Islamic Beliefs On Prophethood, Holy Books, Imamate Flashcards
Risalah
Prophethood
Prophet
A person selected by God to receive revelations
Muhammad
Final prophet
Adam
First man and prophet
Musa
Receive torah
Dawud
David
Received the psalms or zabur
Isa
Jesus
Received the gosple
Ibrahim
Abraham
Received the scrolls of Abraham but is now lost
Ishmael
Son of Abraham
Revelation
Message sent from God through prophets
Angels role in revealing revelation
Bring it to humans
Seal of the propehts
Establishes Muhammad’s role as the final prophet
Rasul
Prophet who has a revelation for all humankind.
Nabi
Nabi - a Prophet who has a revelation specifically for themselves.
Role of prophets
- to guide
- spread message of Allah
Significance of the seal of the prophets
Highlights that there will be no other revelations after Muhammad
Adams role and story
- father of all mankind
-Iblis tested Adam and Hawwa
-and they fell to temptation in the Garden of Eden
-they were expelled from heaven and were placed on earth - The Devil (Iblis) refused to bow down to Adam, disobeying an order to do so by God, and thus was thrown
from heaven.
о
He built the first form of the Ka’aba.
Ibrahim importance
He is remembered specifically on Id-ul-Adha for his willingness to sacrifice his beloved son to God (Ishmael).
He is also believed to be an ancestor of Muhammad, who is believed to be descended through the line of Ishmael.
Authority
the power held by an entity to give instruction or guidance
Injil
Gospels
- different to Christian ones
- they reference the revelation God gave Isa during his life
Zabur
Pslams
Tawrat
Torah
Scrolls of ibrahim
Believed to be lost
Shari’ah
Law of God
Quote on Quran
This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guide for the righteous
Imamate
the Shi’a belief in divinely ordained and guided leadership for the faith.
Imam
Leaders
Caliph
Sunni term for leader of daith
Mahdi
the final Imam, believed to be hidden until the Day of Judgement.
Divine
source from which Imams get their ordination and guidance.
Ahl- al-bayt
Family of the prophet Muhammad
Role of imams in Shia Islam
- divinely appointed leader
- just and fair leaders.
- divine authority and wisdom to appoint their successor.
- descendants of ahlalbayt
Twelvers
- believe there was a succession of 12 Imams
-the final mam did not die, but was rather hidden by God somewhere in the world= Mahdi.
Mahdi
Final imam
Did not die but is hidden by God
Quote on the gospel and Jesus
‘We sent Jesus .. to confirm the Torah that had been sent before him. We gave him the godpel
Psalms quote
And to David we gave az-zabur