Muslim Beliefs Flashcards
Outline three ways in which Sunni Muslims will express the Six Beliefs of Islam in their lives today
Muslims recite the beliefs in the oneness of Allah in their prayers each day. They will also look to the Quran for advice to help them understand their faith better and follow Allah. They will live their lives always aware of Allah and the fact that islam teaches that he will judge them on their actions after death. This will make them more aware of their behaviour.
What are the Five Roots of Usual ad-Din?
Tawhid - oneness of Allah
All - divine justice
Nubuwwah - Allah appointed prophets to pass his message onto humanity
Imamah - Allah appointed imams to guide humanity and be a source of authority
Mi’ad - humans will be judged by Allah on their actions after death
Explain two reasons why the Five Roots of Usual ad-Din are important in Shia Islam
They are important to Shi’a Muslims because they unite them as Muslims. They are the key beliefs all Muslims hold to be true. For example - all Shi’a Muslims believe in Allah as the only god - Tawhid
A second reason is that by holding these beliefs, Shi’a Muslims can understand their faith better, They help to identify the beliefs such as Mi’ad or the Day of Judgement
Explain two ways in which Allah is described by Muslims
Transendence - Allah is above and beyond human understanding.
Omnipotent - Allah is more powerful than anything in existence. He is seen to have created the world and is in control of everything.
Explain two reasons why the characteristics of Allah are important for Muslims. Refer to source of wisdom and authority.
Muslims believe that by knowing what Allah is like, it can help them understand Allah better so they can relate to him and develop a more personal relationship. Another reason is to follow Allah and by using the characteristics of Muslims can understand how we wants them to live their lives.
Outline three beliefs about the role of prophets in Islam
They are the messengers of Allah
They are the channel of communication between Allah and humanity
They have revealed the truths to humanity
What is Risalah?
The islamic word for prophets or messengers
Outline three reasons why the Quran is important in islam
Revealed by Prophet Muhammad
Contains teachings of Allah
Muslims look to it for guidance in their lives
Explain two reasons why Muslims recognise a number of holy books as sources of authority in Islam
Muslims believe that there were prophets before Muhammad and due to this they recognise that messengers such as Ibrahim and Isa borough messages and holy books.
Muslims believe they are commanded to recognise other holy books such as the Tawrah, as this was also revealed by Allah
Outline three beliefs about angles in Islam
They are not considered to have free will
They are called malaikah in arabic
They are believed to be messengers from Allah
Explain two reasons why angels are important in Islam
They have borought messages to humanity for example, Jibril gave the Quran to prophet Muhammad “then We sen her out angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects” (Surah 19:17)
Another reason is that angles are given important roles within Islam, for example, Izra’il is the angel od death: “The angel of death will take you who has been entrusted with you. Then to your Lord you will be returned” (Surah 32:11)
Explain two ways in which the belief of al-Qadr impacts on Muslims today
Muslims will want to help others as behaving in this was will gain them favour with Allah.
Muslims may read the Quran more often to help them understand what Allah wants them to do
Outline three beliefs about life after death for Muslims
Muslims believe Allah will judge them after death
The good will go to heaven, the bad will go to hell
Muslims believe actions on earth will determine their afterlife
