islam beliefs Flashcards
define tawhid
the belief in the Oneness of Allah and the unity of His being
quotes from the Qur’an to support tawhid
- ‘Allah is Eternal and Absolute.’
- ‘None is born of Him, He is unborn. There is none like unto Him.’
- ‘He is The Supreme. The One.’
why is the concept of tawhid important for muslims
it shows them that Allah is the creator and sustainer of life; He is beyond any human limitations like age and death because He was not born and cannot die. He has no partners or children and nothing is like Him.
omnipotence quote
- ‘He who is the all-knowing, the powerful, able to do anything.’
beneficence (omnibenevolence) quote
- ‘Your Lord does injustice to no one’
mercy quotes
- ‘Surely, Allah forgives all sins.’
- ‘Indeed, He is the most forgiving, the merciful.’
fair quote
- ‘He is fair in His judgement.’
immanent quote
- ‘He is the first, the last, and the Immanent.’
omniscient quote
- ‘He has full knowledge of all things.’
transcendent quotes
- ‘No vision can grasp Him.’
- ‘He is beyond human understanding.’
define adalat
the Shi’a belief in the divine justice; that Allah is always right and fair, and that He designed the world to be fair. humans will be held responsible for their actions
adalat quote
‘Indeed Allah commands you towards justice’
list the six articles of faith in sunni Islam and briefly explain them
- tawhid (the oneness of Allah)
- al qadr (belief in predestination)
- malaikah (belief in angels)
- akhirah (belief in the day of judgement and afterlife)
- kutub (belief in holy books)
- nubuwwah (belief in the prophets)
sunni belief about predestination
sunni muslims believe in the idea of predestination - that Allah has already planned out your life for you, and you have no freedom to alter your destiny. it’s impossible to choose anything other than what Allah has chosen for you
sunni islam quote for predestination
‘Never will we be struck except by what Allah has decreed for us.’
