Islam Quotes

Question 1

1.1 The six beliefs

Answer 1

‘Believe in allah, and his angels, and his books, and his messengers, and in the last day and in the decree of Allah’ Hadith

Question 2

1.2 the five roots of usul as din

Answer 2

‘All praise is due to god alone’

Question 3

1.3 the nature of allah

Answer 3

‘The most beautiful names belong to allah’

Question 4

1.4 Risalah

Answer 4

‘Every community has been sent a messenger’

Question 5

1.5 Muslim holy books

Answer 5

‘Let there be no doubt about it, it is from the lord of the worlds’

‘We vouchsafed unto David the torah’

Question 6

1.6 maliakah

Answer 6

‘Who made angels messengers with two, three four pairs of wings’

Question 7

1.7 al-qadr

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‘He regulates all things’

Question 8

1.8 akhirah

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‘What a blessed reward!’

‘The fire will scorch their faces’

Question 9

2.1 justice

Answer 9

‘We sent messengers with clear signs, the scripture and the balance, so that people could uphold justice’

Question 10

2.2 crime

Answer 10

‘With intoxicants and gambling, Satan seeks only to incite hatred and enmity among you’

Question 11

2.3 good, evil and suffering

Answer 11

‘We have prepared chains, iron collars, and blazing fire for the disbelievers’

Question 12

2.4 punishment

Answer 12

‘Whoever commits aggression after that, a painful torment awaits them’

Question 13

2.5 aims of punishment

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‘God will accept his repentance’

Question 14

2.6 forgiveness

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‘God is forgiver and merciful’

Question 15

2.7 treatment of criminals

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‘Do not let hatred of others lead you away from justice’

Question 16

2.8 the death penalty

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‘Do not take life which Allah has made sacred except for a just cause’

Question 17

3.1 the ten obligatory acts

Answer 17

‘Obey god and his messenger’

Question 18

3.2 the shahadah

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‘There is no god but he, the mighty, the wise’

Question 19

3.3 salah

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‘Worship you lord in order to attain certainty’

Question 20

3.4 sawm

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‘Fasting is prescribed to you’

Question 21

3.5 zakah and khums

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‘Zakah expenditure are only for the poor’

Question 22

3.6 hajj

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‘Use the shrine of Abraham as a place of prayer’

Question 23

3.7 jihad

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‘Fight them until there is no more persecution’

Question 24

3.8 celebrations and commemoration

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‘Today I have perfected your religion for you’

Question 25

4.1 peace

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'Repel evil by which is better'

Question 26

4.2 peacemaking

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'Repel evil by which is better'

Question 27

4.3 conflict

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'Fight in the way of allah'

Question 28

4.4 pacifism

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'If you raise your hand against me to kill me. I shall not raise my hand against you to kill you'

Question 29

4.5 jut War theory

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'Whoever fights in the cause of God .... we will grant him a great compensation'

Question 30

4.6 holy war

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'If they incline towards peace then incline towards it'

Question 31

4.7 weapons of mass destruction

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'Whoever kills a person it is as if he has killed all of mankind'

Question 32

4.8 issues surrounding conflict

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'Do not kill women or children or an aged, infirm person