Handout given for 2:285 and 2:286 and Last 11 Ayah of Surah Al e Imran. Discussed the background, meanings and some explanations of the Ayah.

Homework: 2:285 and 2:286

1.How many articles of faith are mentioned in Al Baqarah Ayah 285 and what are they?

2.What do you understand from “We make no distinction between any of his messengers.”

3. Explain in your own words what you understand by “Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity.”

4. Define “It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned,” in simple terms.