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Unit 1 - Islam Belief Flashcards

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What are the Six Articles of Faith in Sunni Islam.

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  • The Oneness of Allah
  • Angels
  • Sources of Authority
  • Supremacy of Allah
  • Day of Judgement
  • Prophets and Messengers
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What are the Five Roots in Shi’a Islam

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  • Tawhid
  • Justice of Allah
  • Nubuwwah (Prophethood)
  • Al-Ma’ad (resurrection)
  • Imamate (leadership)
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What are the differences between Sunni and Shi’a beliefs

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  • Sunni Muslims believe in angels who deliver revelations.
  • Shi’a Muslims believe in the Imamate which means leadership.
  • Sunni Muslims believe in Sources of Authority or books
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What do Muslims believe about the Nature of Allah?

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  • Tawhid- The Oneness of God
  • Muslims believe that Allah is One God, indivisible and absolute
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Transcendent
How does Allah demonstrate this quality?
How does this influence Muslims today?

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  • Allah is beyond and outside life on earth and the universe.
  • Allah is able to control and act in the world, but not be affected by it.
  • ## “Nothing there is like Him”. (Surah 42:11)
  • Muslims will focus on prayer and ask God for guidance as he is outside of the world
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Omnipotent
How does Allah demonstrate this quality?
How does this influence Muslims today?

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  • Two of the 99 names of Allah are: ‘the Absolute’ and ‘the powerful’
  • ## “… He who is the All-knowing, the All Powerful, able to do anything”.
  • Muslims will demonstrate resilience and determination when faced with a problem.
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Immanent
How does Allah demonstrate this quality?
How does this influence Muslims today?

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  • The idea that God is present in and involved with life on earth and in the universe.
  • “We are nearer to man than his jugular
    vein”.
    —
  • Muslims will focus on activities such as Salah (prayer) and sawm (fasting) as despite Allah’s greatest he can be contacted by humans through prayer.
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Beneficent and Merciful
How does Allah demonstrate this quality?
How does this influence Muslims today?

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  • Beneficent - benevolent, all-loving, all-good.
  • Merciful - the quality of God that shows compassion or forgiveness to humans, even though he has the power to punish them.
  • “In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most
    Merciful”.
    —
  • Muslims should be merciful and forgiving to those who cause them offence.
  • They will donate to charity to remember the less fortunate.
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Fair/Just
How does Allah demonstrate this quality?
How does this influence Muslims today?

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  • The idea that God treats people fairly and impartially without favour or discrimination.
  • ## “Be steadfast witnesses for Allah in equity and let not hatred of any people seduce you that you deal not justly”.
  • Muslims will behave justly to other people so they will be rewarded on the Day of Judgement.
  • Muslims will try to implement Shari’ah law (the holy law of Islam) to ensure the world is governed in a fair way.
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What are the significance of Angles?

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  • Angels are able to directly talk to God and pass his messages on to human beings as they are pure and sinless.
  • Allah ‘made the messengers having wings, two, three or four.’
  • Muslims believe the purpose of angels is to obey Allah: ‘We don’t descend except for the command of the Lord’. Therefore they have no free will.
  • Angels have the power to take on human form when appearing to people whom they wish to message
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What is the importance of Angle Jibril?

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  • First thing given life by Allah/in charge of paradise
  • The arch angle - in charge of all the angles
  • Jibril spoke with many prophets who received revelations from Allah
  • Brought down the Quran to Prophet Muhammad (saw)
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What is the importance of Angel Mika’il?

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  • He is the giver of rain and sustenance
  • He provides spiritual help to the soul and material help to the body
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What is predesitination?

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The idea that God knows or determines everything that will happen in the universe.

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What do Muslims believe about Akhirah (afterlife)?

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For Muslims, Akhirah definitely exists. On Earth, Muslims’ lives are tested by Allah and the end result is Akhirah.

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Describe The Angel of Death, the grave and Barzakh

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  • Soul is taken by the angel of death called Azra’il.
  • The soul sees everything but is unable to communicate.
  • Two angels visit to ask questions
  • If these are answered correctly it is believed that the soul is made comfortable to sleep until the Day of Judgement. If not, it is tormented by angels.
  • After this stage, waiting for the Day of Judgement is called Barzakh (barrier). This is not governed by time and there is no return to life even to warn or help others.
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What happens at the end of the world?

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  • The Mahdi (guided One) will come to Earth and Isa will return to help the Mahdi to fight against false prophets.
  • The Qur’an will be taken up to paradise.
  • A second trumpet will then sound and the dead will rise to face judgement.
  • The Angel Israfil will sound the trumpet, there will be blinding light and the sky will be cut. The Earth will be destroyed.
  • The Earth will be transformed and the dead raised up. The living will die instantly.
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What do Muslims believe about Jannah?

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  • Jannah or paradise is where all wishes and desires are fulfilled.
  • It is a reward and gift from Allah.
  • People will arrive over the As-Sirat Bridge and there
    are eight gates.
  • People will be called to a gate that represents the good action that you did best.
  • There are 7 levels; those with the most reward will gain the higher levels.
  • People will be asked to read from the Qur’an, the more they can read the higher they go.
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What do Muslims believe about Jahannam?

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  • Hell is a fire seventy times hotter than any flame on earth.
  • People will experience pain everywhere.
  • Living a life full of evil, rejecting the Qur’an teachings and making excuses from sins and bad behaviour are examples of acts that would lead a person to hell.
  • There are seven levels of hell; some will be left in their level for a limited time and others will be forever. There are different punishments for each kind of sin.
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Why is the belief in akhirah important?

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  • One of the 6 Articles of Faith for Muslims and one of the Five Roots in Shi’a Islam.
  • Encourages human responsibility and accountability.
  • Urges people to avoid sin and do the right thing
  • Also satisfies a need for justice; one day a person will be punished for their wrongdoing
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What is Risalah and Prophethood?

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  • Prophethood is a person who speaks for God or a deity or through divine inspiration. It is a person chosen to guide the people. For example Adam, Moses or Jesus.
  • Risalah is communication between man and Allah in the form of books, angels and prophets
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Who was Prophet Adam?

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  • The angels collected soil, red, white, brown and black, smooth and gritty, soft and hard. Allah blew life into his soul.
  • He ordered his angels to bow down before Adam as a sign of respect and honour only Iblis refused
  • To prevent loneliness Adam was given Hawwa (Eve). Allah told Adam and Hawwa to enjoy all the things made for them, but not to eat from one tree.
  • Iblis managed to tempt them to taste the fruit,
    therefore disobeying Allah. As punishment, Allah banished them to earth, but He forgave them when they asked for mercy.
  • They became ordinary people living on earth instead of in the Garden of Bliss. On Earth, Allah sent guidance to Adam so he could teach people about Allah.
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Why is Adam important in Islam?

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  • He is the father of all humankind.
  • He was a prophet until his death, he taught the revelations to his sons, he taught about the work of Iblis and how to protect themselves from Jinn, he taught life on Earth was temporary, eternal life is in the next life and he built the Ka’bah as the first pace to worship, with the help of the angels
    after he was sent to earth.
  • The importance of repentance - Adam repented his sins straight away and regretted it all his life,
    so finding salvation. He openly criticised himself for falling into Iblis’ trap but he hoped he could
    make up for it and receive Allah’s mercy.
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Who was Prophet Ibrahim? Why is He important?

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  • Ibrahim decided to test the power of the idols so he threw them into the river to show that they did not have any power to save themselves.
  • He became convinced there was just one God
  • Allah called him to be a prophet and Ibrahim submitted to Him.
  • ‘For me, I have set my face towards the One who created the skies and Earth. I will never make partners with Allah’
  • In a dream, Ibrahim was told to sacrifice his son Ismail and both agreed to do what Allah commanded. The test was passed and a ram was sacrificed instead. Ibrahim was willing to give up everything for Allah. Ibrahim rebuilt the Ka’bah with Ismail.
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What can Muslims learn from Ibrahim’s life?

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He rejected the worship of idols and started to believe in only one God, Allah.

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Who was Prophet Muhammad(saw)? Why is He important?

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Muhammad (saw) received the final revelation of Islam from God. He is known as the last and greatest of the prophets. “Muhammad… he is God’s messenger and the seal of the prophets”

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What influence does Prophet Muhammad have on Muslims today?

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Individual:
- He is the perfect example of a man serving Allah without question.
Leader:
- He is claimed to be the greatest political and religious leader of all time.
Family Man:
- He was the ultimate family man and Islam sees the family as the basic unit for the well being of society.
Teacher:
- Muhammad lived every aspect of Islamic life so
others could follow and learn. He spoke with authority but made it easy for others to learn.

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What are the Holy Books within Islam?

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The Qur’an
The Torah (Tawrat)
The Scrolls of Ibrahim
Psalms (Zabur)
Gospel (Injil)

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What is the Imamate?

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Imamate: divine appointment of the Imams. For Shi’as it was important that Ali took control because they believe the prophet had appointed by divine instruction and that leadership should follow the family line.

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Why are the Imamate important to Shi’a Muslims?

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  • There have been 12 Imams in total. The last has been kept alive by Allah and hidden somewhere on earth and who will return with Jesus/Isa to ring justice and equality.
  • Imams not only rule justly but are able to maintain and interpret the Qur’an and Shariah Law without fault
  • The imamate is important because people need divine guidance on how to live correctly

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