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Name:

Student number:

(chose whatever 3 numbers you wish.)

Two copies for each person. One for you to take home, one autographed by you for me to keep as proof of your intellect of its opposite. You student number would be used for my posting of your results on the net for the world to stand proud of you within 72 hrs.

Simple rule: if you are to cheat. I would take your paper away, and you can start the next portion of your exam. Each of us would view you as a cheater for the rest of your life. Only leave the classroom for a break etc. once your portion is completed. I am not here to make your life difficult. It is to make you the best I can possibly make both of us. Do not make your exam my headache.

*when you see a question, immediately make an Arabic sentence in your mind, that would help you a lot. (See, I really don’t want you to do poorly… Besides, I failed my own exam, so May Allah (SWT) have mercy on you. *wink*)

Part One:

Chose any 13 out of the 18

1. What is kalimah comprised of?

1. Why is the concept of  ???   ????   ?????? important ?

1. What are the signs of  ???   ????   ??????? (Sorry to insult you again with a simple question. But I just want my students to be happy! Sure!)

1. Definition of ???? and ???? ????

A. What signs ???? and ???? ????   What does each of them accept as well as does not accept? Give me only one example.

Is ???? and ???? ???? in itself a complete sentence? Yes? No?

1. How does ???? and ???? ????   differ from ??? ??????

(complete the thought)  ??? ?????? is different in that:

1. Regarding ????? and ???? what are its signs they each would and would not take.

1. How is ????? made from a ???? What are the signs of each.

How does a change take place from one to the other?

How does knowing this help to use a dictionary?

1. What is ???? ?????

1. What is ???? ????? Give me 3 examples

1. What is ??? ???? ?????  write out a sentence, and tell me what is what in the sentence

1. What is a ??? ?????

1. What is ???   …… what does it look for?

1. Five examples of ???

A                     B                     C                     D                     E

1. Give me one example of ???   ?????? in a sentence

1. ?? (and its sisters) are followed by what signs? Other examples of words that resemble ??

1. ??? (and its sisters)  are followed by what signs? Other examples of words that resemble ???

1. When you see an Arabic word, what must you look to find out about that word?

1. When you see a sentence, what must you look for to make it an intelligible sentence?

Part two:

Chose any three ???? from the list given and write down the scale of each.  Write its hidden
scale of ?? ??? ?? for each word written that corresponds to it upon the scale ????. Translate each thing written on the scale, as you had done in class) (I promised you that this would be on the exam, so you have NO worries here!)

????   (1)                                                                                                    ???? (2)

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How is the ???? converted to a ?????

Convert one of your ???? that you used above to a ????? and give me its scale. Write its meaning besides it. (Easy points)

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Part three:

(as some are writing, others would go to the teacher and read out the given Hadith. The long one with vocabulary)

Go to the teacher and do the following: (this is to test your memory, so you can appreciate the knowledgeable people of the past!)

Recite the chapter title of bukari to him, recite the ayah on Intention that is linked to the Hadith, Once done,  go to your teacher and read that long Hadith that was filled with vocabulary and translate it to him. (Without your notes).

Go back your seat and complete the following: What do we learn about the role of woman in family as derived from the first revelation, and the Hadith that was shown to you. Write out this answer, pretty please. (300 words max. Words like ‘and, the, then, therefore, because’ are words that would not count as part of the 300! )

Diff between nabi and rasool, who can we say AS for for? When the word rasool is used, what are its differing connotations?

Multiple connotations of the word Quran, its root word, etc. Tell me all you know about the word Quran.

Part four: Usools ul figh: out Of the three ayahs given to you in class: chose any two and tell me EVERYTHING you about it. What does the ayah state, under what topic does it remain, what has caused for it to be defined differently by the scholars, if there is a Hadith, then what does the Hadith state. What is the law ??? and ???, what are the rules of reconciliation between Hadith and Quran based on the phrase … ??? ???? ????? ?????? etc. etc. etc. Is Quran and Hadith opposed to one another? Are the Mujtahids opposed to the Quran or Hadith? Can anyone pick up a book and become a scholar in light of what you learned? If yes, how so, if not, why not? (this is another promised question. I helped you out a lot in this question as to the possible answer to be derived from you.)

Part five: Noor ul Idah (fiqh): tell me everything about how can things be clean but not yet exist as purifier. Under what condition clean water can be used but not for whudhu. (The female guest student whose name slips me helped you out with this on Thursday night when I asked her to read. If she could do it, so can you all. So go and thank her if it helped!)

(Once done with the above, go and read your Noor ul idah to your teacher from the book. I told you all to know how to read Arabic!)

Part six: Vocabulary

Urdu: write any 15 words from memory. Translate in whatever language you want including English.

1                                  2                                  3                                  4                                  5

6                                  7                                  8                                  9

10                                11                                12                                13                                14

15

Arabic: write the following ten sentences in Arabic: as for blanks, you must fill them with whatever you like (easy)

The house is big and clean

The girl is tall and she is in the house

For whom is this book?

That (Far away object) is a star and it’s beautiful

Eat! She touched the cook.

Leave! (Write the meaning of this word in the female command structure, and for the male command structure. Trick question)

Sit!  This (near) is a camel and that (far away) is a camel

That is a roster and this is a horse and they both are upon ________ and under the ________.

Read your book then __________,

The door is closed.

(Extra credit) Three country names in Arabic

Part seven:

Tajweed: go read your surah to the teacher.  All of you are to leave at once.

Cordial note: You can place any comments you want at bottom. Your name and number need not be shared. This is you evaluation of me.

May Allah (SWT) truly bless you all for helping me share with you the knowledge of the Quran and Hadith. I cannot thank Allah (SWT) enough for giving me this opportunity to share His knowledge with you. Allah (SWT) has been kind to select each of you with the ability to sacrifice your time to study His religion in its most pure form, insha-Allah, Ameen. To me, each of you are winners. You were courageous to have taken approximately 7 subjects!!! IN the process, you have sacrificed your sleep, comfort, families etc. in exchange of wanting to be in the House of Allah (SWT). You have put up with my agitation of your at times stupidly. Yet I know full well, each of you remain to be more spiritually successful than I can ever be, and I truly wish you the most superior religious success in modern times. I earnestly wish that each of you would become leaders within your homes, community and society. I admire you all for the time you have taken out in exchange of a better Junnah. A person who gives up their youth to be in the part of Allah (SWT), to the extent they make the sacrifice, to that extent they shall be shaded on the day of Qiyamah. No good deed would ever go to waste. Congratulations to each of you! Ameen.

Now you are Insha-Allah ready for basic Tafseer. Now we start afresh. Se you all on the first Saturday of ramadaan. Let me know what time you would prefer most.

Tear here:    ———————————————————————————–

Now you get to evaluate me. Do not place you name, or anything that would make me know who you are. You can write it in Arabic, urdu or English.

Results:

Student: 155

Part one:110/130

Part two:5/20

Part Three:45/70 (if you come and read the Arabic portion, I shall increase the score)

Part Four: 35/50

Part Five: 35/50 (if you come and read the Arabic portion, I shall increase the score)

Part six: 15/20

Part seven: 7/10 (Based on in class reading. You can come and read it again, and I can change this grade.)

For each section, points were deducted (and other possible perks neglected) in fairness to others. I am glad you took this test, so you know where you really stand. Your responses were very well documented. You (like many others) need to know the scales extremely well. Your part one of the exam was very impressive, and part four was better then many others. If I did not deduct points, you would have excelled most of your counterparts. You have to focus a little more on your writing of Arabic, extraction of data on works from the book of purification which was part four of the exam. Always ask when stuck in class. Your understanding is a benefit to the not just you, but our community at large. Excellent effort. May Allah (SWT) reward you for sacrificing your summer for His task.

Student: 047

Part one: 90/130

Part two: 3/20

Part Three: 41/70

Part Four: 35/50

Part Five: 39/50

Part six:20/30

Part seven:7/10

notes: would like more participation from you. More focus on what you want to achieve with every class session. You work hard in non-class matters. Would like to see the same dedication with matters pertaining to religion.  Must spend more time memorizing key concepts and ideas. Don’t fidget as much in class. Be on your game! Your last minute effort was good, but I need more consistency. May Allah (SWT) always bless you. You are a good person, lets keep it that way.

Student: 207

Part one: 101/130

Part two: 1/20

Part Three: 50/70

Part Four: 45/50

Part Five:45/50

Part six: 20/30

Part seven: 8/10

You seem to be focused. At times  you seem passive. You must set a goal of what you want to learn, and go for it. Don’t wait for me to ask you if you understand. Do not let you attention span leave you. Your responses on the exam shows that you know what you learning, but we need 100% on key issues. Never be shy to ask what you lacking in. In Islam, you there is no shyness when it comes to good, clean pure knowledge. Good effort.

Student: 552

Part one: 105/130

Part two: 2/20

Part Three: 44/70

Part Four:40/50

Part Five: 43/50

Part six: 25/30

Part seven: 9/10

You know that you want religious knowledge. You can only get it if you give yourself more planned out time. Don’t be over whelmed. Just know what you ought to know. You cannot question everything due to frustration. First master your key concepts, then concern yourself with why I.S has a given view, and why I.A.H. shares an opinion in a given manner. I think you have potential. Don’t let petty things shift your focus. Your attendance is good. Keep up your effort. Get a good study partner, that way you would not have to stress as much.

Student: 101

Part one: 120/130

Part two: 11/20

Part Three: 55/70

Part Four: 45/50

Part Five: 43/50

Part six: 25/30

Part seven: 8/10

You know what you doing. Would like to see you write more in Arabic. In Islam there is should no fear in practicing your Arabic skills. We are here to make mistakes. We keep it between ourselves. I am very proud of your effort and concern.  Your modesty is to be applauded. Your scores coupled with your efforts proves you have done excellent. Work on your scales much more, as well as Arabic writing. Practice writing 5 minutes each day. (I say 5 minutes, for I know you have a busy schedule.) Congratulations!

Student: 654

Grade withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher out of you being embarrassed. I can reject to give a grade just as you can reject a gift from your teacher to enjoy a meal on your own/or with your classmates. For the general public: no, I do not go and eat with my students. It is their social hour. It is appreciation of their hard work during a time period of their vacation. May Allah (SWT) bless you and your family.

Your grade is a must see. With the above rules agreed to of course.

Part one: withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher

Part two: withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher

Part Three: withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher

Part Four: withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher

Part Five: withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher

Part six: withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher

Part seven: withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher

Student: 911 (beats having the personalized number of 411, or a student number that states: life line sort)

Grade withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher out of you being embarrassed. I can reject to give a grade just as you can reject a gift from your teacher to enjoy a meal on your own/or with your classmates. For the general public: no, I do not go and eat with my students. It is their social hour. It is appreciation of their hard work during a time period of their vacation. May Allah (SWT) bless you and your family.

Your grade is a must see. With the above rules agreed to of course.

Part one: withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher

Part two: withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher

Part Three: withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher

Part Four: withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher

Part Five: withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher

Part six: withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher

Part seven: withheld due to refusing to accept a lunch gift from the teacher

Student: no name and number. Thus, when I get it, I shall post it.

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NOTE

Those who did not take the exam out of fear of doing poorly, etc. Please do take it on your own, so you know where you stand. That way, you can enjoy the coming semester. Don’t be afraid to be a success!

As all of you can tell, I really don’t like to fail, as much as I like you to succeed.

See you all on the first Saturday of Ramadaan. The time is set as agreed by you all.

The two people i have seen cheating. You have done so in the Musjid. You know, cheating can be done in many different ways. I sometimes act oblivious of what you may do. But i am not blind! I may still not tell you that it is you, because i really don’t want to hurt your feelings.  But are you really being fair to yourself?

Let us all have a fresh start. Don’t let shaytan come between the class and you. Let the past be your past. Now move ahead with positivity, sincerity and honesty ahead.

(excuse typos, etc.)

Wasalam