sunni and shia beliefs

Question 1

percentage of muslims:sunni

Answer 1

90 percent

Question 2

percentage of muslims: shia

Answer 2

10 percent

Question 3

who was Ali?

Answer 3

Ali is the first cousin and son in law of Muhammad SAW
according to Shia’s ail should’ve been the sucessor after the muhammad SAW death as he was the only blood relative and descendant of his

Question 4

main reason for split of Sunni and Shia?

Answer 4

sunni belive it was good that abu bakr was chosen as he was a close sahabi of muhammad SAW and old and wise and knowledgabe. first man to embrace islam but shias disagree and belive ali should’ve been it as he was a blood relation. belive each iman must choose his sucessor before c he dies.

Question 5

5 roots of Usad al din:

Answer 5

Tawhid
Justice of god
Prophethood
Imamate
Resurrection

Question 6

shia belief on tawhid

Answer 6

belief in one god
most powerful
believe they should follow allahs commandments and worship him alone etc. zakat, salah

Question 7

Justice of God Shia belief:

Answer 7

adalat
Justice in next life
prevent from sinning as they know they will be punished

Question 8

prophethood shia belief:

Answer 8

known as nubuwah
teaches us what Allah wants us to know and the examples of our prophets that we should follow from and learn valuable morals, solutions and actions to things e.g sunnah, kindness, forgiving

Question 9

imamate shia belief:

Answer 9

following teaching of 12 imaams
follow Muhammad saw as a successive leader
also seen as infallible, divinely guarded leaders holiest people
the twelfth mehdi believed to have been kept alive by Allah and hiding somewhere on earth and one day will make himself known and bring equality to all

Question 10

resurrection:

Answer 10

known as al m’aad
beliedf in the ressurection and day of judgement

Question 11

how it affects shias today?

Answer 11

going through issues-allah will aknowledge their strength and reward for any injustic bestowed on them
belief god makes no mistakes so just and wise so will hold shias accountable for mistakes so makes them strive for good rid off bad
resurrection- one day theyll be resureccted and should live their life proper so known as good muslims

Question 12

usad al din principle of

Answer 12

roots or religion.
roots of a tree keep it alive and firmly attached to the source of its life
for shias these 5 principles keep them firlmy rooted in allah and islam -source of life-main way

Question 13

sunnis belief on the 4 rightly guided caliphs?

Answer 13

abu bakr
uthman
umar
ali

Question 14

what year did muhammad saw die?

Answer 14

8th june 1632 11AD

Question 15

5 main belifs for sunnis?

Answer 15

tawhid
belief in angles
belief in the holy book
belief in the prophets
belief in the day of judgement
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Question 16

Tawhid quran aya:

Answer 16

'’he is allah the one
allah is eternal and absolute
non is born from him and he is unborns
none like him’’
surah HUD 11 1-4

means allah creater and sustainer
only him
not compatible to anyone
no human limitations eg. death and age

Question 17

angles sunni belief:

Answer 17

belief of malaika
allahs servant
no free will obey allahs commands
do allahs work
deliver revelation
eg. surah iqra to muhammad saw -Jibrail
record our actions
recieve souls at death

Question 18

holy books sunni beliefs:

Answer 18

quran only revealed scripture of original form
other 4 versions
tora of moses
gospels
psalms of david
scrolls of abraham
muslims believe above 4 lost og form and changed.
direct words of allah thu jibrail

Question 19

supremacy of allah’s will- sunni:

Answer 19

believe allah knows everything-past,present,future to him but not us
qadr-means everything is ordered by allah
humans have free will though

Question 20

day of judgement sunni belief?

Answer 20

when everyone will stand in front of allah
whether heaven or hell based on deeds
everyone will answer for themselves and accept what they did in their life

Question 21

belief of prophey hood and messengers-sunni?

Answer 21

chosen by Allah to deliver his message to mankind
Allah revealed message through time to guide humanity
Muhammad SAW last

'’Muhammad SAW not father of your men but the messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets’’ 33;40