Islam beliefs

Question 1

what do Muslims believe about God?

Answer 1

-there is only one God
-Tawhid

Question 2

what does the verse in Surah 112 tell us?

Answer 2

-“he is God the one”
-“God the eternal”
-“no one is comparable to him”
-“he begot no one nor was begotten”

Question 3

what is the supremacy of God’s will?

Answer 3

-God’s will is supreme (most powerful)
-nothing happens unless God wants it to happen
Muslims try to live according to God’s will to please Allah

Question 4

what are some differences between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims?

Answer 4

Sunni Shi’a
-the Sunni -the Shi’a leader
leader is the called the
Caliph Imam should
-Abu Bakr be a direct
was the descendant of
rightful Ali
leader - Ali i is the
rightful
leader

Question 5

what are the six articles of faith (Sunni) ?

Answer 5

-Tawhid (belief in one God)
-Angels - Malaikah
-Holy books - Kutub
-prophets
-predestination - Al-Qadr
-afterlife - Akhirah

Question 6

what are the 5 roots of Usul-ad-din ?

Answer 6

-Tawhid
-prophethood
-Divine Justice of God - Adalat
-The imamate
-Resurrection

Question 7

what are the qualities of God?

Answer 7

-transcendent
-omnipotent
-immanent
-merciful
-fair and just

Question 8

what does transcendent mean?

Answer 8

-God created the earth so he above and beyond it

Question 9

what does immanent mean?

Answer 9

-God is present in and within all things and is involved with life on earth

Question 10

what are Angels?

Answer 10

-spiritual beings who serve God and pass on his word to people through the prophets

Question 11

what is the nature of angels?

Answer 11

-spiritual beings created by God from light
-pure and sinless
-constantly serve and praise God
-have no free will so can only do what God wants them to
-able to take on human form

Question 12

what are the roles of Angels?

Answer 12

-messengers of God
-take care of people
-record everything a person does
-take peoples souls to God

Question 13

who is the angel Jibril?

Answer 13

-the angel of revelation
-purified Muhammad’s heart so he could receive the Quran
-recited the Quran to Muhammad and guided him

Question 14

who is the angel Mikail?

Answer 14

-angel of mercy
-responsible for weather
-brings nourishment to earth
-rewards people who do good deeds

Question 15

who is the angel Israfil?

Answer 15

-blows the trumpet to signify Judgement day

Question 16

what is predestination for Sunni Muslims?

Answer 16

-Al-Qadr
-Sunni Muslims believe that God has already determined everything that will happen in the universe
-book of decrees
-people must live according to God’s will

Question 17

what is predestination foe Shi’a Muslims?

Answer 17

-God knows everything that is going to happen but hasn’t decided when it will happen
-not bound by it
God knows what choices people will make but they still have free will to make these choices for themselves

Question 17

what is the day of judgement?

Answer 17

-after death on Judgement day God will judge everyone
-will either be rewarded or punished

Question 18

what is Akhirah?

Answer 18

-everlasting life after death

Question 19

what are the stages of life after death?

Answer 19

-Barzakh
-Judgement Day
-Heaven and Hell

Question 20

what is Barzakh?

Answer 20

-a state of waiting until judgement
-a barrier
-people are unable to come back to warn others
-while they are waiting God sends angels to question them on their faith
-this decides their life after death

Question 21

what happens on the day of Judgement?

Answer 21

-when God’s purpose for the universe has been fulfilled, the world will be destroyed
-everyone who has ever lived will be resurrected
-everyone is given their ‘book of deeds’ which is a record of everything in their lifetime
-right hand- heaven
-left-hand - hell

Question 22

what are beliefs about Heaven and Hell?

Answer 22

-Heaven- Jannah
-Hell- Jahannam
-people who have kept their faith and done good deeds will go to Heaven- ‘paradise’
-anyone who has rejected God and done bad things will be punished with Hell

Question 23

what is important about a belief in Akhirah?

Answer 23

-take responsibility for actions
-give hope to Muslims who are suffering
-accept unjust situations

Question 24

why is prophet Adam important?

Answer 24

-first prophet in Islam
-father of the human race
-God gave him knowledge and understanding
-taught to live in Good obedience
made in Gods views
-passed on Gods message to human race

Question 25

why is prophet Ibrahim important?

Answer 25

-fulfilled all tests given to him by God
-showed great devotion to God
-a good role model
-Muhammad was his descendant
-proclaimed faith in only one God

Question 26

how was Ibrahim a good role model?

Answer 26

-destroyed the idols in his temple
- rebuilt the Kaaba which was destroyed in the great flood
-willing to sacrifice his son to God

Question 27

why is Muhammad important?

Answer 27

• he received the Quran from the angel Jibril over 22-23 years
  -conquered Makkah after feeing to Medinah
  -went on a miraculous journey to Jerusalem then heaven where he agreed with God to pray 5 times a day
  -recited the hadith

Question 28

what is the Quran?

Answer 28

-written in arabic
-foundation of every believers faith
-contains 114 surahs ordered in length
-highest authority in Islam
-only religious text which hasn’t been changed

Question 29

what is the significance of the Torah?

Answer 29

-revealed to Moses
-first 5 books of the Bible
-altered from original text

Question 30

what is the significant about the Psalms?

Answer 30

-revealed to david
-mentioned in the Quran
-similar to the ones in the Bible

Question 31

what is significant about the Gospel?

Answer 31

-revealed to Jesus (Isa)
-has been lost
-some still found in the Bible

Question 32

what are the Scrolls of Abraham?

Answer 32

• revealed to Ibrahim
  -considered to be one of the earliest scriptures in Islam
  -no longer exist