RS - Islamic Q1, W1-W7 - All Lessons Flashcards
What are the three levels of faith in Islam?
- Al-Islam
- Al-Iman
- Al-Ihsan
denotes submission, surrender, and obedience to Allah
Al-Islam
What are the two kinds of submission?
• Fitrah
• Amanah
affirms that a man has originally good nature
Submission as Fitrah
Who reported that, “The mother of every person gives him birth according to his true nature. It is subsequently his parents who make him a Jew or a Christian or a Magian. Had his parents been Muslim he would have also remained a Muslim. Every
person to whom his mother gives birth (has two aspects of his life); when his
mother gives birth Satan strikes him but it was not the case with Mary and her
son (Jesus Christ)?”
Abu Huraira
• to surrender services to Allah
• recognizing one’s status as a slave, obeying Allah’s commandments and avoiding His prohibitions
Submission as Amanah
According to him, “Islam is basically a kind of task. It is both the work of the heart and the work of the body to apply the principles of Islam out Iman. Iman is an internal belief and Islam is an external behavior of what person says or does as a result of his inner belief.
Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah
According to him, “Islam demands from its followers two things – belief and practice. Another literal meaning of Islam is Peace. It signifies that one can achieve real peace of the body and mind only through submission and obedience to Allah.
Imam Abu Hanifa
• means “to know” and “to believe;” referring to “knowledge and belief”
• firm belief out of knowledge
• define by Prophet Muhammad as “knowledge/recognizing in the heart, voicing with the tongue, and performing with the limbs”
Al-Iman
What are the six pillars of faith (Al-Iman)?
- belief in the oneness of Allah (Tawheed)
- belief in His angels
- belief in His books
- belief in His messengers
- belief in the Day of Judgement
- belief in destiny (Qad’r)
What are the five pillars of Islam?
- Shahadah
- Salah
- Zakah
- Sawm
- Hajj
Allah says in which Surah in the Qur’an, “Nay! But on their hearts is the “Ran” (Covering), which they used to earn?”
Al-Mutaffifin
Allah says in which Surah in the Qur’an, “Will they not then reflect upon the Qur’an, or are there locks upon their hearts?”
Al-Muhammad
Allah says in which Surah in the Qur’an, “Have they not traveled through the land? And have they hearts where with to understand? Verily, it is not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts which are in the breasts that grow blind?”
Al-Hajj
• quality of being good and beautiful
• to establish every positive quality
• reflects the quality of our actions
• considered one of the most desirable human qualities
• closely related with the concept of ikhlas (sincerity)
• to act as if one is seeing Allah
• to be aware of Allah’s presence
Al-Ihsan
The word Ihsan has been mentioned in __ verses in the Qur’an.
70
The opposite of ikhlas is _____ and ____.
nifaq (hypocrite) and riya
The hadith of Angel Gabriel (Jibril) implies that religion in Islam embraces:
- right way of (doing) things
- right way of (thinking) and understanding
- right way of forming (intensions) that lie behind the activity
to single out Allah alone with all kinds of worship
Tawheed Al-Uloohiyah / Al-‘Ibaadah (Unity of Worship)