Appendix I TRANSLATERY LIST Surah Al-Alaq Verse 1-5 Indonesia Bacalah Dengan (Menyebut) Nama Tuhanmu Yang Menciptakan, Dia Te
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Appendix I TRANSLATERY LIST Surah Al-Alaq verse 1-5 Indonesia English Bacalah dengan Recite in the name of (menyebut) nama your Lord who created – Tuhanmu yang menciptakan, Dia telah menciptakan created man from a clot manusia dari 'Alaq, of congealed blood Bacalah, dan Recite, and your Lord is Tuhanmulah yang the most Generous – paling Pemurah, Yang mengajar manusia Who taught by the pen – dengan pena, Dia mengajarkan Taught man what he did kepada manusia apa not know. yang belum diketahuinya Appendix II Reading Test Choose the best answer with marked (X)! Passage One A MISNAMING Mistakes begin with its very name. until recently it was called Mohammedanism by the West, which is not only in accurate but offensive. It is in accurate, Muslims say, because Mohammad didn’t create this religion; God did. Mohammad was merely God’s mouthpiece beyond this the tittle is offensive because it conveys the impression that Islam focuses on a man rather than on God. To name Christianity after Christ is appropriate, they say, for Christians believe that Christ was God. But to call Islam Mohammedanism is like calling Christianity St. Paulism. The proper name of this religion is Islam. Derived from the root s-l-m, which means primarily “peace” but in a secondary sense “Surrender”, its full connotation is “the peace that comes when one’s life is surrendered to God.” Answer the Questions! 1. What is “Mohammedanism” ? a. Mistakes that made by west in called Islam b. The new religion that brought by west c. Another name of Islam d. Muhammad’s religion 2. “….because Mohammad didn’t create this religion”. This refers to…. a. Islam b. Christianity c. Mohammedanism d. Paulism 3. Which one of the following statements is not true according the story? a. West called Islam as Mohammedanism b. West believes that Muhammad was God c. Muslims believe that Muhammad did not create Mohammedanism d. Muslim say that God create Islam as their religion Passage Two THE ANGELS Allah has created everything whether physical or spiritual beings. The angels are spiritual beings created by Allah. The angels are the creation of Allah, they are not His partners. They are His servants created from light. Because the angels are spiritual beings, they are invisible. The angles always obey the commands of Allah and carry out His orders. There are different duties. Some are engaged in keeping records of all our actions; some other brought the message of God to the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h). The famous angels constantly occupied in carrying out Allah’s order are Gabriel, Irail, Israfil and Mikael. Belief in Angels is one of the pillars of Islamic faith. We have to believe in the angels and it is a part of our belief as Muslims. The prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) was given the power to see and to walk with the angel Gabriel 4. The text above mainly discusses about… a. The angels that created of God b. The angel’s message to prophet Muhammad c. Muslims believe in God’s angels d. The famous angel is Gabriel 5. What are angels created from? a. Sky b. Light c. Sunshine d. Wind 6. What must a muslim do relating to the angels? a. Believe in the existence of God’s angels b. Bring the message of God to prophet c. Help the angels duties from God d. Pray to God’s angels 7. What was special about the prophet Muhammad relating to the angel Gabriel? a. Gabriel knows Muhammad is a perfect one b. Muhammad believes in Gabriel as one of angel c. Gabriel asked Muhammad to meet Allah d. Muhammad saw Gabriel directly 8. There are different duties…(Line 2, paragrapgh 2). What is synonym about of the word duties… a. Orders b. Jobs c. Demands d. Gifts 9. “The angles always obey the commands of Allah and carry out His orders”. The word His refers to… a. Angel b. Gabriel c. Muhammad d. God e. Passage Three THE BEGINNING OF THE REVELATION Before becoming a prophet, Muhammad usually spent one month every year in a cave on the top of a mountain near mecca. There he meditated and thought about religion of Abraham. This was done by him because he refused to accept the beliefs of the people of Mecca who worshipped idols. This continued for a number of years. When he was forty years of age the Archangel Gabriel came to him and convinced him. It was clear that he was a prophet from God. He received the first revelation after becoming a prophet. The first revelation said: “Read in the name of thy Lord who created” Created man from a blood clot. Read; thy Lord is most beneficial. He taught by pen. Taught man what he knew not” When the prophet received this revelation from God and when he became sure, then he began to call people to accept the new religion. The new religion was based on the oneness og God-worshipping only Allah and giving up the worship of idols. About three years after Prophet received the first revelation he was told, “Warn your close relatives.” He started to speak to his close friends and his family. Khadijah, his wife, was the first woman to accept Islam and Abu Bakr was the first man. Ali ibn Abi Thalib, his cousin was the first boy to accept Islam, and Zaid was the first servant to accept Islam. The number started to increase slowly through the personal contact of the prophet and his close friend, Abu Bakr, but when he received the verse mentioned, this was the sign for him to inform all the people of Mecca of his cause 10. What did Muhammad usually do before becoming a prophet? a. Spent his life in bargaining b. Meditation in a cave c. Spread Islam religion to people d. Hijrah from one city to another city 11. “This was done by him because he refused”. What is synonym of the word refused… a. Accepted b. Appreciated c. Received d. Rejected 12. Which one of the following statements is true according the story? a. Muhammad asked his partners first to accept Islam b. Ali ibn Abi Thalib was the only one Muhammad’s partner that accepted Islam c. Meccan people was very enthusiast about Islam d. Before becoming prophet, Muhammad received the revelation 13. What did most Meccan people worship? a. Allah b. Muhammad c. Revelation d. Idols 14. What is the main idea of the third paragraph? a. Prophet received the revelation from God b. Prophet accepted new religion c. Prophet forbidden Meccan people to worship of idols d. Meccan people enthusiast with the prophet invitation 15. From the text we can infer that a. Muhammad received the first revelation b. The prophet spent one year in a cave for meditation c. The prophet start to call Meccan to accept islam d. The new religion was based on worship of idols Passage Four ALLAH KNOWS EVERYTHING Mr. Abdullah had three sons, the oldest was Ali, the second was Ahmad and the youngest was Hasan. He loved his sons very much and he wanted them to be good muslims when they grew up. As a father, Mr. Abdullah was a good muslim so that his sons could regard him as their model. One day Mr. Abdullah tested his sons to know their belief in God. He gave his sons some cake and asked them to eat it in a place where no one could see them. Ali took the cake and went to his room. He shut the door and ate the cake. The thought that no one could see him. Ahmad went to a cave near his house. It was dark in the cave. He was sure that nobody was there who could see him. He ate the cake in the darkness of the cave. Hasan thought and thought about the finding a place where nobody could see him. He remembered that Allah could always see him. So he did not eat the cake. Ali and Ahmad came back to their father and told him about what they did. Hasan came back and returned the cake to his father and said that there was no place which was secret from Allah. Mr. Abdullah was very pleased with Hasan and told his two sons to learn a lesson from their brother. He said that Allah knew everything and was with them all the time. So, it was said, the y should not do anything bad even in secret. 16. Who is Mr. Abdullah’s son that did not eat the cake ? a. Ahmad b. Ali c. Hasan d. No one 17. ….Mr. Abdullah was a good muslim so that his sons could regard him as their model. The word him refers to…… a. Mr. Abdullah b. Hasan c. Ali d. Ahmad 18. Why Hasan did not eat the cake? a. Because he did not find the secret place b. Because he afraid with Mr. Abdullah c. Because he remembered Allah can see him d. Because he dislike the cake 19. What is the main idea of the second paragraph? a. Mr. Abdullah’s is hiding from Allah b. Mr. Abdullah tested his sons c. Mr. Abdullah was very pleased to Hasan d. Hasan did not eat the cake 20. From the text we can infer that……. a. There is no one can hiding what they do from Allah b. The three sons could not hiding anything from their father c. Mr. Abdullah knows everything about their sons d. Hasan afraid with their father, so he did not eat the cake Appendix III Answer Key of Reading Test 1.