Posted Mar 13, 2011 by Aboo Thaabit with 34 Comments
This is the exam for brothers and sisters who attended the tafseer classes. The exam is pretty detailed so do not beat yourself up if you dont remember everything, answer what you can and leave that which you dont know.
Type up your answers on a word document with the corresponding question number and send the answers to ismaiil_84@msn.com
You are allowed to use a Qur’aan and a translation of the Qur’aan as aid whilst answering the questions, but no books of tafseer or other means. I trust you all do not cheat. May Allaah make it easy for you.
Subject: Tafseer
Module: Tafseer 101 Soorah Yusuf
Date: Feb-March 2011
Marks: 100
1. a) What year was Soorah Yusuf revealed? b) Mention two things that makes Soorah Yusuf special from other Sooras in the Qur’aan. c) How many benefits did Ibn al-Qayyim say this Soorah contained and in what book did he mention this?
2. a) What is the meaning of Alif Laam Raa? b) Is Allaah above us or everywhere? Explain with evidence! c) How come people made Sujood to Yusuf? Can I make Sujood to my friends etc?
3. a) What is the evidence for saying the other brothers became Prophets too? b) Use verse number 9 and explain the concept of ends justifying the means. c) What were the two things that made Ya’quub doubt that Yusuf had been eaten by a wolf?
4. a) How many categories are there to Sabr? b) What is Ya’quubs other name and what does it mean? c) Mention three things that made the trial of seduction (from that woman) so much more difficult upon Yusuf.
5. a) Verse 29 the Husband says “seek forgivness from your sin” to his wife, does this mean they were muslims? Explain your answer b) Mention two techniques Yusuf used for da’wah whilst in prison. c) What is the meaning of the word Ummah in verse 45
6. a) What are the three types of souls mentioned in the Qur’aan? b) Are we as Muslims allowed to seek positions of power and leadership? Explain your answer c) How did Yusuf know there was a brother missing (verse 59)
7. a) Why does Allaah refer to Himself as “plotting”, isn’t plotting something evil? b) Why did Allaah make Ya’quub go through all that sorrow and difficulty? c) What does tawwasul mean? And what are its branches?
8. a) Are we allowed to make du’aa for death as muslims? Explain with evidence. b) What is the difference between the words Faatir and Khaaliq? c) What does the word “baseerah” mean in verse 108?
9. Are you allowed to preach that which you do not practise yourself? Explain in detail.
10. Mention two benefits that you learnt from studying this soorah that you did not know before.