islam belifs and teachings Flashcards
what is the supremacy of gods will?
supreme=most powerful
nothing happens unless god allows it to happen
who is the leader (caliph) of the sunni
Abu Bakr
who was the leader (imam) of shi’a
Ali
what are the main differences of shias and sunnis
-thier leaders
-6 articles of faith for the sunnis
-5 roots of Usul ad-Din for shias
what are some shared beliefs of the sunnis and shias
-same god
-follow the teachings in the sunnah
-follow the teachings in the quran
-acknowledge the importance of prophets
what are the 6articles of faith in sunni islam
-tawid
-angles
-the holy books
-the prophets
-the day of jegmebt
-the supremacy of gods will
what are the 5 roots of Usul ad-Din in shia islam
-tawhid
-prophethood
-the justice of god (Adalat)=God will fairly judge everyone and hold them accountable for their actions
-the Imamate
-resurrection=after death muslims will be resurrected and judged by god
what is predestination?
the idea that god knows and determines everything that will happen in the universe
-god has written everything down in the ‘book of decrees’
what is a quote that explains predestination
‘only what god has decreed will happen to us’
what are the shias beliefs with predestination
-god knows eveuthing that will happen but does not mean he decides what is going to happen
-basically god already knows the choices people will make, but they still have free will to make these choices for themselves
what are gods mains qualities
-transcendent=god created the universe so is outside it. He is not limited by the physical world
-immanent=god is present everywhere and is within all things
-beneficent=all loving
-fair and just=god treats everyone fairly-shia muslims in particular
-merciful=good cares for people and understands suffering. He forgives everyone who is truly sorry
-omnipotent=all powerfull. God is aware of everything
how can god be transcendent and immanent
because although he created the universe (so is outside it) he is also within all things and able to act within it.
what are angles
spiritual beings who serve god and pass on his word to people through prophets
what is the nature of angles
-pure and sinless
-spiritual beings created by god from light
-constantly serve and praise god
-are able to take human form to pass on messages to people
-have no free will so can only do what god wants them to do
what are the roles of angles
-some act as messengers
-some take care of people
-some record eveything a person does ‘book of deeds’ this is then passed to god on judgement day
-some take peoples souls to god after they die
who is jibril
-angel of revelation
-purified muhammad’s heart when he was a child so he could later receive gods revelation
-recited quaran to muhammad
-therefore played an important role in communicating the final version of islam to humanity
who is mika’il
-angles of mercy
-responsible for sending rain thunder and lightening to earth
-brings nourishment to earth by sending rain-food
-believed to reward people who do good deeds
what is Akhirah
everlasting life after death
What are the 3 stages of life after death
Barzakh:
-means ‘barrier’
-the stage where they wait until the day of judgement
-people are u able to come back across the barrier
-while waiting god sends 2 angles to question them about their faith
The day of judgment:
-when gods purpose for the universe has been fulfilled the world will be destroyed.
-eveyone who has ever loved will be raised from the dead (resurrected)
-eveyone will be given their own ‘book of deeds’, if placed in right hand=heaven, left hand=hell
Heaven and hell:
-people who have kept their faith in god and done good deeds will be rewarded with paradise
-heaven=state of eternal happiness
-people who have rejected god and done bad things will be punished with hell
-he’ll=place of fire and torment, separated from god
what is the importance of the belief in the afterlife
-encourages muslims to take responsibility for their actions because god will hold them accountable
-this motivates muslims to follow the teachings of the quran and dedicate their life to god
-gives hope to muslims who suffer-they have something better to look forward to
-helps them accept unjust situations
why is Muhammad so important?
-He is ‘gods messenger’
-received the quran
-remebered for helping establish the religion by conquering makkah
-traveled to heaven where he was in the presence of god
how did the revelation of the quaran happen
-Muhammad grew up in Mecca where he would visit a cave to pray
-One day when muhammad was visiting the cave he experienced a revelation from the angel jibrhil
-over the next 22years these revelations continued
-these formed the quran
how did muhammad conquer Makkah
-after the first revelation from jibril muhammad starting challenging people in Makkah to follow these teachings
-muhammad was persecuted for his preaching and fled to Madinah with his followers
-In Madinah he united tribes and conquered Makkah
-This helped bring harmony to the religious and firmly established it
