Islam- beliefs and teachings Flashcards

Question

Suhuf (scrolls of Ibrahim)

Answer 1

- prophet Ibrahim is always called "the upright one", always faithful to God. It is believed he received revelations on the first day of Ramadan and they came in parable like stories. Cover issues of worship, reflection ect

Answer 2

Collection of prayers and poems by Dawid the Great King. Given by God as a form of guidance, which Dawud recited as songs and poems. Version is found in the Psalms of the Bible

Answer 3

"The Qur'an confirms what was revealed before it" Surah 10 "every community is sent a messenger" Surah 10

Answer 4

- Qur'an refers to all these books so they must be important - Muhammad confirmed much of what is taught by these books, gives them importance - connected to well-respected prophets, giving them authority although - some are lost now and no one knows what they actually/originally said - some have been changed so might take away some of their authority - if important as they were given by God, why were they not preserved? Qur'an has more importance than all of them together as it is the word of God unchanged

Answer 5

the belief that the Imams of the household of the Prophet are the true leaders of Islam chosen by God/means that only the hadith accepted by the Imams are considered authentic, this influences which customs and traditions Shi’a follow * the Imams are infallible, so their interpretation of the Qur’an and Hadith is correct, so Shi’a obey these/because Sunni Islam does not accept the authority of the Imam is seen as partly misguided as a result * teaching about the hidden Imam means that some Shi’a believe that great Shi’a scholars are being, or were, guided by the hidden Imam/some expect the return of the Imam Mahdi as a sign of the coming of the end of the world and prepare for his coming.

Answer 6

Shi'a Muslims believe that imams are exemplary individuals who are all appointed by God. They obey all teachings and follow Shari'ah law - spiritual successors to Muhammad, chosen by God

Answer 7

branch of Shi'a Islam whose followers believe that there were twelve imams after the death of Muhammad - belief has been kept alive by God/hidden somewhere on earth - Shi'a Muslims believe the 12th imam will one day make himself known and bring equality to all.

Answer 8

FOR: * Muslims believe their most important duty is to declare faith in One God * It is blasphemy to believe in other Gods, which is the worst sin = going to hell * "He is God the one, God the eternal... No one is comparable to Him" - Quran * the belief in Tawhid encourages muslims to act with justice and compassion, as this is what God teaches = heaven * The belief in Tawhid encourages Muslims to act with justice and compassion and to help others, as this is what God teaches. AGAINST: *prophethood= without belief in muhammed as the messenger, the teachings of Tawhid wouldn't have been communicated to humanity * belief in afterlife- motivates muslims to live religiously and by God's teachings to go to heaven and be rewarded * predestination- motivates muslims to do good deeds and avoid sin

Answer 9

FOR: * God created everything; without omnipotence this wouldn't have been possible and we would not exist, therefore it is the most important * "He is the one who has power over all things" (from the Quran) - reinforces his power * without omnipotence, other attributes of God aren't possible. for example He cannot be immanent if he's not powerful enough * predestination: some muslims believe that Since God is all powerful, he decides everything that happens. "Only what God has decreed will happen". This creates a sense of safety in muslims because they trust God to make the right decisions for them. AGAINST: * Gods mercy: "and my mercy encompasses all things". it is through his mercy that he forgives sin and grants salvation, which gives hope to muslims to be rewarded in the afterlife and go to heaven * gods justice: god will fairly judge everyone on the day of judgement and if they have lived a good life they will go to heaven: "gardens of paradise" * Tawhid

Answer 10

FOR: * angels are the messengers of Allah, they are vital in delivering messages to the prophets which were then communicated to humanity through the Quran * without angels like Jibril there would be no direct communication between Allah and the prophets, making Allah's guidance impossible * they are very good role models - "they do not disobey allahs commands" - quran * people feel safe believing that there is an angel looking over them " each person has angels before him and behind" AGAINST: * if a muslim has faith in Allah they shouldn't also need faith in angels to help and guide them * they aren't a good role model of behaviour because they don't have a choice over whether to follows God's commands

Answer 11

After receiving the revelation the prophet began challenging people in Makkah to follow his teachings, however he was persecuted against so him and his followers fled to Madinah. Here he united warring tribes and conquered Makkah, converting the city to Islam. This helped establish the religion

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