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islam belief and teachings Flashcards

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What are the 6 articles of faith in sunni Islam?

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Tawhid
angels
quran
prophet
predestination
day of judgement
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What does transcendent mean?

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99 names include the unstainable, the infinate,the timeless
god is time less and unchanging are crucial for his omnipotence
god can watch the Past,Present and future

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What quotes support transcendent?

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“THERE IS NO VISION THAT CAN GRASP HIM”

“HE IS BEYOND ALL COMPREHENSION

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What does imminent mean?

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God is amongst us
55 th name the friend ,the helper
implies god can be involved and active in the world and he present in the heart of a believer

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What quotes support immanent?

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In the quran it says God is closer to us then our own jugular vein
“He is with you wherever you may be”
“He is Allah above the heaven and on the earth”

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Why would people oppose transcendent & immanent?

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Human logic would tell us that nothing can be of two opposites at the same time
human term/concept cannot impose limits on god’s nature
possible for trinity to be both transcendent(father) and immanent(son + holy spirit)

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How is god fair and just?

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God will judge all people equally on the day of judgement

-adalat (shia)

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What is adalat?

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It is the justice of God and it is one of their 5 roots

believe people have full responsibility for their actions and god will punish or reward them on the day of judgement

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What are angels?

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spiritual beings created from light by God
pure and sinless
have no free will only do what god tells them to do
able to take human form to give messages to people

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What is the role of angels?

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-messengers of god recieve god word directly from him and pass them to the prophets
take care of people through out their lives
take people soul to God

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What is the book of deeds?

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angels records everything a person does in the “book of deeds”
presented to God on the day of judgement who will use it to judge the person whether they send them to hell or heaven

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Who is Jibrail?

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He is the angel of revelation
purified Muhammed heart when he was a child so he would later be able to receive god revelation
Recited the Quran to Muhammed and continued to pass on God message to Muhammad

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Who is Mikail?

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Angel of mercy
responsible for sending rain,thunder and lightening to earth
Brings nourishment and helps to provide food by sending rain to the ground
believe to rewards those who do good deed

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What do muslim believes about prophethood?

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gift from God to help human to understand his message
god has sent prophets to keep people on the right path
muhammed was the last prophet

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Why are prophets important in islam?

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good role models
help muslims on how to follow God
they do this by conveying god word and setting a good example

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Who is the prophet adam?

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father of the human race and the first prophet

17
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Explain the story of Adam & hawwa?

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adam was created from dust of the ground and breathed his spirit into him
God gave adam knowledge and taught him everything
god told angels to bow down to adam to show respect
ibilis (satan) refused bow down to adam so god threw him out of paradise
ibilis vowed to always temps human to sin against god
god created Hawwa to keep adam company
God told Hawwa & Adam they could eat anything but the fruit from the forbidden tree
ibilis deceived both of them and they eat the forbidden fruit
god expelled them both from the garden of bliss and their actions bought sin into the word

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What did Adam do to repent?

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god then forgave after he repented his full life by teaching the revelation of god
God then made him the first prophet

19
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Why is Ibrahim important?

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fulfilled all the test and commands God gave him
showed faith in god
Proclaimed belief in only one god at a time people worshipped idols

20
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How was ibrahim a good role model?

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Refuse to worship idols and instead preached there is one god
he rebuilt the kabah
willing to sacrifice his son to God

21
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Why is Muhammed important?

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revelation of the Quran
Conquered Makkah
The night Journey

22
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How did Muhammed conquer Makkah?

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after his revelation he wanted to go Makkah to teach but he was persecuted and fled to Madinah
he united the tribes and with their help conquered Makkah converting it into the city of islam

23
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What was the night journey?

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Before he went to madinah jibrail took him to Jerusalem where he spoke to prophets and saw greater signs of God
In heaven Muhmmed agreed with god muslims should pray five times a day

24
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What do shia believe about imamate?

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imam should be a descendant of Muhammed and chosen by God

because the imams have been appointed by god they are able to interpret the quran and islamic law without fail

25
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What is the Twelver branch of Shia islam?

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there are twelve imams in total
each is related to muhammed in some way
twelfth imam has been kept alive by God and hidden somewhere on earth and will return in the future to bring equality

26
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What is the quran?

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written in arabic
include historical account and advice on how to live your life
contain 114 surah
foundation of every believers faith

27
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What is the torah and its authority in islam/who was it revealed by?

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revealed to Musa (Moses)

first 5 books of the bible but altered from original text

28
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What is the psalms and its authority is islam/who was it revealed by?

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David

accept that the psalms is mentioned in the Quran are similar to the ones in the bible

29
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What is the gospel and its authority is islam/who was it revealed by?

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Isa (Jesus)

muslims believe the gospel has been lost but some of its message is found in bible

30
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What is the scrolls of abraham and its authority is islam/who was it revealed by?

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Ibrahim

earliest scriptures in islam and no longer exist

31
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What quotes shows the Quran is important?

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“Indeed We have sent down the Reminder, and indeed We will preserve it.”

32
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What are the 5 root of Shia Islam?

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tawhid
prophethood
justice of god
the imamate
resurrection
33
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Give quotes for angels

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‘Angels do not descend except by Allah’s command.’ (Surah 19)
‘Read in the name of your Lord.’ (Surah 96 - when Jibril instructed the Prophet to recite)

34
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Give a quotes about prophet Adam and Muhammed

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Muhammad (SAW): ‘Read in the name of your Lord.’ (Surah 96 - when Jibril instructed the Prophet to recite).
Adam: ‘Thereafter his Lord exalted him, accepted his repentance, and bestowed guidance upon him.’ (Surah 20)

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Give a quote about Ibrahim

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‘O my son! I have seen in a vision that I offer thee in sacrifice.’ (Surah 37

36
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Give a quote about the holy books

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‘Falsehood should never come into it.’ (Surah 41)

37
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Give a quote abut imamate

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There will be twelve rulers after me.’ (Hadith)

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