Islam: Belief In Allah Flashcards
Adalat
Allah is just
Beneficence
Allah is actively good and kind
Benevolence
Allah is all loving
Immanence
Allah is active and part of this world
Omnipotence
Allah is all powerful
Tawhid
The oneness of God
Transcendence
Allah is beyond this world
Merciful
Allah is compassionate
Omniscience
Allah is all knowing
Malaikah
Islamic belief in angels
Risalah
Prophet or messenger of Islam
Sunni Islam
Democratic succession
Shi’ah Islam
Inherited succession
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
1) SHAHADAH, declaration of faith
2) SALAT, prayer
3) ZAKAT, 2.5% income to charity
4) SAWM, Ramadan
5) HAJJ, pilgrimage to Mecca
What are the 6 beliefs in Sunni Islam?
1) Tawhid
2) Risalah
3) Qur’an
4) Malaikah
5) Allah’s decrees
6) Final Judgement
Summarisation of Tawhid
- Allah is one without partners
- He caused all things to exist
- He doesn’t need help or assistance in his Lordship over creation
- “He is Allah, the one and only”
Summarisation of Risalah
- Lawgivers sent by God to spread His message in a language people can understand
- Many Jewish and Christian prophets and revelations delivered are mentioned in the Quran as the same but usually with Arabic names
Summarisation of Quran
- Guides them on how they should behave in life
- Sacred word of Allah, intended to correct any errors in previous holy books (e.g. Bible, Old Test.)
- Revealed in stages to PM in Arabic over 23 years
- Made of 114 chapters in old Arabic dialect with each chapter starting with a prayer except one
Summarisation of Malaikah
- No free will, only does what Allah orders
- Malaikah perform important roles in maintaining Muslim lives
Summarisation of Allah’s decrees
- Belief in law of nature AND law of religion (shariah)
- Certain actions lead to good results or evil consequences
- All things should work to live to achieve good results and be rewarded in the afterlife
Summarisation of Final Judgement
- Present life is a trial/preparation for the next realm of existence in the afterlife
- Those who die believing that, “There is no true God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of God” will go to Paradise
What are the Five Roots of Usul ad-Din? (Shi’a Islam)
1) Mi’ad (Day of Judgment)
2) Imamah (successors to PM)
3) Tawhid (the oneness and unity of God)
4) Mubuwwah (prophethood)
5) ‘Adl (Divine Justice)
Definition of Mi’ad (Day of Judgment/Resurrection)
There will be a day of judgement where all will be judged according to their actions and this will determine who enters heaven and who will go to hell
Definition of Imamah (Successors to Muhammad)
The PM was commanded by God to appoint 12 successors/Imams after him. The Imams are infallible, like the prophet, so do not make errors