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Islam: Beliefs And Teachings Flashcards

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Tawhid

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One god

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Supremacy

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The idea that God’s will is above all things. Things will only happen if god wants them to.

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Sunni

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The caliph should be elected.
Only the Qur’an and the Sunnah have authority to provide religious guidance.
Abu bakr, Muhammad’s advisor, was the rightful leader after Muhammad died.
The six articles of faith.

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Shi’a

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The imam should be a descendant of Muhammad and chosen by god.
The Qur’an, Sunnah AND the Imam have the authority to provide religious guidance.
Ali, Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law, was the rightful leader when Muhammad died.
The five roots of Usul ad-din

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What beliefs do Sunni and Shi’a share?

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Believe in the same god.
Follow the teachings in the Qu’ran.
Follow the teachings in the Sunnah.
Acknowledge the importance of prophets

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The six articles of faith

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(Sunni)

  1. Tawhid
  2. Angels
  3. Holy books
  4. prophets
  5. The day of judgement
  6. The supremacy of God’s will
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The five roots of Usul ad-din

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(Shi’a)

  1. Tawhid
  2. Prophethood
  3. Justice of god (adalat)
  4. The Imamate
  5. Resurrection
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How many names are there for god?

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99

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Qualities of god

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Transcendent
Immanent
Beneficent
Fair and just
Merciful
Omnipotent
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What are angels?

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Spiritual beings created by god from light
Pure and sinless
Constantly serve and praise god
Able to take on human form to give messages
No free will - only do what god says

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Roles of angels

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Messengers
Take care of people
Record everything a person does
Take people’s souls to god

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Who is the angel Jibril?

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The angel of revelation.
Purified Muhammad’s heart when he was a child so that later he could receive God’s revelation.
Recited the Qur’an to Muhammad and continued to pass on God’s messages to Muhammad to guide him through the rest of his life.
Therefore played an important role in communicating the final version of Islam to humanity.

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Who is the angel Mika’il?

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Angel of mercy.
Responsible for sending rain,thunder and lightning to Earth.
Brings nourishment to Earth and helps to provide food for humans by sending rain to the ground.
Believed to reward people who do good deeds.

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What does predestination mean?

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The idea that God knows/determines everything that will happen in the universe

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What do Sunni Muslims believe in relation to predestination?

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God has already determined everything that will happen in the universe.
God has written everything in a ‘book of decrees’
God created people so they must act according to his will.
God’s will is so powerful that he can make anything he wants happen.
Humans don’t have freedom to change their destiny or the overall plan god has set for them but they do have some choice of how they behave

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What do shi’a Muslims believe in relation to predestination?

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God knows everything that’s is going to happen.
As god is the creator of time, he is outside it and not bound to it. This means god can see past, present and future.
God knows what choices people will make but they still have free will to change their own future

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What is Akhirah?

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Everlasting life after death

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What is their word for heaven/hell?

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Jannah/ jahannam

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How does belief in life after death influence Muslims?

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Encourages them to take responsibility for their actions and to live in a way that pleases god

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What is the first of three stages after death?

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Barzakh - means barrier
The state of waiting until the day of judgement. People are unable to come back across the barrier to right wrongs or warn people.
While waiting god sends 2 angels to question them about their faith.
Depending on how they respond they will either see the rewards or the punishments that they will have to endure after judgement day.

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What is the second stage after death?

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The day of judgement.
Everyone will be given their own book of deeds which is a record of everything they’ve done in their lives.
If they are given the book in their right hand they will go to heaven and if in the left they will go to hell.

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What is the third and final stage after death?

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Heaven and hell.

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Importance of belief in Akhirah

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Take responsibility for actions
Motivates Muslims to follow teaching and dedicate life to god.
Give hope to those who suffer - something better to look forward to.
Accept unjust situations because god will provide justice in the after life.

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What is prophethood?

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When someone is made a prophet: a messenger of God’s word

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What is Risalah?

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Belief in the prophets and their importance as messengers of god

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Who was the first prophet?

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Adam (the first human)

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What do Muslims believe about prophets?

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Prophethood is a gift from god to understand his message.
When people have forgotten,misunderstood or changed God’s message, god has sent prophets to call people back to the right path.
There have been around 124,000 prophets, who have been sent t every nation on Earth.
Muhammad was the last and most important prophet.

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Why are prophets important?

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Good role models.
Help people understand how to follow God’s teachings.
They convey gods words and set a good example for how to live a life in obedience to god

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What does the Qur’an teach about Adam’s beginnings?

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God created him, gave him knowledge, told angels to respect him, iblis(Satan) refused to bow down so god threw him out of paradise, god created Hawwa (eve), god told them to eat anything but the forbidden fruit, iblis deceived them into eating the forbidden fruit, god expelled them from the garden and their actions bought sin to the world, god forgave Adam after he accepted his mistake, god made Adam a prophet.

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Why is Adam important?

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God gave him knowledge and understanding. God taught him how to live a good life in obedience to god and Adam passed in his knowledge to the rest of the human race through his descendants

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Why is Ibrahim a good role model?

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Good role model because he always had faith in god and showed obedience to god at a time when many people worshiped a variety of God’s and idols

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Why is Ibrahim important?

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Fulfilled all tests and commands given to him by god.
Showed great faith in god.
Good role model.
Muhammad was one of his descendants through his son, Ishmael.
He proclaimed belief in only one god when many people worshipped different gods and idols

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Why is Muhammad the most important prophet?

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God’s messenger.
Received Qur’an from god.
Remembered for Helping to fully establish the religion by conquering Makkah and for having travelled to heaven where he was in the presence of god.

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