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Fasting (Sawm) 10 Mark Answers
Fasting (Sawm) 10 Mark Answers
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Chapter 8: Fasting (Sawm)
Observances of Fasting
otudenS are
required to
Part 'a' (10 Marks Question)
recall, select and present relevant facts from the main elements of the faith
and history of Islam in
part a.
Past Paper Questions and Examiner Report
(a) Give Description of the way in which fasting is carried out among
[May-June04] uo
(a) Describe how Muslims observe
the fast of Ramadan and how this month should be
[May/June 2019] spent
(a) Give Description of the way in which
fasting is carried out among Muslims.
Examiner Report
In this answer a lot of
responses focused on how the month of Ramadan should be spent but not on
how it is observed. Some candidates
only wrote very briefly about suhoor and niyat. Ihe best
responses were able to respond to both parts of the question and provide a well-balanced answer.
Marking Scheme
Some of the guidelines of how Muslims should observe the fast of Ramadan and how
they
should spend this holy month are as follows:
.Intention (niyah) to observe the fast must be made after suhur has been taken before the break of
dawn and the fast must end at sunset promptly.
Candidates can quote the supplication made for the intention of the fast and can say that it is Sunna to
break the fast with dates or water; supplication recited at the time of opening the fast can also be
given|
.Whilst fasting Muslims are conscious of keeping their minds and body clean,
staying from
away
gossiping, back bting and fighting etc.
Spending more time in the recitation of the Quran and remembrance of
God, prayer and supplicationh
being charitable and generous, zakat is given by many Muslims in the month of Ramadan
maintaining cordial relations with all, reconciling differences etc
reflecting on their spiritual and moral conduct
Good answers will describe the sequence of observances with accurate details and may ai
quotations.
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Past Paper Questions and Marking Schemne
(a) Write about the moral, social and economic benefits of a Muslim fasting. [10]
May/June 2018
Examiner Report
Here candidates were asked to write about the moral, social and economic benefits of
fasting for a
Muslim. The instruction was clear yet many candidates did not write about all three areas
they were
asked to cover so could not get the marks they aspired for. In order to
get the higher marks they
needed to write about the moral, social and economic benefits of
fasting in more or less equal
measure. A few candidates wrote a lot about the social benefits and
touched upon the economic
benefits of fasting. Other wrote about the moral benefits and
briefly wrote about the social benefits.
Not many were confident writing about the economic benefits of
fasting.
Mark Scheme
Fasting is an obligation upon Muslims that needs to be fulfilled and, in turn, has several benefits. It
builds Taqwa in a Muslim. It does so by teaching sincerity to a Muslim and
helps a person live by
the rules of his/her faith; fasting teaches individuals to control and
discipline their primal desires and
morally strengthens them; it teaches self-control, enabling individuals to resist temptations, thus
strengthening the moral core of a Muslim. Fasting creates a sense of awareness to the plight of
others and takes away selfishness, and thereby improves social relations, building an
atmosphere
of virtue, peace and brotherhood. Many people give zakat in the month of Ramadan and a lot of
Sadaqah is given in this month as well, which improves the economic fibre of the community
Candidates could give other benefits than those given. All valid responses to be credited.
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