Sunni beliefs Flashcards
What is Tawid?
The belief that there only is one God
What is the belief in Angles called?
Malaikah, the belief that God can communicate with humans through angles
What is the Islam holy book called
The Quran, the belief is called Kutub
What is the belief in Prophets known as?
Risalah
What is Akhirah
Thé Day of Judgement (life after death)
What is the supremacy of Gods will called?
Predestination (Al-Qadr)
What do Angles do?
The work of Allah
Deliver revelations to Prophets
Obey Allahs commands
What is the Day of Judgement
When you will stand in front of Allah and will be judged and a decision will be made to see if you do to heaven (Jahanna) or hell (Jahannum)
What do Sunnis believe?
No one is superior
The only special authority given to man were the Prophets
Muhammed was the last Prophet
The 6 beliefs mean that everyone is equal
What is Allah
Benevolent
Immanent
Omnipotent
Transcendent
How can Allah be described?
Through the names of Allah
ie. The powerful, The forgiver, The trustee, The knower, The peace, The friend, The compassionate
What type of religion is Islam?
Monotheistic
What is Shirk?
Shirk is when you worship idols which in Islam is the biggest sin because there can be no photos or pictures of Allah he can only be described through the 100 names
