6 Articles Of Faith Flashcards
What is the first article of faith?
Tawhid
Tawhid
Oneness of God
What do Muslims say when they are declaring their faith?
“There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet”
Angels
Belief in angels
The second article of faith
Angels
Who was the Koran dictated to Muhammed by?
Angel Gabriel
Books of Allah
The Quran is the central Muslim Text
The third article of faith
Books of Allah
Who is considered the author of the Quran
The author of the Quran is Allah, Muhammad was just the receiver. Allah spoke it to angel Gabriel who then spoke it to Muhammad
What do Muslims do with the Quran during prayer in terms of words
Recited and chanted
Rusul
The prophets
What is the fourth article of faith?
Rusul (prophets)
How many prophets did Allah reveal himself to?
25
Which 6 prophets received special revelations?
Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad
Last Day
Refers to the end
Day of judgement
Belief that life after death either in paradise with Allah or in hell without Allah
What is the fifth article of faith?
Last Day
What is the day of judgement
A time which their words, deeds and thoughts will be revealed to them (which has been recorded by the guardian angels) and they will receive either reward or punishment
What are the guardian angels
Muslims believe that each person has 2 guardian angels who sit one on the right shoulder, one on the left that record the persons good and bad. The recording isn’t taken until 6 hours later just incase the dinner repents
The six articles of faith are…
Tawhid Angels Books of Allah Rusul Last Day Fate/Predestination
Fate and Predestination
Allah is all knowing and as a consequence has a full and complete knowledge of the future
What is the sixth article of faith?
Fate and Predestination
