Islam Beleifs Flashcards
Belief in god
Gods is an undivided entity
He has no children nor was he made form a person
There is nothing like god -he is incomparable
Tawed
Supremacy of gods will
God is the creator and in control of everything
Everything happened because god allowed it to
Muslims beleive to trust gods intentions and what he wants and expects is the most important thing
Influence of believing in god
Actions Speak louder than words
They should only worship God
Idolatry is forbidden
God is the most important thing in life above everything 
Influence in believing in gods will
Bad things are meant to be 
Try to live according to gods will
Predestination
Belief that God has already decided what will happen 
God will determine everything that will happen
This emphasises his omniscience
Shia Muslims belief on predestination
God knows what happens but doesn’t choose what happens so we still have free will
Role of angels
Pass gods message
Guardian angels
Protect book of deeds
Escort people to paradise or hell
Israfil blows trumpet on DOJ
Role of jibril
Archangel
Relayed the quaran to Muhammad
Beleive that jibril and mikail purified Muhammad’s soul at a young age
Spiritual nourishment
Role of mikail
Angle of mercy
Rewards righteous people goodness
Responsible of weather
Physical nourishment
Sunni beliefs
6 articles of faith
Leader- Abu bakhr
Caliph- enforce laws
6 articles of faith
-tawhid
Angels
Quaran
Muhammad
DOJ
Shia beliefs
Five Roots of Usal ad Din
Leader x Muhammad cousin ali
True leaders are the imams - descendent of Muhammad
Shia and Sunni beliefs
Prophet Muhammad
Guidance of quaran
Following sunnah
Nature of god
Muslims beleive god revealed himself to Muhammad through 99 names
Each name reveals a quality to help Muslims understand him mor e
Immanent and transcendental
They believe he can be both as he is the creator of the world
Bismallah
Prayer to appreciate god
Qualities of god
Be efficient
Mercifull
Fair
Justice
Life after death belief
Death is not the end but the beginning of a new life- Akirah
A person is conscious in the grave
They enter a waiting state called barzakh
God sends two angels yo questions there faith
Day of judgment
The day when gods purpose of the universe is fulfilled
On this day Israfil will blow the trumpet and th e world will be destroyed and transformed into akirah
Everyone will be judged based on the book of deeds
Souls are sorted on the sir at bridge
Book of deeds
Book holds everyone good and negative doings
Determines whether they go to heaven or hell
Heaven
A garden of happiness
Hell
A punishment for those who reject god
Impact of believing in life after death
People don’t sin
Encouraged human responsibility and accountability
Believe justice will be served
Risslh
Phrophethood
Risalah
Belief that god has chosen people ( prophets) to bring the message of Islam to people
Gift given by mankind to help share his messsge
Most important one’d are Adam, Ibrahim, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad
Importance of phrophethood
Provide a method of communication between god and human beings
If gods message are misunderstood or misinterpreted phrophets are there to send you on the right path
Important role models
Adam
First man and prophet
Father of the human race - treated with respect
Iblis
Angels were told to bow down to Adam but iblis refused
Due to this he created sin and temptation
Iblis is the snake in Adam and Eve and brought on day of judgment
Originator of sin
Why is ibrahim important
He is a role model of his obedience to god, kindness, compassion and refusal to worship idols
Ibrahim idol worship story
He was determined to stop idol worship
When everyone left town, he took an ax and destroyed all the idols apart from one
He put the axe in that idols hand
When the people that came back, they were furious and demanded to know who did it
Ibrahim said that it was the statue and the people said that that was impossible
Ibrahim then asked the People why they idle statues that can’t defend themselves
In retaliation, he was sent to be bad however, due to a miracle I need to change the bed and he walked out unscathed 
Ibrahim and hajj
He rebuilt the khabba, hajj is celebrated to remember Ibrahims commitment
Ibrahim and I’d ul Adha
Ibrahim was prepared to sacrifice his son for God
People slaughter animals to commemorating him 
Muhammed
Received the last revelation of islam
The quaran was revealed to him by angel jibril
What did muhammed do
- early stages religion
-he went to caves for meditation and prayer where he got his first revelation
He went on many journeys with gibril and preached gods teachings
