Submission To God Flashcards
1
Q
Shahadah
A
Declaration of faith in God
2
Q
When is the Shahadah said
A
“It’s the first thing whispered in a baby’s ears … and the utterance that Muslims try to to have on their lips at the moment of death”
3
Q
Jihad
A
Striving to do what is right for God
4
Q
Greater Jihad
A
Struggle to follow God’s will in life e.g. fasting in Ramadan
5
Q
Lesser Jihad
A
Fight to defend Islam e.g. holy war
6
Q
Shirk
A
When a person worships something other than God, a terrible sin. So images of God are prohibited.
7
Q
Quote supporting that shirk is a sin in Islam
A
“He who associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray”
