Islamiyat · Oct / Nov 2016 · Paper 22 · Question 2

Giving references from the set Hadiths you have studied, outline the Prophet’s teachings about care in the community. [10]

From the set hadiths in the syllabus there are many that focus on the care that a Muslim must show in the community towards others and especially the vulnerable people in the community, like widows and orphans etc. Candidates need to refer to relevant hadiths e.g. hadiths 2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 15 etc. that they have studied from the syllabus and reflect on the general principles deduced from them about relationship with others and communal life.

How can the teachings of the Prophet concerning care in the community be applied today? [4]

Here as in other Part (b) answers an evaluative response is needed in which the candidate needs to highlight how the community can put into practice the Prophet’s (pbuh) teaching about care in the community in their everyday lives. Enquiring about the health of an ill relative or neighbour, helping to educate and care for an orphan child in the community are just some simple examples that could be cited. It could be said that on a wider scale the Muslims in a community should rally together when there is a natural disaster in the country and help collect funds and supplies that could be sent to the affected areas or offer their services as voluntary workers to ease a crisis. All valid responses need to be credited.