Islamic Belief On Predestination And Akirah Flashcards
Free will
the concept of being able to make moral choices using your own volition.
Predestination
the concept that our choices have been predetermined by a higher power.
Al-Qadr
Concept of power of God
Book of decrees
where the angels keep a record of the actions undertaken by each person; this will be used on the Day of Judgement to determine the destination of each human.
Idea of predestination
- Everything has been predetermined before we have even thought about taking those actions.
Sunni belief on predestination
- God alone has supreme power
-God determines the actions that a person will take before they make those choices themselves.
-Sunnis do still believe that humans have free will
Shia beliefs on predestination
-they believe that God has the knowledge of what a person will choose, but does not necessarily determine the action they will take.
-free will is greater here of hunans
Day of judgment and free will beliefs
-If the Book of life is handed into a person’s right hand, then they will be going to Janna (heaven).
If it is given into the left hand, they are destined for Janaham (hell).
Death
End of oife
Akirah
Concept of afterlife
Barzakh
this is the state in which humans reside between the point of death and the Day of Judgement.
Sirat bridge
the bridge that spans the fires of hell and over which souls will be taken to heaven.
Book of deeds
this is the document in which the thoughts and actions of humans throughout their lifetime will be recorded.
Barzakh concept
-Time between death and the Day of Judgement.
-People do not go straight to heaven or hell upon their death,
-Some Muslims believe Barzakh is a state of sleep, while others believe you experience a lesser version of where you are destined to be heaven or hell).
-you will be visited by two angels who will ask you a series of questions regarding your belief in Allah
Akirah concept
- life after death,
- jannah or jahannam
Day of judgement concept
-the timing of which is known only by God.
- involves a resurrection of all the dead,
- judged by their actions
Jannah
Heaven
• The inhabitants of Jannah are also described as being eternally youthful.
Quote of Jannah
‘Everlasting Gardens, which they will enter along with the righteous amongst their parents’
Surah 13:23
Jahanam
Hell
• a place of great and constant suffering.
• will be punished for their sins in a
- repentance will save you from hell
-shirk is unforgivable
- not all people who are sent to hell stay there forever
Quote of hell
‘They will dwell amongst scorching wind and scalding water in the Shadow of black smoke, neither cool nor refreshing’
Surah 56:42-44
Quote on akhirah
The angel of death will take you who has been entrusted with you.
Then to your lord you will be returned,
Quote on day of judgement
And the horn will be blown and at once from the graves to their Lord they will hasten
