Islamic Belief On Predestination And Akirah

Question 1

Free will

Answer 1

the concept of being able to make moral choices using your own volition.

Question 2

Predestination

Answer 2

the concept that our choices have been predetermined by a higher power.

Question 3

Al-Qadr

Answer 3

Concept of power of God

Question 4

Book of decrees

Answer 4

where the angels keep a record of the actions undertaken by each person; this will be used on the Day of Judgement to determine the destination of each human.

Question 5

Idea of predestination

Answer 5

• Everything has been predetermined before we have even thought about taking those actions.

Question 6

Sunni belief on predestination

Answer 6

• God alone has supreme power
  -God determines the actions that a person will take before they make those choices themselves.
  -Sunnis do still believe that humans have free will

Question 7

Shia beliefs on predestination

Answer 7

-they believe that God has the knowledge of what a person will choose, but does not necessarily determine the action they will take.
-free will is greater here of hunans

Question 8

Day of judgment and free will beliefs

Answer 8

-If the Book of life is handed into a person’s right hand, then they will be going to Janna (heaven).
If it is given into the left hand, they are destined for Janaham (hell).

Question 9

Death

Answer 9

End of oife

Question 10

Akirah

Answer 10

Concept of afterlife

Question 11

Barzakh

Answer 11

this is the state in which humans reside between the point of death and the Day of Judgement.

Question 12

Sirat bridge

Answer 12

the bridge that spans the fires of hell and over which souls will be taken to heaven.

Question 13

Book of deeds

Answer 13

this is the document in which the thoughts and actions of humans throughout their lifetime will be recorded.

Question 14

Barzakh concept

Answer 14

-Time between death and the Day of Judgement.
-People do not go straight to heaven or hell upon their death,
-Some Muslims believe Barzakh is a state of sleep, while others believe you experience a lesser version of where you are destined to be heaven or hell).
-you will be visited by two angels who will ask you a series of questions regarding your belief in Allah

Question 15

Akirah concept

Answer 15

• life after death,
• jannah or jahannam

Question 16

Day of judgement concept

Answer 16

-the timing of which is known only by God.
- involves a resurrection of all the dead,
- judged by their actions

Question 17

Jannah

Answer 17

Heaven

• The inhabitants of Jannah are also described as being eternally youthful.

Question 18

Quote of Jannah

Answer 18

‘Everlasting Gardens, which they will enter along with the righteous amongst their parents’
Surah 13:23

Question 19

Jahanam

Answer 19

Hell
• a place of great and constant suffering.
• will be punished for their sins in a
- repentance will save you from hell
-shirk is unforgivable
- not all people who are sent to hell stay there forever

Question 20

Quote of hell

Answer 20

‘They will dwell amongst scorching wind and scalding water in the Shadow of black smoke, neither cool nor refreshing’
Surah 56:42-44

Question 21

Quote on akhirah

Answer 21

The angel of death will take you who has been entrusted with you.
Then to your lord you will be returned,

Question 22

Quote on day of judgement

Answer 22

And the horn will be blown and at once from the graves to their Lord they will hasten