Islamic beliefs and practices - quotes Flashcards
Muhammed is not the father of any one of men; He is God’s messenger and the seal of prophets: God knows everything.
Muhammed
‘God took Abraham as a friend’
Abraham
‘A reward for what they used to do’
Heavan
‘Taste the suffering of fire’
Hell
‘Only what God has decreed will happento us’.
Predestination
‘Each person has angels before him and behind, watching over him by God’s command’.
Angels
‘ There is no God except Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.’
Tawhid/Shahadah
‘when your about to pray, wash your faces and your hands to the elbows.’ Qur’an
Wudu
‘Your Lord says, ‘Call on me and I will answer you.’ Qur’an
Jummah/Prayer
‘Fasting has been prescribed for you, so that you can be mindful of God.’ Qur’an
Sawm/Ramadan
‘God is well aware of what good you do.’ Qur’an
Crime
‘Alms are meant only for the poor, the needy, ’ Qur’an
Zakah/Almsgiving
‘Pilgrimage to the house is a duty to God by people who can undertake it.’ Qur’an.
Hajj
‘This is My path, leading straight, so follow it, and do not follow other ways: they will lead you away from it –‘This is what he commands you to do, so they you refrain from wrongdoing.’ Qur’an
Crime
‘Do great Jihad with the help of the Qur’an.’ Qur’an
War/Jihad
‘Indeed God does not love those who go beyond the limits.’ Quran
War/Jihad/Crime
‘The only way to protect all within society is to maintain a society where only a man and his wife share the act of sex’
Relationships
A man should not stay with a woman in seclusion unless he is a Dhu-Mahram (relative)
Relationships
‘If a man gives his daughter in marriage while she is averse to it then such marriage is invalid’
Relationships
‘Divorced women shall also have maintenance a sis considered fair: this is a duty for those who are mindful of God’
Relationships
‘…Be kind to your parents…if either or both reach old age , say no word that shows impatience with them, and do not be harsh with them, but speak to them respectfully….’
Relationships
‘…We created you all from single man and a single woman, so that you should recognise one another’
Relationships/HR
‘God has the power to help them’
War
‘Know the evil of war is swift, and its taste is bitter’
War
‘But if they incline towards peace, you must also incline towards it, and put your trust in God: He is all hearing, the all-knowing’
War
‘Be compassionate towards destitute’
Crime/HR/
Zakah
‘Eye for and eye’
Crime/HR/ War
‘Allah is forgiving and merciful’
Crime/HR/ War
‘Do not take life, which God has made sacred’
Crime/HR/ War
‘Allah commands justice, doing good..’
Crime/HR/ War
‘Beware of greed for its ready poverty’
HR
“The transcendant, the superior”
Tawhid
“Permission to fight is given tot hose being fought against” - Qu’ran
Lesser Jihad
“The Most Excellent names..
belong to him. Use them to call on him”
“We don’t descend except for the command of our lord”
Angels quote
“Allah won’t change one’s condition unless they change themselves”
Human freedom (shi’a)
“those who do good and keep their prayers will have their rewrd from the lord”
Prayer (Salah)
“The night of power is better than a thousand months”
Night of Decree/Power
