Please read this document in its entirety, before attempting your assignment.

TAF 202 Assignment (Spring 2017)

Topic:

1. One of the main themes of Surah Al Kahf is the importance of sacrifice by the youth in the
community for the preservation of the message of Tawheed. In 1000 -1200 words discuss the
role of the youth in light of the story of the companions of the cave.

Or

2. Surah Al Kahf contains the story of Musa and Khadir , one of the lessons learnt is that the
piety of a parent benefits the children even after his death. Discuss the importance of good
parenting and leaving a good legacy for their offspring.

Word limit: Bachelors Level 1000 to 1200.

Expectations:

1. Please refrain from decorating the assignment too much keep it simple .
2. Use Arial font size 12.
3. Avoid copying and pasting.
4. Use 2 or more resources other than the prescribed textbook.
5. Follow the instructions below.

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 Uploading Instructions

1. Create a new MS Word file. Before typing your answer please add the following information
on the first page:

Student Name:
Student ID:
Course Name/Code:
Assignment Question:
Attempt Count: (1 or 2)[Type 1 if it is your first attempt. Type 2 if you are uploading a
revised version of your assignment after checking the plagiarism percentage.]

2. Please upload as a Word Document only; do not make a PDF file and upload it as this hampers
grading and giving comments on your work.

3. Before you upload, you should suffix your name to the file name along with the course code
and your attempt count. E.g., if a student is uploading AQD 101 assignment for the first time,
then the file name should be as follows:AQD101_FirstName_1

4. Students who wish to re-submit their assignments are requested to re-upload their
assignment files and change the attempt count. For example if the filename was
AQD101_firstname_1, you may rename it as AQD101_FirstName_2. Assignments re-uploaded
with the same filename as the original file will not be scanned well by the VeriCite system
resulting in the same similarity index value instead of reflecting the new percentage. After you
re-upload (which is your second attempt), please also email your course faculty, informing 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
time will appear on your assignment page.
3. When you avail your second attempt count, the uploaded file will again appear in
draft mode. Please ensure to click the Submit button to submit your newly uploaded
file. Otherwise the file will remain in draft mode and will not be considered for
grading.

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 IOUS 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 ones own. Plagiarism is the failure to acknowledge the ideas or writing of
another or presentation of the ideas or writing of another as ones 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 elses work without referencing the author
5) Using someone elses ideas or words without referencing them

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To avoid plagiarism, be sure to:

Use quotation marks around a quote and cite the source.

Reference all quotations and citations
Reword/paraphrase. Dont 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:

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 Allahs 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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