Development of IL during Prophetic Era

Question 1

STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

Answer 1

PROPHET ERA
KHULAFA AR RASYIDIN
UMAYYAH
ABBASYYAH
DECLINE OF ABBASID
FALL OF BAGHDAD

Question 2

PERIOD OF PROPHETIC ERA

Answer 2

23 YEARS

Question 3

MAKKAN PERIOD

Answer 3

13 YEARS

Question 4

MADINA PERIOD

Answer 4

10 YEARS

Question 5

LEGISLATION IN MAKKAH

Answer 5

FOCUSING ON AQIDAH AND MORAL VALUES

Question 6

THEMES OF MAKKAN REVELATION

Answer 6

1. BELIEVE IN THE UNITY AND ONENESS OF ALLAH
2. LIFE AFTER DEATH
3. DAY OF JUDGEMENT
4. STORIES OF PREVIOUS PEOPLE
5. MORAL VALUES

Question 7

LEGISLATION IN MADINAH

Answer 7

FOCUSING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORGANISATION OF THE MUSLIM STATE

Question 8

THEMES OF MADINAH REVELATION

Answer 8

1. HUKUM/LAWS/RULES
2. MUNAAFIQS
3. PEOPLE OF THE BOOK (JEWS AND CHRISTIAN)

Question 9

REASONS QURAN REVEALED GRADUALLY

Answer 9

1. TO ASSIST IN MEMORIZING
2. TO HELP THEM ADAPTING TO CHANGES
3. TO AVOID HARDSHIPS FOR NEW CONVERTS

Question 10

METHOD OF LEGISLATION

Answer 10

1. TO RESPOND TO SPECIFIC EVENTS
2. TO ANSWER INQUIRIES FROM SAHABAH AND COMPANIONS

Question 11

CHARACTERISTIC OF LEGISLATION

Answer 11

1. REVEALED GRADUALLY
2. REMOVAL OF HARDSHIPS
3. NASAKH

Question 12

POSITION OF IJTIHAD

Answer 12

not an independent source of Islamic law

Question 13

Ijtihad of the Companions

Answer 13

encouraged the companions to exercise their ijtihad in order to train them and to teach them to be independent.

Question 14

Preservation of Quran

Answer 14

The Quran was written during the lifetime of the Prophet.
The scribers of the Quran were Zaid bin Thabit, Ali bin Abi Talib, Uthman bin Affan, and some other companions.

Question 15

Preservation of Hadith

Answer 15

As for the hadith, at the early stage of Islam, the Prophet disallowed his companions to record his sayings.
However, at a later stage, he allowed his sayings to be recorded.
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-Aus was one of the companions responsible for writing down the Prophet’s hadith.