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Write about the life of ʿAisha during the years she was married to the Prophet (pbuh).
See it on the paper →How can Muslims today apply lessons learned from ʿAisha’s life about the importance of education and knowledge?
See it on the paper →Give an account of the life of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid.
See it on the paper →Write an account of the life of Fatima and the life of any one other of the Prophet’s daughters.
See it on the paper →What lessons might Muslims learn from the relationship between the Prophet (pbuh) and his daughters? Give examples to support your answer.
See it on the paper →The first wife of the Prophet (pbuh) was Khadija. Write about the main events of her life.
See it on the paper →What does Khadija’s marriage to the Prophet (pbuh) teach Muslims about family relationships?
See it on the paper →This question was one of the less popular choices compared to other optional questions. Responses at the top end of the marks wrote extensively about Fatima, following the events of her life in a chronological order, starting from Makkah where she was born and provided support to her father as a child at a very crucial time. Fatima’s life in Madina as well as instances of her interactions with her...
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0493/11 Q5(a) (Cambridge)
More insightful answers were able to draw some valuable lessons from the way the Prophet (pbuh) treated his daughters and effectively applied them to the lives of Muslims today. The answers awarded the highest marks emphasised treating them with kindness, love and affection, honouring them with equal status as sons. On the other hand, the candidates who could only make a few generic suggestions of...
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0493/11 Q5(b) (Cambridge)
Many responses included facts about Khadija. For instance, her earlier marriages, business, interaction with the Prophet (pbuh) before marriage, proposal, and children from her marriage to the Prophet (pbuh). The best responses showed development through the inclusion of precise details about names of her first husbands and their children, or through an account of Khadija’s involvement in the firs...
— Examiner report, May/June 2021, 0493/11 Q5(a) (Cambridge)
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