Islam - Beliefs Flashcards
(25 cards)
Qualities of Allah
“He is God the One, God the Eternal. He begot no one nor was he begotten. No one is comparable to him.”
Allah is Tawhid
The Shahadah - “There is no God but Allah…”
Allah is Omnipotent
“The Supreme being… can have no equal”
Allah is Immanent
“[Allah] is closer to [a man] than his jugular vein”
Allah is Transcendant
“No vision can take him in but he takes in all vision”
“Allah made the laws: he is beyond them”
Allah is Beneficient
“Allah is always kind and loves us”
Allah is Merciful
“Allah forgives us if we are sorry”
“Ask forgiveness from your Lord, and turn to Him in repentance: My Lord is merciful and most loving”
Allah is Fair
“On the Day of Resurrection… fair judgement will be given…and every soul will be repaid in full”
“[Allah] creates everyone equal”
Allah is Just
“Is Allah not the best of judges?”
“Your Lord is swift in punishment, yet he is the most forging and merciful.”
Akirhah (Life after death)
“He will cause you to die, then resurrect you to be returned to Him.”
Al-Janna
“Gardens graced with flowing streams”
Jahannam
“They will dwell among scorching wind and scalding water… neither cool nor refreshing”
Yawmuddhin
“They will rush out to their Lord from their graves”
“They will find everything they ever did laid in front of them”
Al-Qadr
“Only what God has decreed will happen to us”
[“God does not change the condition of a people unless they change what is in themselves”]
Angels
“who made angels messengers with two, three, four (pairs of) wings”
Muhammad
Shahadah “… and Muhammad is His messenger”
“He is God’s messenger and seal of the prophets”
Other Prophets
“We make no distinction between any of his apostles”
Isa
“We sent Jesus in their footsteps… We gave him the Gospel.”
Ibrahim
“Abraham was truly an example: devoutly obedient to God and true in faith.”
Adam
“Adam disobeyed his Lord and led astray - later his Lord brought him close [and] accepted his repentance.”
Laylat-ul-Qadr
“The night of glory is better than a thousand months”
The Qu’ran
“This is the scripture of which there is no doubt”
[“with final authority over them” (Previous holy books)]
Other Holy Books (2)
Torah/Tawrat- “A guide and lesson for those who take heed of God”
Gospel/Injil- “We gave him the Gospel with guidance [and] light”
The Imamate
“Obey God and the Messenger, and those in authority among you”
