5.1(the six beliefs of islam)

Question 1

sunnis believe in

Answer 1

the five roots of usul ad din

Question 2

shias believe in

Answer 2

the six beleifs

Question 3

sunni succesor

Answer 3

abu bakr(muhammads father in law)

Question 4

shia sucsessor

Answer 4

ali ibn (son in law and cousin)

Question 5

six beliefs SOWA

Answer 5

‘iman is that you believe in god and his angels and his books and his messengers and the hereafter and the good and evil fate (ordained by your god)

Question 6

kitab al iman

Answer 6

book of faith

Question 7

hadith

Answer 7

sayings of the prophet muhammed an important source of islamic law

Question 8

quran

Answer 8

the holy book of islam as revealed to the prophet muhammed by god through angel jibril

Question 9

Tawhid(6 key beliefs)

Answer 9

The oneness of god
This is the most fundemental belief of islam

Question 10

Tawhid SOWA and why its imporant

Answer 10

shahadah declares:
‘there is no god but allah’
it difffrentaites a muslim from a kafir(unbeliver) this is important because it expresses the unity of allah and that nothing is equal to allah.

Question 11

Maliaka and why it is important

Answer 11

faith existance in angels is important as angels comunicate allahs messages they are created to carry out commands and reveal allahs message to the prophets

Question 12

belief in angels SOWA

Answer 12

‘He sends down angels with insporation at his command’ surah 16:2

Question 13

Books of allah and why they are important

Answer 13

this is the belief in allahs guidence to humans in the form of written guidence or scriptures. these scriptures were sentto humans through prophets.The quean is the actual word of allah brought to muhammed by the angel jibril and is the culmknation of all previous sacred writings .

Question 14

Why is the quran important to muslims

Answer 14

they provide guidence for life and help muslims to axhieve physical and spiritual fufillment

Question 15

Faith in the prophets importance

Answer 15

allah sent prophets throughout history, the first adam and lst the seal muhhamed. the phrophets are appointed messengers to communicate the message of islam to muslims.

Question 16

Why is muhhamed the most important phrophet

Answer 16

he was sent as the ‘word of allah’ in the quran

Question 17

Why is the belif in the day of judgment and life after deatha akirah important to muslims

Answer 17

muslims believe that one day every human will stand before allah to be judged.allah will judge each idividual deed and will reward or punish accordingly. Those rewareded go to heaven and those punsished goes to hell

Question 18

why is the belief in al qadr important important

Answer 18

al qadr is predestianton. Mualims believe the plan of creation is under the direction of allah and nothing can happens without allahs will this helps muslims to feel comforted.

Question 19

Al Qadr SOWA

Answer 19

‘No misfortune can happen either in the earth or in yourselves,that was not set set down in writing before we brought it into being’

Question 20

What is the importance of these principles for muslims today

Answer 20

they continue to led muslims to alllah and to each other
faith leads to submission to allah
the six beliefs are a guide to worship in daily life

Question 21

What are the five roots of usaul ad din

Answer 21

Tawhid
Ald(divine justice)
nubuwwah(prophethood)
imamah(successors to muhammed)
mi’ad (day of judgment ressurection)

Question 22

1)Tawhid

Answer 22

Tawid is shared in both shia and sunni beliefs the 6 beliefs and the 5 roots

Question 23

2)adl( 5 roots)

Answer 23

adl is that allah is fair and just all muslims believe this however shia added this concept as a principle of their faith

Question 24

3)Nubuwwah(prohethood)

Answer 24

is shared by both shia and sunni

Question 25

4) imamah

Answer 25

the belief in the sucsessors to muhammed.The beleif that after the phrophet muhammad there are no more phrophets,and no more divine scriptures.Instead allah appointed the 12 imams to continue to guide human beings.

Question 26

5)mi’ad(day of judgement and resurrection)

Answer 26

The belief in life after death,day of judgement, good heaven bad hell

Question 27

What is the doctrine of nass

Answer 27

shia muslims believe there leader the iam must be a decendant of the prophet or by the previous imam.
the doctrine of nass means annunciation

Question 28

What is the doctrine of nass evidence for

Answer 28

that a living imam has validated the next successor

Question 29

imam SOWA

Answer 29

‘who ever knows not the imama of his age dies the death of a heathen’