Islam - Beliefs Flashcards
What is the belief in the oneness and unit of God?
Tawhid
True or false Islam is a monotheistic religion?
True
Scriptures of Islam being monotheistic:
- '’He is God the one, God the eternal’’
- '’There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His Prophet’’ (Shahadah)
What is one of the biggest sins in Islam?
Attributing God’s qualities to another being.
Explain the Sunni belief in the supremacy of God’s will.
- God’s will is supreme and cannot be changed, therefore everything that happens on earth is predestined, so humans don’t have the freedom to change their destiny. So free-will does not exist.
Quote for obeying Allah:
'’You who believe obey the Messenger’’.
What are Sunni muslims?
Muslims who believe in the successorship of Umar, Uthman and Ali, after Muhammad.
What are Shi’a muslims?
Muslims who believe in the imamate; the succesorship of Ali.
What is the significance of Tawhid in a muslims life? x2
- There is only one God, so Muslims avoid idol-worship.
- Muslims put all their trust in Allah instead of other beings.
What are the 6 articles of faith?
1 - Tawhid (1 God)
2 - Angels (channel of communication for Allah’s msg to humans)
3 - Muhammad is the most important prophet
4 - Day of Judgement (will come, people will be judged + Jannah/Jahannam)
5 - The Quran is the most important writing (holds the highest authority)
6 - Supremacy of God’s will (Allah already knows an has decided what will happen - this cannot be changed)
What is the importance of the 6 articles of faith?
- Muslims feel comforted because of Judgement day.
- Muslims put their trust in God’s will as it is supreme and cannot be changed.
- Muslims abstain from idol worship.
What are the 5 roots of usul’ad-Din?
- Tawhid
- Prophethood; Muhammad is the seal of prophets and Allah’s revelations through him are true.
- Adalat (The Justice of God)
- Resurrection of souls on judgement day to be judged by Allah.
- Belief in the Imamate (Imams are the leaders of Islam and guards God Word without error).
What is the importance of the 5 roots of usul’ad-Din?
- Muslims abstain from idol worship.
- Teaches Muslims to be just and fair.
- Comforts Muslims with the belief of resurrection and judgement day, with also a sense of satisfaction of justice.
6 points about Allah’s nature:
- Omnipotent
- Omnibenevolent
- Just
- Transcendent
- Immanent
- Merciful
Describe and explain Allah’s relationship with the world.
- Dual relationship with the world; transcendent + immanent.
Quote for God being omnipotent.
'’There is no God but Him, the Creator of all things’’
Quote for God being immanent.
Quote for God being omnibenevolent.
'’Those who believe will have their reward with the Lord’’
What are angels made from?
Who are the key angels in Islam?
Role of angel Jibril:
Role of angel Mika’il:
Quote for angels:
True or false, angels have free will?
False. Angels have no free will.
How does the belief in angels affect muslims’ lives? x2
What is predestination
How does predestination link to the supremacy of God’s will (sunni)?
Do Sunni’s believe in free-will?
Do Shi’a muslims believe in free-will?
Quote for God’s will and free-will being interlinked.
What is the most important holy book in Islam?
Why is the Quran so important.
- Demonstrates Allah’s omnipotent nature - (Muhammad was illiterate, but still wrote the Quran)
- Direct word from Allah.
- Has not been changed, remains in Arabic.
Quote for the Quran’s accuracy.
'’This is the scripture in which there is no doubt’’
Other holy books:
Tawrat (Torah) - Moses.
Zabur (psalms) - David.
Injil (gospel) - Jesus.
Who are the 3 main prophets in Islam?
- Muhammad
- Ibrahim
- Adam
Who is Muhammad?
Importance of Muhammad in life of muslims? x2
- '’He is God’s messenger and the seal of all prophets’’, final prophet.
- Revealed the Quran.
- Demonstrates Allah’s omnipotence.
Who is Ibrahim?
Importance of Ibrahim in lives of muslims?
Who is Adam?
Importance of Adam in muslim lives?
- Allah created ‘‘the first man from clay’’, this is Adam.
- Demonstrates Allah’s omnipotence.
- Allah gave him understanding and he passed that to the rest of the human race.
Quote for Adam.
Quote for Muhammad.
How is Ibrahim celebrated/remembered?
What is Jannah?
What is Jahannam?
What is Judgement day?
What is Akhirah?
What will happen on Judgement day?
- Trumpet
- Resurrection
- Book of life
- Jannah and Jahannam
Quote for Judgement day:
How does the belief in judgement day affect muslims lives?
- Satisfies justice
- encourages good deeds and abstainance from sin.
- encourages accountability
- reassuring and comforting.
2 beliefs about Akhirah.
