Compilation and Standardisation of the Qur'an
9 Grade 10 Religious Education (IRE) questions on Compilation and Standardisation of the Qur'an, with worked marking schemes. 9 questions are available on this topic in full.
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4 marksDescribe four steps Caliph Uthman (R.A.) took to produce and distribute a standard copy of the Qur'an. (4 marks)
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4 marksAnalyse four circumstances that led to the compilation of the Qur'an during the reign of Caliph Abubakar (R.A.). (4 marks)
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1 markWhile researching the first collection of the Qur'an into one volume, a Grade 10 learner reads that Umar (R.A.) advised Caliph Abubakar (R.A.) to compile it because of a particular event. Which event prompted this advice?
A. The death of Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) in Madinah
B. The conversion of many Persians to Islam
C. The death of many huffaz at the Battle of Yamamah
D. Differences in recitation among soldiers in Armenia
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1 markAfter Zaid bin Thabit (R.A.) completed the compiled sheets (suhuf) of the Qur'an, they were kept by Caliph Abubakar (R.A.) and later by Caliph Umar (R.A.). With whom were the suhuf kept after the death of Umar (R.A.)?
A. Zaid bin Thabit (R.A.)
B. Hafsah bint Umar (R.A.)
C. Aisha bint Abubakar (R.A.)
D. Uthman bin Affan (R.A.)
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4 marksEvaluate four ways in which the compilation and standardisation of the Qur'an have helped to preserve it to the present day. (4 marks)
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4 marksThe newly elected officials of your school's Muslim Students' Association (MSA) have been asked to keep accurate records of meetings and of money contributed for an iftar programme. Using examples from the work of the compilers of the Qur'an, explain two qualities the officials should show in their work. (4 marks)
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Any two of the following, 2 marks each: 1 mark for the quality applied to the MSA task and 1 mark for the matching example from the compilers (4 marks): - Trustworthiness: the officials should be honest with members' money and records; Zaid bin Thabit (R.A.) was chosen because he was trusted with the revelation. - Record keeping: they should write down and safely store minutes and receipts; the compilers wrote the Qur'an on suhuf, and the suhuf were kept safely with Abubakar, Umar and then Hafsah (R.A.). - Teamwork: they should share duties and work together; Uthman's (R.A.) four-member committee worked together to make the standard copies. - Integrity and accuracy: they should check figures before recording them; Zaid (R.A.) accepted a written verse only when two witnesses confirmed it. - Leadership and consultation (shura): they should consult members before deciding; Abubakar (R.A.) consulted Umar (R.A.), and Uthman (R.A.) consulted the companions before acting. - Diligence and sense of responsibility: they should take the task seriously; Zaid (R.A.) said moving a mountain would have been easier, which shows how seriously he took the task.
Question 7
5 marksDuring the reign of Caliph Uthman (R.A.), a companion came back from military campaigns in Armenia and Azerbaijan worried about what he had seen among the Muslim soldiers.
(a) Name this companion. (1 mark)
(b) Examine four circumstances that led to the standardisation of the Qur'an during the reign of Caliph Uthman (R.A.). (4 marks) Total: 5 marks
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1 markCaliph Uthman (R.A.) set up a committee to make standard copies of the Qur'an. He told them that whenever they disagreed with Zaid bin Thabit (R.A.) on how a word should be written, they should write it in
A. the dialect of the Ansar of Madinah
B. the wording of Ubayy bin Ka'b's copy
C. the script then used in Kufa and Basra
D. the dialect of the Quraysh
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5 marksDescribe the process followed by Zaid bin Thabit (R.A.) in compiling the Qur'an during the reign of Caliph Abubakar (R.A.). (5 marks)
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Any five of the following, 1 mark each (5 marks): - Abubakar (R.A.), after consulting Umar (R.A.), appointed Zaid bin Thabit (R.A.) because he was young, intelligent, trustworthy and had been a scribe of revelation. - Zaid (R.A.) was at first unwilling, saying that moving a mountain would have been easier, but he accepted the task. - He gathered the written portions from palm stalks, flat white stones, parchment, leather and animal shoulder blades. - He also used what companions had memorised (the hearts of men), and he was a hafidh himself. - He accepted a written portion only when two witnesses testified that it had been written in the presence of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.). - He checked every written portion against what had been memorised, so each portion was confirmed by both writing and memory. - He found the last verses of Surah at-Tawbah (Q. 9:128-129) written down only with Abu Khuzaymah al-Ansari (R.A.). - He wrote the verses on sheets (suhuf), keeping the arrangement taught by the Prophet (P.B.U.H.). - He handed the completed suhuf to Caliph Abubakar (R.A.) for safekeeping.
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