Belief in Allah Part 1

Question 1

What are 7 characteristics of Allah and briefly explain them?

Answer 1

-Tawhid: oneness of Allah
-Benevolant: Allah is all-loving.
-Omnipotence: Allah is more powerful than anything, he created the world.
-Immanent: Allah is close and involved within the world.
-Transcdendent: Allah is above and beyond this world.
-Adalat: Allah is just and will judge humans in this way too.
-Merciful: Allah forgives people for the wrong things they do.

Question 2

What are two quotes for Tawhid?

Answer 2

-‘he is Allah, the One and Only’
-‘and there is no God except one God’

Question 3

What is one quote for benevolance and merciful?

Answer 3

-‘Allah loves those who do good’
-‘Allah will love you and forgive you your sins’

Question 4

What are two quotes for omnipotence?

Answer 4

-‘he creates what he wills’
-‘he is powerful over everything’

Question 5

What is one quote for immanence and transcendence?

Answer 5

-‘the Most Near’
-‘is wholly transcendent’

Question 6

What are three reasons why the characteristics of Allah are important to Muslims?

Answer 6

-they help to understand him better.
-they help to strengthen their relationship with him.
-they can follow the way he wants them to live their lives.

Question 7

What are the six beliefs of Sunni Islam, briefly explain them and give a quote for each one?

Answer 7

-Tawhid:islam is monotheistic, meaning Muslims accept there is only one God, ‘He is Allah,the One and Only’
-Qur’an:it is the holy text for Muslims and is the word of Allah, but they also recognise other scriptures such as the Tawrat,Injils etc.., the Qur’an is a ‘revelation revealed’
-Malaikah: muslims accept the existence of angels who are obedient to Allah’s commands, ‘honoured servants’
-Risalah: Muslims recognise Prophets or messengers of Allah. These include Adam,Musa and Muhammed who is the ‘seal of the prophets’
-Allah’s Decree: the belief that the law of nature and religion was devised by Allah and he holds supreme power over these laws, ‘creates what he wills’
-Final Judgement: present life is only a trial preperation for the next relamn of existence, ‘enter paradise for what you were doing’

Question 8

How are the six beliefs expressed in Islam today(3)?

Answer 8

-muslims will recite their belief in Tawhid in their prayers each day.
-they will look to the Qur’an for advice to help them understand their religion better.
-they will live their lives aware of Allah and the fact that he will judge them on their actions after death so they will be more aware of their behaviour.

Question 9

What are the purposes and importance of the six beliefs of Islam(3)?

Answer 9

-to unite all Sunni Muslims.
-to help Sunni Muslims understand their religion better.
-to support Sunni Muslims in how they should live their lives.

Question 10

What are the five roots of Usul ad-din and briefly explain them?

Answer 10

-Day of Judgement: the belief that all humans will be judged by Allah on their actions after death.
-Tawhid: the oneness of Allah, Islam is monotheistic.
-Prophethood:the belief that Allah appointed prophets or messengers to pass his message on to humanity.
-Imamah:successors to Muhammed, the belief that Allah appointed Imams to guide humanity.
-Divine Justice: God does not oppress anybody and is just.

Question 11

What are fivers,seveners and twelvers?

Answer 11

-some Shi’a Muslims believe Prophet Muhammed appointed twelve imams, others believe he appointed seven and others twelve.
-these are called fivers,seveners and twelvers.

Question 12

What is a quote for the Five Roots of Usul ad-din except Imamah?

Answer 12

-Day of Judgement: ‘enter paradise for what you were doing’
-Tawhid: ‘Allah is one’ (Surah 112)
-Prophethood: Muhammed is the ‘seal of the Prophets’
-Divine Justice: ‘Allah has commanded us to be just while he himself treats us with something better’

Question 13

What are three purposes of the Five Roots?

Answer 13

-to unite all Shi’a Muslims.
-to help Shi’a Muslims understand their religion better.
-to support Shi’a Muslims on how they should live their lives.

Question 14

What are five features of Malakah including a quote?

Answer 14

-they are created from light.
-they act by Allah’s command.
-they have no fixed form.
-they are part of the unseen world.
-they are ‘honoured servants’

Question 15

What are five features of Malaikah (including a quote)?

Answer 15

-they are created from light.
-they have no fixed form.
-they act by Allah’s command.
-they are part of the unseen world.
-they are ‘honoured servants’

Question 16

What is the role of Jibril and a quote about him?

Answer 16

-he is an important angel as it was through him that Allah revealed the Qur’an to Muhammed over 23 years.
-it is believed that Jibril taught Muhammed how to pray also.
-‘brought the Qur’an down’

Question 17

What is the importance of Jibril and what does he teach Muslims today?

Answer 17

-Without him, the message of the Qur’an would not have been recieved and Muslims would not know how to act.
-it teaches Muslims to live around the teachings of the holy book, often reading it everyday to understand how they should live their lives.

Question 18

What is the role of Izra’il and a quote?

Answer 18

-he is the angel of death and is responsible for signalling the coming of the Day of Judgement (when all Muslims will be judged by Allah) by blowing a trumpet. It is believed that he will return human souls to Allah.
-‘the angel of death will take you’

Question 19

What is the importance of Izra’il and what does it teach Muslims today?

Answer 19

-he ensures Allah can be adalat on the Day of Judgment.
-it teaches Muslims that they need to live their lives how Allah wants them to so they can be rewarded in the afterlife.

Question 20

What is the role of Mika’il and a quote?

Answer 20

-Mika’il is often understood to be the Angel of Mercy, given the role of rewarding those who have led good lives. He is believed to bring everything to us such as plants and trees.
-‘whoever is an enemy to Allah…and Mika’il is an enemy’

Question 21

What is the importance of Mika’il and what does he teach Muslims today?

Answer 21

-Muslims wish to be rewarded in the afterlife and not punished so the teachings of Mika’il reassures them that it is possible.
-without him, mankind would not exist and be able to worship Allah.
-reassures Muslims that it is possible to be rewarded in the afterlife.

Question 22

What are three features of Risalah?

Answer 22

-they are the channel of communication that links Allah to humanity.
-they are all equally as important.
-there are 124,000 of them in total.

Question 23

What is the role of Prophet Muhammed, his importance and a quote?

Answer 23

-the Qur’an was revealed to him by Allah and this forms the basis of Islam.
-he is a good example and teaches Muslims to act like him (e.g. avoiding Shurq).
-without the Qur’an, Muslims would not know how to act and without Muhammed as an example, Muslims may not be able to please Allah and access Jannah.
-‘seal of the Prophets’ ‘you have a good example to follow’

Question 24

What is the role of Isa, his importance and a quote?

Answer 24

-Isa was given the ability to perform miracles, all according to Allah’s word.
-this is important as it shows Allah’s omnipotence as he gave Isa the power to do this.
-Isa was a ‘pure boy’.

Question 25

What is the role of Adam, his importance and a quote?

Answer 25

-Allah created Adam from dust showing Allah’s omnipotence.
-his task was to look after the world (be a Khalifah).
-teaches Muslims that they should look after and care for Allah’s creation.
-The Qur’an states, ‘he began the creation of man from clay’.

Question 26

What is the role of Ibrahim, his importance and a quote?

Answer 26

-God commanded Ibrahim through a dream to sacrifice his son, Isma’il, he was willing to obey Allah’s command.
-Allah declared it was a test of faith and stopped Ibrahim before the sacrifice.
-teaches Muslims to entirely trust Allah and put him before anything else.
-The Qur’an states, ‘O Ibrahim, you have fulfilled the dream’.

Question 27

Who are Isma’il,Musa and Dawud?

Answer 27

-Isma’il was Ibrahim’s son, shows life is a test sent by Allah and we should trust him.
-Musa teaches Muslims that God will protect you if you remain faithful to him.
-the Zabur was revealed to Dawud which contained rules to help them remain faithful to Allah.