Islam Principle Belifes Flashcards

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Risalah

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Belief in the prophets and messengers of allah

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Messengers

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Receive new commandments from allah

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Prophets

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Follow previous commandments left by messengers

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Most important prophets

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Adam, Ibrahim, ismail, musa, dawud, isa

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5
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Final and most important profit in Islam

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Muhammed

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6
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Malikah

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Belief in angles

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Features of malaikah

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Allah created the angles before human kind

Angles are genderless and made from light and may have wings

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Purpose of malaikah

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Primary function= complete obedience to allah

Angles are imoral, incapable of sinning and don’t have free will

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9
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Roles of angles

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Guardians
Messengers
Record keepers

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10
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Guardians

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Gard:
Thrown of Allah
Gates of heaven and hell
Protect Muslims from danger and evil

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Messengers

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Relay and reveal information from Allah + prophets

Famous = jibril delivered quaran to Muhammad

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Record keepers + quotes

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Syrah 43:80- “our messengers are with them recording”

Keeps records of thoughts and action for judgment day

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Malaikah as a foundation belief

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Quaran states all Muslims must believe in angles
-Syrah 2:285 “ the messenger….. his messenger”
Idea of angles recording all make Muslims more aware and courteous = better behavior
Role models of devotion to Allah- perfect servant to Allah
Angles inspire to resist temptation of sin and priorities Allah

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14
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Tawid

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The belief in the oneness of Allah
Tawid is the belief in monotheism
- inseparable concepts

  • Surah 112- “he is Allah one Allah the eternal the absolute he neither begets nor begotten nor is there to be any equivalent”
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15
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Importance of Tawid
- shirk

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Act of believing in god that isn’t Allah
Considered the word sin as it’s in direct contradiction of Tawid

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Importance of Tawid
-submission

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Teaches Muslims they must submit to Allah
Allah is the one and only creator and sustainer of the universe
Islam always comes back to the submission of Allah

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Prof that Allah had revealed scriptures containing the same monotheistic message to different people

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Surah 2:135 - “ be Jews or Christian’s you will be guided” “ rather the religion of Abraham inclining towards truth, and he was not of the polytheistic”

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Analyze the statement - prophets are the chosen ones and are infallible

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Chosen ones = they are to be the best examples of humanity

Infallible= they cannot sin

19
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People who followed prophets are what and give proof

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Rightly guided

Surah 2:137 “ so if they believe….. hearing the knowing”

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Akhirah

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Akhirah is the belief that Muslims have 2 life’s one on earth and one more important life in the after life

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Characteristics of life on earth compared to after life

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Earth
Short an temporary
A test and prep for the after life

After life
Eternal and everlasting
Humans behavior on earth determines their afterlife

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Stages between life

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Death, questioning and the wait

Death = soul is taken by he a doe of death

Questing = Allah sends two andles to question the person in their behavior

Wait = wait in grave till Allah decides in the day of judgment

If questions are answered good they wait peicfully if not they are tormented by angles

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The day of judgment

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Each person is judged by Allah
Determinants the life they get

Surah 17:72 -“ on the day…. In the least”
Each person will be judged fairly and get the life they deserve
Good life = garden of pleasure Jannah
Bad life = jagannam- scorching fire and endless suffering

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Is you go to jahannam do you stay

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No Allah may show mercy and send you to jannah if he thinks you’ve paid enough for your sins

25
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Why is the belief of the after life so important

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  • reposnsiility - responsibility to behave well and avoid sin

-Give life purpose- to be a good person and follow allahs rules

-encourages repentence- repent for their wrongdoings because they believe that Allah is merciful and will forgive them if they are sincere

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Al-qadr

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Belief of predestination- the belief that Allah knows everything past present and future

Allah predetermine that fate of the universe

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What does Al-quadr reinforcement

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The belief that Allah is omnipotent - untimate power and control

Surah 46:33 “Allah is copentnt over all things”

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Why does Al-quadr contradict free will

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Muslims believe that their control over life co exists with Allahs ultimate control over everything

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How can Al-qadr and free will coexist

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Free will is a key component of the day of judgment

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Sunni belief in free will

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  • Allah aus already determined everything that will happen
  • it is impossible for humans to choose anything other than what Allah has decided for them
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Shia belief in free will

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Humans have real free will

Allah knows what choices humans will make, and could intervene, but he allows humans to freely make their own decisions