The Nature of Allah

Question 1

Monotheistic

Answer 1

• The most important belief is that there is one God
  THIS IS THE TAWHID
• He is the universal God of all humanity

Question 2

Immanence

Answer 2

• God is always close

“we are closer to him than jugular vein.” - QUR’AN 50:16

Question 3

Transcendence

Answer 3

• God is beyond everything and therefore not limited by rules

Question 4

Qualities of Allah

Answer 4

• Omnipotence = all powerful
• Omniscient = all knowing; nothing can be hidden from him
• Beneficent = always kind, he loves us
• Merciful = always fair, forgives our sins
• Judge = on the last day Allah will be our judge
• Creator = he is the beginning and cause of why everything exists

Question 5

Al Fatihah

Answer 5

• It is the first Surah
• Many Muslims recite this from memory i their daily prayers

“It is you we worship and you we ask for help…guide us to the straight path.” - Quran 1:1-7

Question 6

The 99 names of Allah

Answer 6

• Allah is beyond all human understanding and therefore cannot be pictured as a physical being
• He lies at the centre of everything and god has many different names to describe his qualities

Question 7

Names of Allah

Answer 7

Al Aziz - the almighty 
Al Ghaffer - the repeatedly forgiving
Ar Rahim - the merciful 
As Sami - the all hearing 
Al Ali - the highest 
Al Aleem - the all knowing

Question 8

Revelation through Prophets

Answer 8

• God does not directly communicate with humans, he uses special beings (angels)
• All Muslims have a duty to serve God, as he will show the right path to follow
• God has made known his special truth
• His perfect passage was completed and given to the Prophet Muhammad

Question 9

Fitrah (Purity)

Answer 9

• When a child is born they are born in a state of Fitrah, an instinctive need for God
• It is the natural spirituality that connects us to our creator

Question 10

The sin of Shirk

Answer 10

• God is divine and therefore no images of him can be depicted
• Muslims believe that there is only one God and therefore worshipping a drawing takes away the oneness of God

Question 11

Taqwa

Answer 11

• It means having an awareness of God in every living aspect
• It is the desire for a personal relationship with God
• The Qur’an refers to it as the highest quality of Muslim
• Many use it as a shield against wrongdoing protecting them from evil

Question 12

Hanifs

Answer 12

• Before Islamic Arabia there were people called Hanifs
• These people rejected idol worship and believed in one God and one superior being
• Many believe that Muhammad’s grandfather was a Hanif and this is how he learnt about fasting and praying alone

Question 13

SOURCE OF WISDOM - TAQWA - QUR’AN 49:13

Answer 13

“indeed the most noble of you in the sight of God is the most righteous of you. Indeed God is Knowing and Acquainted.”

Question 14

SOURCE OF WISDOM - THE REVELATION - QUR’AN 2:2

Answer 14

“This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of God.”

Question 15

SOURCE OF WISDOM - THE NATURE OF GOD - QUR’AN 6:103

Answer 15

“He is the subtle and acquainted.”

Question 16

SOURCE OF WISDOM - AL FATIHAH - QUR’AN 1:1-7

Answer 16

“It is you we worship and you we ask for help…guide us to the straight path.”

Question 17

SOURCE OF WISDOM - NATURE OF ALLAH - QUR’AN 112:1-2

Answer 17

“say he is God, One, God, the eternal refugee.”

Question 18

SOURCE OF WISDOM - THE SHAHADAH

Answer 18

“there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger, (and Ali is the friend of God.)”