islam beliefs and teachings

Question 1

what is tawhid

Answer 1

the belief of the oneness of God

Question 2

what does belief in tawhid mean Muslims should do

Answer 2

worship only one God, never make anything more important than God, not use images of God as its impossible to portray God accurately

Question 3

quotes for tawhid

Answer 3

‘no one is comparable to him’
‘ He is God the one’
‘God is eternal’

Question 4

features of angels

Answer 4

pure and sinless, constantly serve and praise God, able to take an human form to deliver messages, created by God from light

Question 5

who’s angel Jibril

Answer 5

the angel of revalation, recited the quran and continued to pass on gods message to muhammed to guide him through his life

Question 6

who’s angel Mikael

Answer 6

angel of mercy, responsible for weather, rewards people who do good deeds

Question 7

why is the quaran important to Muslims

Answer 7

includes a mixture of historical accounts and advice on how to follow God, the foundation of every believers faith, word of God

Question 8

what are the 4 other holy books

Answer 8

the torah - revealed to moses, altered first 5 chapters of bible
plasms - revealed by david - similar to the ones in the bible
the gospel - revealed by Jesus, been lost but message in bible
scrolls of abraham - no longer exist

Question 9

who’s Ibrahim and what did he do for Muslims

Answer 9

important prophet and role model to Muslims as he had faith in God at times when people had multiple gods and idols, questioned the belief of those. was determined to stop idol worship however burnt him however he walked out alive as a miracle and people started to worship Allah

Question 10

who’s Muhhamed and what did he do for Muslims

Answer 10

last and most important prophet. received final revelation of Quran. received the Quran over 23 years and started challenging people to follow Allah

Question 11

who’s Adam and what did he do for Muslims

Answer 11

considered father of the human race. important for Muslims as God gave him his knowledge and understanding. taught him how to show obedience to God and Adam passed it along the human race.

Question 12

what will happen on the day of judgement

Answer 12

When Gods purpose for the worlds been fulfilled world will be destroyed. Everyone ever lived will be raised from dead. Everyone given own book of deeds by angels. if receive it in right hand go to heaven, left hell

Question 13

whats Barzakh

Answer 13

first period of life after death
waiting period between death and judgement day

Question 14

what do Muslims believe about heaven and Hell

Answer 14

people who’ve kept faith and done good actions will be rewarded with Heaven - a beautiful garden in the presence of God
people who rejected God and done bad things will be punished with Hell - a place of torment separated from God

Question 15

what’s Akhirah and why is it important

Answer 15

the belief in everlasting life after death
encourages Muslims to take responsibility for their actions and motivates them to live a life dedicated to God

Question 16

what is the belief about the supremacy of gods will

Answer 16

believe Gods will is supreme, meaning God can do what he wants, nothing happens unless God wants it to happen. this means that when something goes wrong Muslims are reassured that its part of Gods plan.

Question 17

what is the immamate

Answer 17

Shia Muslims leader is called the imam. leadership of the imam is known as the imamate

Question 18

who should the imam be

Answer 18

A descendant of Muhhamed

Question 19

why are Imams necessary

Answer 19

because people need divine guidance on how to live correctly

Question 20

what is prophethood

Answer 20

respect for the prophets, especially Muhammed, the final prophet. Muslims use this to believe that prophets are a gift from God to help humans understand his message

Question 21

what is the justice of God

Answer 21

Belief God will judge every one on judgement day in a fair and just way, and hold them of the accounts for their actions

Question 22

what are the key contrasting beliefs of Sunni Islam to Shia Islam

Answer 22

Sunni leader - caliph, should be elected
Only Qur’an and Sunnah have authority to provide religious guidance
Abu Bakr, Muhammed’s advisor was the rightful leader after he’d died
six articles of faith provide main religious beliefs

Question 23

what are the key contrasting beliefs of Shia Islam to Sunni Islam

Answer 23

Shia leader, the imam is a descendent of Muhammed and is selected by God
Qur’an, Sunnah and imam have authority to provide religious guidance
Ali, Muhammed’s cousin was the rightful leader after he died
five roots provide main religious belief

Question 24

what are the shared beliefs between Sunni and Shia Muslims

Answer 24

same God
follow same teachings from the Qur’an and Sunnah
acknowledge the importance of the prophets

Question 25

what are the six articles of faith and who believes them

Answer 25

Tawhid Angels Holy books Prophets Day of judgement Supremacy of God's will Believed by Sunni Muslims

Question 26

what are the five roots and who believes them

Answer 26

Tawhid Prophethood Justice of God (Adalat) The imamate resurrection believed by Shi'a Muslims

Question 27

whats the nature of angels

Answer 27

that angels are pure and sinless, constantly serve and praise God, are able to take human form to give messages, are spiritual beings created by God from light, have no free will and only do what God wants them to

Question 28

what are the roles of angles

Answer 28

messengers of God to prophets take care of people record everything someone does (book of deeds) take peoples soul to God to be escorted to heaven/hell

Question 29

what do Sunni Muslims believe about predestination (quote)

Answer 29

God has already decided everything that's going to happen in the universe God's written everything down in the book of decrees due to God's will he can make anything happen, people can't change their destiny but can have some choice to how they behave 'only what God has decreed will happen to us'

Question 30

what do Shi'a Muslims believe about predestination

Answer 30

that God knows everything that's going to happen but doesn't decide peoples choices as God made time he can see everywhere in the past, present and future - God knows what choices people will make 'God does not change the conditions of a people [for the worse] unless they won't change themselves

Question 31

what are the 3 stages of life after death in Islam

Answer 31

Barzakh, day of judgement, Heaven and Hell

Question 32

what's Barzakh

Answer 32

waiting period between death and judgement day

Question 33

what happens on the day of judgement

Answer 33

when God's purpose for the universe is fulfilled, the world will be destroyed everyone who has every lived will be resurrected They'll be given book of deeds and depending which hand it's given to determines weather you go to heaven or hell

Question 34

what happens if the book is handed in either hand on judgement day

Answer 34

right - heaven left - hell

Question 35

What's the Muslim belief behind heaven and hell

Answer 35

people who've kept faith and done good actions will go to heaven - a beautiful garden in the presence of God people who rejected God and done bad actions will be punished with Hell - a place of torment separated from God

Question 36

what is Akirah and why is it an important belief for Muslims

Answer 36

everlasting life after death - encourages Muslims to take responsibility and motivates them to live a life dedicated to God

Question 37

what prophethood

Answer 37

when someone becomes a prophet, which is a gift from God because it's a messenger of God to humanity prophets are good role models and help Muslims understand God been around 124,000 prophets who have visited every country

Question 38

who's Ibrahim and what did he do

Answer 38

he fulfilled tests and commands given by God, for example sacrificing his son for Allah but Allah stopped him rebuilt the Ka'ba originally built by Adam questioned belief of those who worshipped idols and when he was burned alive he survived and this miracle caused everyone to follow Allah showed great faith in God descendant of Muhammed