Islamic Beliefs

Question 1

Beneficent

Answer 1

benevolent, all loving, all good; a quality of God

Question 2

Predestination

Answer 2

the idea that God knows or determines everything that will happen in the universe

Question 3

Akhirah

Answer 3

everlasting life after death

Question 4

Caliph

Answer 4

a person considered to be a political and religious successor to the prophet Muhammad, and the leader of the Sunni Muslim community

Question 5

Muslim

Answer 5

one who has submitted to the will of God and has accepted Islam

Question 6

Islam

Answer 6

the name of the religion followed by Muslims; to surrender to the will of God; peace

Question 7

Allah

Answer 7

the Arabic name for God

Question 8

Tawhid

Answer 8

the oneness and unity of God

Question 9

Monotheistic

Answer 9

a religion that believes there is only one God

Question 10

Supremacy

Answer 10

supreme power or authority; a quality of God

Question 11

Qur-an

Answer 11

the holy book revealed to Muhammad by the angel Jibril; God’s final revelation to humankind

Question 12

Sunnah

Answer 12

the teachings and deeds of Muhammad

Question 13

Sunni

Answer 13

Muslims who believe in the successorship to Muhammad of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali

Question 14

Shi’a (Shi’i)

Answer 14

Muslims who believe in the Imamate, the successorship of Ali

Question 15

Imminent

Answer 15

the idea that God is present in and involved with life on Earth and in the universe; a quality of God

Question 16

Transcendent

Answer 16

the idea that God is beyond and outside life on Earth and the universe; a quality of God

Question 17

Omnipotent

Answer 17

almighty, having unlimited power; a quality of God

Question 18

Merciful

Answer 18

the quality of God that shows compassion or forgiveness to humans, even though he has the power to punish them

Question 19

Fairness

Answer 19

the idea that God treats people fairly and impartially without favour or discrimination

Question 20

Justice (Adalat in Shi’a Islam)

Answer 20

the idea that God is just and fair and judges human actions, rewarding the good and punishing the bad

Question 21

Angels

Answer 21

spiritual beings believed to act as messengers of God

Question 22

Day of Judgement

Answer 22

a time when the world will end and every soul will be judged by God and either rewarded or punished

Question 23

Jibril

Answer 23

the Arabic name for Gabriel the archangel who brought God’s message to the prophets, particularly to Muhammad

Question 24

Mika’il

Answer 24

the Arabic name for Michael the archangel of mercy who rewards good deeds and provides nourishment to people

Question 25

Prophet

Answer 25

a person who proclaims the message of God

Question 26

Risalah

Answer 26

the belief that prophets are an important channel of communication between God and humans

Question 27

Prophethood

Answer 27

when God makes someone a prophet to communicate his message to people

Question 28

Iblis (Satan)

Answer 28

a spiritual being created from fire, who was thrown out of paradise for refusing to bow to Adam

Question 29

Ka’aba

Answer 29

the black, cube shaped building in the centre of the Grand Mosque in Makkah (Mecca); the holiest place in Islam

Question 30

Id-ul-adha

Answer 30

a Muslim festival that celebrates the prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son for God

Question 31

Hajj

Answer 31

the annual pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca) that every Muslim should try to make at least once in their life

Question 32

Imam

Answer 32

1. a person who leads communal prayer 2. Imam in Shi’a Islam, the title given to Ali and his successors

Question 33

Imamate

Answer 33

the divine appointment of the Imams

Question 34

Torah (Tawrat)

Answer 34

the five books revealed by God to Moses

Question 35

Psalms (Zabur)

Answer 35

a holy book revealed by God to David

Question 36

Gospel (Injil)

Answer 36

the holy book revealed by God to Jesus

Question 37

Scrolls of Abraham (Ibrahim)

Answer 37

a holy book revealed by God to Abraham (Ibrahim)