islam beliefs

Question 1

what are the 6 articles of faith for sunni muslims?

Answer 1

tawhid
angels
holy books
prophets
day of judgement
al qadr (gods will)

Question 2

what are the 5 roots of Usul-ad-din for Shia muslims?

Answer 2

tawhid
justice (adalat)
prophets
authority of imams (imamate)
day of resurrection (al-ma’ad)

Question 3

what are the similiarities between sunni and shia?

Answer 3

• allah is the one god
• quran as word of allah
• acknowledge same prophets
• believe angels passed on messages to prophets
• day of judgement

Question 4

how is allah described in the Qur’an?

Answer 4

allah has 99 names
relates to particular attribute of allah making him easier to understand

Question 5

what are the role of angels?

Answer 5

the act as messengers to prophets
take care of people
record everything a person does for day of judgement
welcome muslims to paradise and supervise hell

Question 6

what is the role of jibril?

Answer 6

brings good news
revealed quran to muhammad on the night of power
told maryam she was pregnant with isa

Question 7

what is the role of mika’il?

Answer 7

friend to humanity
giver of rain and food
angel of mercy
asks allah to forgive peoples sins

Question 8

what is the role of izrail and israfil?

Answer 8

angel of death, takes peoples souls so they can enter afterlfie
blows trumpet on day of judgement

Question 9

what is akhirah?

Answer 9

life after death

Question 10

importance of life after death?

Answer 10

• encourages muslims to take repsonability for actions
• humans existence
• life is a test

Question 11

what is barzakh?

Answer 11

the state between lfie and death a state of waiting

Question 12

explain two beliefs of heaven and hell

Answer 12

get to heaven by living religiously
asking allah for forgiveness and showing good actions
obeying allah

hell a place of physical and spiritual suffering
vivid descriptions in quran to stop muslims form sinning
sent to hell if reject teachings of quran

motivate muslims to follow teaching in quran

Question 13

what is yawm-ad-din?

Answer 13

day of judgement

Question 14

what do muslims believe about freewill?

Answer 14

believe they have freewill and can make their own choices
but their path in life is already decided by allah
make own decisions which will be judged by allah

Question 15

what is al-qadr?

Answer 15

allah knows everything that will happen in the universe

Question 16

what do muslims believe about predestination?

Answer 16

cannot choose to do something if allah has not already chosen that path for them

sunni believe god has determined everything in the universe
do not have freedom to change destiny

shia believe allah has control of world but freewill
god knows but doesnt decide it