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Instructions:
a. Answer four questions only. Question one is compulsory.
b. Support your answers with relevant Quranic verses when necessary.
Question One
Shirk or polytheism is regarded as the most grave and unforgivable sin in Islam.
a. Discuss the meaning of al-Shirk and its main forms.
b. What are the modern practices that could be regarded as shirk today?
(14 Marks)
Question Two
It is He who has sent His messenger with guidance and the religion of the truth. That he
makes it prevail over all religions, even though the Pagans may detest it”. (Q61:9)
(12 Marks)
Question Three
a. Woman related issues in the light of the Islamic worldview, such as their
status, ownership and their rights to inheritance.
b. The role of man in the light of the Islamic worldview
c. Islamic approach towards harmonizing ethnic relation in a multi-religious
society.
(12 Marks)
Question Four
“Worldviews are three famous categories: Scientific, philosophical and religious” (Ayatullah
Mutahari, Fundamentals of Islamic Thought).
Analyze the differences, advantages and disadvantages of these worldviews from Islamic
perspectives. Which worldview do you think is fit for humanity today and why?
(12 Marks)
Question Five
“Globalization is not a single phenomenon but a range of trends and forces are changing the
faces of the world in which we live. (OECD 1997)
(12 Marks)
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Dr. Abdul Salam Muhamad Shukri
Head
Department of General Studies