Islam

Question 1

What does the Shahadah say?

Answer 1

‘There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His messenger’

Question 2

What is a monotheistic religion?

Answer 2

A religion that believes in only one God

Question 3

What does the Quran say about Allah’s superiority?

Answer 3

‘No one is comparable to Him’

Question 4

What do Sunni Muslims believe about angels?

Answer 4

That they are one of the 6 articles of faith

Question 5

What world are Angels a part of?

Answer 5

The unseen world

Question 6

What are angels made from ?

Answer 6

light

Question 7

What does the Quran say about angels protecting people?

Answer 7

‘each person has angels before him and behind, watching over him by God’s command’.

Question 8

Which angel ahs a higher status than any other angel?

Answer 8

Jibril

Question 9

What is angel Mika’il responsible for?

Answer 9

The weather

Question 10

What is angel Israfil known as?

Answer 10

The angel of death who will blow the trumpet to announce the say of judgement

Question 11

What is barzakh?

Answer 11

the period of waiting for judgement day - it means barrier as you are separate from the material world

Question 12

What does the Quran say about justice on the say of judgement?

Answer 12

‘We shall set up scales of justice for the day of Judgement’

Question 13

What will happen whe nIsrafil blows the trumpet a second time?

Answer 13

Everyone will be resurrected

Question 14

What does Quran say about those who will go to hell?

Answer 14

‘suffer the torment of the fire’

Question 15

What does the Quran say about those who wnter paradise

Answer 15

‘a reward for what they used to do’

Question 16

What happens if you fall of the sirat bridge?

Answer 16

You go to hell

Question 17

What is Risalah ?

Answer 17

the belief that the prophets are an important channel of communication between God and humans

Question 18

What is the twelver?

Answer 18

the belief that there was 12 imams in toatal and that the last imam - Mahdi- has been kept alive by God and is hidden somewhere on eart

Question 19

Who did Sunni Muslims elect as their first Imam after Muhammad (SAW) died?

Answer 19

Abu Bakr

Question 20

Who did Shia Muslims elect as their first Imam after Muhammad (SAW) died?

Answer 20

Ali Talib, a friend of the Prophet (SAW)

Question 21

Who was the Torah revealed to?

Answer 21

Musa

Question 22

Who was the Zabur revealed to?

Answer 22

Dawuud

Question 23

Who were the Injil revealed to?

Answer 23

Isa

Question 24

Who were the scrolls of Abraham revealed to?

Answer 24

Ibraheem

Question 25

How much is Zakah?

Answer 25

2.5% of your wealth

Question 26

What is Khums?

Answer 26

A 20 percent tax income paid by Shia Muslims

Question 27

What is Jihad?

Answer 27

The struggle to maintain the faith and defend Islam

Question 28

What is Amr bil Maruf?

Answer 28

encouraging people to do what is good

Question 29

What is Nahi Anil Munkar?

Answer 29

discouraging people from doing what is good

Question 30

What is Tawalla?

Answer 30

being loving towards the friends of God, including Muhammad and the Imams

Question 31

What is Tabarra?

Answer 31

disassociating from the enemies of God

Question 32

What does Allah say about prayers?

Answer 32

'Call on me and I will answer you'

Question 33

What is Sadaqah?

Answer 33

Good actions or voluntary payments that are undertaken for charitable reasons

Question 34

What does the Quran say about charity?

Answer 34

'Alms are meant only for the poor, the needy, those who administer them, those whose hearts need winning over, to free slaves and help those in debt, for God's cause and for travellers'

Question 35

When was Eid al fitr started?

Answer 35

After Muhammad arrived in Madinah, after fleeing persecution

Question 36

What is Ashura?

Answer 36

a festival that celebrates the death of Husssein's death in the battle of Karbala

Question 37

When is Ashura?

Answer 37

On the 10th of Muharram

Question 38

What are the 6 articles of faith in Sunni Islam?

Answer 38

Belief in :Tawhid, the angels, the holy books, Allah's supremacy, the day of Judgement, the Prophets

Question 39

What describes Muhammad as the last Prophet?

Answer 39

'Muhammad is..... the seal of the Prophets'

Question 40

What are the 5 roots of Usul ad-Din in Shia Islam?

Answer 40

Tawhid, resurrection, Imamate, Nubuwwah, Adalat

Question 41

What does the Quran say about justice?

Answer 41

'Indeed Allah commands you towards Justice', 16,90

Question 42

What does the Quran say about Allah's power?

Answer 42

'He who is the All-knowing, the All powerful, able to do anything'. 30,54

Question 43

What does Al Qadeer mean?

Answer 43

All powerful

Question 44

What does Immanent mean?

Answer 44

That Allah is very active in this world

Question 45

What does transcendent mean?

Answer 45

That Allah is not part of this world

Question 46

What verse from the Quran showcases Allah's immanence?

Answer 46

'And His is with you wherever you may be' 5,74

Question 47

What verse from the Quran showcases Allah's transcendence?

Answer 47

'He is above all comprehension'. 6,103

Question 48

What is the Sunnah?

Answer 48

The practices, customs and traditions of Prophet Muhammad

Question 49

What is the Hadith?

Answer 49

Things the Prophet said

Question 50

What does each Surah of the Quran begin with?

Answer 50

'In the Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Most Compassionate'.

Question 51

What is said about the authenticity of the Quran?

Answer 51

'Falsehood shall never come to it', 41,42

Question 52

What makes up Shariah law?

Answer 52

The Quran and the Sunnah

Question 53

What did Imam Ali say about the hereafter?

Answer 53

'Whoevre remembers the hereafter more, their sins decrease'

Question 54

What does Al Qadr mean?

Answer 54

That everything happens as a result of Allah's will

Question 55

What does the Quran say about fasting?

Answer 55

'Oh believers! Fasting is prescribed for you.....'

Question 56

What are the 10 obligatory acts of Shia Islam?

Answer 56

1) Salah 2) Sawm 3) Zakah 4) Hajj 5) Jihad 6) Khums 7) Amir bil Maroof 8) Nahi Anil Munkar 9) Tawalla 10) Tabarra

Question 57

What does the Quran say about Jihad?

Answer 57

'The person who struggles so that Allah's Word is supreme is the one serving Allah's cause'.

Question 58

What does Jihad mean?

Answer 58

To struggle in the way of Allah

Question 59

What is greater Jihad?

Answer 59

the personal spiritual struggle of every Muslim to follow the teachings of Allah in their daily lives, and includes overcoming evils such as anger, greed, pride and hatred, forgiving people who hurt them, and working for social justice.

Question 60

What is lesser Jihad?

Answer 60

Defending Islam from threat