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muslim beliefs Flashcards

1
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what is tawhid + quote

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the oneness of God
“he is god the one”

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what is the sin of shirk

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any practice of worshipping anything other than God
- no images of prophets/ allah

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response to sin of shirk

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unacceptable if don’t seek forgiveness

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what is the shahadah

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“there is no god but Allah and muhammad is his messenger”
shi’a muslims as “and ali is the friend of god”

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5
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when is the shahadah used

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said twice when converting to islam
should be first and last thing you hear

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6
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what is the supremacy of gods will

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nothing takes place unless god allows it to happen
muslims try to live by gods will

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what did muhammad do

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(both sunni and shi’a)
received the qur’an from angel gabriel
told people of mecca to stop worshipping idols
moved to medinah to start first muslim community

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what began the split of sunni and shi’a?

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when muhammad died, they disagreed on who should succeed him

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what was sunnis belief on who should be the successor?

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should be Abu Bakr - a caliph
follow the qur’an and sunnah

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what was shi’as belief on who should be the successor?

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should be Ali - muhammads cousin
each imam should be a successor

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11
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what are the six articles of faith?

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sunni
1. belief in one god (tawhid)
2. angels
3. prophets
4. qur’an
5. afterlife and judgement
6. supremacy of gods will

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what are the five roots of usul ad-din?

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shi’a
1. tawhid
2. justice of allah
3. prophets
4. belief in the imamate
5. belief in judgement

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how many names is allah said to have and where did the come from?

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99
qur’an and hadith

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14
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nature of god

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omnipotence
beneficence
mercy
fairness
adalat/justice

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what is transcendence

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beyond human understanding. allah is unknowable

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what is immanence

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allah is close to humanity and involved in the world

17
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what is risalah

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it means message - prophets= channel of communication from god to humans

18
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who are the three prophets

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adam
ibrahim
muhammad

19
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why do some muslims think muhammad is the most important prophet

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last prophet
perfect example for humanity
given the qur’an- follow daily

20
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why do some muslims think ibrahim is the most important prophet

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sold small statues - tested their power by throwing into river then started to preach about god

willing to sacrifice his only son for allah - festival of id-ul-adah remembers this
loyalty

21
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why do some muslims think adam is the most important prophet

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first prophet + human
allah gave adam understanding of all things - he named everything

22
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what is the nature of angels

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heavenly beings created by allah- made of light
do not have physical needs - eg food
completely pure
no free will
tell allah behaviour of humans

23
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what did the angel jibril do

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also called gabriel
revealed qur’an to muhammad
bridge between allah and humans

24
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what does the angel mika’il do

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also called michael
giver of rain which waters the land and helps food grow
guard places of worship + reward good deeds

25
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what does the angek israfeel do

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rafael
blow the trumpet on judgement day

26
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what is predestination

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idea that everything that happens is known by allah
supremacy of gods will

27
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ideas of predestination in sunni islam

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everything is written in a “book of decrees”
god has a set plan for everyone
no free will?

28
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ideas of predestination in shi’a islam

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god knows everything thats going to happen but that doesn’t mean he decides what will happen
god can see peoples choices as he is not restricted by time

29
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what is the day of judgement

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only allah knows when this day will be
resurrect all who have died and judge everyone based on their actions
muslims enter a state of waiting/ “barzah” after death

30
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what is in paradise / junnah

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eternal state of happiness
white, jewels, flowing rivers of milk and honey

31
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what is in hell / jahannam

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eternal state of physical and mental suffering
burning fires
some sections mention 7 levels of hell depending of severity of sins

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