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Think quietly for a moment. Mankind had built a civilisation over four thousand years. Why would it start to crumble, and what could lift it again?
This unit is an expository (informative) text. Each paragraph develops one main idea, and the details support it. Read paragraphs 1–5 in your book first; here is what they say.
The book describes Arabia: trackless deserts, sand dunes, a dazzling tropical sun and a starry sky. Rasoolullah ﷺ was born in Makkah Mukarramah, about fifty miles from the Red Sea.
The Arabs had a remarkable memory and were eloquent. A fair for poetry competitions was held every year at Ukaz.
Hammad told Caliph Walid bin Yazid that he could recite a hundred long poems for each letter of the alphabet, all from before Islam. The book adds:
“It is no wonder that Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ) chose the Arabic language for His final dispensation and the preservation of His Word.”
In the fifth and sixth centuries, mankind stood on the verge of chaos. At this point, Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ raised a Rasool ﷺ among them to lift humanity from ignorance into the light of faith.
At thirty-eight, Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ spent most of his time in solitude and meditation. He ﷺ retired to the cave of Hira with food and water, for days and weeks, in remembrance of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ.
His ﷺ heart overflowed with compassion for humanity. He ﷺ had a pressing urge to eradicate wrong beliefs, social evils, cruelty and injustice. Then he ﷺ was bestowed with Nabuwat.
In the cave of Hira, Hazrat Jibril علیہ السلام (Gabriel) conveyed this message of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ:
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Read in the name of thy Lord Who created: created man from a clot (of congealed blood):
Read and thy Lord is the Most Bountiful, Who taught (the use of) the pen, taught man that which he knew not. (Quran, 96:1-5)
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Think quietly for a moment. Mankind had built a civilisation over four thousand years. Why would it start to crumble, and what could lift it again?
This unit is an expository (informative) text. Each paragraph develops one main idea, and the details support it. Read paragraphs 1–5 in your book first; here is what they say.
The book describes Arabia: trackless deserts, sand dunes, a dazzling tropical sun and a starry sky. Rasoolullah ﷺ was born in Makkah Mukarramah, about fifty miles from the Red Sea.
The Arabs had a remarkable memory and were eloquent. A fair for poetry competitions was held every year at Ukaz.
Hammad told Caliph Walid bin Yazid that he could recite a hundred long poems for each letter of the alphabet, all from before Islam. The book adds:
“It is no wonder that Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ) chose the Arabic language for His final dispensation and the preservation of His Word.”
In the fifth and sixth centuries, mankind stood on the verge of chaos. At this point, Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ raised a Rasool ﷺ among them to lift humanity from ignorance into the light of faith.
At thirty-eight, Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ spent most of his time in solitude and meditation. He ﷺ retired to the cave of Hira with food and water, for days and weeks, in remembrance of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ.
His ﷺ heart overflowed with compassion for humanity. He ﷺ had a pressing urge to eradicate wrong beliefs, social evils, cruelty and injustice. Then he ﷺ was bestowed with Nabuwat.
In the cave of Hira, Hazrat Jibril علیہ السلام (Gabriel) conveyed this message of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ:
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Read in the name of thy Lord Who created: created man from a clot (of congealed blood):
Read and thy Lord is the Most Bountiful, Who taught (the use of) the pen, taught man that which he knew not. (Quran, 96:1-5)
Each paragraph has one main idea, and the details support it. Paragraphs 1–5 move from the land and its people, to a world in chaos, to the first revelation in the cave of Hira.
Q1. B (p. 7): Reread paragraph 5. What is its main idea, and which details support it?
Main idea: the period of waiting ended with the first revelation. Details: his compassion and urge to end injustice, Nabuwat, and the message in the cave of Hira.
Q2. A3 (p. 6): What is the importance of the anecdote about Hammad and Caliph Walid bin Yazid?
It proves the Arabs' remarkable memory and eloquence. That is why, the book says, Arabic was chosen for the final dispensation.
✗ Writing the verse from memory in new words.
✓ Copy the translation exactly as printed and give the reference: (Quran, 96:1-5).
✗ Giving “a fair was held at Ukaz” as the main idea of paragraph 2.
✓ The fair is a supporting detail. The main idea is the Arabs' memory and eloquence.
✗ Writing the names in an answer without the honorifics the book uses.
✓ Follow the book: Rasoolullah ﷺ, Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ, Hazrat Jibril علیہ السلام.
1. What kind of fair was held at Ukaz every year? (p. 2)
(b) Paragraph 2: “a fair was held for poetical competitions at Ukaz.”
2. At what age did Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ start spending time in solitude in the cave of Hira? (p. 2)
(c) Paragraph 4 says thirty-eight years of age.
3. In the book's glossary, “eradicate” means:
(a) Glossary, p. 5. The others are bestow, proclaim and crumble.
4. The first revelation in the book is quoted from:
(b) As printed under the verse on p. 3.
5. What kind of text is this unit, as the book tells the teacher? (p. 2)
(d) The teacher's note on p. 2 says so: it informs using facts, examples and logical organisation.
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