muhammed & the imamate

Question 1

quote

Answer 1

‘Muhammed is not the father of any of you; Muhammed is God’s messenger and the seal of the prophets’

Question 2

the Imamate

Answer 2

• when Muhammed died Muslims split into two groups: Sunni and Shi’a
• Shi’a believe Muhammed named his cousin Ali as his successor, so Ali became the first Imam
• believe prophet appointed Ali by divine instruction and leadership should follow family line

Question 3

what is the other branch of Shi’a and their beliefs?

Answer 3

• twelver branch
• believed there have been 12 Imams in total and the last has been kept alive and hidden on earth and will return with Jesus to bring justice and equality
• believe Imams not only rule but are able to maintain and interpret the Qu’ran without fault

Question 4

why is the Imamate important?

Answer 4

• important as people need divine guidance to know how to live correctly

Question 5

Muhammed’s life

Answer 5

• last and greatest prophet
• brought the final revelation of Islam from God
• born around 570CE in Mecca, orphaned and brought up by an uncle
• around 610CE he says angel Jibril appeared to him with a message from God
• for more than 20 years he continued to receive these messages and they were combined to form the Qu’ran

Question 6

Muhammed’s preachings

Answer 6

• after his revelation he proclaimed God is the one
• started preaching 3 years after his first revelation
• challenged the people of Mecca to give up cheating, gambling, drinking and idol worship
• Muhammed fled persecution with his followers to Madinah in 622CE
• start of Hajj and Ummah
• after the night journey, Muhammed gathered a tripe of 10,000 converts and conquered the city in the name of Allah