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1
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what are the sunni 6 articles of faith

A 
tawhid
prophethood(risalah)
angels (malaikah)
kutub(holy books)
day of judgement
pre destination(al Qadr)
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what are the Shi’a 5 pillars

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divine justice(al-Adl)
prophethood(al-nubuwah)
imams(al-imamah)
day of ressurection(al-ma'ad)
belief in 1 god(tawhid)
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why does allah have 99 names

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as we are unable to understand him

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what are qualities of allah

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omnipotent
omniscient
omnibenevolent
transcendant

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5
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who believes in tawhid

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both shia and sunni muslims

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6
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what does islam mean

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submission

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what is shirk

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an unforgivable sin, believing in other gods not just allah

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who believes in imams and what do they believe

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shia muslims. allah appointed imams that explain allahs messages, all descendants from muhammad

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where is the 12th imam

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in hiding he will return at day of judgement

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what is belief in divine justice

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shia- no predestination, humans have free will. allah will judge fairly
sunni- believe in pre destination, everything allah does is right.

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11
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examples of prophets

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adam- tempted to eat in forbidden garden by devil
ibrahim- tested devotion to sacrifice son. trusted allah sacrificed animal instead
ishmael- son of ibrahim, helped him build kaaba
moeses- helped free jews from slavery
david- killed goliath
Jesus(Isa)- not son of god, performed miracles
muhammad- last prophet

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what is belief in kutub and examples

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holy books- 6 articles of faith for sunni
scrolls of ibrahim
 tawrat of musa
psalms of david
gospel of isa
qu'ran of muhammad
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13
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what is belief in malaikah

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angels- accepted by all Muslims and 1 of 6 articles of faith for sunni.
made from divine light with no free will to serve allah and communicate messages

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examples of angels

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jibril-archangel brings message of allah to prophets. told mary she would have jesus.
izra’il- angel of death, ends life by grasping soul and taking final breath
mika’il- guardian to heaven, controls weather and seasons
israfil- blows trumpet twice on day of judgement: to announce end of time and day of ressurection and judgement

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15
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what is predestination

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al-qadr= 6 articles of faith for sunni Muslims. belief nothing can happen unless allah has planned it. allah decided everything you will do. shia muslims don’t believe in pre destination, allah chose to give us free will to judge us on judgement day

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what is salah

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prayer

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17
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what is akhirah

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afterlife- 6 articles of faith sunni (day of judgement)

5 pillars shia (day of ressurection- al ma’ad)

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18
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what is day of judgement

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accepted by all muslims- righteous sent to paradise unrighteous to hell. but allah is merciful and even bad person may enter paradise after being punished

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19
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what is barzakh

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dont go immediatly to heaven or hell. their soul will stay in barzakh(between heaven and Earth) where will be tested by 2 angels on who is your lord. this continues until day of judgement

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what are the 5 pillars of sunni islam

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shahadah- no god but allah and mohammad prophet\
salah- prayer
sawm- fast
zakah- giving money
hajj- pilgrimage
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21
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what is shahadah

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declaration of faith- foundation of other 4. without faith other pillars meaningless.

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22
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what is salah

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prayer- sunni muslims pray 5 times a day

shia pray 3 times

23
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what is qibla

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direction muslims face for prayer- towards makkah

24
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what is ablution (wudu)

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wash before prayer symbolise spiritual cleanliness.

25
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what is friday prayer (jummah)

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male muslims expected to attend mosque for midday prayers on friday. this is where imam will give a sermon (khutub)

26
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what is sawm

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fasting- shows submission to allah, emphasise with the poor, unites the ummah
muslims fast during daylight hours- food, drink, sex, banned

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who are exceptions to sawm

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the ill, young children, pregnant women

28
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what is zakah

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2.5 percent- purifies soul avoids greed.

money given to charity.

29
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what is khums in shia muslim

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20 percent of muslim income donated to charities and religious leaders

30
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what is sadawah

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voluntary money given along with compulsary

31
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what did allah tell ibrahim to do

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ibrahim leaft his child. their food ran out. she prayed and ishmael put foot in ground and water came. ibrahim returned and built a shrine called ka’aba.

32
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how is hajj performed

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pilgrims wash, pray and where ihram clothing- sacred

33
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what do muslims do at the ka’aba

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circle 7 times and try touch the black stone in the wall

34
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what do muslims do at makkah

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pilgrims walk between hills. return and circle ka’aba 7 times

35
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what do muslims do at arafat

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pray in sun- reminds them of day of judgement

36
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what do muslims do at muzdalifah and mina

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collect 49 stones and at mina trow stones at 3 walls called jamarat. representing devil and temptation

37
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what do muslims sacrifice at hajj

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animal- as ibrahim willing to sacrifice his son for allah.

38
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what is id-ul-fitr

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festival end of ramadan- thank god for helping them through fasting.
giving them qur’an for guidance

39
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what is important about id-ul-fitr

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public holiday. zakah payed at this time.

40
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what is id-ul-adha

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festival of sacrifice on final day of hajj. sacrifice a goat as ibrahim willing to sacrifice son for allah

41
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what is id-ul-ghadeer

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shia festival celebrate appointment of ali as successor to muhammad.

42
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what is ashura

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muhammad said it should be day of fasting. voluntary.
sunnis remember day isralites were freed
shia remember grandson of muhammad that was killed
snia muslims may beat themselves to remember suffering

43
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what issues arise for muslims celebrating festivals in non muslim countries

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the law stops slaughter of animals
not approved of
may be hard to take time off work as not public holidays

44
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what issues arise for muslims celebrating festivals in muslim countries

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tension between sunni and shia muslims as remember different things for ashura
hard to find an animal to sacrifice

45
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what is al-adl

A

divine justice (5 roots)

46
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what is al-imamah

A

belief in imams

5 roots

47
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what is al- nubuwah

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prophethood

5 roots

48
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al ma’ad

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day of ressurection

5 roots

49
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al qad’r

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predestination

50
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what is sifat

A

allahs foreknowledge

51
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what is greater jihad

A

struggle of every muslim to live accordingly

52
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what is lesser jihad

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removal of sin from society with goal of making world a place of peace.

53
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what is al-adl

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divine justice- allah is perfect, no predestination

argument for sunni- no predestination, everything allah does is right because he does it

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