Surah Baqarah A40-48 Concept Review

Question 1

Children of Israel

Answer 1

Descendants of Prophet Yaqub, People of the book

Question 2

Israel

Answer 2

Prophet Yaqub

Question 3

Meaning of Israel

Answer 3

Servant of Allah

Question 4

Allah’s favor towards Children of Israel

Answer 4

1. Water gush from the stones
2. Sent down Manna and Salwa
3. Saved from Fir’awn
4. Sending down Prophets and Messengers from
   among them
5. Revealing books to them
6. Preferred them above all other nations (during their time)

Question 5

Covenant that the People of the Book made

Answer 5

Believe in Prophet Muhammad and follow him

Question 6

Covenant mentioned in Surah Ma’idah

Answer 6

1. Perform Salah
2. Give Zakah
3. Believe in the Messengers
4. Honor and assist the Messengers
5. Lend a good loan to Allah

Question 7

Allah’s promise to the People of the Book if they fulfill the covenant

Answer 7

To forgive them and enter them into Jannah

Question 8

Confirmation and prophecy of Prophet Muhammad

Answer 8

Found in the Tawrah and Injil

Question 9

First disbelievers

Answer 9

People of the Book/Jews in Madinah

1. They had more knowledge about it (the Quran and Muhammad) than others because of their scripture
2. The Jews in Madinah were the first of the Children of Israel to receive the message, hence their disbelief in the Quran made them the first to disbelieve from the People of the Book

Question 10

Characteristics of Taqwa

Answer 10

1. Work in Allah’s obedience
2. Hoping in Allah’s mercy
3. Avoid Allah’s disobedience
4. Fearing in Allah’s punishment

Question 11

Purpose of substitution of Allah’s Ayah

Answer 11

The life, enjoyment and pleasures of this world

Question 12

Allah’s commandments to the Children of Israel

Answer 12

1. To not hide the truth (make the truth known)
2. To not intentionally distort the truth with falsehood (explain the truth) (do not mix Islam with Christianity/Judaism)
3. Pray behind the Prophet
4. Pay Zakah to the Prophet
5. Perform Salah with the Ummah

Question 13

Reason Allah criticized the Jews and hypocrites

Answer 13

They would command others to do good but not perform it themselves

Question 14

Allah’s commandments to the People of the Book as well as the Muslims

Answer 14

To seek help through patience and prayer

Question 15

Meaning of patience

Answer 15

1. Fasting

2. Abstaining from evil

Question 16

Types of patience

Answer 16

1. Good patience when disaster strikes

2. Better patience when avoiding the prohibitions of Allah

Question 17

Truth that the People of the Book were hiding

Answer 17

About Prophet Muhammad & Qur’an

Question 18

Inter related aspects

Answer 18

1. Prophet Muhammad and Qur’an
2. Commanding good actions and performing them

Neither is rendered not necessary by the completion of the other

Question 19

Best means of assistance

Answer 19

Salah

Question 20

Path to acquiring good in this life and the Hereafter

Answer 20

Salah and Patience

Question 21

Characteristics of Al-Khashi’een

Answer 21

1. Humble

2. Those who believe in what Allah has revealed

Question 22

The outcome of having certainty in returning to Allah and meeting Him

Answer 22

Ease in performing righteous deeds and abstaining from prohibitions

Question 23

Allah’s warning to the People of the Book

Answer 23

1. To have Taqwa (fear only Allah)

2. Fear the Day of Resurrection

Question 24

Characteristics of disbelievers on the Day of Resurrection

Answer 24

1. No person will be of any help to another
2. No intercession will be accepted from the disbeliever
3. No compensation will be accepted from them
4. They will have no help

Question 25

Characteristics of those who find obedience to Allah easy

Answer 25

1. Al-Khashi’een
2. Those who have certainty that they will meet with their Lord
3. Those who know they will return to Allah