islam beliefs and teachings Flashcards
what is tawhid
the belief of the oneness of God
what does belief in tawhid mean Muslims should do
worship only one God, never make anything more important than God, not use images of God as its impossible to portray God accurately
quote for tawhid
‘no one is comparable to him’
features of angels
pure and sinless, constantly serve and praise God, able to take an human form to deliver messages, created by God from light
who’s angel Jibril
the angel of revalation, recited the quran and continued to pass on gods message to muhammed to guide him through his life
who’s angel Mikael
angel of mercy, responsible for weather, rewards people who do good deeds
why is the quaran important to Muslims
includes a mixture of historical accounts and advice on how to follow God, the foundation of every believers faith, word of God
what are the 4 other holy books
the torah - revealed to moses, altered first 5 chapters of bible
plasms - revealed by david - similar to the ones in the bible
the gospel - revealed by Jesus, been lost but message in bible
scrolls of abraham - no longer exist
who’s Ibrahim and what did he do for Muslims
important prophet and role model to Muslims as he had faith in God at times when people had multiple gods and idols, questioned the belief of those. was determined to stop idol worship however burnt him however he walked out alive as a miracle and people started to worship Allah
who’s Muhhamed and what did he do for Muslims
last and most important prophet. received final revelation of Quran. received the Quran over 23 years and started challenging people to follow Allah
who’s Adam and what did he do for Muslims
considered father of the human race. important for Muslims as God gave him his knowledge and understanding. taught him how to show obedience to God and Adam passed it along the human race.
what will happen on the day of judgement
When Gods purpose for the worlds been fulfilled world will be destroyed. Everyone ever lived will be raised from dead. Everyone given own book of deeds by angels. if receive it in right hand go to heaven, left hell
what is the belief about the supremacy of gods will
believe Gods will is supreme, meaning God can do what he wants, nothing happens unless God wants it to happen. this means that when something goes wrong Muslims are reassured that its part of Gods plan.
