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Every point in the subject content of the Cambridge IGCSE Islamiyat 0493 syllabus for examinations in 2028, together with every prescribed passage and Hadith, mapped to the lessons that deliver it.

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Paper 1 Major themes of the Qur'an
Coverage for Major themes of the Qur'an, Paper 1
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P1.T1.b1 1 The major theme or themes of the Qur'an that appear in each passage
  • P1-QUR-00 How to study a set passage: Arabic, translation, theme and importance
  • P1-QUR-01 Sura 2.255 — Ayat al-Kursi: the living, self-subsisting God
  • P1-QUR-02 Sura 6.101–103 — Originator of the heavens and the earth; beyond all vision
  • P1-QUR-03 Sura 41.37 — The signs of the sun and moon; worship the Creator, not creation
  • P1-QUR-04 Sura 42.4–5 — Sovereignty of the heavens and earth; the angels' praise
  • P1-QUR-05 Sura 112 — Al-Ikhlas: the purest statement of tawhid
  • P1-QUR-06 Sura 1 — Al-Fatiha: the opening, the summary of the Qur'an
  • P1-QUR-07 Sura 2.21–22 — Worship your Lord who made the earth a resting place
  • P1-QUR-08 Sura 96.1–5 — Al-‘Alaq: read in the name of your Lord who created
  • P1-QUR-09 Sura 99 — Al-Zalzala: the earthquake and the weighing of deeds
  • P1-QUR-10 Sura 114 — Al-Nas: seeking refuge with the Lord of mankind
  • P1-QUR-11 Sura 2.30–37 — Adam, the angels, the names, and the first repentance
  • P1-QUR-12 Sura 6.75–79 — Ibrahim and the search for the true Lord
  • P1-QUR-13 Sura 5.110 — The favours of Allah upon ‘Isa son of Maryam
  • P1-QUR-14 Sura 93 — Al-Duha: your Lord has not forsaken you
  • P1-QUR-15 Sura 108 — Al-Kawthar: abundance given, so pray and sacrifice
  • P1-QUR-19 Cross-passage themes: tawhid, creation, guidance, accountability, prophethood
  • P1-QUR-20 Answering Paper 1 Question 1: the 4-mark theme answer and the 4-mark importance answer
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P1.T1.b2 1 The importance of these themes in the lives of Muslims today
  • P1-QUR-00 How to study a set passage: Arabic, translation, theme and importance
  • P1-QUR-01 Sura 2.255 — Ayat al-Kursi: the living, self-subsisting God
  • P1-QUR-02 Sura 6.101–103 — Originator of the heavens and the earth; beyond all vision
  • P1-QUR-03 Sura 41.37 — The signs of the sun and moon; worship the Creator, not creation
  • P1-QUR-04 Sura 42.4–5 — Sovereignty of the heavens and earth; the angels' praise
  • P1-QUR-05 Sura 112 — Al-Ikhlas: the purest statement of tawhid
  • P1-QUR-06 Sura 1 — Al-Fatiha: the opening, the summary of the Qur'an
  • P1-QUR-07 Sura 2.21–22 — Worship your Lord who made the earth a resting place
  • P1-QUR-08 Sura 96.1–5 — Al-‘Alaq: read in the name of your Lord who created
  • P1-QUR-09 Sura 99 — Al-Zalzala: the earthquake and the weighing of deeds
  • P1-QUR-10 Sura 114 — Al-Nas: seeking refuge with the Lord of mankind
  • P1-QUR-11 Sura 2.30–37 — Adam, the angels, the names, and the first repentance
  • P1-QUR-12 Sura 6.75–79 — Ibrahim and the search for the true Lord
  • P1-QUR-13 Sura 5.110 — The favours of Allah upon ‘Isa son of Maryam
  • P1-QUR-14 Sura 93 — Al-Duha: your Lord has not forsaken you
  • P1-QUR-15 Sura 108 — Al-Kawthar: abundance given, so pray and sacrifice
  • P1-QUR-20 Answering Paper 1 Question 1: the 4-mark theme answer and the 4-mark importance answer
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P1.T1.b3 1 Study the passages in a recognised English translation, with reference to the original Arabic text
  • P1-QUR-01 Sura 2.255 — Ayat al-Kursi: the living, self-subsisting God
  • P1-QUR-02 Sura 6.101–103 — Originator of the heavens and the earth; beyond all vision
  • P1-QUR-03 Sura 41.37 — The signs of the sun and moon; worship the Creator, not creation
  • P1-QUR-04 Sura 42.4–5 — Sovereignty of the heavens and earth; the angels' praise
  • P1-QUR-05 Sura 112 — Al-Ikhlas: the purest statement of tawhid
  • P1-QUR-06 Sura 1 — Al-Fatiha: the opening, the summary of the Qur'an
  • P1-QUR-07 Sura 2.21–22 — Worship your Lord who made the earth a resting place
  • P1-QUR-08 Sura 96.1–5 — Al-‘Alaq: read in the name of your Lord who created
  • P1-QUR-09 Sura 99 — Al-Zalzala: the earthquake and the weighing of deeds
  • P1-QUR-10 Sura 114 — Al-Nas: seeking refuge with the Lord of mankind
  • P1-QUR-11 Sura 2.30–37 — Adam, the angels, the names, and the first repentance
  • P1-QUR-12 Sura 6.75–79 — Ibrahim and the search for the true Lord
  • P1-QUR-13 Sura 5.110 — The favours of Allah upon ‘Isa son of Maryam
  • P1-QUR-14 Sura 93 — Al-Duha: your Lord has not forsaken you
  • P1-QUR-15 Sura 108 — Al-Kawthar: abundance given, so pray and sacrifice
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P1.T1.b4 1 Demonstrate knowledge of the original Arabic as well as the translation
  • P1-QUR-01 Sura 2.255 — Ayat al-Kursi: the living, self-subsisting God
  • P1-QUR-02 Sura 6.101–103 — Originator of the heavens and the earth; beyond all vision
  • P1-QUR-03 Sura 41.37 — The signs of the sun and moon; worship the Creator, not creation
  • P1-QUR-04 Sura 42.4–5 — Sovereignty of the heavens and earth; the angels' praise
  • P1-QUR-05 Sura 112 — Al-Ikhlas: the purest statement of tawhid
  • P1-QUR-06 Sura 1 — Al-Fatiha: the opening, the summary of the Qur'an
  • P1-QUR-07 Sura 2.21–22 — Worship your Lord who made the earth a resting place
  • P1-QUR-08 Sura 96.1–5 — Al-‘Alaq: read in the name of your Lord who created
  • P1-QUR-09 Sura 99 — Al-Zalzala: the earthquake and the weighing of deeds
  • P1-QUR-10 Sura 114 — Al-Nas: seeking refuge with the Lord of mankind
  • P1-QUR-11 Sura 2.30–37 — Adam, the angels, the names, and the first repentance
  • P1-QUR-12 Sura 6.75–79 — Ibrahim and the search for the true Lord
  • P1-QUR-13 Sura 5.110 — The favours of Allah upon ‘Isa son of Maryam
  • P1-QUR-14 Sura 93 — Al-Duha: your Lord has not forsaken you
  • P1-QUR-15 Sura 108 — Al-Kawthar: abundance given, so pray and sacrifice
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P1.T1.g1 1 Group of passages: Allah in himself
  • P1-QUR-16 Group synthesis: Allah in Himself — what the five passages teach together
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P1.T1.g2 1 Group of passages: Allah's relationship with the created world
  • P1-QUR-17 Group synthesis: Allah's relationship with the created world
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P1.T1.g3 1 Group of passages: Allah's Messengers
  • P1-QUR-18 Group synthesis: Allah's Messengers
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Paper 1 History and importance of the Qur'an
Coverage for History and importance of the Qur'an, Paper 1
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P1.T2.b1 1 The revelation of the Qur'an to the Prophet ﷺ between the years 610 and 632
  • P1-QURH-00 What "revelation" means in Islam: wahy, the Qur'an as the speech of Allah
  • P1-QURH-01 The first revelation: Hira, 610 CE, and the role of Jibril
  • P1-QURH-02 Revelation 610–632: how, when and why revelation came
  • P1-QURH-03 Makkan and Madinan revelation: features, purposes and how to tell them apart
  • P1-QURH-04 The Prophet ﷺ as recipient and teacher of revelation
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P1.T2.b2 1 The account of the compilation of the Qur'an under the Rightly Guided Caliphs
  • P1-QURH-05 Memorisation, the scribes of revelation and the materials used for writing
  • P1-QURH-06 The arrangement of the Qur'an: suras, ayat, juz', and the order of revelation
  • P1-QURH-07 Compilation under Abu Bakr: Yamama, ‘Umar's proposal, Zayd ibn Thabit's method
  • P1-QURH-08 Standardisation under ‘Uthman: reasons, method, and the fate of other copies
  • P1-QURH-09 Preservation and transmission from ‘Uthman's copies to today
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P1.T2.b3 1 The major themes of the Qur'an as contained both in the passages set for special study and in other similar passages
Compulsory Paper 1 Question 2 has been set in this form. See docs/07 section 2.
  • P1-QUR-19 Cross-passage themes: tawhid, creation, guidance, accountability, prophethood
  • P1-QURH-06 The arrangement of the Qur'an: suras, ayat, juz', and the order of revelation
  • P1-QURH-13 Major themes across the Qur'an: the set passages and other similar passages
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P1.T2.b4 1 The use of the Qur'an in legal thinking, and its relationship with the Hadiths, consensus (ijma‘) and analogy (qiyas)
  • P1-QURH-10 The Qur'an in legal thinking: Qur'an, Hadith, ijma‘ and qiyas
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P1.T2.b5 1 Its significance as the basis of all thought and action in Islam
  • P1-QURH-11 Significance: the Qur'an in belief, worship, conduct, law and daily life today
  • P1-QURH-12 Module review and Paper 1 Q2 exam practice
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Paper 1 Life and importance of the Prophet ﷺ
Coverage for Life and importance of the Prophet ﷺ, Paper 1
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P1.T3.b1 1 The main events of the Prophet's life from his birth to his call to prophethood
  • P1-SIR-00 Arabia before Islam: tribes, trade, religion and the Age of Ignorance
  • P1-SIR-01 Ancestry, birth and the year of the elephant
  • P1-SIR-02 Childhood: Halima, the death of Amina, ‘Abd al-Muttalib and Abu Talib
  • P1-SIR-03 Youth and reputation: trade, al-Amin, and Hilf al-Fudul
  • P1-SIR-04 Marriage to Khadija and family life before prophethood
  • P1-SIR-05 The rebuilding of the Ka‘ba and the Black Stone
  • P1-SIR-06 Retreat at Hira and the call to prophethood
  • P1-SIR-27 Module review and Paper 1 Q3 exam practice
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P1.T3.b2 1 The main events of his activities in Makka and his experiences with his opponents
  • P1-SIR-07 The earliest Muslims and three years of private preaching
  • P1-SIR-08 Public preaching and the beginning of opposition
  • P1-SIR-09 Persecution in Makka and the migrations to Abyssinia
  • P1-SIR-10 Hamza and ‘Umar accept Islam; the boycott of the Banu Hashim
  • P1-SIR-11 The Year of Sorrow and the journey to Ta'if
  • P1-SIR-12 Al-Isra and al-Mi‘raj: the night journey and ascension
  • P1-SIR-13 The Pledges of ‘Aqaba and the plan to emigrate
  • P1-SIR-27 Module review and Paper 1 Q3 exam practice
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P1.T3.b3 1 The main events of his activities in Madina, his leadership of the community there and his conflicts with the Makkans and others
  • P1-SIR-14 The Hijra: the events of the migration to Madina
  • P1-SIR-15 Building Madina: the mosque, the brotherhood of Muhajirun and Ansar
  • P1-SIR-16 The Constitution of Madina and relations with the groups of the city
  • P1-SIR-17 Permission to fight and the Battle of Badr
  • P1-SIR-18 The Battle of Uhud: events, losses and lessons
  • P1-SIR-19 The Battle of the Trench and its aftermath
  • P1-SIR-20 The Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Khaybar, and the letters to rulers
  • P1-SIR-21 The conquest of Makka; Hunayn, Ta'if and Tabuk
  • P1-SIR-22 The Farewell Pilgrimage and Sermon; the final illness and death
  • P1-SIR-27 Module review and Paper 1 Q3 exam practice
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P1.T3.b4 1 His actions and character
  • P1-SIR-23 Character and conduct: honesty, patience, mercy, courage, forgiveness, justice
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P1.T3.b5 1 The importance of his actions as examples for Muslim individuals in their personal conduct and relations with others including women and non-Muslims
  • P1-SIR-24 An example for individuals: family, women, children, enemies and non-Muslims
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P1.T3.b6 1 The importance of his actions as examples for Muslim communities in their relations with other states
  • P1-SIR-25 An example for communities and states: consultation, diplomacy and peacemaking
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P1.T3.b7 1 His significance as Seal of the Prophets and last Messenger of Allah
  • P1-SIR-26 Seal of the Prophets: his significance as the last Messenger of Allah
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Paper 1 The first Islamic community
Coverage for The first Islamic community, Paper 1
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P1.T4.b1 1 The Prophet's wives
  • P1-COM-01 The Prophet's wives (1): Khadija, Sawda, ‘A'isha, Hafsa
  • P1-COM-02 The Prophet's wives (2): Zaynab bint Khuzayma, Umm Salama, Zaynab bint Jahsh, Juwayriya
  • P1-COM-03 The Prophet's wives (3): Umm Habiba, Safiyya, Maymuna; and Maria the Copt
  • P1-COM-04 The Mothers of the Believers: their collective role and significance
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P1.T4.b2 1 His descendants, including his children, grandchildren and the direct line recognised among Shi‘a Muslims as Imams
  • P1-COM-05 The Prophet's children and the household
  • P1-COM-06 Fatima, ‘Ali, Hasan and Husayn: the Prophet's descendants
  • P1-COM-07 The line of Imams recognised among Shi‘a Muslims
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P1.T4.b3.1 1 Leading Companions: the Ten Blessed Companions
  • P1-COM-08 The Ten Blessed Companions (al-‘Ashara al-Mubashshara)
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P1.T4.b3.2 1 Leading Companions: his Scribes
  • P1-COM-09 The scribes of revelation and the recorders of the community
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P1.T4.b3.3 1 Leading Companions: the major characters who surrounded him in his ministry
  • P1-COM-11 Other leading Companions: Bilal, Salman, Abu Dharr, Mus‘ab, Ja‘far, Zayd, Khalid
  • P1-COM-12 Opponents of the early mission: Abu Lahab, Abu Jahl, Abu Sufyan, ‘Abdullah ibn Ubayy
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P1.T4.b3.4 1 Leading Companions: the Emigrants and Helpers
  • P1-COM-00 Who made up the first Islamic community? Muhajirun, Ansar and the Ahl al-Bayt
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P1.T4.b3.5 1 Leading Companions: the four Rightly Guided Caliphs during the Prophet's lifetime
Their rules AFTER the Prophet's death belong to Paper 2.
  • P1-COM-10 The four Rightly Guided Caliphs during the Prophet's lifetime
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P1.T4.b4 1 Explain the importance of their actions and experiences in the history and beliefs of Islam
  • P1-COM-13 Module review and Paper 1 Q4 exam practice
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Paper 2 Major teachings in the Hadiths
Coverage for Major teachings in the Hadiths, Paper 2
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P2.T1.b1 2 Group of passages: individual conduct
  • P2-HAD-21 Group synthesis: Hadiths on individual conduct
  • P2-HAD-23 Comparing Hadiths: linking, contrasting and grouping the twenty
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P2.T1.b2 2 Group of passages: life in the community
  • P2-HAD-22 Group synthesis: Hadiths on life in the community
  • P2-HAD-23 Comparing Hadiths: linking, contrasting and grouping the twenty
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P2.T1.b3 2 What each passage teaches about what Muslims should believe
  • P2-HAD-00 How to study a set Hadith: Arabic, translation, teaching and application
  • P2-HAD-01 Hadith 1 — "Religion is sincerity": nasiha to Allah, His Book, His Messenger and the community
  • P2-HAD-02 Hadith 2 — Wanting for your brother what you want for yourself
  • P2-HAD-03 Hadith 3 — Good speech, generosity to the neighbour and to the guest
  • P2-HAD-04 Hadith 4 — The obligatory duties and the lawful and forbidden
  • P2-HAD-05 Hadith 5 — A charity for every joint: the breadth of sadaqa
  • P2-HAD-06 Hadith 6 — Changing an evil with hand, tongue or heart
  • P2-HAD-07 Hadith 7 — The most excellent believer: striving with person and property
  • P2-HAD-08 Hadith 8 — Who is a martyr? Widening the meaning of shahada
  • P2-HAD-09 Hadith 9 — Eating from the work of one's own hand
  • P2-HAD-10 Hadith 10 — Caring for the widow and the poor
  • P2-HAD-11 Hadith 11 — The one who brings up an orphan
  • P2-HAD-12 Hadith 12 — "Be gentle and do not be hard": leadership in Yaman
  • P2-HAD-13 Hadith 13 — The tethered camels: keeping hold of the Qur'an
  • P2-HAD-14 Hadith 14 — Kindness in selling, buying and asking for repayment
  • P2-HAD-15 Hadith 15 — Mercy shown and mercy received
  • P2-HAD-16 Hadith 16 — The believers as a single body
  • P2-HAD-17 Hadith 17 — "Modesty produces nothing but good"
  • P2-HAD-18 Hadith 18 — A mustard seed of faith, a mustard seed of pride
  • P2-HAD-19 Hadith 19 — The world as the believer's prison
  • P2-HAD-20 Hadith 20 — Allah looks at hearts and deeds, not forms and possessions
  • P2-HAD-24 Answering Paper 2 Question 1: the 4-mark teaching answer and the 4-mark application answer
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P2.T1.b4 2 What each passage teaches about how Muslims should act
  • P2-HAD-00 How to study a set Hadith: Arabic, translation, teaching and application
  • P2-HAD-01 Hadith 1 — "Religion is sincerity": nasiha to Allah, His Book, His Messenger and the community
  • P2-HAD-02 Hadith 2 — Wanting for your brother what you want for yourself
  • P2-HAD-03 Hadith 3 — Good speech, generosity to the neighbour and to the guest
  • P2-HAD-04 Hadith 4 — The obligatory duties and the lawful and forbidden
  • P2-HAD-05 Hadith 5 — A charity for every joint: the breadth of sadaqa
  • P2-HAD-06 Hadith 6 — Changing an evil with hand, tongue or heart
  • P2-HAD-07 Hadith 7 — The most excellent believer: striving with person and property
  • P2-HAD-08 Hadith 8 — Who is a martyr? Widening the meaning of shahada
  • P2-HAD-09 Hadith 9 — Eating from the work of one's own hand
  • P2-HAD-10 Hadith 10 — Caring for the widow and the poor
  • P2-HAD-11 Hadith 11 — The one who brings up an orphan
  • P2-HAD-12 Hadith 12 — "Be gentle and do not be hard": leadership in Yaman
  • P2-HAD-13 Hadith 13 — The tethered camels: keeping hold of the Qur'an
  • P2-HAD-14 Hadith 14 — Kindness in selling, buying and asking for repayment
  • P2-HAD-15 Hadith 15 — Mercy shown and mercy received
  • P2-HAD-16 Hadith 16 — The believers as a single body
  • P2-HAD-17 Hadith 17 — "Modesty produces nothing but good"
  • P2-HAD-18 Hadith 18 — A mustard seed of faith, a mustard seed of pride
  • P2-HAD-19 Hadith 19 — The world as the believer's prison
  • P2-HAD-20 Hadith 20 — Allah looks at hearts and deeds, not forms and possessions
  • P2-HAD-24 Answering Paper 2 Question 1: the 4-mark teaching answer and the 4-mark application answer
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P2.T1.b5 2 Study with reference to the original Arabic text as well as the English translation
  • P2-HAD-01 Hadith 1 — "Religion is sincerity": nasiha to Allah, His Book, His Messenger and the community
  • P2-HAD-02 Hadith 2 — Wanting for your brother what you want for yourself
  • P2-HAD-03 Hadith 3 — Good speech, generosity to the neighbour and to the guest
  • P2-HAD-04 Hadith 4 — The obligatory duties and the lawful and forbidden
  • P2-HAD-05 Hadith 5 — A charity for every joint: the breadth of sadaqa
  • P2-HAD-06 Hadith 6 — Changing an evil with hand, tongue or heart
  • P2-HAD-07 Hadith 7 — The most excellent believer: striving with person and property
  • P2-HAD-08 Hadith 8 — Who is a martyr? Widening the meaning of shahada
  • P2-HAD-09 Hadith 9 — Eating from the work of one's own hand
  • P2-HAD-10 Hadith 10 — Caring for the widow and the poor
  • P2-HAD-11 Hadith 11 — The one who brings up an orphan
  • P2-HAD-12 Hadith 12 — "Be gentle and do not be hard": leadership in Yaman
  • P2-HAD-13 Hadith 13 — The tethered camels: keeping hold of the Qur'an
  • P2-HAD-14 Hadith 14 — Kindness in selling, buying and asking for repayment
  • P2-HAD-15 Hadith 15 — Mercy shown and mercy received
  • P2-HAD-16 Hadith 16 — The believers as a single body
  • P2-HAD-17 Hadith 17 — "Modesty produces nothing but good"
  • P2-HAD-18 Hadith 18 — A mustard seed of faith, a mustard seed of pride
  • P2-HAD-19 Hadith 19 — The world as the believer's prison
  • P2-HAD-20 Hadith 20 — Allah looks at hearts and deeds, not forms and possessions
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Paper 2 History and importance of the Hadiths
Coverage for History and importance of the Hadiths, Paper 2
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P2.T2.b1 2 The history of the compilation of the Hadiths
  • P2-HADH-00 Hadith and Sunna: what the terms mean and how they differ
  • P2-HADH-02 Transmission in the Prophet's lifetime and among the Companions
  • P2-HADH-04 Why Hadiths were collected: expansion, distance, and fabricated reports
  • P2-HADH-05 The journeys of the scholars and the science of narrator criticism
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P2.T2.b2 2 The earliest collections
  • P2-HADH-03 Oral preservation and the earliest written records
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P2.T2.b3 2 The main musnad and musannaf collections
  • P2-HADH-08 Musnad and musannaf: two ways of organising a collection
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P2.T2.b4 2 The main compilers and their activities
  • P2-HADH-09 The six Sunni collections and their compilers
  • P2-HADH-10 The four Shi‘a collections and differences of method
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P2.T2.b5 2 The methods based on examination of the chain of transmitters (isnad) and the text (matn) to test reliability
  • P2-HADH-01 The parts of a Hadith: isnad and matn
  • P2-HADH-06 Testing the isnad: continuity, character and memory
  • P2-HADH-07 Testing the matn, and the classification sahih, hasan and da‘if (with mutawatir and ahad)
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P2.T2.b6 2 The main features of the six collections of Sunni Hadiths and the four collections of Shi‘a Hadiths
  • P2-HADH-09 The six Sunni collections and their compilers
  • P2-HADH-10 The four Shi‘a collections and differences of method
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P2.T2.b7 2 The major themes of the Hadiths as contained both in the passages set for special study and in other similar passages
  • P2-HAD-23 Comparing Hadiths: linking, contrasting and grouping the twenty
  • P2-HADH-13 Major themes across the Hadiths: the set passages and other similar passages
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P2.T2.b8 2 Their use in legal thinking, and their relationship with the Qur'an, consensus (ijma‘) and analogy (qiyas)
  • P2-HADH-11 Hadith in legal thinking: relationship with the Qur'an, ijma‘ and qiyas; significance today
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P2.T2.b9 2 Their significance in thought and action in Islam
  • P2-HADH-11 Hadith in legal thinking: relationship with the Qur'an, ijma‘ and qiyas; significance today
  • P2-HADH-12 Module review and Paper 2 Q2 exam practice
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Paper 2 The Rightly Guided Caliphs
Coverage for The Rightly Guided Caliphs, Paper 2
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P2.T3.b1 2 The main events of the rules of the four Caliphs
  • P2-CAL-00 The succession after the Prophet ﷺ: Saqifa and the meaning of "khalifa"
  • P2-CAL-01 Abu Bakr: accession, first address and immediate challenges
  • P2-CAL-02 The Ridda Wars and the false prophets
  • P2-CAL-03 The compilation of the Qur'an under Abu Bakr
  • P2-CAL-10 The standardisation of the Qur'an under ‘Uthman
  • P2-CAL-11 Opposition to ‘Uthman: the accusations, the siege and his death
  • P2-CAL-12 ‘Ali: accession and the beginning of the First Fitna; the Battle of the Camel
  • P2-CAL-13 Siffin, the arbitration, and the emergence of the Kharijites
  • P2-CAL-17 Module review and Paper 2 Q3 exam practice
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P2.T3.b2 2 Their policies in maintaining and expanding the state
  • P2-CAL-05 ‘Umar: accession and the great expansion
  • P2-CAL-06 ‘Umar: administrative reforms and the organisation of the state
  • P2-CAL-07 ‘Umar: welfare, justice, and relations with conquered peoples
  • P2-CAL-09 ‘Uthman: accession, expansion and administration
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P2.T3.b3 2 Their approaches to leading the community
  • P2-CAL-06 ‘Umar: administrative reforms and the organisation of the state
  • P2-CAL-07 ‘Umar: welfare, justice, and relations with conquered peoples
  • P2-CAL-15 Comparing four models of leadership
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P2.T3.b4 2 Their main achievements
  • P2-CAL-03 The compilation of the Qur'an under Abu Bakr
  • P2-CAL-04 Abu Bakr: expansion, administration, character, death and significance
  • P2-CAL-08 ‘Umar: difficulties, death, character and significance
  • P2-CAL-10 The standardisation of the Qur'an under ‘Uthman
  • P2-CAL-14 ‘Ali: administration, character, Nahrawan, death and significance
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P2.T3.b5 2 The main difficulties they encountered
  • P2-CAL-02 The Ridda Wars and the false prophets
  • P2-CAL-11 Opposition to ‘Uthman: the accusations, the siege and his death
  • P2-CAL-12 ‘Ali: accession and the beginning of the First Fitna; the Battle of the Camel
  • P2-CAL-13 Siffin, the arbitration, and the emergence of the Kharijites
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P2.T3.b6 2 Their significance as examples of leadership
  • P2-CAL-04 Abu Bakr: expansion, administration, character, death and significance
  • P2-CAL-08 ‘Umar: difficulties, death, character and significance
  • P2-CAL-14 ‘Ali: administration, character, Nahrawan, death and significance
  • P2-CAL-15 Comparing four models of leadership
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P2.T3.b7 2 The importance of their rules as models for government today
  • P2-CAL-16 Models for government today: value, limits and relations with other states
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P2.T3.b8 2 Their importance as examples for Muslim communities in their relations with other states
  • P2-CAL-16 Models for government today: value, limits and relations with other states
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Paper 2 Articles of Faith and Pillars of Islam
Coverage for Articles of Faith and Pillars of Islam, Paper 2
Reference Paper Syllabus requirement Lessons Status
P2.T4.b1 2 The Six Articles of Faith
  • P2-FAI-00 Iman: the Six Articles of Faith as a single structure of belief
  • P2-FAI-07 How the Six Articles shape thought and behaviour
  • P2-FAI-10 Module review and exam practice on faith and jihad
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P2.T4.b1.1 2 God, including what Muslims believe about him
  • P2-FAI-01 Belief in Allah: tawhid, the divine names and attributes
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P2.T4.b1.2 2 Angels, their nature and duties
  • P2-FAI-02 Belief in angels: their nature and their duties
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P2.T4.b1.3 2 Books, their contents and purpose
  • P2-FAI-03 Belief in the revealed books: their contents and purpose
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P2.T4.b1.4 2 Prophets, their character and function
  • P2-FAI-04 Belief in the prophets: their character and function
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P2.T4.b1.5 2 God's predestination and decree, its meaning and significance
  • P2-FAI-05 Belief in predestination and divine decree: al-qada' wa-l-qadar
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P2.T4.b1.6 2 Resurrection and the last day, the main events and its significance
  • P2-FAI-06 Belief in the Resurrection and the Last Day: the main events and their significance
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P2.T4.b2 2 Jihad in its range of meanings: physical, mental and spiritual
  • P2-FAI-08 Jihad: the meaning of the word and the greater struggle
  • P2-FAI-09 Jihad: the physical struggle, its authority, rules and limits
  • P2-FAI-10 Module review and exam practice on faith and jihad
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P2.T4.b3.1 2 The declaration of faith, shahada, including the significance of what it contains
  • P2-PIL-01 Shahada: wording, meaning and what it commits a Muslim to
  • P2-PIL-18 Module review and Paper 2 Q4 exam practice
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P2.T4.b3.2a 2 Prayer, salat: preparations
  • P2-PIL-02 Salat: purification — wudu, ghusl, tayammum — and the conditions of prayer
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P2.T4.b3.2b 2 Prayer, salat: its performance
  • P2-PIL-03 Salat: times, direction, place and the sequence of movements
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P2.T4.b3.2c 2 Prayer, salat: congregational prayers on Fridays and festivals
  • P2-PIL-04 Salat: congregational prayer, Friday prayer and the prayers of the festivals
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P2.T4.b3.2d 2 Prayer, salat: times of prayer
  • P2-PIL-03 Salat: times, direction, place and the sequence of movements
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P2.T4.b3.2e 2 Prayer, salat: the place of prayer
  • P2-PIL-03 Salat: times, direction, place and the sequence of movements
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P2.T4.b3.2f 2 Prayer, salat: private prayer
  • P2-PIL-05 Salat: private prayer, delayed and combined prayer, and exemptions
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P2.T4.b3.2g 2 Prayer, salat: delayed prayer
  • P2-PIL-05 Salat: private prayer, delayed and combined prayer, and exemptions
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P2.T4.b3.2h 2 Prayer, salat: its importance
  • P2-PIL-06 Salat: spiritual and communal significance
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P2.T4.b3.3a 2 Alms-giving, zakat: how it is performed
  • P2-PIL-07 Zakat: meaning, eligible wealth and how it is calculated
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P2.T4.b3.3b 2 Alms-giving, zakat: its significance in the community
  • P2-PIL-08 Zakat: the recipients, and the difference between zakat and sadaqa
  • P2-PIL-09 Zakat: significance for the individual and for the community
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P2.T4.b3.4a 2 Fasting, sawm: the way it is observed
  • P2-PIL-10 Sawm: Ramadan, intention and the daily observance
  • P2-PIL-11 Sawm: what invalidates the fast, exemptions and making up missed fasts
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P2.T4.b3.4b 2 Fasting, sawm: those exempted
  • P2-PIL-11 Sawm: what invalidates the fast, exemptions and making up missed fasts
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P2.T4.b3.4c 2 Fasting, sawm: its significance
  • P2-PIL-12 Sawm: spiritual discipline, social significance and community practice
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P2.T4.b3.5a 2 Pilgrimage, hajj: the main observances involved
  • P2-PIL-13 Hajj: preparation, ihram, the miqat and arrival in Makka
  • P2-PIL-14 Hajj: tawaf and sa‘i
  • P2-PIL-15 Hajj: Mina, ‘Arafat, Muzdalifa, the stoning and the sacrifice
  • P2-PIL-16 Hajj: completing the pilgrimage, and ‘umra
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P2.T4.b3.5b 2 Pilgrimage, hajj: their significance
  • P2-PIL-17 Hajj: meaning and significance — equality, unity, sacrifice, repentance, Ibrahim
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Paper 1 Appendix 1: prescribed Qur'an passages
Coverage for Appendix 1: prescribed Qur'an passages, Paper 1
Reference Paper Syllabus requirement Lessons Status
A1.1 1 Passage 1: Sura 2.255
Allah in himself
  • P1-QUR-01 Sura 2.255 — Ayat al-Kursi: the living, self-subsisting God
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A1.2 1 Passage 2: Sura 6.101–103
Allah in himself
  • P1-QUR-02 Sura 6.101–103 — Originator of the heavens and the earth; beyond all vision
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A1.3 1 Passage 3: Sura 41.37
Allah in himself
  • P1-QUR-03 Sura 41.37 — The signs of the sun and moon; worship the Creator, not creation
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A1.4 1 Passage 4: Sura 42.4–5
Allah in himself
  • P1-QUR-04 Sura 42.4–5 — Sovereignty of the heavens and earth; the angels' praise
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A1.5 1 Passage 5: Sura 112
Allah in himself
  • P1-QUR-05 Sura 112 — Al-Ikhlas: the purest statement of tawhid
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A1.6 1 Passage 6: Sura 1
Allah's relationship with the created world
  • P1-QUR-06 Sura 1 — Al-Fatiha: the opening, the summary of the Qur'an
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A1.7 1 Passage 7: Sura 2.21–22
Allah's relationship with the created world
  • P1-QUR-07 Sura 2.21–22 — Worship your Lord who made the earth a resting place
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A1.8 1 Passage 8: Sura 96.1–5
Allah's relationship with the created world
  • P1-QUR-08 Sura 96.1–5 — Al-‘Alaq: read in the name of your Lord who created
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A1.9 1 Passage 9: Sura 99
Allah's relationship with the created world
  • P1-QUR-09 Sura 99 — Al-Zalzala: the earthquake and the weighing of deeds
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A1.10 1 Passage 10: Sura 114
Allah's relationship with the created world
  • P1-QUR-10 Sura 114 — Al-Nas: seeking refuge with the Lord of mankind
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A1.11 1 Passage 11: Sura 2.30–37
Allah's Messengers
  • P1-QUR-11 Sura 2.30–37 — Adam, the angels, the names, and the first repentance
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A1.12 1 Passage 12: Sura 6.75–79
Allah's Messengers
  • P1-QUR-12 Sura 6.75–79 — Ibrahim and the search for the true Lord
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A1.13 1 Passage 13: Sura 5.110
Allah's Messengers
  • P1-QUR-13 Sura 5.110 — The favours of Allah upon ‘Isa son of Maryam
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A1.14 1 Passage 14: Sura 93
Allah's Messengers
  • P1-QUR-14 Sura 93 — Al-Duha: your Lord has not forsaken you
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A1.15 1 Passage 15: Sura 108
Allah's Messengers
  • P1-QUR-15 Sura 108 — Al-Kawthar: abundance given, so pray and sacrifice
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Paper 2 Appendix 2: prescribed Hadiths
Coverage for Appendix 2: prescribed Hadiths, Paper 2
Reference Paper Syllabus requirement Lessons Status
A2.1 2 Hadith 1: Sincerity (nasiha)
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  • P2-HAD-01 Hadith 1 — "Religion is sincerity": nasiha to Allah, His Book, His Messenger and the community
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A2.2 2 Hadith 2: Brotherhood
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  • P2-HAD-02 Hadith 2 — Wanting for your brother what you want for yourself
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A2.3 2 Hadith 3: Speech, neighbours and guests
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  • P2-HAD-03 Hadith 3 — Good speech, generosity to the neighbour and to the guest
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A2.4 2 Hadith 4: Obligatory worship
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  • P2-HAD-04 Hadith 4 — The obligatory duties and the lawful and forbidden
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A2.5 2 Hadith 5: Charity in its widest sense
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  • P2-HAD-05 Hadith 5 — A charity for every joint: the breadth of sadaqa
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A2.6 2 Hadith 6: Opposing wrongdoing
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  • P2-HAD-06 Hadith 6 — Changing an evil with hand, tongue or heart
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A2.7 2 Hadith 7: Striving
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  • P2-HAD-07 Hadith 7 — The most excellent believer: striving with person and property
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A2.8 2 Hadith 8: Martyrdom
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  • P2-HAD-08 Hadith 8 — Who is a martyr? Widening the meaning of shahada
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A2.9 2 Hadith 9: Honest work
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  • P2-HAD-09 Hadith 9 — Eating from the work of one's own hand
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A2.10 2 Hadith 10: Care for widows and the poor
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  • P2-HAD-10 Hadith 10 — Caring for the widow and the poor
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A2.11 2 Hadith 11: Care for orphans
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  • P2-HAD-11 Hadith 11 — The one who brings up an orphan
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A2.12 2 Hadith 12: Gentleness in leadership
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  • P2-HAD-12 Hadith 12 — "Be gentle and do not be hard": leadership in Yaman
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A2.13 2 Hadith 13: Maintaining knowledge of the Qur'an
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  • P2-HAD-13 Hadith 13 — The tethered camels: keeping hold of the Qur'an
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A2.14 2 Hadith 14: Fairness in trade
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  • P2-HAD-14 Hadith 14 — Kindness in selling, buying and asking for repayment
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A2.15 2 Hadith 15: Mercy
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  • P2-HAD-15 Hadith 15 — Mercy shown and mercy received
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A2.16 2 Hadith 16: Unity of the community
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  • P2-HAD-16 Hadith 16 — The believers as a single body
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A2.17 2 Hadith 17: Modesty
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  • P2-HAD-17 Hadith 17 — "Modesty produces nothing but good"
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A2.18 2 Hadith 18: Faith and pride
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  • P2-HAD-18 Hadith 18 — A mustard seed of faith, a mustard seed of pride
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A2.19 2 Hadith 19: Attitude to worldly life
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  • P2-HAD-19 Hadith 19 — The world as the believer's prison
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A2.20 2 Hadith 20: Inner character and actions
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  • P2-HAD-20 Hadith 20 — Allah looks at hearts and deeds, not forms and possessions
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