Islamic beliefs

Question 1

Muhammad

Answer 1

-prophet and founder of islam

Question 2

How did Muhammad become a prophet

Answer 2

-in the sixth century
-Angel Jibril visited the prophet in Mount Hira
-to reveal the revelation of the holy book

Question 3

The Qur’an

Answer 3

-holy book
-literal word of God

Question 4

Sunni muslims

Answer 4

-believed that Abu Bakr should be the first caliph after the prophet’s death

Question 5

Shia muslims

Answer 5

believed that the succession should fall to Ali

Question 6

Five Pillars

Answer 6

-Shahadah
-Salah
-Sawm
-Zakah
-Hajj

Question 7

sunni muslims follow

Answer 7

6 articles of faith

Question 8

shia muslims follow

Answer 8

5 roots of shia islam

Question 9

Islam

Answer 9

means submission

Question 10

Usul ad din

Answer 10

principles of shia islam

Question 11

articles

Answer 11

term for central beliefs in sunni islam

Question 12

adalat

Answer 12

shia term for justice of God

Question 13

Tawhid

Answer 13

-belief in oneness of God

Question 14

Angel

Answer 14

-unseen
-holy entities who bring God’s revelation to humans

Question 15

Risalah

Answer 15

-article of faith
-refers to prophethood

Question 16

Day of judgement

Answer 16

-Day the world will end
-Everyone will be called to account for their actions

Question 17

Justice

Answer 17

-God treats humans with fairness according to their actions

Question 18

Resurrection

Answer 18

-concept of God raising humans from the dead on the Day of judgement

Question 19

imamate

Answer 19

-shia belief
-leadership of imams

Question 20

twelevers

Answer 20

-section of shia islam
-believes in 12 specific imams

Question 21

Supremacy

Answer 21

-the idea that God is all powerful over all creation