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Islamic Beliefs Flashcards

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What does Tawhid mean

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  • The oneness of God
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‘you who believe….

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obey God and the messenger’ Qur’an

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‘He begot no one…

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nor was he begotten. No one is comparable to him’ Qur’an

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Importance of supremacy of God’s will

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  • Means muslims have to accept the bad things that happen to them, as his will is the most important thing, and cannot be understood by humans
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‘Misfortunes can only…

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happen with God’s permission’

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Six articles of faith in Sunni Islam:

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  • Tawhid
  • Angels
  • Authority of holy books
  • Prophets of God
  • Supremacy of God’s will
  • Day of judgement
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Five roots of ‘Usal ad-Din in Shi’a islam

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  • Tawhid
  • Prophethood
  • Justice of God
  • The Imamate
  • Resurrection
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What is the Imamate

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  • Accepting that the 12 Imams are the leaders of Islam and guard the truth of the religion without error
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Islamic beliefs about God

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  • He is Immanent AND transcendent
  • He is omnipotent
  • He is beneficent
  • He is merciful
  • He is just
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‘He is with you..

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wherever you are’ Qur’an

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‘The most excellent names….

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belong to God; use them to call him’ Qur’an

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3 examples of 99 names of Allah

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  • The most merciful
  • The creator
  • The most forgiving
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‘This is God…

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your lord, there is no God but him, the creator of all things’ Qur’an

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Islamic beliefs about angels

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  • They are able to receive God’s words directly and pass them to prophets
  • Do not have free will- cannot do wrong
  • Guardian angels look after people thought their lives
  • Escort people into paradise and guard the gates of hell
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‘Each person has angels….

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before him and behind, watching over him by God’s command’ Qur’an

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Who is Israfil

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  • Angel of death
  • Blows his trumpet to announce day of judgement
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Who is Jibril

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  • An Archangel
  • Relayed the Qur’an to Muhammad from God
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Who is Mika’il

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  • An archangel
  • Angel of mercy
  • Rewards people for the good they do in their lives
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Sunni beliefs about predestination

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  • God has already determined everything that will happen, so everyone must act according to his will
  • does not mean humans have no choice in how they behave
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‘Only what God…

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has decreed will happen to us’ Qur’an

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Shi’a beliefs about predestination

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  • God knows what will happen, but he does not decide what will happen
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‘God does not change the…

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condition for a people unless they change what is in themselves’ Qur’an

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‘Those who do good deeds…

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keep up the prayer, and pay the prescribed alms will have their reward’ Qur’an

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Beliefs about heaven

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  • Described as gardens of happiness
  • A reward for faith and good deeds
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‘On couches of…

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well-woven cloth they will sit facing each other’ Qur’an

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‘cups of a….

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pure drink that causes no headache or intoxication’ Qur’an

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beliefs about hell

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  • A place of fire and torment
  • A punishment for those who reject god and do evil
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‘They will dwell among…

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scorching wind and scalding water in the shadow of black smoke, neither cool nor refreshing’ Qur’an

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‘Every community will be sent a…

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messenger, and when their messenger comes, they will be judged justly’ Quran

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Importance of belief in life after death

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  • part of six articles of faith for Sunni’s and roots os ‘Usal ad-Din in Shi’a islam
  • urges people do avoid sin and do right
  • Gives good people who suffer something to look forward to
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What is Risalah

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  • The belief in prophets
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Importance of prophets

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  • Method of communication between God and humans
  • instructs humans how to live in the way God desires
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Most important prophets

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  • Adam
  • Ibrahim (Abraham)
  • Musa (Moses)
  • Isa ( Jesus)
  • Muhammad
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‘He taught Adam…

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the names of all things’ Quran

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‘He first created man…

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from clay, then He moulded him; he breathed from his spirit into him’ Qur’an

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Importance of Ibrahim

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  • Denied Idols worshipped by others
  • Survived being put into fire in a miracle
  • Role model for Muslims
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Importance of Muhammad

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  • Qur’an was revealed directly to him
  • Spent his life preaching the words he received from God, and had to flee from Makkah to avoid persecution
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‘He is God’s…

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messenger and the seal of the prophets’ Qur’an

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Islamic beliefs about the Qur’an

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  • It is direct word of God revealed to Muhammad by Jibril over 22 years
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‘This is the scripture…

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in which there is no doubt’ Quran

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‘It is he who created night and…

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day, sun and the moon, each floating in its orbit’ Quran

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