars in our daily
lives, we should treat them with respect
and give them money or food that they
need. If we have nothing to give to the
beggars, we should politely refuse.
 We should thank Allah for all His favors
upon us and should remain patient
Importance
 This surah gives Muslims hope in the
face of difficulties.
 Future hope is also given with the
promise of the Kawthar in paradise.
 God always intervenes in times of
difficulty, so Muslims should always
remember to look to Him for help and
support, and not feel disheartened in
times of difficulty, e.g. during illness
or oppression.
 Muslims should remain steadfast
despite the difficulties or mockeries
that they face.
 We should bear the difficulties in
life with patience and should not
 righteous people of Allah are
graced with countless favor from
Allah.
 This also teaches that when Allah
takes away one good thing from
us, He gives many other things to
compensate.
 Allah never leaves His prophets and
good people in lurch and always
blesses them in more than one way.
2. So pray to your  The best ways to thank Allah for all
Lord and sacrifice. His favors are to worship and make
sacrifice.
3. For he who hates  Allah assured the Holy Prophet
you, he will be cut (PBUH) that his enemies would
off. become a matter of joke in times
to come. It means the people who
speak ill of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)
never succeed and are destroyed by
Allah.
 This surah also promises that the
people who cause difficulties for
the God fearing people are
destroyed by Allah in the end.
QUESTIONS FROM THE THEME “ALLAH’S MESSENGER”
Q From the Quranic passages you have studied, outline the relationship between God and two of His
Prophets who were sent before Prophet (pbuh). [10]
Q. Write about the relationship between God and two of His Prophets you have studied in the Quran not
including Prophet (pbuh).[10]
Q Using the Qur’an passages set for special study in the syllabus, outline the relationship between God and
two of His Messengers: • Adam, • Abraham, • Jesus. [10]
Aspect of Hazrat MoHammad Hazrat Ibrahim A.S.
Relationship pbuh
Surah Kausar & Doha Verses from Anaam
Prophets like It has been told that Hz
other things Ibrahim was a human
were a creation being (a creation of
of Allah Allah) who was guided to
worry about our enemies.
 We should not complain to Allah
when He tests us by taking away what
we love the most.
 In such circumstances, we should
display patience and bravery.
 We should remain steadfast while we
are struggling in the way of Allah with
a belief that all our troubles will be
taken care of by Almighty Allah in no
time.
 We should show our gratitude to
Allah by worshipping Him sincerely
and by providing for the needs of the
needy people in our surroundings
 We should help the poor morally and
financially to earn the pleasure of
Allah.
 We should have a forgiving attitude
towards our enemies and should trust
in Allah who has the power to protect
us from their mischief.
 We should not try to take revenge
from our enemies.
 Muslims should never have
unnecessary worries and should have
absolute trust in Allah in all good and
bad times.
 We should bear respect for the
Holy Prophet (PBUH) and should
recite durood every time his name is
mentioned
Hazrat Isa A.S. Hazrat Adam A.S.
Verse from Maidah Verses from Baqarah
Hz Isa was a creation God created Adam
of Allah as he is A.S.
being referred to as
‘son of Mary’ not the
 true faith by Allah. son of Allah.
Allah chose them Surah Kausar says that Allah chose Hz Ibrahim Allah says that He Allah gave him high
as Prophets and Allah granted him as a prophet and showed appointed Hz Isa as a position as a Khalifa
gave them a abundance of knowledge him the powers and laws prophet by giving him on earth.
higher status. and respect. of heaven and earth to the gospel and Hz Angels were told to
let him have certainty of Isa was sent as a sign bow down before Hz
faith. from Allah. Adam
Allah provided Abundance of knowledge Hz Ibrahim admitted Allah says that He Allah taught Adam
his prophets with was granted to him. that withour guidance taught Hz Isa the the names of all
knowledge (kausar) from Allah he would be Book, and wisdom, things.
Doha tells that Allah among those who went the law, the gospel.
gave him guidance when astray.
he was wandering.
All the Prophets Kuasar tells that one Allah always remained Allah says that He When Hz Adam was
of Allah faced who hates the Prophet near Hz Ibrahim and restrained the misled by Satan,
many life will become abtar. gradually guided him Children of Israel Allah saved him by
threatening Doha tells that Allah towards certainty of from Hz Isa when he allowing him to live on
situations but has not abandoned him faith by showing His showed them the Earth and taught him
Allah always and Allah promises to Signs and never let him signs of Allah. the ways to seek
saved them from provide him with fail the test of faith. forgiveness told him
their enemies. something that will that Satan would
God remained please him always be an enemy
near to his and he needed to be
prophets. watchful of Satan.
Allah never got Kausar tells that Allah It is told that Hz Allah tells that Hz Though Hz Adam was
displeased with wants him to pray and Ibrahim very clearly told Isa should recall the misled by Satan,
His prophets. sacrifice because he his people that he was countless favours Allah still taught him
was pleased with him. free from setting up that Allah had done the ‘words of
Doha tells Allah has not partners with Allah. This to him and his inspiration’ to help
forsaken him nor He is shows that Allah was mother. him seek forgiveness.
displeased with the always pleased with him
Prophet pbuh. beacuse he never turned
to anyone except Allah
for help and guidance.
Allah also helped Hazrat Mohammad pbuh Not in Surah Anaam but Quran tells the The incident of the
them in their was provided with at another place in the miracles given to Hz birth of Hz Adam as
mission by giving abundance of knowledge Quran, it is told that Hz Isa. He could speak tells that the birth
them the ability in the form of the Ibrahim was thrown in a in infancy, give life to of Adam was no more
to perform Quran which is big fire but he came out the dead, treat than a miracle in
miracles. considered as one of of it unharmed. lepers etc. itself as He was
the biggest miracles. created without any
parents.
The Prophets Doha tells that he was Hz Ibrahim was taught Hz Isa and Hz Hz Adam was tested
faced many born as orphan but he and tested at the same Maryam were blamed when he was told not
difficulties. It remained patient and time when he was shown by the community to eat from the
can be said that then Allah provided him the powers of heavenly because he was born forbidden tree. When
Allah tested with shelter in the form objects. He proved without a father. he ran into
their faith at of very kind people like steadfast and never Questions were transgression, he was
various occasions Hazrat Abdul Muttalib failed the test of faith raised on her not punished.
but they all and Hz Abu Talib who by accepting the character but she
proved to be brought him up with love heavenly objects as God. trusted Allah.
steadfast. and care.

The knowledge Kausar tells that it is Allah says that it was He Hazrat Isa was given Hz adam was taught
and power that Allah alone who has who showed the powers the Book and wisdom the names of all
the prophets provided him with of natural objects to Hz by Allah. He things.
possessed were abundance of knowledge Ibrahim. This shows performed miracles
provided by Allah and that he should pray that all his knowledge by ”Allah’s
 alone. to Allah alone as a way actually came from no permission.”
to show gratitude. one but Allah.

Q. Using Quranic passages you have studied from the syllabus, describe how Allah guided His Prophets to
increase their belief in Him. Refer to at least two messengers in the answer.[10]
Q From the Qur’an passages set for special study in the syllabus, describe the ways in which God gave
knowledge of Himself to His Messengers. [10]

Hz Adam AS Hz Ibrahim AS Hz Isa AS Hz Mohammad pbuh

Adam was guided by God
through the knowledge he
was given, which even the
angels were not given.
He was taught the names of
all the things in creation.
Because of his status near
God, the angels were asked
to bow to him and Iblis
refused, and was banished.
He vowed to lead Adam and
his future generations
astray.
Satan did this by making
Adam approach the tree he
had been forbidden from.
Adam realised his mistake
and through this event
turned to God for
forgiveness.
Ibrahim was guided to the
truth through the law and
order of the heavens and
the earth.
He was searching for his
Lord, and looked to the
stars and the moon and
the sun, which other
people worshipped.
God inspired him to
realise that the things in
creation that do not last
cannot be the things to be
worshipped as God does
not change.
Through these events he
turned himself to believe
in God and did not
associate partners with
Him.
Jesus/Isa was given special
miracles which helped him
understand the power of
God.
He was given the holy spirit
which allowed him to speak to
the people as a child and
when he was older.
He was also taught the Law
and the Gospel to teach to
the people.
He was also able to give life
to the dead and heal the sick,
by the will of God.
This all showed Isa the
favours he was given by God
which allowed him to believe
in Him and follow Him.
The Prophet Muhammad
faced hardships like the
other prophets, but God
reminds him that he gave him
blessings in this life and the
next, which relieved the
Prophet and gave him
reassurance that God was
looking after him.
God gave him shelter,
guidance and independence,
and also gave him blessings in
the form of Kawthar, a river
in paradise.
So he is told to believe in God
and tell his people about Him
so they can too turn to Him
when in need.

References from these verses have to be made to elaborate these points in detail.

Q. From the Quranic passages you have studied, write down about what lessons can be learnt from God's
conversion with Adam and Jesus.[10]
Conversation with Hazrat Adam
Conversation Lessons for the Muslims
Adam was the first human to be created by God. God We are Allah's representatives on this earth. Believers in Allah
had told the angels He would place a representative on need to live their life in complete obedience to His commands.
earth, and the angels asked why, if he will only make Believers also need to avoid mischief to have peace in the world.
mischief unlike the angels who only glorify God
When God spoke to Adam, he taught him and gave him God gives knowledge to whom He wills.
knowledge of things that the angels did not know. It shows the superiority of humans over angels due to what they
know, and so it stresses the importance of gaining knowledge.
The part of conversation with angels and Adam Allah knows everything. Hes is watching over us all the time and
contains the words that Allah khows what we reveal or we need to be watchful of our words and deeds as he is All
what we conceal. Knowing and based on His knowledge of us, He is going to judge
us on the Day of Judgement.
Iblis refused to bow down before Adam as commanded Disobeying Allah is a sign of rejection of faith. We must avoid
 by Allah.
God also told Adam that he and his wife should live in
the Garden but they were not to touch a specific tree.
Satan, who was jealous of Adam and had refused to
bow to him, came to tempt Adam and his wife into
eating from the tree.
God sent Adam and his wife to live on earth. Adam
realised his mistake and through this event turned to
God for forgiveness.
And God, because He is the most merciful, turned
towards Adam, meaning He forgave Him.
disobeying Allah under all circumstances.
Allah blesses his favoured people with whatever He wills. He
also puts people through test. This life is actually a test for the
believers and they are expected to stay away from the
forbidden.
Satan is an enemy of mankind and is always on a hunt.
He is from the mischief makers who whisper evil into the
minds/hearts of humans.
Man is weak and likely to commit error.
This teaches the believers that they must turn to Allah for
forgiveness if they happen to fall victim to Satanic temptations.
Allah forgives only those people who turn to Him with guilt after
committing an evil act.

Conversation with Hazrat Isa:

Part of the Conversation
Jesus/Isa was given special miracles which helped him
understand the power of God.
God asked Jesus to recount the blessings that God had
given him and his mother (Maryam),
Lessons for Muslims
God gives his prophets favours to help them in their lives.
That Hazrat Isa was not the son of God as he was referred to
as the son of Mary.

God then gives a list of the things He has given Jesus,
and the benefits of those favours.
He was given the holy spirit which allowed him to speak
to the people as a child and when he was older. His
speech in infancy came as a proof of Allah and to
remove charges that were being leveled against Hz
Maryam for giving birth to a child without marriage to
a man.
He was also taught the Law and the Gospel to teach the
people how to live their lives in accordance to God’s
laws.
He was also able to give life to the dead and heal the
sick, by the will of God.
It has been told that all the miracles that Hz Isa was
able to perform happened by Allah’s Will and
Permission.
He also protected Jesus from the unbelievers who
accused Jesus of magic and did not believe His powers
were a sign of God’s majesty.
Allah equips the chosen people before assigning them any task.
He gives people strength to help them face difficulties in life.
Allah does not leave His people after creating them. He is
watching over them all the times and comes to their help as and
when needed.
Allah guides people through Book and wisdom. We all need to
trust Allah’s guidance as given the Divine scriptures and need to
follow their teachings.
Allah can make micales happen. When we are faced with any
sickness, we need to turn to Allah and it is He alone who can
provide us a cure miraculously.
All the good things that man does happen with the will of Allah.
Allah saves the people when they are living their lives in
obedience to His command.

Q Write about the experiences of two prophets you have studied in the Qur’an (not including the Prophet
Muhammad). [10]

Story of Prophet Ibrahim

 Long before the time of Muhammad (S) people worshiped idols in a country called Mesopotamia (now called Iraq),in the
city of Ur. There lived a man named Ibrahim. He did not believe in idols.
 Once Prophet Ibrahim also known as Khaliullah (friend of Allah) had a father named Azar, he worshipped idols. One day
he went to his father and asked “How can you pray to a piece of stone?” Then Azar got really angry and warned Ibrahim
not to ask those questions. Ibrahim felt sorry for his people.
 One day Ibrahim got an idea, one night people were celebrating a festival, but Ibrahim went to the temple where all he
idols were kept. He asked “How do you do?” There was no reply. Then he got a club or an axe and broke all of the idols
except for the biggest one, which he put the axe around his neck.
 After the festival people went to pray at the temple, they were furious when they saw what happened to the idols.
They asked Ibrahim, “Did you do this?” He replied, “Why don’t you ask the idols.” “But Ibrahim you know that the idols
that can’t speak or hear.” Ibrahim replied, “Then why do you worship something that doesn’t speak or hear?” people
 became outrageous, so they prepared a fire for him. Allah favored Ibrahim because he did the right thing. So Ibrahim
was in the fire for 40 days but Allah made it feel like he was surrounded by flowers.
 When Ibrahim was a lot older and a prophet of Allah, he had a dream that Allah is telling him to travel and preach. So
Ibrahim went to Canaan. He brought his wife Sarah and his nephew Prophet Lut. In Canaan hetaught about Allah, and
then he moved to Egypt. It was there he married his second wife Hagar. Sarah was happy, she wanted a baby in the
family but she was too old. Hagar and Ibrahim had a son named Ismail.
 Ibrahim took them back to Mecca, but Ibrahim had to leave to Canaan, Mecca with her boy, Ismail. Not long after the
water had ran out. Hagar went looking for water, she ran from the hills of Safa and Marwah 7 times. Then a burst of
water came out where Ismail was playing. This water came from a well named Zamzam, it‘s holy water and still here
today. again. Hajar knew that he had to go so she stayed in
 One day angels (disguised as men) came to Prophet Ibrahim. They told him that Sarah will have a son that will be a
prophet named Iss’haq. Prophet Ibrahim went back to Mecca.
 One night in Ibrahim’s dream Allah told him to sacrifice his son Ismail. He told Ismail and he agreed to be sacrificed.
They went to Mina and he laid down Ismail to kill him. Then as soon as he was about to kill him he replaced Ismail with a
goat, and Ibrahim killed the goat. This is the story why we have Eid-ul-Adha.
 Later Ibrahim and his son built the Kaaba, and by the Kaaba today are Ibrahim’s foot prints. He died at age 120 from
old age.

Story of Prophet Isa (Jesus) (a)

 The Banu Israil were given many favours by Almighty Allah but they were very ungrateful. They violated Allah’s orders, ridiculed the
prophets and even killed some of them. They started to worship idols and made a mockery of Allah’s message. 
 Allah, the Merciful, again sent a prophet to bring them to the right path. This prophet was ‘Isa, son of Maryam. Allah bestowed on h
 Injil (Gospel) and ‘Isa confirmed what was in the Tawrah.
 Prophet ‘Isa had a miraculous birth. He was born of the virgin Maryam without a father, by Allah’s command .
 ‘Isa, born of virgin Maryam, could talk even as a baby. He was made a prophet when he was 30, and he did his duty as a prophet for t
 Allah endowed him with some miraculous powers. He could make birds out of clay, heal leprosy within minutes, restore the eyes of th
and also make the dead come alive. He could do all these miracles by the mercy of Allah.
 The Quran mentions the miraculous powers and the birth of ‘Isa in Sarah Al-Imran
 He asked the people to obey Allah alone but some of his followers made fantasies about him and they considered him a part of Allah
even a son of Allah.
 Muslims believe in Isa as a prophet and a servant of Allah.
 They do not believe that he is the son of Allah. Allah does not have a son or daughter.
 According to the Qur’an, Prophet ‘Isa was not crucified; rather, he was taken up by Allah, the Almighty.

Q God’s Messengers experienced trials. How can their responses help Muslims face difficulties in their own lives?[4]
 God sends trials to everyone, including prophets who are closest to Him. So Muslims should learn that trials and
tribulations are part of life and they may not be treated as a punishment given by Allah.
 They should rather be considered as a test of their faith in Allah.
 Hardships do not mean that they are far from God. They are just being tested.
 Being tested means they have an opportunity to become closer to Him.
 Trials are also sent to teach people, so Muslims should try to reflect upon what God is trying to teach them.
 Muslims should remain steadfast in difficulty and should not turn away from Allah.
 They should show patience and have hope of something good coming from their hardship.

Q God sends humankind messengers from amongst their own communities. Explain why this is significant. [4]
 Prophets sent from amongst a community will be able to understand the needs and condition of the people which will
make it easier for him to teach the message to them in a way that suits them.
 If he is from the community the people are more likely to be able to relate to him as they can see that he is the
same as them and he is also able to practise and benefit from the teachings he is giving.
  If angels were sent as opposed to humans, then people may not have been able to see that they can practise the
message in their everyday lives, or they may have started to worship the angels instead.
 The Prophet from the same community preaches in the language of his own people.
 The people are able to witness the entire life of the person who teaches them as a prophet. This adds credibility
to his preaching as they people already know that he is a righteous person since birth and that his words cannot be
untrue.

Q Explain why God sends his revelations through messengers. [4]

 Man is always in need of guidance from Allah from time to time because the messages sent by Allah were forgotten
after a certain period. It is not befitting for Allah to speak to everyone of human beings. He chooses the best humans
of their times and appoints them as messengers.
 The revelations were sent through prophets who were given the job of showing practical demonstration of the
teachings contained in the revelations.
 A human being can be the best example for human beings. That is why prophets were chosen to communicate Allah’s
message to the people.
 The prophets used to provide explanation to the teachings briefly mentioned in revelation. With God’s permission,
they also taught a number of other things not mentioned in revelations.

Q What lessons can Muslims learn from the stories of prophets in the holy Quran?[4]
Stories of Lessons Learnt
Prophets
Hz Adam AS  We must turn to Allah if we commit any act of disobedience with feelings of guilt and with a
promise of not repeating the same.
Hz Isa AS  Allah is always watching over us and comes to our help in different ways.
Hz Ibrahim AS  Allah guides his people to certainty of faith by showing them a number His signs and saves
them from shirk if they have complete trust on Him an His guidance.
Hz Mohammad  Allah helps us against our enemies and never forsakes the people who are walking the right
pbuh path.

Q Discuss the most important features of the Qur'an teachings about the Messengers of God. [4]
 Prophets are individuals who were sent by Allah to various communities in order to serve as examples of ideal human
behavior and to spread Allah's message on Earth.
 The Quran states: "There is a Messenger for every community".
 Muslims believe that the first prophet was also the first human being, Adam, created by Allah.
 The final prophet in Islam is Muhammad ibn ʿAbdullāh whom Muslims believe to be the "Seal of the Prophets" (Khatam
an-Nabiyyin), to whom the Quran was revealed in a series of revelations (and written down by his companions).
 Every prophet preached the same core beliefs, the Oneness of God, worshipping of that one God, avoidance
of idolatry and sin, and the belief in the Day of Resurrection or the Day of Judgement and life after death.
 Names of some Messengers, or their qualities as mentioned Quran AND Extra details, e.g. the names of scriptures they
brought
 Their roles as warners and instructors from God to their communities
 They were all tested by Allah AND They had Allah’s protections.
 Many were given powers to perform miracles.
 Best people of their times who could serve as examples.
Q ‘Undergoing hardships brings a person closer to God.’ Agree or disagree with this statement, giving reasons for
your answer. [4]
Points to Agree
 All prophets were tested which allowed them to get closer to God, likewise humankind now can get closer to their Lord
through their hardships, as long as they reflect and understand that God is testing them.
 Also, by remaining patient and steadfast, and not leaving their worship, they will gain rewards and understanding.
Points to Disagree
 Not everyone goes through the same hardships.
 People are different so they may react differently to hardships so they may not necessarily know they are being
tested.

Q What is meant by the term ‘Seal of Prophets”?[4]

 Muhammad is the final prophet in Islam, known as the ‘Seal of the Prophets’. This means that Muslims regard
Muhammad as Allah’s final messenger.
 Muslims do not believe that Muhammad was in any way divine, and this is confirmed in the Qur’an, which
states: Muhammad is no more than a messenger (Surah 3:144).
 No further prophets will come after Muhammad, as he communicated Allah’s final message to humankind.
 Mohammad is believed to be a universal prophet. It means that he was sent as a prophet for the entire mankind not a
particular nation and that the message he brought is for all times to come.

Q Why do prophets go through difficulties in their lives? [4]

 God tests his prophets in different ways,
 They go through hardships to deal with the difficulties of their mission, especially as many will face opposition from
their communities.
 They also go through difficulties to strengthen their faith which will in turn help them to carry on their mission.
 Overcoming adversity and strengthening your faith helps you get closer to God, which is a lesson for all Muslims.