Islam - Beliefs

Question 1

What is the belief in the oneness and unit of God?

Answer 1

Tawhid

Question 2

True or false Islam is a monotheistic religion?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Scriptures of Islam being monotheistic:

Answer 3

• '’He is God the one, God the eternal’’
• '’There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His Prophet’’ (Shahadah)

Question 4

What is one of the biggest sins in Islam?

Answer 4

Attributing God’s qualities to another being.

Question 5

Explain the Sunni belief in the supremacy of God’s will.

Answer 5

• God’s will is supreme and cannot be changed, therefore everything that happens on earth is predestined, so humans don’t have the freedom to change their destiny. So free-will does not exist.

Question 6

Quote for obeying Allah:

Answer 6

'’You who believe obey the Messenger’’.

Question 7

What are Sunni muslims?

Answer 7

Muslims who believe in the successorship of Umar, Uthman and Ali, after Muhammad.

Question 8

What are Shi’a muslims?

Answer 8

Muslims who believe in the imamate; the succesorship of Ali.

Question 9

What is the significance of Tawhid in a muslims life? x2

Answer 9

• There is only one God, so Muslims avoid idol-worship.
• Muslims put all their trust in Allah instead of other beings.

Question 10

What are the 6 articles of faith?

Answer 10

1 - Tawhid (1 God)

2 - Angels (channel of communication for Allah’s msg to humans)

3 - Muhammad is the most important prophet

4 - Day of Judgement (will come, people will be judged + Jannah/Jahannam)

5 - The Quran is the most important writing (holds the highest authority)

6 - Supremacy of God’s will (Allah already knows an has decided what will happen - this cannot be changed)

Question 11

What is the importance of the 6 articles of faith?

Answer 11

• Muslims feel comforted because of Judgement day.
• Muslims put their trust in God’s will as it is supreme and cannot be changed.
• Muslims abstain from idol worship.

Question 12

What are the 5 roots of usul’ad-Din?

Answer 12

• Tawhid
• Prophethood; Muhammad is the seal of prophets and Allah’s revelations through him are true.
• Adalat (The Justice of God)
• Resurrection of souls on judgement day to be judged by Allah.
• Belief in the Imamate (Imams are the leaders of Islam and guards God Word without error).

Question 13

What is the importance of the 5 roots of usul’ad-Din?

Answer 13

• Muslims abstain from idol worship.
• Teaches Muslims to be just and fair.
• Comforts Muslims with the belief of resurrection and judgement day, with also a sense of satisfaction of justice.

Question 14

6 points about Allah’s nature:

Answer 14

• Omnipotent
• Omnibenevolent
• Just
• Transcendent
• Immanent
• Merciful

Question 15

Describe and explain Allah’s relationship with the world.

Answer 15

• Dual relationship with the world; transcendent + immanent.

Question 16

Quote for God being omnipotent.

Answer 16

'’There is no God but Him, the Creator of all things’’

Question 17

Quote for God being immanent.

Question 18

Quote for God being omnibenevolent.

Answer 18

'’Those who believe will have their reward with the Lord’’

Question 19

What are angels made from?

Question 20

Who are the key angels in Islam?

Question 21

Role of angel Jibril:

Question 22

Role of angel Mika’il:

Question 23

Quote for angels:

Question 24

True or false, angels have free will?

Answer 24

False. Angels have no free will.

Question 25

How does the belief in angels affect muslims' lives? x2

Question 26

What is predestination

Question 27

How does predestination link to the supremacy of God's will (sunni)?

Question 28

Do Sunni's believe in free-will?

Question 29

Do Shi'a muslims believe in free-will?

Question 30

Quote for God's will and free-will being interlinked.

Question 31

What is the most important holy book in Islam?

Question 32

Why is the Quran so important.

Answer 32

- Demonstrates Allah's omnipotent nature - (Muhammad was illiterate, but still wrote the Quran) - Direct word from Allah. - Has not been changed, remains in Arabic.

Question 33

Quote for the Quran's accuracy.

Answer 33

''This is the scripture in which there is no doubt''

Question 34

Other holy books:

Answer 34

Tawrat (Torah) - Moses. Zabur (psalms) - David. Injil (gospel) - Jesus.

Question 35

Who are the 3 main prophets in Islam?

Answer 35

- Muhammad - Ibrahim - Adam

Question 36

Who is Muhammad?

Question 37

Importance of Muhammad in life of muslims? x2

Answer 37

- ''He is God's messenger and the seal of all prophets'', final prophet. - Revealed the Quran. - Demonstrates Allah's omnipotence.

Question 38

Who is Ibrahim?

Question 39

Importance of Ibrahim in lives of muslims?

Question 40

Who is Adam?

Question 41

Importance of Adam in muslim lives?

Answer 41

- Allah created ''the first man from clay'', this is Adam. - Demonstrates Allah's omnipotence. - Allah gave him understanding and he passed that to the rest of the human race.

Question 42

Quote for Adam.

Question 43

Quote for Muhammad.

Question 44

How is Ibrahim celebrated/remembered?

Question 45

What is Jannah?

Question 46

What is Jahannam?

Question 47

What is Judgement day?

Question 48

What is Akhirah?

Question 49

What will happen on Judgement day?

Answer 49

- Trumpet - Resurrection - Book of life - Jannah and Jahannam

Question 50

Quote for Judgement day:

Question 51

How does the belief in judgement day affect muslims lives?

Answer 51

- Satisfies justice - encourages good deeds and abstainance from sin. - encourages accountability - reassuring and comforting.

Question 52

2 beliefs about Akhirah.