Islamic Clothing and Adornment

9 Grade 10 Religious Education (IRE) questions on Islamic Clothing and Adornment, with worked marking schemes. 9 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   According to the majority of Sunni scholars, the awrah of a Muslim man, which he must keep covered, is the area:

   A. From the shoulders to the knees

   B. From the navel to the knees

   C. From the chest to the ankles

   D. From the waist to the shins

   (1 mark)

   Marking scheme for this question

   Create a free account to see it

2. Question 2

   6 marks

   Explain the Islamic ruling on each of the following forms of adornment:

   (a) tattooing (2 marks)

   (b) wearing wigs or hair extensions (2 marks)

   (c) cosmetic surgery done for beautification (2 marks)

   (6 marks)

   Marking scheme

   (a) Tattooing (2 marks): - It is prohibited (haram). (1 mark) - Reason, any one (1 mark): the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) cursed the one who tattoos and the one who asks to be tattooed (narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, al-Bukhari and Muslim); it alters the creation of Allah (Q. 4:119); it causes needless pain and health risks such as infection. (b) Wigs or hair extensions (2 marks): - Attaching false hair to one's own hair is prohibited (haram). (1 mark) - Reason, any one (1 mark): the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) cursed the woman who attaches hair and the one who has it attached (al-wasilah and al-mustawsilah; narrated by Asma' bint Abi Bakr and by Aisha, al-Bukhari and Muslim); it deceives others about one's real appearance. (c) Cosmetic surgery for beautification (2 marks): - Surgery done only to enhance beauty or change natural features is prohibited, because it alters Allah's creation out of vanity. (1 mark) - Surgery to correct a defect or deformity, or to repair injury such as burns, is permitted on the grounds of need and the removal of harm. (1 mark)

3. Question 3

   4 marks

   Suggest four ways in which Muslim youth in Kenya can promote Islamic identity through their dress. (4 marks)

   (4 marks)

   Marking scheme for this question

   Create a free account to see it

4. Question 4

   5 marks

   Outline five conditions that a garment must meet to conform to the Islamic code of dressing. (5 marks)

   (5 marks)

   Marking scheme for this question

   Create a free account to see it

5. Question 5

   1 mark

   In Surah al-A'raf (Q. 7:26), which clothing does Allah (S.W.T.) describe as the best?

   A. The clothing that covers the whole head

   B. The clothing of taqwa (righteousness)

   C. The clothing woven from the finest wool

   D. The clothing worn by pilgrims during Hajj

   (1 mark)

   Marking scheme for this question

   Create a free account to see it

6. Question 6

   4 marks

   Using a table, distinguish between the Islamic code of dressing and adornment for men and for women on four aspects. (4 marks)

   (4 marks)

   Marking scheme

   Any four correct contrasts set out in a table, 1 mark each (4 marks). A mark is given only when both the men's and the women's side of the contrast are correct. - Awrah: men, from the navel to the knees; women, in front of non-mahram men, the whole body except the face and hands (the majority view; some scholars also require the face to be covered). - Silk: forbidden for men; permitted for women. - Gold jewellery: forbidden for men; permitted for women (narrated by Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, al-Tirmidhi and al-Nasa'i). - Length of garment: men should not let the garment drag below the ankles out of pride; women may lengthen their garments to cover the feet (narrated by Umm Salamah, al-Tirmidhi). - Head covering: women must cover the hair with a khimar (Q. 24:31); for men a cap (kofia) is recommended but not obligatory. - Perfume: men may wear it in public; women should not wear it when passing non-mahram men. - Henna on the hands and feet: permitted and encouraged for women; not allowed for men except for medical need, as it imitates women (scholars differ on whether it is disliked or forbidden).

7. Question 7

   4 marks

   Explain two reasons why the Islamic code of dressing is a basis for safeguarding modesty in society. (4 marks)

   (4 marks)

   Marking scheme for this question

   Create a free account to see it

8. Question 8

   1 mark

   The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) warned that on the Day of Resurrection Allah (S.W.T.) will not look at a person who drags his garment out of pride (narrated by Ibn Umar, al-Bukhari and Muslim). This teaching mainly discourages:

   A. arrogance and showing off in dress

   B. wearing clothes that are old and patched

   C. wearing clothes of very bright colours

   D. wearing clothes borrowed from others

   (1 mark)

   Marking scheme for this question

   Create a free account to see it

9. Question 9

   5 marks

   (a) State three purposes of clothing in Islam. (3 marks)

   (b) Explain how wearing Islamic dress can become an act of ibaadah. (2 marks)

   (5 marks)

   Marking scheme for this question

   Create a free account to see it

10. 7 more marking schemes are on this page. A free account opens all of them, and lets you build your own paper on the topics you have actually taught, laid out in KNEC format with its full marking scheme.

    Create a free account

More Grade 10 Religious Education (IRE) topics