Sources: Islam Flashcards
Nature of God: First line of the Fatihah
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Beneficent
Purpose of Qur’an: Surah al-Qalam (The Pen) 58:62
This is nothing except a reminder to the worlds
Shari’ah: Surah al-Jathiyah (Kneeling) 45:18
Now We have set you [Muhammad] on a shari’ah, so follow it
Aql: Surah al-Baqarah (The Heifer) 2:170
They are deaf, dumb, and blind; and they do not use their intellect
Foundations of Faith: Hadith Jibril in Sahih Muslim, 1:1
Faith means that you have faith in God, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day
TAWHID + SHAHADAH: Surah al-Imran (The Family of Joachim) 3:18
God bears witness that there is no god but Him, as do the angels and those who have knowledge. He upholds justice. There is no god but Him, the Almighty, the All Wise.
Tawhid: Shahadah
There is no god except God
Fitrah: Surah al-Ankabut (The Spider) 29:44
God created the heavens and the earth in truth. Indeed, in that is a sign for the believers
Shirk: Surah an-Nisa (The Womenfolk), 4:36
Worship God: do not join anything to Him
Tanzih: The Verse of the Throne (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:225)
His throne extends over the heavens and the earth; it does not weary Him to preserve them both
Tashbih: Surah Qaf (The Letter Qaf), 50:16
We are closer to him than his jugular vein
GOD’S ATTRIBUTES - the Powerful: Surah al-Ahqaf (Sand dunes) 46:33
He has power over everything
God’s Attributes - the Merciful/Beneficent: Surah al-Fatihah 1:1
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Most Beneficent
God’s Attributes - the Just: Surah al-Imran 3:18
He upholds justice
Sawm: Surah al-Baqarah
You who believe, fasting is prescribed for you… that you may be mindful of God
MALA’IKAH: Surah al-Baqarah 2:285
They believe in God, His angels, His scriptures, and His messengers
MALA’IKAH: Surah al-Baqarah 2:97-98
If anyone is an enemy of Gabriel… God is certainly an enemy of such disbelievers
Risalah - Adam: Surah al-Baqarah 2:30
I am putting a steward on Earth (Adam)
Risalah - Adam: Surah al-Hijr 15:29
Bow down before him
Risalah - Ibrahim: Surah al Imran 3:67
He was upright and devoted to God, never an idolater
RISALAH - Isa: Surah al-Baqarah 2:87
We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear signs and strengthened him with the Holy Spirit
Risalah - Muhammad: Shahadah
There is no God but God, and Muhammad is God’s messenger
Risalah - Muhammad: Surah Muhammad
Your only duty is to deliver the message
Al Kutub: Surah Al Imran
He has sent down the Scripture to you with the truth, confirming what went before
RISALAH: Surah al-Baqarah (The Heifer) 2:136
We make no distinction between any of them [prophets] , and we devote ourselves to Him [Allah]
SAWM: Surah al-Baqarah (The Heifer), 2:184-185
He wants you to complete the prescribed period and to glorify Him for having guided you, so that you may be thankful.
HAJJ: Surah al-Baqarah (The Heifer), 2:125
‘Take the spot where Abraham stood as your place of prayer.’
SALAT: Sūrah al-Ḥijr (Emigration), 15:98-99
Celebrate the glory of your Lord and be among those who bow down to Him
SALAT: Sūrah al-ʿAnkabūt (The Spider), 29:45
Recite what has been revealed to you of the Scripture; keep up the prayer: prayer restrains outrageous and unacceptable behaviour
JIHAD: Sūrah al-Baqarah (The Heifer), 2:190
Fight in God’s cause against those who fight you, but do not overstep the limits: God does not love those who overstep the limits.
JIHAD: Sūrah al-Ḥajj (The Pilgrimage), 22:39
Those who have been attacked are permitted to take up arms because they have been wronged—God has the power to help them
