Islam Flashcards
What are the 6 Articles of Faith?
- The oneness of God
- God’s Angels
- God’s Books
- God’s Prophets
- The Last Day
- The Divine Plan
What is Tawhid?
Oneness of God
What is Omnipotent?
All powerful
What is the greatest act of beneficence?
The sending of the Qu’ran
Name two Beautiful Names of Allah:
Ar Rahmaan - The Merciful
Al Fair - The Self Sustaining
Transcendent:
Beyond space and time
Immanent
Closer than your Jugular
Shirk
Anything that undermines God
Jibril:
Chief Angel who delivers messages
Mikail
Looks after heaven
Israfil
Sounds the last trumpet at the Last Judgement
Qu’ran
Central holy book of Islam, means recitation. It was revealed over a course of 22 years. 114 Surahs, a verse is called and Ayah and every Sarah except the first one begins with Bismillah (In the name of God, the compassionate)
Moses, David, Jesus
Moses brought the law
David brought the Psalms
Jesus brought the Gospels
Hadith
Words and actions of Muhammad
Muhammad
- Last Prophet
- Born in 570 CE
- Married Khadija in 595 CE when he was 25
- Muhammad and the Night Of Power
- Merchants were angry because idols brought in
- 622 CE move to Yathrib and Madinah
- March on Makkah with 10,000 men in 630 CE
- Died in 632 CE