Islam- Life After Death

Question 1

Life after death- arabic

Answer 1

Akhirah

Question 2

Akhirah

Answer 2

Belief in life after death
Afterlife/hereafter

Question 3

Barzakh

Answer 3

Waiting time between actual death and day of judgement

Question 4

Day of judgement- arabic

Answer 4

Yawum al-qiyamah

Question 5

Yawum al-Qiyamah

Answer 5

Day of judgement

Question 6

Jahannam

Answer 6

Hell

Question 7

Siraat

Answer 7

Narrow bridge over hell

Question 8

Purpose of humans on earth

Answer 8

-representaions of allah
-stewards of his creation
make world as god wills it

Question 9

What re humans guided by

Answer 9

The qur’an
Prophet muhammed was an example
How well they follow this guidance determines judgement after death

Question 10

Diff beliefs of barzakh

Answer 10

-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

Question 11

Sunni signs of day of judgement

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Shi’a day of judgement

Answer 12

12th immam in occulation will reappear
Isa will jioin in him to bring religion of islam to true form

Question 13

What is allah’s role in the day of judgement

Answer 13

Bringer of justice
as he is all-seing and all-knowing

Question 14

What is allah’s judgement based off

Answer 14

-belief and obedience to allah
-his judgement is of perfect justice

Question 15

Who will live in paradise forever

Answer 15

-those who die muslim
-those who die believing that there is no true god but god and that muhammed is the messenger of god

Question 16

As allah is merciful, what may he do

Answer 16

After punishment in jahannam will moe to paradise

Question 17

Whatfaces those who commit shirk

Answer 17

Can never be forgiven
Eternally in jahannam

Question 18

What happens on the Last Day

Answer 18

-physicall resurrection
-allah will rrecreate decayed bodies
-pass over hell on narrow bridge (siraat) in order to reach paradise
or may fall

Question 19

Why may someone fall when crossing on siraat

Answer 19

-weight of bad deeds
-will remain in hell forever

Question 20

What are the exceptions to the normal Last Day events

Answer 20

1- warriors die fighting the cause of god- matrys- will be sent immediately to be in allahs presence
2- enemies of slam are sent to hell immediately upon death

Question 21

Matyrdom

Answer 21

-person is killed in defence of or struggle for their faith
Jihad

Question 22

Al-jannah- physical features

Answer 22

-beautiful garden (with jannah meaning garden)
-8 gates
-welcomed by angels

Question 23

What are the people like in al-jannah

Answer 23

-people are young again and happy
-no nastiness or sin-constant state of peace 6:25-26

Question 24

Quote to describe al-jannah

Answer 24

‘Beautiful mansions in gardens of everlasting bliss’ 9:72

Question 25

Angels role in al-jannah

Answer 25

To welcome to their ‘final home’ 13:42

Question 26

Gates in al-jannah

Answer 26

-8 of them which muhammed names -eg. Baab as-sadaqah- given to charity -baab al-hajj -visiting hajj -baab al-iman -consistantly obedient to allah

Question 27

When m asked if anyone will be called to enter all 8 gates

Answer 27

-M replied yes -he hoped to be one of them

Question 28

Jahannam role

Answer 28

-place of punishment and eternal suffering -those sent in constant pain -fire ‘almost burstng with fury’ 67:7 -presented as pace of darkness and fear

Question 29

Jahannam for sinful believers

Answer 29

-place of puification -allah can pick out when moved on to al-jannah

Question 30

Jahannam for unbelievers

Answer 30

-place of eternal punishment

Question 31

Alternative beliefs of heaven and hell

Answer 31

-the descriptions of them are merely metaphorical -to help humans understand what they might believe as beyond human understanding -but the minority hold this view

Question 32

Matyrdom in islam

Answer 32

-dying in this way-the person can enter the presence of allah immediately

Question 33

Problems with matrydom

Answer 33

Used as justification by violent extremists -eg. Suicide bombers and violent acts aginst non-muslims are claimed to impose islam

Question 34

Quote aainst violent extremists

Answer 34

‘Let there be no compulsion in the religion {islam]’ ‘The right direction is distinctly clear from error’ 2:256 Shows not forced, people should be muslim by choice- freely

Question 35

Impact of existance of afterlife

Answer 35

-allah rewards /punishes based on this life -therefore muslims aim to do good and be obedient to allah

Question 36

Why do teachings show that muslims hsould not be obsessed with possessions or outward appearance

Answer 36

-all they have given by allah -inner self survives after death

Question 37

What is the impact of punishment for unbelievers

Answer 37

-muslims seek to share their faith -convert to islam -so can share in al-jannah after death

Question 38

Names of gates of jahannah

Answer 38

Baab as-sadaqah- given to charity -baab al-hajj -visiting hajj -baab al-iman -consistantly obedient to allah