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Write about the lives of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab and Khalid ibn al-Walid during the lifetime of the Prophet (pbuh).
See it on the paper →Write about the lives of the following Companions during the lifetime of the Prophet (pbuh): • • Ja‘far ibn Abi Talib Zayd ibn Thabit.
See it on the paper →Describe the conversion to Islam of Abu Bakr, ͑ Umar, ͑ Uthman and ͑Ali.
See it on the paper →describe their teaching about what Muslims believe
See it on the paper →explain how Muslims can put these teachings into action. (i) It was said: O Messenger of Allah, who is the most excellent of men? The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said: ‘The believer who strives hard in the way of Allah with his person and his property.’ (ii) He who studies the Qur’an is...
See it on the paper →Write a detailed account of the lives of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Khalid ibn Walid during the lifetime of the Prophet (pbuh).
See it on the paper →Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib showed loyalty to the Prophet (pbuh). How can Muslims show loyalty in their everyday lives?
See it on the paper →Hadith 7 was a very popular choice. The words ‘striving hard’ given in the Hadith are key to understanding the broader teaching of this Hadith and the strongest responses understood it. For example, responses included that a believer could strive in the way of God by migrating for the sake of Islam, by preaching the word of God, by travelling to different parts of the world, by controlling one’s n...
— Examiner report, October/November 2021, 0493/22 Q1(a) (Cambridge)
The strongest candidates were able to present a range of examples of how the teachings given in part (a) of the answer can be put into action. For example, striving in God’s way may mean a Muslim spends time in worship or does social work in the community. Hadith 13 could be put into action by reading and understanding the Qur’an or by teaching it to others. To exemplify Hadith 20 candidates said...
— Examiner report, October/November 2021, 0493/22 Q1(b) (Cambridge)
This was not a popular question. There were some basic facts about both personalities that almost all the candidates attempting this question wrote about. Better responses included specific details of individual events such as war strategies employed by Khalid bin Waleed in Mau’tah or in-depth narration of the event of Hamza’s acceptance of Islam. Similarly, some strong quotes such as the dialogue...
— Examiner report, May/June 2019, 0493/12 Q5(a) (Cambridge)
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