Islam

Question 1

what are the sunni 6 articles of faith

Answer 1

tawhid
prophethood(risalah)
angels (malaikah)
kutub(holy books)
day of judgement
pre destination(al Qadr)

Question 2

what are the Shi’a 5 pillars

Answer 2

divine justice(al-Adl)
prophethood(al-nubuwah)
imams(al-imamah)
day of ressurection(al-ma'ad)
belief in 1 god(tawhid)

Question 3

why does allah have 99 names

Answer 3

as we are unable to understand him

Question 4

what are qualities of allah

Answer 4

omnipotent
omniscient
omnibenevolent
transcendant

Question 5

who believes in tawhid

Answer 5

both shia and sunni muslims

Question 6

what does islam mean

Answer 6

submission

Question 7

what is shirk

Answer 7

an unforgivable sin, believing in other gods not just allah

Question 8

who believes in imams and what do they believe

Answer 8

shia muslims. allah appointed imams that explain allahs messages, all descendants from muhammad

Question 9

where is the 12th imam

Answer 9

in hiding he will return at day of judgement

Question 10

what is belief in divine justice

Answer 10

shia- no predestination, humans have free will. allah will judge fairly
sunni- believe in pre destination, everything allah does is right.

Question 11

examples of prophets

Answer 11

adam- tempted to eat in forbidden garden by devil
ibrahim- tested devotion to sacrifice son. trusted allah sacrificed animal instead
ishmael- son of ibrahim, helped him build kaaba
moeses- helped free jews from slavery
david- killed goliath
Jesus(Isa)- not son of god, performed miracles
muhammad- last prophet

Question 12

what is belief in kutub and examples

Answer 12

holy books- 6 articles of faith for sunni
scrolls of ibrahim
 tawrat of musa
psalms of david
gospel of isa
qu'ran of muhammad

Question 13

what is belief in malaikah

Answer 13

angels- accepted by all Muslims and 1 of 6 articles of faith for sunni.
made from divine light with no free will to serve allah and communicate messages

Question 14

examples of angels

Answer 14

jibril-archangel brings message of allah to prophets. told mary she would have jesus.
izra’il- angel of death, ends life by grasping soul and taking final breath
mika’il- guardian to heaven, controls weather and seasons
israfil- blows trumpet twice on day of judgement: to announce end of time and day of ressurection and judgement

Question 15

what is predestination

Answer 15

al-qadr= 6 articles of faith for sunni Muslims. belief nothing can happen unless allah has planned it. allah decided everything you will do. shia muslims don’t believe in pre destination, allah chose to give us free will to judge us on judgement day

Question 16

what is salah

Answer 16

prayer

Question 17

what is akhirah

Answer 17

afterlife- 6 articles of faith sunni (day of judgement)

5 pillars shia (day of ressurection- al ma’ad)

Question 18

what is day of judgement

Answer 18

accepted by all muslims- righteous sent to paradise unrighteous to hell. but allah is merciful and even bad person may enter paradise after being punished

Question 19

what is barzakh

Answer 19

dont go immediatly to heaven or hell. their soul will stay in barzakh(between heaven and Earth) where will be tested by 2 angels on who is your lord. this continues until day of judgement

Question 20

what are the 5 pillars of sunni islam

Answer 20

shahadah- no god but allah and mohammad prophet\
salah- prayer
sawm- fast
zakah- giving money
hajj- pilgrimage

Question 21

what is shahadah

Answer 21

declaration of faith- foundation of other 4. without faith other pillars meaningless.

Question 22

what is salah

Answer 22

prayer- sunni muslims pray 5 times a day

shia pray 3 times

Question 23

what is qibla

Answer 23

direction muslims face for prayer- towards makkah

Question 24

what is ablution (wudu)

Answer 24

wash before prayer symbolise spiritual cleanliness.

Question 25

what is friday prayer (jummah)

Answer 25

male muslims expected to attend mosque for midday prayers on friday. this is where imam will give a sermon (khutub)

Question 26

what is sawm

Answer 26

fasting- shows submission to allah, emphasise with the poor, unites the ummah muslims fast during daylight hours- food, drink, sex, banned

Question 27

who are exceptions to sawm

Answer 27

the ill, young children, pregnant women

Question 28

what is zakah

Answer 28

2.5 percent- purifies soul avoids greed. | money given to charity.

Question 29

what is khums in shia muslim

Answer 29

20 percent of muslim income donated to charities and religious leaders

Question 30

what is sadawah

Answer 30

voluntary money given along with compulsary

Question 31

what did allah tell ibrahim to do

Answer 31

ibrahim leaft his child. their food ran out. she prayed and ishmael put foot in ground and water came. ibrahim returned and built a shrine called ka'aba.

Question 32

how is hajj performed

Answer 32

pilgrims wash, pray and where ihram clothing- sacred

Question 33

what do muslims do at the ka'aba

Answer 33

circle 7 times and try touch the black stone in the wall

Question 34

what do muslims do at makkah

Answer 34

pilgrims walk between hills. return and circle ka'aba 7 times

Question 35

what do muslims do at arafat

Answer 35

pray in sun- reminds them of day of judgement

Question 36

what do muslims do at muzdalifah and mina

Answer 36

collect 49 stones and at mina trow stones at 3 walls called jamarat. representing devil and temptation

Question 37

what do muslims sacrifice at hajj

Answer 37

animal- as ibrahim willing to sacrifice his son for allah.

Question 38

what is id-ul-fitr

Answer 38

festival end of ramadan- thank god for helping them through fasting. giving them qur'an for guidance

Question 39

what is important about id-ul-fitr

Answer 39

public holiday. zakah payed at this time.

Question 40

what is id-ul-adha

Answer 40

festival of sacrifice on final day of hajj. sacrifice a goat as ibrahim willing to sacrifice son for allah

Question 41

what is id-ul-ghadeer

Answer 41

shia festival celebrate appointment of ali as successor to muhammad.

Question 42

what is ashura

Answer 42

muhammad said it should be day of fasting. voluntary. sunnis remember day isralites were freed shia remember grandson of muhammad that was killed snia muslims may beat themselves to remember suffering

Question 43

what issues arise for muslims celebrating festivals in non muslim countries

Answer 43

the law stops slaughter of animals not approved of may be hard to take time off work as not public holidays

Question 44

what issues arise for muslims celebrating festivals in muslim countries

Answer 44

tension between sunni and shia muslims as remember different things for ashura hard to find an animal to sacrifice

Question 45

what is al-adl

Answer 45

divine justice (5 roots)

Question 46

what is al-imamah

Answer 46

belief in imams | 5 roots

Question 47

what is al- nubuwah

Answer 47

prophethood | 5 roots

Question 48

al ma'ad

Answer 48

day of ressurection | 5 roots

Question 49

al qad'r

Answer 49

predestination

Question 50

what is sifat

Answer 50

allahs foreknowledge

Question 51

what is greater jihad

Answer 51

struggle of every muslim to live accordingly

Question 52

what is lesser jihad

Answer 52

removal of sin from society with goal of making world a place of peace.

Question 53

what is al-adl

Answer 53

divine justice- allah is perfect, no predestination | argument for sunni- no predestination, everything allah does is right because he does it