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who were the first humans?

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Adam and Hawwa (husband and wife)

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who was the last prophet?

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Muhammad

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who is the leader (Caliph) of Sunni Muslims and how were they chosen after Muhammad?

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Adu Bakr (Muhammad’s friend) by election

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who is the leader (Imam) of Shi’a Muslims and how were they chosen after Muhammad?

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Ali (Muhammad’s cousin and the first of the twelve Imams) by bloodline

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what is Sunnah?

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the teachings of prophet Muhammad

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who do the 6 articles of faith belong to?

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Sunni Muslims

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who do the 5 roots off usul ad-Din belong to?

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Shi’a Muslims

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what is the acronym for the 5 roots of Usul ad-Din (Shi’a) and the 6 articles of faith (Sunni)?

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Shi’a Muslims PARTY (prophethood, adalat, ressurection, Tawhid) with an I (Imams) while Sunni Muslims take different PATHS (prophet, angels, Tawhid, holy books and supremacy of God’s will) to Judgement (Judgement day)

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what belief do Shi’a and Sunni Muslims share?

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one God (Tawhid) and prophets

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what does repentance mean?

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asking for forgiveness

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what does virtuous mean?

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having / showing high morals standards

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what does an arbiter do?

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a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter

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what does piety mean?

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the quality of being religious or reverent

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what beliefs are there in the 6 articles of faith?

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Tawhid, supremacy of God’s will, angels, judgement day, holy books and prophets

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what beliefs are in the 5 roots of Usul ad-Din?

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Tawhid, adalat, prophets, the 12 Imams, resurrection

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what does shirk mean?

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an unforgivable sin of making something / someone equal to Allah

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what does Shahadah mean?

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declaration of faith

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what are some words to describe Allah?

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transcendent, omnibenevolent, immanent, omniscient, omnipotent, fair, merciful and just

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what does merciful mean?

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forgiving

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what does justice mean?

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fairness

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how did Allah create angels?

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from light

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which angel brings revelation?

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Jibril

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which angel blows the trumpet?

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Israfil

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which angel brings nourishment?
Mika'il
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what do angels not have?
free will
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what does Muslims believe after death?
the person still has a conscious existence in the grave
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when and why will the world end?
only God knows when it will end and this will happen because Allah's purpose for the world has been fulfilled
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what happens after Muslims are resurrected?
they are given new bodies and recieve a book of their life
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what does dunya mean?
life
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what does akhirah mean?
everlasting life after death
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what does jannah mean?
heaven
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what does jahannam mean?
hell
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what does barzakh mean?
a barrier and a state of waiting
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what does fatalism mean?
the belief that all events are predetermined
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what does predestination mean?
the idea that Allah knows / determines everything in the universe
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what does human freedom mean?
the idea that humans have ability to make their own choices and choose their own behaviour
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what does prophet mean?
a person who proclaims the message of Allah
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what does risalah mean?
the belief that prophets are an important channel of communication between Allah and humans
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what does prophethood mean?
the process of when Allah makes someone a prophet to communicate his message to people
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what are the Imams apart of?
5 roots of Usul ad-Din (shi'a)
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what does Caliph mean?
leader (sunni)
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what does Imam mean?
a person who leads communal prayer (general) and title given to Ali and successors (shi’a)
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what does Imamate mean?
the divine appointment of imams
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who was the last Imam?
Muhammad al-Mahid
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what do Muslims believe about Muhammad al-Mahid?
he has been kept alive on Earth and will return with jesus to bring justice and equality on judgement day
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what does Imams provide?
divine guidance and are divinely appointed authority on faith and law
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what does infallible mean?
without fault/error
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the Qur'an is word of who?
Allah (God)
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where is the original?
heaven
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what does the Qur'an contain?
basic worship, shariah law, creation, life after death, scientific ideas and spiritual guidance
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what does transcendent mean?
existing beyond/outside physical world
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what does immanent mean?
existing within the physical world
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why is angel Jibril important?
they provide messages that will enable a Muslim to go to heaven
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why is angel Mikali important?
he brings the seasons and rewards to those who have done good
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why is angel Israfil important?
he announces the end of time and the day of resurrection
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what is the day of resurrection?
when Muslims are given new bodies and the book of life and others are raised from the dead
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what does sunnah mean?
Muhammad's teachings and practices
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what does fairness mean?
maintenance of what is right (justice)
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what does iblis mean?
Satan - created from fire, thrown out of paradise
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what is the Zabur?
Psalms
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who was the Zabur revealed to?
David
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how many times is the Zabur metioned?
3
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what are the scrolls of ibrahim?
scrolls of abraham
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what is believed to have happened to the scrolls?
it got lost
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what is the Tawrat?
Torah
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who was the Tawrat revealed to?
Moses (Musa)
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how many times were the Tawrat revealed to?
18
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what is the Injil?
gospel
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who was the Injil revealed to?
Jesus (Isa)
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how many times is the Injil mentioned?
12

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