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Islam - Beliefs Flashcards

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Outline of Sunni Islam

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  • Appointed the first 4 Caliphs by vote

- Believe Muhammad did not choose his successor, so appointed their own successor

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Outline of Shia Islam

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  • Believe Muhammd appointed Ali as his successor
  • The first 3 caliphs were wrongly appointed
  • The true leaders are the 13 Imams, who are Ali’s descendants
  • The 13th imam is still alive and in hiding
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6 Articles of Faith

Tawhid

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Oneness of God

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6 Articles of Faith

Angels

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Deliver messages to prophets

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6 Articles of Faith

5 Sources of Authority

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Torah
Psalms
Gospels
Scrolls
Quran
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6 Articles of Faith

Prophets

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Allah uses prophets to revela his messages to humans

Muhammad is the seal of the prophets (the last prophet ever)

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6 Articles of Faith

Day of Judgement

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We are judged by Allah on our actions on earth, he sends us to either heaven or hell.

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6 Articles of Faith

Supremacy of Allah

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Allah knows everything, everything is planned but he still allows us free will.

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6 Articles of faith

PROS

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They influence all aspects of life

Helps Muslims understand how to live a good life

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5 Roots

Tawhid

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Oneness of God

To undermine Allah’s Oneness is Shirk - the wost type of sin

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5 Roots

Justice of Allah - ‘ADALAT’

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Allah is wise and just, all his decisions are right

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Prophethood - ‘NUBUWWAH’

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Allah sends messages to guide us via prophets

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5 Roots

Leadership - ‘IMAMATE’

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12 Imams should succeed Muhhamad

12 Imams are infailable - can do no wrong

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Ressurection - ‘AL - MA ‘AD’

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Shia believe there will be a day of judgement - ‘Yawn al Qiyyamah’

People are physically ressurected

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Nature of Allah

Tawhid

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He is indisible and absolute

“He is Allah, the one” Sura 112

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Nature of Allah

Omnipotent

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He is all powerful and able to do all things

“He is all-knowing, the all powerful” Sura 30

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Nature of Allah

Immanence

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He is vital to human existence

“We are closer to him than his Jugular vein” Sura 50

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Nature of Allah

Transcendence

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He is outside of time and space, hes seperate from our world

“There is nothing like him” Sura 42

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Nature of Allah

Benefinence and Mercy

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Allah is fair because he forgives

Suffering is a test

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Risalah - Authority

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Allah guides our whole lives

  • He is our creator
  • He created the first prophet to guide us
  • He created the last prophet, to leave a last important prophecy with us
  • Holy books offer us guidance
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Adam

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  • Caretaker of Earth
  • Was given Eve for company
  • Iblis the evil angel tempted him to si
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Adam - Quran Quote

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” I am going to create a human out of clay” Sura 38

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Ibrahim

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  • Sold idols, then realised they were against Gods will
  • First to belive openly in only one god
  • Agreed to sacrafice his son for Allah
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Ibrahim - Quran Quote

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” I will never make partners with Allah” - sura 6

This shows he was humble and submissive to Allah

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Muhammad

Outline

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  • An orphan
  • Lead the Hijra, a migration to medina
  • Ultimate role model for Muslims
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Muhammads role as a prophet

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He became the ruler of Medina, yet faced persecution from meccans.

He changed Mecca from being full of gambling and gang crime to a peaceful city

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Sunnah

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The practices of the prophet Muhammad

The perfect examples for Muslims to follow

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Hadith

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The records of the Prophets actions and sayings

Hadiths help Muslims interpret and apply the Quran

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Impacts of Muhammad on Muslims

Him as an individual

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Perfect example of a man

He was always focused on Allah

Perservered through challenges

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Impacts of Muhammad on Muslims

Him as a leader

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Combined politics and religion

Allowed religous freedom and accepted womens rights

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Impacts of Muhammad on Muslims

Him as a family man

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“The best of you is best to his family” Hadith

Cared for his wives

Educated his daughters despite the culture not encourging it

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Impacts of Muhammad on Muslims

Him as a teacher

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Spent 13 years in mecca teaching people Allah’s word

He contuined to teach despite people treating him violently

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The Quran

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Revealed to Muhammad on the night of power

The Angel Gibril passed on the messages to Muhammad

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The Compliation of the Quran

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SHIAS- Imam Ali had all the prophets messages complied 6 months after he died in lots of books

SUNNIS- Umar insisted Abu Bakr had one copy complied. This was practical for scholars.

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Authority of the Quran

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The Quran has so much authority it is never seen as wrong - ‘Infalliable’

“No falsehood shall ever come to it”Sura 41

Its a miracle it exists because Muhammad was illiterate

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Quran as the basis of Shariah

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Shariah = the path to water, islamic law

Quran provides guidance of what is right. Muslims make the law around this.

Allahs law is superior to man-made laws as he knows ultimate truths and is not biased.

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4 Catagories of behaviour

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Fard - Obligatory
Mustahad- Reccomended
Halal- permissible
Makrub - Dissproved off
Haram- forbidden
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The Torah - TAWRAT

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Given to Moses before the Quran existed.

Was put together by humans who altered the text, accidently and deliberately.

“None can change his words” Sura 6

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The Scrolls of Ibrahim

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The earlist scripture for muslims, recived by Ibrahim onthe first day of Ramadan

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The Psalms - ZABUR

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Collection of prayer to Allah by David (Dawud)

Tntroduced the idea of the Messiah (Mesih), a symbol of hope in a world without God.

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The Gospel - INJIL

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The news of Jesus written by his disciples

Muslims believe althought he was born by The Virgin Mary, he was not the son of Allah, was not crucified and did not die to save our sins.

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Angels

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Made of light

They watch over humans, bringing peace and record our actions.

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Angel Jibril (Gabriel)

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’ Spirit of holiness’

First thing to be given life by Allah

He helped Ibrahim with the fire, helped Joseph and spoke the Quran to Muhammad.

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Angel Mika’il

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‘Giver of rain and Sustinence’

First to bow to Allah, he helps Muslims today with their spirtual mission

On judgemnt day Jibril and Maka’il will help judge the impact of a persons actions.

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Al Qadr

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Everything happens beacuse of Allah’s will, nothing is ever random

People must stilll be accountable for their actions as we have free will.

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Jannah

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Paradise - You must live a good life and ask for Allahs forgiveness to get there.

“Enter amoung my servants! Enter my paradise!” Sura 89

People will arrive over the Al- Sirat bridge, and are called to one of 8 gates of heaven.

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Stages of Akirah

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Angek Israfil will sound the Trumpet

The Messiah (Mahdi) will return to fight the false Prophets

The physical body rises

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Azra’ih and Akirah

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Azra’il the angel of death takes a persons soul on their death. The soul hovers around their corpse watching the burial.

Azrail asks each soul, Who is your God? What was your life like? Who is your Prophet?

If they answer correctky, a person sleeps soundly til judgement day. This wait is called Barzakh. If a person answers wrong, they suffer during Barzakh.

GCSE Religous Studies (5 decks)

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