English IX - Chapter No.1 - Reference To Context (Prose Section)

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THE LAST SERMON OF THE HOLY PROPHET
(Peace be upon him)

Text Book Name: Secondary Stage English Book One For Class IX

Explain With Reference To Context (Prose)

1. "There is no god except Allah. He is the only God. None shares His authority and power. He fulfilled His promise and helped His Prophet against the forces of evil."
(i) Name the speaker and the lesson.
(ii)
(iii)
Ans:
(i) These words are spoken by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the lesson " The Last Sermon Of Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)".
(ii)
(iii)

2. "O people! Listen to me carefully. We may not have the opportunity to meet again in such an assembly after today'. 
(i) Name the speaker and the lesson.
(ii) Where and when did the speaker says these words?
(iii) Write few lines about the speaker?
Ans:
(i) These words are spoken by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the lesson " The Last Sermon Of Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)".
(ii)  The Prophet (P.B.U.H) together with his followers went to perform Hajj at Makkah, in the 10th year of Hijra. There he addressed these words to a very large gathering of Muslims at mount Arafat in his last sermon.
(iii) Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) the Prophet of Islam, was born in 571 A.D. at Makkah. He belonged to the noble family of Quraish. Our Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is the last of the prophets. Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) preach to worship one God, and in his preaching he face a lot of troubles, but he stood calm and patient. He found an Islamic society based on brother hood and love, in his last sermon to Muslims he declare them brother to each other and said they are all equal.

3. 'Allah says, O mankind! We created you from a male and a female and made you into tribes and nations so as to be known one from the other. 
(i) Name the speaker and the lesson.
(ii) 
(iii) 
Ans:
(i) These words are spoken by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the lesson " The Last Sermon Of Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)".
(ii)
(iii)

4. "And in the eyes of Allah, the most righteous is the most honourable among you". 
(i) Name the speaker and the lesson.
(ii) 
(iii) 
Ans:
(i) These words are spoken by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the lesson " The Last Sermon Of Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)".
(ii)
(iii)

5. "In the light of this verse, no Arab is superior to a non-Arab. Nor is a white man in any way better than a black man". 
(i) Name the speaker and the lesson.
(ii) When did the speaker says these words?
(iii) What is speaker talking about?
Ans:
(i) These words are spoken by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the lesson " The Last Sermon Of Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)".
(ii) The Prophet (P.B.U.H)  addressed these words to a very large gathering of Muslims at mount Arafat, in Makkah in his last sermon.
(iii)  The Prophet (P.B.U.H) told that no royal blood, skin color  or the wealth make a man superior on others in the eyes of God. the only thing that make a person higher in rank is his goodness only.

6. "Only the goodness of a person makes him superior to others. The whole of humanity is the offspring of Adam, and Adam was created from dust. I, therefore, crush under my feet all the false claims to greatness and superiority founded on blood or wealth."
(i) Name the speaker and the lesson.
(ii) What makes a man superior to others?
(iii) Give the opposite of "greatness" and "superiority".
Ans:
(i) These words are spoken by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the lesson " The Last Sermon Of Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)".
(ii) Only the goodness of a person makes him superior on others.
(iii)

S.NO.	Words	Opposite
1.	Greatness	Insignificance / Unimportance
2.	Superiority	Inferiotity

7. "O people! A Muslim is another Muslim's brother and all the Muslims are brothers among themselves.”
(i) Name the speaker and the lesson.
(ii)
(iii)
Ans:
(i) These words are spoken by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the lesson " The Last Sermon Of Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)".
(ii)
(iii)

8. "I have given you the message of Allah. I am leaving among you a thing, which will guide you. If you act according to it, you will never wrong. This is the Holy Book of Allah".
(i) Name the speaker and the lesson.
(ii)
(iii)
Ans:
(i) These words are spoken by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the lesson " The Last Sermon Of Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)".
(ii)
(iii)