authority in islam

Question 1

main qualities if angeks

Answer 1

no free will
loyal to allh
live in jahnnah supervise jannanm
ethernal
- convince people to follow holy books and maintain faith
- record everything humans do
- made of light

Question 2

qualities of jibril

Answer 2

head angel
deliverers most news to prophets and humans as a guide- angel of revelations
sent the annunciation to mary
revealed the quran to muhammed
He knows the beauty of heaven but it’s difficulty to arrive there

Question 3

name of the day of judgement angel and jobs

Answer 3

izrafil
takes souls
blows the trumpet

Question 4

heaven angel and jobs

Answer 4

mika il
Gives people water and food
Guards places of worship
Rewards the good
Asks Allah for forgiveness for others
Will be present at day of judgement

Question 5

whats the word for predestination

Answer 5

al quadr

Question 6

what is predestination and why is it reassuring

Answer 6

thogh humans have the free will do do their own actions allah knows what they will chose to do, if they fail something its comforting to know its in allahs will

Question 7

sunnah verse for complete free will

Answer 7

13:11
humans can change actions

Question 8

what do matazilites believe

Answer 8

we have complete free will on earth so allah can judge us fairly at judgement with meryc
- we need it so god doesn’t create suffering and evil
- it is a test of our faith
- we need to work out our own morals, god should reward our concious richeousness

Question 9

sunnah verse for no free will

Answer 9

13;39

Question 10

WHAT DP THE JABARIYAHS/ asharites believe

Answer 10

• alah has absolute control over our actions
• we have freedom of thoight
• we don’t understand ideas of freedom and justice
• therefore sending people to heaven/ hell based on predestination is above human concepts of morality
• god can forgive sins of those in hell

Question 11

what problems does jabariyah beliefs raise

Answer 11

how can he judge us on the day if he has decided all the sins in the world
how is god benevolent if he makes all suffering

Question 11

partial free will, prayer changing quaran verse

Answer 11

7:142

Question 12

what do shias and sunnis believe about free will

Answer 12

sunnis believe as there is al quadr and almafooz there cannpot be free will as allah has already written all the happenings
shias believe there is predestimation but allah has the ability to alter it

Question 13

what is the word for the afterlife

Answer 13

akirah

Question 14

how do muslims view life as and why

Answer 14

they see it as a test
reminds them to keep faith
take responsibility
helps allah make a fair judgement on their morals

Question 15

what is stewardship in islam

Answer 15

allah told adam to be a steward/ khalifah which is to look after earth and be his sucessor in the world
humans are judged on their ability to take care of the planet

Question 16

what is the waiting period after death called

Answer 16

barzarch

Question 17

jannah quaran verse

Answer 17

13:8

Question 18

how is jannah described

Answer 18

gardens of pleasure
angels and allah are present
several different parts to it incl silver and divine light
motivates muslims

Question 19

what is matrydom

Answer 19

dying for islam and going straight to jannah

Question 20

al jannam veerse

Answer 20

67:7

Question 21

how is jannam described

Answer 21

firey sulfur and mental pain
very visual images in order to scare the readers into follwoing
Many believe most souls in jannam can go to heaven eventually

Question 22

Insha allah

Answer 22

Means it is gods will for something to happen
Shows a belief in al-quadr

Question 23

Yawn ad din

Answer 23

Day of judgement
- bodies will be taken from graves and judged

Question 24

How will people be judged on the day of judgement

Answer 24

• they will have their deeds read out from the book of life
• sent to Hannah or jahannam
• deeds handed to them, left hand is to hell, right to heaven

OR

• they cross a bridge, those w bad behaviours are phsyically weighed down and fall to jannam

Question 25

Angel of death

Answer 25

• azrael
• takes souls from bodies at seath

Question 26

Events at barzack

Answer 26

• after death azrael takes their soul
• two angels question the soul to see it’s honest morality
• it enters baezackh, a state of waiting until the day of judgement

Question 27

Why would you go to jannam

Answer 27

If you reject the quaran or don’t hold yourself responsible for your actions

Question 28

Events in barzack p2

Answer 28

• depending on your life it may be pleasent or painful
• spirit considers its actions
• soul gets a temporary body