To connect an example with a principle, state the principle in your textbook’s wording, choose one specific detail from the example, and explain how that detail shows the principle in action.
This lesson belongs to SPM subjects and learning resources. It follows distinguishing related curriculum concepts, because choosing the right concept comes before linking an example to it.
What does the connecting pattern look like?
Use three short sentences.
- Principle. State it in the wording you have checked.
- Detail. One specific thing from the example.
- Link. How that detail shows the principle.
Worked example: a class treasurer
The principle used here is amanah, meaning trustworthiness in handling what is entrusted to you. Check your textbook for its exact definition.
An original case. A class treasurer collects RM5 from each of 32 students for a class party, which gives 5 × 32 = RM160. She spends RM48 on decorations and keeps the receipt. She posts the record on the class notice board: collected RM160, spent RM48, balance RM112 (160 − 48 = 112).
Connecting paragraph. “Amanah means being trustworthy with what is entrusted. The treasurer keeps the receipt and posts the balance of RM112 on the notice board. This shows amanah because she accounts openly for money that belongs to the class, so others can check that it was handled properly.”
Notice that the figures are used as detail, and the link sentence says what the detail shows.
Weak and strong links
| Version | Text | Problem or strength |
|---|---|---|
| Weak | “The treasurer is a good person. Islam teaches amanah.” | No detail, no link, principle only named. |
| Strong | The paragraph above. | One principle, two details, a sentence on how they connect. |
The mistake to avoid
The common slip is to write the principle and the example as two separate paragraphs and never join them. The reader is left to guess the connection.
Always include a sentence that starts with “This shows” or “This is because”. That sentence is where the marks are earned.
Check yourself
Original case: a student borrows a classmate’s pen and returns it the same day with a new refill because the old one ran out. Connect it to the principle “amanah” in three sentences.
Answer
A sample: “Amanah means being trustworthy with what is lent to you. The student returns the pen the same day and replaces the used-up refill. This shows amanah because the student looks after the borrowed item and makes up for the loss.”
Check that your paragraph names the principle in your textbook’s wording, points to a detail and explains the link.
What to study next
Extend this into a full response to a situation in developing a supported scenario response. Then test your skills on the original Tasawwur Islam practice set. The structured-answer self-review tool can check that your paragraph includes a link sentence.
For a teacher to supply new cases and hear your reasoning, see online one-to-one Tasawwur Islam tuition. Confirm religious content with your teacher and current textbook.