Level 2-Iman and History
Exam Study Guide
Unit A Chapters 1-7

Exam format will be fill in the blank (using a word bank), multiple choice, and matching. Extra Credit questions will be short answer.

Chapter 1:
1. Allah is our Creator and He is the One we should always obey and aim to please with our actions.
2. Adam (AS) was the first man created by Allah and that he was a Prophet and made out of clay.
3. Shaytan was a jinn who disobeyed Allah when Allah commanded the angels to bow down to Prophet Adam.
4. Shaytan didn’t bow down because he was arrogant.
5. Shaytan promised to trick people to disobey Allah and do bad deeds so they would go to Hell like he would.
6. Prophet Adam and his wife felt bad for disobeying Allah and asked Allah to forgive them and be merciful towards them, so Allah did forgive them but sent them to Earth.
7. Al-Ghaffar and Al-Ghafoor are two names of Allah that mean All-Forgiving.

Chapter 2:
1. We should always obey Allah first.
2. When doing any action, we should say “Bismillah” which means “in the name of Allah.”
3. Niyyah is intention. Our niyyah should always be to please Allah (swt).

Chapter 3:
1. Prophet Adam and his wife were sent to Earth and started a new family. They had many children, including Habeel and Qabeel.
2. Understand how jealousy and selfishness can make us weak, and then it becomes easy for Shaytan to make us do bad things.
3. Taqwa is believing in Allah and always doing the right thing because Allah sees all that we do.
Chapter 4:
1. Learn the story of Ibrahim (AS).
2. Ibrahim (AS)’s father and community worshipped idols. What did Ibrahim (AS) do to the idols? Why?
3. What did the people do to Ibrahim (AS) once they realized he was the one who broke their statues/idols? (they made a huge fire and threw him into it)
4. How did Allah (swt) save Ibrahim (AS)? (Allah ordered the fire to be cool so it didn’t hurt Ibrahim (AS) at all!)

Chapter 5:
1. Who was Prophet Nuh? What did Allah (swt) command him to build? (An ark)
2. What happened to those who disobeyed? (The people who disobeyed Allah and Prophet Nuh drowned in the flood)
Chapter 6:
1. What did Prophet Younes do when his people disobeyed him? Was this the right thing to do?
2. What happened to Younes (AS) in the sea? (He was swallowed by a whale)
3. When Younes (AS) realized his mistake, what did he do? (He asked for Allah’s forgiveness)
4. What is dua’a and tasbeeh?
5. How should we react when something bad happens to us? (We should have patience/sabr)
6. When you make a mistake and need help from Allah, what should you do and say? (Ask Allah for forgiveness and make dua’a)