5.1(the six beliefs of islam) Flashcards
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sunnis believe in
the five roots of usul ad din
shias believe in
the six beleifs
sunni succesor
abu bakr(muhammads father in law)
shia sucsessor
ali ibn (son in law and cousin)
six beliefs SOWA
‘iman is that you believe in god and his angels and his books and his messengers and the hereafter and the good and evil fate (ordained by your god)
kitab al iman
book of faith
hadith
sayings of the prophet muhammed an important source of islamic law
quran
the holy book of islam as revealed to the prophet muhammed by god through angel jibril
Tawhid(6 key beliefs)
The oneness of god
This is the most fundemental belief of islam
Tawhid SOWA and why its imporant
shahadah declares:
‘there is no god but allah’
it difffrentaites a muslim from a kafir(unbeliver) this is important because it expresses the unity of allah and that nothing is equal to allah.
Maliaka and why it is important
faith existance in angels is important as angels comunicate allahs messages they are created to carry out commands and reveal allahs message to the prophets
belief in angels SOWA
‘He sends down angels with insporation at his command’ surah 16:2
Books of allah and why they are important
this is the belief in allahs guidence to humans in the form of written guidence or scriptures. these scriptures were sentto humans through prophets.The quean is the actual word of allah brought to muhammed by the angel jibril and is the culmknation of all previous sacred writings .
Why is the quran important to muslims
they provide guidence for life and help muslims to axhieve physical and spiritual fufillment
Faith in the prophets importance
allah sent prophets throughout history, the first adam and lst the seal muhhamed. the phrophets are appointed messengers to communicate the message of islam to muslims.
Why is muhhamed the most important phrophet
he was sent as the ‘word of allah’ in the quran
Why is the belif in the day of judgment and life after deatha akirah important to muslims
muslims believe that one day every human will stand before allah to be judged.allah will judge each idividual deed and will reward or punish accordingly. Those rewareded go to heaven and those punsished goes to hell
why is the belief in al qadr important important
al qadr is predestianton. Mualims believe the plan of creation is under the direction of allah and nothing can happens without allahs will this helps muslims to feel comforted.
Al Qadr SOWA
‘No misfortune can happen either in the earth or in yourselves,that was not set set down in writing before we brought it into being’
What is the importance of these principles for muslims today
they continue to led muslims to alllah and to each other
faith leads to submission to allah
the six beliefs are a guide to worship in daily life
What are the five roots of usaul ad din
Tawhid
Ald(divine justice)
nubuwwah(prophethood)
imamah(successors to muhammed)
mi’ad (day of judgment ressurection)
1)Tawhid
Tawid is shared in both shia and sunni beliefs the 6 beliefs and the 5 roots
2)adl( 5 roots)
adl is that allah is fair and just all muslims believe this however shia added this concept as a principle of their faith
3)Nubuwwah(prohethood)
is shared by both shia and sunni