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III. Meaning Focus.

A. True/False Statements.

Read the text quickly and look at the following statements. Do you agree with

these agreements? Why\ Why not?

1. The Prophet (SAAS) looked after Az-Zubair after he had run away from home.

2. Az-Zubair received serious wounds at the Battle of Badr.

3. Az-Zubair charged into the Byzantine army alone because he saw an enemy who was killing many Muslims.

The following items are about information in Units 11-15.

4. Both Abu Ubaidah and Sa’d lived for some time in Greater Syria.

5. According to one of the texts, Sa’d, Umar, Ali, and Az-Zubair were the toughest of the Prophet’s (SAAS) companions.

6. Abu Ubaidah, Sa’d, and Abdurrahman fought in all the great battles for Islam.

b) Information Search

Answer the questions using information from the text.

1. Az-Zubair ran away from home because...

  • his father died when he was very young.

  • his mother was unhappy that he had become a Muslim.

  • Nawfal, his guardian, was cruel to him.

  • the Prophet (SAAS) was his cousin.

2. Why did Az-Zubair pull out his sword in the centre of Makkah?

  • He was a very courageous young man.

  • Az-Zubair was ready to defend Islam.

  • He was looking for the killer of the Prophet (SAAS).

  • Someone told him the Prophet (SAAS) had been murdered.

3. Why do you think the Prophet (SAAS) said that Az-Zubair would be his neighbour in Paradise?

The following items are about information in Units 11-15.

4. What did Ali and Abu Ubaidah have in common? They were both...

  • related to the Prophet (SAAS).

  • judges in Yemen at some time.

  • major generals in Greater Syria at some time.

  • great wrestlers and swordsmen.

5. Two of the men in the text are said to have been skillful with the weapons of war. Who are they and which weapons were they skilled in using?

6. In what way did Abdurrahman contribution to the battles for Islam differ from that of Ali, Abu Ubaidah, and Sa’d?

c) Information Management.

Much was said about the people featured in Units 11-15. Look over the stories again and complete the chart.

PERSON TALKED ABOUT

COMMENT/QUOTATION

SPEAKER

Az-Zubair

“Every prophet has a disciple and mine is my cousin, Az-Zubair”.

One of the pillars of Islam.

“1 will send you someone who is trustworthy”.

The Prophet (SAAS)

“Thank God we still have people like him among us”.

“if you have another one like him. bring him to me”.

“This man is not special at all”.

Ali

“The best among you in judgment is Ali”.

“The son of Abu Talib never stops being arrogant”.

Abdurrahman

“You shall be my adopted brother in Medina”.

“The wealth of Abdurrahman is completely halal”.

d) Learner Activity.

1. Work in groups. Choose one of the men discussed in Units 11-15. Make up a list of his good qualities and evidence to support them.

2. Share your information with the class. Let them guess who you wrote about.

3. Listen to the other groups’ information and guess the people.

e) Vocabulary in Context.

Match each word from the text with the correct meaning.

1 embrace a. people willing to do something freely

2 cruel b. willing to cause someone pain

3 choked с not hurt, uninjured

4 defense d. accept an idea or religion

5 seriously e. possibly causing severe injury or death

6 spotted f. members of a group who arc an important source of strength

7 volunteers g. moving something around in an arc or circle

8 retreating h. made it difficult to breathe

9 massive i. moving away from the enemy

10 swinging j. saw, found with one's eyes

11 unharmed k. protection against attack

12 cheered 1. huge, great

13 scores m. shouted with admiration

14 scars n. marks left by cuts or wounds after they

15 pillars heal

o. a great number

f) Semantic Cloze Task.

Use some of the words from the previous task to complete the text below. Use the words in their correct form.

Az-Zubair was a courageous fighter in the (1)………….of Islam. He fought in all the great battles and had (2)……….. of (3)……….. all over his body. At the Battle of the Trench, he (4)……….. three times to fight the Bani Quraiza. At Al-Yarmouk, when the Muslims (5) ……….. he charged alone at the (6)……….. army of the Byzantines and killed (7) ……….. with his sword. His fellow Muslims (8) ………. when he came out (9) ………. from the battle. At Badr, he was (10) ………. wounded when he leapt on an unbeliever and rolled down a hill with him. It is no wonder that Caliph Omar described him as a (11) ……….of Islam.