Islam Hanny Presentation Flashcards
Islamic eschatology
Study of death and after life
Islam is very linear
One life
If you believe in Muhammad, qur’an, you ei go to paradise
Angel of death
Takes all creatures
Came from god and from god we return
Barzakh
Barrier between the physical and spiritual world
God will be the only judge
In purgatory there is only punishment
But in Islam they will be rewarded if they are good vice versa
In the barzakh who are the two angels
Mymkar
Nakir
What do the angels ask you to determine your destiny
Who is your god? (Allah)
What do you say about this person? (Muhammad)
How do you know this is your lord, and that this is the prophet Muhammad = qur’an
These angels come in forms to scare the deceased and if he believes in his faith he will be strong
Funeral
Forbids wailing, tearing of clothes, slapping the face or chest and breaking objects as it increased the pain of the dead
Believe the dead can feel physical sensations
No women
Animals will also be judged but will be resurrected
Jahannam
Hell
Heaven =
Sky
Suicide?
Forbidden
Will not get a funeral
Who believed Muhammad was the messiah?
Mirea ghuam ahmed
Antichrist
Devil
When Jesus Christ comes down from heaven the Antichrist will die immediately
Jannah (paradise)
Luxuries
Whatever your heart desires
Highest reward is seeing gods face
Ritual of prayer
Gently washed, wrapped in white unsewn cloth (3 layers for men, 5 for women)
Funeral prayer is performed for every deceased Muslim, young or old, and the fetus who is more than 4 months old
Performed inside a mosque
Prayer facing Mecca
No Boeing, prostration, no prayer
Mourning should last no more than 3 days
The grave
Must be perpendicular (horizontal) to qiblah
Put down in earth no coffin
Types of graves
Al-Shaqq: deep vertical hole in the ground
Al-lahd: make a deep vertical hole in the ground, then in the bottom make a side horizontal hole big enough to cover the whole body
