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FQH 202 Assignment (Spring 2019)

Topic:

1. Ahmed and Ayesha just embraced and reverted to Islam. Before they became Muslims
Ahmed was a Christian and Ayesha was a Hindu. They had married according to Christian rules
and they had approached the department of Home Affairs in their country and had a civil
marriage ceremony. They approach you wanting to find out whether they should make nikkah
or their previous marriage suffices and there is no need for a nikkah. Write an essay in which
you determine their marital status according to Islam. In your discussion also address the
following:

1. What will be the ruling if Ahmed embraces islam and Ayesha remains a hindu?
2. What will be the ruling if Ayesha is the one who embraces Islam but not Ahmed?
3. What elements are essential for a marriage to be deemed valid in Islam

Or

2. Ahmed approaches Ayesha’s family to ask for Ayesha’s hand in marriage (Nikkah). The family
is happy and accepts and so does Ayesha. They agree the nikkah will be at the end of that
particular month. Before the end of the month Ahmed has doubts and goes to the family and
tells them about his doubts and states that the only way the doubts can go away is by him
having a one on one with Ayesha. The family refuses and tells him that is haraam. Ahmed
decides to however go ahead with the marriage and the nikkah is conducted via skype: Ahmed
and Ayesha are not in the same room. Write an essay in which you address the following issues:

1. Matters permissible during the engagement period

2. Matters prohibited during the engagement period
3. The validity of Ahmed’s request to have a one on one with the bride to be
4. The ruling of a nikkah done via skype

Word limit: 1000 to 1200

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 Max Mark Comment
Assessment Criteria
Clarity, organization, grammar 5 5
Use of the correct style of referencing 15 15
Quality of content & correctness of the answer 25 25
Critical thinking, Argumentation and proper reasoning 10 10
Relevancy and sticking to the topic 20 20
Originality and authenticity 15 15 .
Word count 5 5
Reference 5 5
Total 100 100

Expectations:

1. Your paper should be a well drafted academic work, having a proper introduction, body
and conclusion

2. Use only acceptable works and sources for your assignment. If you use Wikipedia and its
ilk you will be penalized

3. Include a proper reference using APA style.

4. Make sure you reference your work properly and that you cite every source. Use only
APA method

5. Do not go off topic just to meet the word limit requirement

6. Avoid using too many quotes and write in your own words as best as you can. Write the
assignment in your own words.

7. Font: Use one of these three: Arial, Calibri or Times New Roman. Font size 12 and for
Headings 14

8. Do not use notepad, WordPad or Pdf but strictly use Word.

9. Read more about the APA style here:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

10. Please note that failure to follow the above instructions will cause you to lose marks.

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them about it so that they can verify and grade your work accordingly.

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 Important Instructions Regarding the Second
Attempt

1. Please note that when you first upload your assignment file, it is saved in “draft” mode.
To “submit,” you must press the Submit button. If you forget to submit by not clicking
on the Submit button, the file will remain in “draft” mode and will not be considered for
grading. Hence, note this point seriously and proceed accordingly.
2. As soon as you have clicked on the Submit button, your first attempt has been utilized.
Your plagiarism score will be available within 24 hours in the same page, in sha Allah.
From the time you submit the first attempt, you have exactly 5days to review your
plagiarism percentage and re-upload your revised assignment file following the steps
mentioned above in point 1. Failure to do this will result in missing your opportunity to
utilize the second attempt. Please note that the countdown displaying the remaining
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3. When you avail your second attempt count, the uploaded file will again appear in
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 IOU’S Plagiarism Policy

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the universe and peace and blessing be upon the last
messenger Muhammad and all those who follow his path with righteousness until the Last Day.

Please read and understand this policy in details before attempting any assignments at IOU.

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "He who deceives us is not one of us." (Saheeh
Muslim)

Definition of Plagiarism:

A common form of deception in studies is plagiarism. Plagiarism is sometimes misunderstood to

refer to copying alone; however, plagiarism is much deeper than just copying. It includes
quoting without proper references, collaboration, and stealing other people's ideas while
passing them off as one’s own. Plagiarism is the “failure to acknowledge the ideas or writing of
another” or “presentation of the ideas or writing of another as one’s own” and should be read
to cover intentional and unintentional failure to acknowledge the ideas of others. In this context
“others” means any other person including a student, academic, professional, published author
or other resource such as the Internet. The Islamic Online University believes that failing to
acknowledge the use of ideas of others constitutes an important breach of Islamic and academic
values and conventions of the institution.

IOU Stance on Plagiarism

The Islamic Online University will not tolerate plagiarism in any form, and any student caught
plagiarizing will be penalized. Depending on the severity of the plagiarism, the penalty could
range from reduction of marks to rejection of the paper itself.

With respect to the assignments, the following constitutes plagiarism:

1) Copying someone else's assignment

2) Collaboration and working together on an assignment
3) Copying and Pasting entire articles of the internet
4) Quoting someone else’s work without referencing the author
5) Using someone else’s ideas or words without referencing them

To avoid plagiarism, be sure to:

 Use quotation marks around a quote and cite the source.

 Reference all quotations and citations
 Reword/paraphrase. Don’t write word for word what you have read. Take notes first in
your own words, then write your assignment from your notes (not the text).

For more information on how to avoid plagiarism and how to properly cite a source, visit the
following websites:

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http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/college-success/10314.html

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/plagiarism.html

You may also test your understanding of plagiarism by using this link:

https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/plagiarism/tutorial/whatis1.html

Similarity Indicator

IOU reserves the right to submit all academic assignments to a plagiarism checker to produce
similarity ratings for each assignment. The similarity indicator provides a rating of how similar
text in the assignment is to resources available on the Internet.

In line with universal academic writing practices, IOU prefers that text be paraphrased in the
words of the student and not quoted directly, with the original author of the knowledge being
duly cited and referenced.

As a University-wide norm, IOU recommends that the similarity indicator does not exceed 20%.

Result of Plagiarism

Assignments that contain a rating higher than 50% will be automatically rejected and validated
for plagiarism with a manual check by the tutorial assistant or relevant academic. The student
will be given a grade of 0 and there will be no second chances for submitting the assignment.

The Tutorial Assistant or relevant academic will use the similarity rating in determining the final
grade of the submission.

Remember that we are Muslims studying Allah’s religion, and so plagiarizing in Islamic Studies is
a sin and can rob your studies of reward.

May Allah bless you all with success with your coursework. Ameen.

IOU Admin.

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