Islamic Beliefs and Teachings

Question 1

What is the Cosmological Argument?

Answer 1

• Everything that exists has a cause
• The universe exists
• It must have a cause

Question 2

Teleological Argument?

Answer 2

• The universe has a design
• It must have a designer
• The designer is God
• God exists

Question 3

Miracle in Islam?

Answer 3

A miracle could be an unexplained cure from illness or survival from certain death. Muslims believe that the only miracle is the Qur’an- no human could write a book like the Qur’an without divine intervention

Question 4

Muslim?

Answer 4

Someone who follows Islam

Question 5

Islam?

Answer 5

A religion

Question 6

Allah?

Answer 6

Muslim word for God

Question 7

Tawhid?

Answer 7

Indivisible oneness- concept of monotheism

Question 8

Monotheistic?

Answer 8

Belief in one religion

Question 9

Supremacy?

Answer 9

Being above everyone else

Question 10

Qur’an?

Answer 10

Islam holy book

Question 11

Sunnah?

Answer 11

The way life is governed by the teachings of Muhammad

Question 12

Sunni?

Answer 12

One of the 2 main branches of Muslims

Question 13

Shi’a?

Answer 13

One of the 2 main branches of Muslims

Question 14

Immanent?

Answer 14

Inside the universe, interacting with us

Question 15

Transcendent?

Answer 15

Beyond the universe and outside of all human understanding

Question 16

Omnipotent?

Answer 16

All powerful

Question 17

Merciful?

Answer 17

Forgiving

Question 18

Fairness?

Answer 18

Choosing without favouritism

Question 19

Justice?

Answer 19

Fair punishment

Question 20

Angels?

Answer 20

A spiritual messenger of God

Question 21

Day of Judgement?

Answer 21

Every human is judged for the afterlife

Question 22

Jibril?

Answer 22

Muslim name for the angel Gabriel

Question 23

Mika’il?

Answer 23

Muslim name for the angel Michael

Question 24

Predestination?

Answer 24

Fate, destiny (Devine concept)

Question 25

Akhirah?

Answer 25

Afterlife

Question 26

Resurrection?

Answer 26

Christ coming back to life

Question 27

Jannah?

Answer 27

Paradise

Question 28

Jahanaam?

Answer 28

Hell

Question 29

Prophet?

Answer 29

Someone who speaks on behalf of God

Question 30

Iblis?

Answer 30

Devil

Question 31

Ka’aba?

Answer 31

Arabic for ‘the cube’ it is the centre of Islam’s most important mosque

Question 32

Id-ul -adah?

Answer 32

A festival marking the end of Hajj

Question 33

Hajj?

Answer 33

A annual pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 34

Caliph?

Answer 34

Chief religious leader

Question 35

Imam?

Answer 35

Leader of prayers at the mosque

Question 36

Inamate?

Answer 36

Leadership

Question 37

Torah

Answer 37

Holy book in Judaism

Question 38

Psalms

Answer 38

A section in the bible

Question 39

Scrolls of Abraham?

Answer 39

Religious scriptures of Islam depicting God’s will: the commandments

Question 40

End of Homework 1

Answer 40

Start of Homework 2

Question 41

...:’He is ... ... ..., ... ... ...’

Answer 41

Qur’an: ‘He is God the One, God the eternal’

Question 42

Qur’an: ‘You who ..., ... ... and the ...’

Answer 42

Qur’an: ‘You who believe, obey God and the Messenger’

Question 43

...: ‘.... can only happen ... ... ...’

Answer 43

Qur’an: ‘Misfortunes can only happen with God’s permission’

Question 44

...: ‘The ... ... ... belong to God: use them ... ... ... ...’

Answer 44

Qur’an: ‘The Most Excellent Names belong to God: use them to call upon him’

Question 45

...: ‘He is with you ... ... ...’

Answer 45

Qur’an: ‘He is with you wherever you are’

Question 46

...: ‘There is no God ... ..., the ... of ... ...’ ‘He is in ... ... ...’

Answer 46

Qur’an: ‘There is no God but him, the creator of all things’ ‘He is in charge of everything’

Question 47

...: ‘... be to God, ... of the ... ... ...’

Answer 47

Qur’an: ‘Praise be to God, Creator of the heavens and earth’

Question 48

...: ‘Each person has ... ... ... ... ..., ... ... ... ... ... ...’

Answer 48

Qur’an: ‘Each person has angels before him and behind, watching over him by God’s command’

Question 49

...: ‘They will find ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...’

Answer 49

Qur’an: ‘They will find everything they ever did laid in front of them’

Question 50

...: ‘Only what God ... ... ... ... ... ...’

Answer 50

Qur’an: ‘Only what God has decreed will happen to us’

Question 51

...: ‘God does not change ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...’

Answer 51

Qur’an: ‘God does not change the condition of a people unless they change what is in themselves’