Islam- Life After Death Flashcards
Life after death- arabic
Akhirah
Akhirah
Belief in life after death
Afterlife/hereafter
Barzakh
Waiting time between actual death and day of judgement
Day of judgement- arabic
Yawum al-qiyamah
Yawum al-Qiyamah
Day of judgement
Jahannam
Hell
Siraat
Narrow bridge over hell
Purpose of humans on earth
-representaions of allah
-stewards of his creation
make world as god wills it
What re humans guided by
The qur’an
Prophet muhammed was an example
How well they follow this guidance determines judgement after death
Diff beliefs of barzakh
-soul’s experience is based on life- good or bad
-other’s- soul is given a tempary body
light or dark
reflect good or bad
so know what final judgement
Sunni signs of day of judgement
Isa as messiah reappears
-with some believing that he wil bring together true muslims/lead a battle until islam remains the one and only religion
Shi’a day of judgement
12th immam in occulation will reappear
Isa will jioin in him to bring religion of islam to true form
What is allah’s role in the day of judgement
Bringer of justice
as he is all-seing and all-knowing
What is allah’s judgement based off
-belief and obedience to allah
-his judgement is of perfect justice
Who will live in paradise forever
-those who die muslim
-those who die believing that there is no true god but god and that muhammed is the messenger of god