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Six Principle Beliefs Flashcards

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What does Tawhid mean?

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Unity of God

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What is the main belief of Tawhid?

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The belief in the oneness of God (Allah): Islam is Monotheistic - God is one and only

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What is Shahada? How do Muslims apply Tawhid to this?

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The Shahada is the profession of Tawhid and a chant that reflects a Muslim’s monotheistic beliefs. Muslims apply Tawhid to their recital of SHAHADA - one of the Pillars of Islam that “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger”. This is called a ‘Monotheistic Witness’.

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What is the ‘worst of all sins’?

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“Shirk” is attributing Allah’s qualities to something else - this is forbidden and considered ‘the worst of all sins’. Muslims believe no other God should be worshipped - idolatry worship is worshipping something that is less than Allah.

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How do Muslims represent Allah?

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Muslims, instead of visually representing Allah (forbidden by Muslim law), recite the ‘99 Beautiful names of Allah’

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What does Mala’ika mean?

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Presence of Angels

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What do these spiritual beings do?

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Islam affirms the existence of spiritual beings who carry out Allah’s will in the world and are intermediators between humanity and Allah. They worship God and follow God’s commands, absolute praise, service and obedience to God.

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What are Jinn?

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The Jinn were spirits that could be Malevolent or Benevolent. Jinn can be mischievous and cheeky. The Qur’an mentions angels who rip out the hearts of the wicked and gentle, draws out the souls of the good who are dying.

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What does Qur’an 35:1 explain?

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how angels do Allah’s bidding and carry messages

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What does Qur’an 79:1–5 tell of?

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tells of angels who rip out the hearts of the wicked and gently draw out the souls of those good people who are dying

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What do Muslims believe about angels?

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Muslims believe that each person has two angels designated to keep a record of their deeds, good and bad, these angels are acknowledged in the daily prayer (salat)

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what does the belief in Mala’ike teach Muslims?

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teaches Muslims that Allah is always watching their every move so Muslims must ensure that all of their behaviours are ethical. that there is a spiritual conflict between good and evil and Muslims must ensure that they are not corrupted by the devil/the Jinn.

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What does Kutubullah mean?

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the books of allah

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what are the four inspired books of allah?

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Taurat (Torah): Jewish Law of Moses
Zabar (Psalms): Jewish stories of the Hebrews collated by King David
Injil (Gospels): Christian Good News of Isa - Jesus
Qur’an (Revelations): Muslim law and revelations of Allah, revealed to Muhammad

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what does the qur’an teach about Christians and Jews distorting the Torah?

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The Qur’an teaches the Christians and the Jews have falsified “harrafa”, distorted, concealed or lost the original meaning and text of the original Torah or concealed “katama” some of its passages containing evidence of Muhammad’s mission.

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Where is the distortion mentioned?

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Qur’an 2:75

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What is the Qur’an to Muslims (divine revelation, reliability, source)?

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For Muslims, the Qur’an is the original words of divine revelation exactly as it was originally transmitted word for word. The Qur’an, they believe, is now the most reliable book in the explication of Allah’s word. The Qur’an remains the primary and ultimate source of guidance for Muslims today.

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What do Muslims believe about Christian/Jewish Holy scripture?

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Muslims maintain that the Holy Scripture of the Jews and Christians are extant (still in existence) only in falsified/unreliable forms.

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Where in the Qur’an is the divine revelation referenced?

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(Sura 5:15-16

20
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What does rusul mean?

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Prophets

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Who is the God of Islam and how has he been revealed/?

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For Muslims, the God of Islam is the same God of Judaism and Christianity, who has existed from the beginning of time and has progressively been revealed to humans through a long list of prophets, who have spoken on behalf of God.

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Why did Allah send prophets?

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Allah sent different prophets to different societies over time, reminding humanity of the one God and to steer them away from false idolatry, back to the real god.

23
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Who are the 7 biblical prophets mentioned in the Qur’an that brought new teachings?

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Adam - Musa (Moses)
Nuh (Noah) - Isa (Jesus)
Ibrahim (Abraham) - Muhammad (seal of the prophets)

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what did these prophets preach?

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All prophets preached unconditional surrender to the will of the One that is al-Islam

25
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what is a prophet and an apostle?

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prophet = nabi, apostle = rusul

26
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the Quran is the :
___ and _______ revelation of Allah
______ any earlier scriptures
is the most ___ and most ___ ‘Word of the Lord

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final, complete
supersedes
updated, correct

27
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Where in the Qur’an is the reliability of the scripture mentioned?

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Qur’an 5:3

28
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What type of prophet is Muhammad? Is he the founder of Islam?

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Muhammad is not the only prophet, he is the last and greatest - ‘The Seal of the Prophets’. Muhammad is NOT the founder of Islam - Allah is - when He created humans. Through Muhammad, Allah completed and perfected Islam.

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What was Muhammad’s mission?

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The mission of Muhammad was to teach Islam not only to his own people - the Arabs, but to the whole of humankind. A mission Muslims maintain he completed.

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What do Muslims believe about Jesus? What is this proof of?

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Muslims maintain Jesus never claimed to be God - they contend that passages where he did so were later fabrications of the Christian Church after the council of Nicea. This is proof that the teachings of earlier prophets were corrupted, distorted and tampered with over time.

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What does Al-Akhira mean?

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Life after death

32
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What do Muslims believe about the Day of Judgement?

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Muslims believe in the day of the Last Judgement where humans are held to account for their actions during their lives.

33
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why is the Qur’an referred to as a ‘book of warning’?

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The Qur’an is described as a ‘book of warning’, as it constantly warns about al-Akhira (life after death) in which there will be resurrection and Final Judgement/reckoning (Youm al-Qiyama).

34
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Where is the day of judgement referenced?

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Sura 81

35
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How will people enter paradise/heaven?

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Muslims believe those who believe in God and His Prophet, will be rewarded and enter paradise (eternal bliss).

36
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What happens if you commit a sin?

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Those who offend His Commandments will not be abandoned but will receive God’s mercy - allowing for sinners to repent to have their sins absolved (forgiven/wiped away).

37
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where is forgiveness referenced?

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Sura 4:110

38
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What does Jannah mean and where is it referenced?

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Jannah = Heaven/Paradise in Arabic, Qur’an 32:17

39
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what does Jahannam mean and what is it like?

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Jahannam = hell fire/hell in Arabic
a place where punishment is exacted and, potentially, the soul cleansed for release into heaven
For Muslims, Allah is compassionate and would not keep a soul in hell indefinitely.

40
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what does Al-Qadar mean?

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Fate/Predestination

41
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What is the main belief of Al-Qadar?

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Everything that happens on earth is Allah’s will and preordained by Allah
For Muslims, Allah is sovereign
No disaster can strike without God’s will

42
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Where is God’s will referenced?

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Qur’an 7:188

43
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What do Muslim’s believe about free will? What is god like?

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Muslims believe BOTH that they are responsible for their own sins AND nothing happens unless it is the will of Allah: Insha’Allah - If God is willing. This invokes God’s blessing but recognises the preordained nature of God’s will.
God is all-knowing “omniscient”, all-powerful “omnipotent”, unlimited in creative power “omnificent” and everywhere at once “omnipresent”.

44
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Muslims maintain the core belief in the _____ _______ of God.

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Muslims maintain the core belief in the infallible decree of God.

45
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How does predeterminism affect free will?

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The belief in predeterminism (God knowing in advance what is going to happen) does not stand in opposition to free will. Humans are imbued with free will and can choose freely - the actions they choose are held to account. In no way does the belief in predeterminism condone passivity or fatalism or even nihilism.

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how does belief in divine providence help adherents?

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Belief in divine providence, trust in God alone, gives the adherent deep meaning in life, preserves them from despair and gives calm and inner peace in life

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