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Mocks : Islam Beliefs Flashcards

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Tawhid

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Oneness of God
Nothing is more important than God
No pictures are used to portray God, it is insulting

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Biblical references to Tawhid

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Surah 112 :

‘He is God the one’
‘God the eternal’
‘No one is comparable to him’

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What is God’s Will?

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Everything that happens is what god wants to happen

Gives Muslims confidence when something goes wrong, because they know its part of God’s plan for them

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Six Articles of Faith (Sunni Islam)

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  1. Tawhid - Oneness of God
  2. Angels - they pass on God’s message to the prophets
  3. Holy books - Respect for these
  4. Prophets - Respect for them
  5. Day of Judgement - Belief in judgement and being sent to paradise or hell at the end of the world
  6. Supremacy of God’s Will - Nothing happens unless God wants it to happen
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Five Roots of ‘Usul ad-Din (Shi’a Islam)

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  1. Tawhid - Oneness of God
  2. Prophethood - Respect for prophets
  3. Adalat - God will judge everyone on the day of judgement
  4. Imamate - Respect for 12 Imams chosen by God to lead after Muhammad died
  5. Resurrection - Belief that after death, Muslims will be resurrected and judged by God
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What are the 6 qualities of God?

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Transcendent
immanent
Beneficent
Omnipotent
Merciful
Fair and Just
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Transcendent

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God created the universe so is beyong it and not limited by the physical world

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Immanent

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God is present everywhere in the world and universe. God is within all thing sand involved with life on Earth

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Beneficent

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God is omnibenevolent

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Omnipotent

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All powerful

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Merciful

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Shows compassion, cares for people, forgives those who are sorry

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Fair and Just

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Treats everyone fairly, judges people on the day of Judgeement

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How can God be transcendent and Immanent at the same time?

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Although he created the universe and is outside of it, he is also within all things and able to act within it because he is all powerful

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Angels

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Spiritual beings who serve God and pass his message through to the prophets

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Nature / Role of Angels

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Pure and Sinless
Spiritual Beings created by God
Constantly serve God
Have no free will, do only what God wants them to do
Can take human form
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How do angels benefit people

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Act as messengers of God
Take care of people throughout their lives
Record what people do in the ‘book of deeds’
Take people’s souls to God after they die

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Who are the two most important angels in Islam

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Jibril and Mika’il

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What did the Angel Jibril do?

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Angel of revelation

Purified Muhammad when he was young

Recited Qur’an to Muhammad and passed on God’s messages to him

Therefore played a crucial role in communicating Islam to humanity

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What did the angel Mika’il do?

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Angel of Mercy

Brings nourishment to earth

Rewards people for good deeds

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predestination

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God knows or determines everything that will happen in the universe

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Sunni belief of Predestination

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God has already determined everything that will happen in the universe.

Humans do not have freedom to change their destiny, God has plans for everyone

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Quote to prove God has already determined everything for us

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Surah 9:51 Quran - “Only what God has decreed will happen to us”

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Shi’a beliefs in predestination

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God KNOWS everything that is going to happen.

God is the creator of time, so can see everything that will every happen, so he knows the decisions people will make.

They still have the free will to make the choice themselves

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Quote to prove that God KNOWS everything that will happen in the universe

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Surah 13:11 - “God does not change the condition of a people unless they change what is in themselves”

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Day of judgement

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God judges everyone for everything they have done in their lives, and send them to paradise or hell as a result

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Akhirah

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Everlasting life after death

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What does belief in Akhirah do?

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Encourages Muslims to take responsibility for their actions and live in a way that pleases God

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What are the three stages of life after death

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Barzakh
Day of Judgement
Paradise and Hell

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Barzakh

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After death, the wait until the Day of Judgement is called Barzakh

Angels are sent to question their faith

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Risalah

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Belief in prophethood and theirt messages

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Prophethood

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A gift from God to help humans understand his message

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Adam

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A prophet who is important to muslims because God gave him knowledge and understanding.

God taught Adam how to love a good life in obedience of God, and Adam passed this trait onto the rest of the human race

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Who is Ibrahim

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A prophet

He showed devotion to God by passing all his tests and showed great faith in God

Mohammad was one of his descendents

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Why is Ibrahim a good role model

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Preached that there was only one God

Rebuilt the Ka’aba

Willing to sacrifice his Son to God

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Why is Muhammad so important

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Received the Qur’an from God, which all Muslims use as the basis of their faith

Conquered Mecca

Final prophet, received revelations from Jibril

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Imam beliefs

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The leader of the Shi’a Muslims

Must be a descendent of Muhammad and chosen by God

12 Imams, the last one is kept alive by God today and will return

Imam’s are necessary because people need divine guidance on how to live correctly

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What is the Qur’an?

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Highest source of authority in Islam

Written in Arabic

Foundation if every believer’s faith

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What are the other holy books and who were they written by?

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The Torah - Moses
The Psalms - David
The Gospel - Jesus
The Scrolls of Abraham - Ibrahim

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Differences between Sunni and Shi’a

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Sunni - caliph should be elected
Shi’a - Imam must be a descendent of Muhammad

Sunni - Qur’an and Sunnah have authority to provide guidance
- Shi’a - Qur’an, Sunnah AND IMAM have authority to provide guidance

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Imamate

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Imamate is the Shi’a belief that all modern imams should be spiritual descendants of the Prophet Muhammad.

Shi’a Muslims believe that imams protect the religion and help to guide Muslims along the right path.

Today, Shi’a Muslim communities are led by imams, who are seen as having been chosen by God.

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