Abu Bakr: past paper questions
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- 0493/21 · May/June 2025 · Q3a[10]
Write about how Abu Bakr set the example of leadership as the first Caliph of Islam.
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · May/June 2025 · Q3b[4]
In your opinion which was the greatest service of Abu Bakr as Caliph? Give reasons to support your answer.
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · October/November 2024 · Q3a[10]
Write an account of Abu Bakr’s accomplishments as caliph.
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · October/November 2024 · Q3b[4]
In your opinion, why was Abu Bakr chosen to be the first caliph of Islam? Give reasons to support your answer.
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · May/June 2024 · Q3b[4]
Why do you think Abu Bakr was determined to challenge the tribes who refused to pay charity (zakat)?
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · May/June 2023 · Q3a[10]
Write a detailed account of the false prophets that Abu Bakr dealt with during his caliphate.
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · May/June 2023 · Q3b[4]
In your opinion, what was more important for Islam: defeating the false prophets or fighting the tribes that refused to pay zakat? Give reasons to support your answer.
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · October/November 2022 · Q3a[10]
Give an account of the steps taken by Abu Bakr to establish his caliphate.
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · October/November 2022 · Q3b[4]
In your opinion, which one of Abu Bakr’s achievements as caliph was the most significant? Give reasons to support your answer.
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · May/June 2022 · Q3a[10]
Write about the Battle of the Bridge and the Battle of Buwayb, fought during the caliphate of ͑ Umar.
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · May/June 2022 · Q3b[4]
Why was victory in the Battle of Buwayb significant for Muslims?
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · May/June 2021 · Q3a[10]
Write an account of the false prophet Musailimah and the battle fought against him in 632.
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · May/June 2021 · Q3b[4]
What was the importance of this battle to future generations of Muslims?
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · May/June 2021 · Q5b[4]
In your opinion, what is the most important benefit of salat in the lives of Muslims? Give reasons to support your answer.
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · October/November 2020 · Q3a[10]
Write an account of how Abu Bakr led the Islamic empire when he became the first caliph.
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · October/November 2020 · Q3b[4]
Why was defeating the false prophets so important to the stability of the Islamic state during Abu Bakr’s caliphate?
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · October/November 2019 · Q3a[10]
Write an account of the achievements of Abu Bakr as the first caliph of Islam.
See it on the paper → - 0493/21 · October/November 2019 · Q3b[4]
Which was his greatest contribution as caliph? Give reasons for your answer.
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · October/November 2019 · Q3a[10]
Write a detailed account of the election of Abu Bakr as the first caliph and the action he took against any two of the false prophets.
See it on the paper → - 0493/22 · October/November 2019 · Q3b[4]
What was the most serious danger faced by the Islamic state during Abu Bakr’s caliphate? Give reasons for your answer.
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What examiners said
This question asked candidates to write about the leadership qualities of the first Caliph. Stronger candidates highlighted his various achievements and connected them back to the question, commenting on how a chosen achievement reflected a leadership quality. Other candidates simple wrote an account of his various achievements; if these were then linked to his leadership qualities in the answer’s...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0493/21 Q3(a) (Cambridge)
This question required candidates to choose Abu Bakr’s greatest service and say why, in their opinion, it was his greatest. Many candidates chose the compilation of the Qur’an to be his greatest service whilst others chose defeating the false prophets. Answers were credited when ideas were supported with reasoning. It must be impressed upon candidates that in questions where they are asked to sele...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0493/21 Q3(b) (Cambridge)
This was a straightforward knowledge-based question asking candidates to write about the false prophets Hazrat Abu Bakr dealt with in his caliphate. All four false prophets needed to be written about; Musaylima was the false prophet about whom the most could be written. For answer to be credited as having detail and development, an account of the Battle of Yamama fought against him needed to be gi...
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0493/21 Q3(a) (Cambridge)
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