Core Beliefs Flashcards

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Six articles of faith

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Sunni

  • Belief that Allah is the one and only god
  • Belief in angels (MALAIKAH)
  • Belief in prophets (RISALAH)
  • Belief in Holy books (KUTUB)
  • Belief in judgment
  • Belief in fate (QUADAR)
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Belief in one god quotes

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‘He is Allah, the one and only’

‘All praise is due to Allah’

‘It is you we worship’

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Angel quotes

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‘There is a watcher by him ready (to record)’

‘Made the angels messangers’

‘They celebrate His praises night and day, nor do they ever slacken.’

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Prophet quotes

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‘We have sent to you a messsnger’

‘And if they believe in what you believe, then they are rightly guided’

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Holy books quotes

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When describing the gospel- ‘guidance and light’

‘And we have revealed to you (O Muhammad) the book in truth’

When describing Torah ‘guidance and instruction for the righteous’

‘Teaching them the book and wisdom’

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Judgment day quotes

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‘As for those who believed and carried out good deeds, they will be delighted in paradise’

‘On the day he will call you’

‘The day that all things secret will be tested’

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Fate quotes

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‘And we have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him’

‘No soul will ever die unless it is allahs will’

‘The length of each life is predetermined’

‘Guide us to the straight path’

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Five roots of faith

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Al- Tawhid : belief in oneness and unity of Allah

Al- Adl: belief in divine judtice (free will)

Al- Ma’ad: belief in day of resurrection

Al- Nubuwwah: belief in prophethood

Al- immah: belief in imams

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Why are inmans so important

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Shia

  • they are their teachers
  • they believe they are descendentes of Muhammad
  • they rule justly
  • they can interpret the Qur’an and Shariah law without fault
  • people need divine guidance to know how to live correctly
  • preserving and explaining the divine law takes places through imams
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Imam quote

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‘Certainly we have sent into every nation a leader’

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Sources of authority

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  • Qu’ran
  • Sunna
  • Hadith
  • (Shari’a)
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What do U always have to put after Muhammad

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(Pbuh)

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Why is Muhammad considered the seal of prophets

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Because he was the last one. Also because he provided the final revelation to his people in the form of the Qu’ran

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Holy books

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  • Qu’ran
  • Sunna
  • Hadith
  • Torah
  • Bible
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Qu’ran

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  • revealed to Muhammad in Arabic, unchanged.
  • people used to memorise it before books
  • 114 chapters
  • not in chronological order
  • over 40 translations but these are regarded as untrue
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Qu’ran respect

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Immense respect

Cannot speak, eat or drink when reading it

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17
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Monotheistic

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One god

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Polytheistic

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Many gods

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Torah and bible

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Muslins belive that they are different versions of their holy books that have been altered

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Predestination and free will

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Sunnis believe in predestination

Shias believe in free will

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Al- immmah quote

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‘Obey those in authority among you’

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Six articles of faith quotes

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‘All of them have believed in Allah and his angels and his books and his messangers’

‘Righteous is he who believes in Allah and the last day and the angels and the Scriptures and the prophets’

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What is a prophet

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A person who speaks for God has been chosen to lead his people

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Risalah means

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Prophethood

Communication between Allah and humans

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Should prophets be worshipped

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No because they are humans themselves and Muslims should not commit shirk

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Book revealed to Moses

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Tawrat

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Book revealed to David

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Zabur

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Book revealed to Jesus

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Injil

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Book revealed to Abraham

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Suhuf ibrahim

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Prophet names

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Adam 
Ibrahim 
Ishamil 
Musa
Dawud 
Isa
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Adam

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Created with dust from the ground and water to from clay

Allah wanted Adam to behave and act like him on earth

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Ibrahim

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Tested him by making him sacrifice his son, he was gunna do it but Allah provided him with a ram as an alternative sacrifice

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Ishmail

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Son of ibrahim

Left alone in the desert, he was dehydrated and kicked the ground and water miraculously appeared

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Musa

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His mother out him in a basket and he was carried down the river Niall, her was then picked up by the Parohs wife demonstrates allah protects who he chooses

he gave muslims the torah
led isrelites under Allahs guidance
gave moses the 10 commandments

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Dawud

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Prophet and king of graelites, a position given to him by Allah.

He killed the giant Goliath

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ISA

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The messiah who will return one day on the day of resurrection.

Performed many miracles: speaking while still in cradle; healing people, rasing the dead.

Unlike christians who believe Jesus is divine; musilms that he was simply a human, chosen by Allah to deliver his message.

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Jibril

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Archangel

Chief angel communicating between Allah and prophets

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Izra’il

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Archangel

Angel of death

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Mika’il

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Archangel

Guardian of heaven

40
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Israfil

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Archangel

Blows trumpet on day of judgment

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Munkar and nakir

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Angel

Judgment day

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Angel names

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Jibril
Izra'il
Mika'il
Israfil
Munkar and nakir
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Similarities of Sunni and Shia

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Believe in books like quaran

Worship Allan

When u die u are judged by Allah

44
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What is Usul ad- din

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The five roots of faith

45
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Angels

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Perform specific tasks for Allah

They do not have any physical needs (e.g. Sleep) so they can constantly serve Allah.

They record what happens in a humans life

They deliver messages from Allah to the prophets

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Who told Muhammad the quaran

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Jibril

Muhammad memorised it and told his disciples to write down