Kutub - Books

Question 1

Word of God given to certain Prophets

Answer 1

Allah provided Adam and the prophets who came after him with instructions on how they should live.

Question 2

The Tawrat of Musa

Answer 2

The Torah contains Allah’s revelation to Moses

Question 3

The Zabur of Dawud

Answer 3

The Psalms contains Allah’s revelation to David

Question 4

The Injil of Isa

Answer 4

The Gospel contains Allah’s revelation to Jesus

Question 5

Over time Allah’s message and written texts became distorted so they were no longer the true word of God

Answer 5

Allah’s final revelations was through the Qur’an. Muslims believe that this is a record of Allah’s words exactly as they were said and that they have not been changed

Question 6

Difference between Shi’a amd Sunni on beliefs on Qur’an

Answer 6

• sunni muslims believe Qur’an has always been in existence, thought nit in its written form, and that it is eternal like Allah.
• shi’a muslims believe that the Qur’an is not eternal and that it was created by Allah. They also believe that it can be added to by the Imams, whi can interpret it’s message

Question 7

The Sunna of the prophet

Answer 7

Contains records on what Muhammad did

Question 8

The Hadith of the prophet

Answer 8

Comtains information on what Muhammad said

Question 9

Why do we look at the Sunna and Hadith of the prophet?

Answer 9

Can help Muslims lead a life like Muhammad

Question 10

Opinions on the Hadith and Sunna

Answer 10

• some muslims believe that because this is not the exact word of Allah they should not be used and only the Qur’an should be followed
• Shi’a muslims refer ro the Hadith of Ali, whom they believe was the first Imam after Muhammad, to help their decision-making
• muslims might also refer to the opinion of Muslim lawyers and scholars

Question 11

Angel commands Muhammad to

Answer 11

‘Recite in the name of your Lord who created’