WAEC Islamic Religious Knowledge Past Questions & Answers - Page 58

Tahara in accordance to Islamic law is an act of purifying oneself from ritual impurity or even najis or filth until one is eligible to perform a particular ibadah for worshipping Allah i.e performing daily prayers etc. Besides purifying the body, one must also purify his/her clothes and place(s).

Abū Lahab (c. 549 - 624) was Muhammad's half paternal uncle. He was one of the Meccan Quraysh leaders who opposed Muhammad and his followers and was condemned in the surah Lahab (Surah al-Massad) of the Quran for antagonizing Islam.

The Makkan Suwar have their main themes as follows:

- The unity of Allah (Tawhid)
- The coming Resurrection and Judgment Day
- Righteous conducts, and lessons of the people and prophets of the past.
Apart from the above, the Makkan Suwar are generally short, the language is poetic and the Suwar are full of oaths. In addition, the sentences are short, and are mostly full of warnings of hell to evil doers and promise of paradise for doers of good.

An unfortunate event in the life of the prophet (S.A.W) after the end of the boycott was the death of his wife and uncle.

Isnad or Sanad is the chain of narrators attesting to the historical authenticity of a particular Hadith. It helps differentiate between the accepted and rejected Hadiths. The correct Isnad of an Hadith is not established through Option D.