ISL201 - Islamic Studies

آپ کا سوال گہری روحانی نوعیت کا ہے۔ اس کا جواب اسلامی عقائد کے تناظر میں یوں ہے: مرنے کے بعد آخرت میں اللہ کے وجود پر شک یا سوال کرنے کا کوئی جواز نہیں رہتا، کیونکہ قرآنِ پاک کے مطابق، انسان مرنے کے بعد حقائق کو اپنی آنکھوں سے دیکھے گا۔ دنیا کی زندگی آزمائش کے لیے ہے، اور آخرت میں ہر چیز واضح ہو جائے گی۔ قرآن میں ذکر: اللہ تعالیٰ فرماتے ہیں: “لَقَدْ كُنتَ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَاءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ” (سورۃ ق: 22) ترجمہ: “تم اس سے غفلت میں تھے، تو آج ہم نے تمہارے اوپر سے پردہ ہٹا دیا، اور آج تمہاری نظر بہت تیز ہے۔” آخرت میں ہر حقیقت واضح ہوگی: دنیا میں اللہ کے وجود پر یقین ایمان بالغیب (Unseen Belief) کے تحت ہے، لیکن آخرت میں ہر چیز آشکار ہوگی۔ وہاں انکار کی کوئی گنجائش باقی نہیں رہے گی۔ جو لوگ دنیا میں شک کرتے ہیں، آخرت میں انہیں حقیقت نظر آ جائے گی، مگر اس وقت توبہ یا اصلاح ممکن نہیں ہوگی۔ خلاصہ: مرنے کے بعد، انسان حقائق کو جان لے گا اور اللہ کی موجودگی میں کوئی شک باقی نہیں رہے گا۔ دنیا میں ہمیں ایمان، عملِ صالح، اور اللہ کے احکامات پر عمل کرنے کا موقع دیا گیا ہے، تاکہ آخرت کی کامیابی حاصل ہو سکے۔ مرنے کے بعد اگر پتہ چلے کہ اللہ کا وجود ہی نہیں ہے؟

Question Title: Obedience of Allah Almighty Question Description: As per Holy Quran, the human beings are created only for worship and obedience of Allah Almighty. The guided people from human beings are those who know their basic purpose of life and do acts for the sake of obedience of Allah Almighty. You have to describe eight acts from your daily life/social life (other than worships), which can cause obedience of Allah Almighty. Note: Write down only points, No explanation is not required. Maximum answer limit is 150 words; more than it would not be considered, Follow it strictly. Describe the answer in your own words. Cheated or copied material from other students, internet, books or journals etc. will not be accepted.

SEMESTER FALL 2020 GDB Islamic Studies (ISL201) OPENING DATE: JANUARY 15, 2021 CLOSING DATE: JANUARY 19, 2021 QUESTION As per Holy Quran, the human beings are created only for worship and obedience of Allah Almighty. The guided people from human beings are those who know their basic purpose of life and do acts for the sake of obedience of Allah Almighty. You have to describe eight acts from your daily life/social life (other than worships), which can cause obedience of Allah Almighty. • Write down your answer in the form of points • No explanation is required (Obedience of Allah Almighty 4:59) O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you. If ye differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe in Allah and the Last Day: That is best, and most suitable for final determination. As per Holy Quran, the human beings are created only for worship and obedience of Allah Almighty. The guided people from human beings are those who know their basic purpose of life and do acts for the sake of obedience of Allah Almighty. EIGHT POINTS OF OBEDIENCE OF ALLAH ALMIGHTY: ANSWER: 4:59) O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you. If ye differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe in Allah and the Last Day: That is best, and most suitable for final determination. As per Holy Quran, the human beings are created only for worship and obedience of Allah Almighty. The guided people from human beings are those who know their basic purpose of life and do acts for the sake of obedience of Allah Almighty. EIGHT POINTS OF OBEDIENCE OF ALLAH ALMIGHTY: Respect elders and loves from children. Whoever sees evil in his ruler, let him be patient. Allah does not like lies at all so lies should be avoided. Bow down because even the prophets used to bow down, Allah does not like arrogance at all. When you talk smiling, smiling is also charity. Help the poor, give zakat. This is the command of Allah. Feed the orphans; put your hand of compassion on their heads. Obedience to Allah is also included in removing any problem from the path or clearing the path. Whoever obeys the Prophet (s.a.w) obeys Allah, so let us follow the Sunnah and Hadith of the Prophet (s.a.w).

Semester fall 2021 You have to describe eight acts from your daily life/social life (other than worships), which can cause obedience of Allah Almighty. By helping others in time of need. Obeying our elders and speak respectfully. Mercy to youngers. Cleaning our surrounding. Salam to everyone when we are at home or out. Spending money for the sake of Allah. Gaining knowledge and passing it on to others. Always speak truth. Fear dealings with others. Forgive and be kind to others.

According to a Hadith transmitted by Abu Zar Ghiffari (R.A), 124, 000 prophets were sent for different nations of the world in different times. Belief on Prophets is from basic believes of Islam. The chain of prophets ended with the prophet hood of Muhammad (ﷺ). Various rights of Holy Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) are mentioned in Quran and Hadiths which are obligatory on the followers. In this GDB you have to describe only eight rights of Holy Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) in the light of Quran and Hadiths.

Re: ISL201 Assignment 1 Solution and Discussion OPENING DATE: 27 NOVEMBER, 2020 CLOSING DATE: 30 NOVEMBER, 2020 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the uniqueness of Holy Prophet PBUH. We must believe in all prophets. They are great leaders with great qualities. But Holy Prophet PBUH possesses many unique features. There are several sole characteristics of Holy Prophet PBUH have been mentioned in the Holy Quran and Hadith. For example: His prophet hood is universal. He is seal of prophet hood. Deen is completed upon him. A position of praise and glory will be granted to him on the Day of Resurrection. Describe comprehensively above mentioned characteristics of Holy Prophet Muhammad peace be upon only with the reference of Holy Quran.

SEMESTER FALL 2019 ASSIGNMENT NO.2 Islamic Studies (ISL201) OPENING DATE: January 06, 2020 CLOSING DATE: January 10, 2020 MARKS: 10 OBJECTIVE:  peace and harmony of peace and harmony ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS: Islam is a religion of peace. Islam itself is a religion of peace and security and also urges others to live in peace and harmony. This is one of the major arguments that Islam is a religion of peace, that Allah has chosen the name “Islam” for His sent religion. The word Islam means “peace, security and goodwill”. Islam itself is the perfect security and also teaches others peace and security, love and tolerance, moderation and patience. You have to write five verses of Quran about peace and harmony. Marking scheme:  Your answer should be in the form of verses (not description).  05 verses are required and each verse will be marked for 2 marks.  Need not to describe Peace effects as separate portions.  Maximum answer limit is one page; more than it would not be considered certainly. LEARNING OUTCOMES: After this assignment students will be able to understand the true sense of Islamic teachings of peace and harmony, and its impacts and benefits in Social life. IMPORTANT: 24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome uploading difficulties. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS/ SOLUTION GUIDELINES/ SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS For acquiring the relevant knowledge, do not rely only on handouts but listen course audio lectures, To evaluate the importance of and its connection with faith to develop a true sense which required by Allah almighty from believers in an Islamic society. and also use other reference books. For planning your semester activities in an organized manner, you are advised to view schedule of upcoming Assignments, Quizzes and GDBs in the overview tab of the course website on VU-LMS. OTHER IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS: DEADLINE:  Make sure to upload the solution file before due date on VULMS.  Any submission made via email after the due date will not be accepted. FORMATTING GUIDELINES:  Use the font style “Times New Roman” or “Arial” and font size “12”.  It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word format.  You may also compose your assignment in Open Office format.  Use black and blue font colors only. RULES FOR MARKING Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0), if:  It is submitted after the due date.  The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt.  It is in any format other than MS-Word or Open Office; e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, PDF etc.  It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc. Note related to load shedding: Please be proactive Dear students! As you know the activities have been started and load shedding problem is also prevailing in our country now a days. Keeping in view the fact, you all are advised to post your activities as early as possible without waiting for the due date. For your convenience; activity schedule has already been uploaded on VULMS for the current semester, therefore no excuse will be entertained after due date of assignments, quizzes or GDBs.

SEMESTER Fall 2019 ASSIGNMENT NO.1 Islamic Studies (ISL201) OPENING DATE: November 18, 2019 CLOSING DATE: November 22, 2019 MARKS: 20 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the importance of Taqwa to get righteousness and keeping ourselves away from sins. ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: Taqwa is known as fear, clinging to obedience to Allah and abandoning disobedience to Him. It success in this life and the Hereafter. So we can say that it is the source of outstanding betterment. Keeping in mind the above mentioned facts you have to discuss in the light of Quranic verses that Taqwa is the sum of all good. Guidelines and Marking scheme: Must read the guidelines and marking scheme carefully before attempting the assignment. No claim or excuse will be accepted; who ignore the following points: Your answer should be in the form of points with headings. 5 points are required. It is mandatory for each point to give one verse (not hadith) with short explanation (2 lines) in favor of your answer or discussion. Maximum answer limit is two pages; more than it would not be considered certainly. Each point will be marked for 4 marks. Detail is given below: a. Verse: 2 marks b. Explanation of verse: 2 marks LEARNING OUTCOMES: After this assignment students will be able to analyze the importance of Taqwa. saves us from evils and sins by steadfastness on the right pathway. Allah loves to the Muttaqeen and gives them His loyalty, support, protection and IMPORTANT: 24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome uploading difficulties. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS/ SOLUTION GUIDELINES/ SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS For acquiring the relevant knowledge, do not rely only on handouts but listen course audio lectures, and also use other reference books. For planning your semester activities in an organized manner, you are advised to view schedule of upcoming Assignments, Quizzes and GDBs in the overview tab of the course website on VU-LMS. OTHER IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS: DEADLINE: Make sure to upload the solution file before due date on VULMS. Any submission made via email after the due date will not be accepted. FORMATTING GUIDELINES: Use the font style “Times New Roman” or “Arial” and font size “12”. It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word format. You may also compose your assignment in Open Office format. Use black and blue font colors only. RULES FOR MARKING Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0), if: It is submitted after the due date. The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt. It is in any format other than MS-Word or Open Office; e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, PDF etc. It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc. Note related to load shedding: Please be proactive Dear students! As you know the activities have been started and load shedding problem is also prevailing in our country now a days. Keeping in view the fact, you all are advised to post your activities as early as possible without waiting for the due date. For your convenience; activity schedule has already been uploaded on VULMS for the current semester, therefore no excuse will be entertained after due date of assignments, quizzes or GDBs.

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