Islam: Faith, Practice & History

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Question Paper on Lesson 8

Question 1: [20 points]
Tick the appropriate box:
(a) The purpose of our creation is to serve humanity.
(b) Socialdimensionofourlifeisrelatedtoourattitudetowardsoth-
er members of the society.
(c) Thepurposeofourcreationistoachieveperfectionbyobserving
thelimitsimposedbyourspiritualdimensionuponourmaterialandso-
cial dimensions.
(d) Human conscience is sufficient to guide human beings to
perfection.
(e) PerfectionmeanssubmittingtothewillofGodtotheextentthat
the individual's will merges with God's will.
(f) Conscienceisapowerwithineveryhumanbeing thatidentifies
the good and the evil.
(g) Prophetsmust performmiracleswhendemandedtoprovetheir
truthfulness.
(h) Human intelligence and knowledge can guarantee the imple-
mentation of good ideas.
(i) Prophets weresent to train human conscience andintelligence
towards perfection.
(j) A miracle that is beyond human capacity distinguishes a real
prophet from an imposter.


Question 2: [10 points]
Whatisthefunctionofhumanconscience?Explain,withanexample,
how conscience identifies universal good and evil values.


Question 3: [10 points]
DescribeatleasttworeasonswhyDivineguidanceisneededandwhy
prophets and messengers were sent.


Question 4: [10 points]
Howwould youdistinguish areal prophet froman imposter? What
kind of miracle would you expect from a real prophet?

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