Islamic Beliefs On Prophethood, Holy Books, Imamate

Question 1

Risalah

Answer 1

Prophethood

Question 2

Prophet

Answer 2

A person selected by God to receive revelations

Question 3

Muhammad

Answer 3

Final prophet

Question 4

Adam

Answer 4

First man and prophet

Question 5

Musa

Answer 5

Receive torah

Question 6

Dawud

Answer 6

David
Received the psalms or zabur

Question 7

Isa

Answer 7

Jesus
Received the gosple

Question 8

Ibrahim

Answer 8

Abraham
Received the scrolls of Abraham but is now lost

Question 9

Ishmael

Answer 9

Son of Abraham

Question 10

Revelation

Answer 10

Message sent from God through prophets

Question 11

Angels role in revealing revelation

Answer 11

Bring it to humans

Question 12

Seal of the propehts

Answer 12

Establishes Muhammad’s role as the final prophet

Question 13

Rasul

Answer 13

Prophet who has a revelation for all humankind.

Question 14

Nabi

Answer 14

Nabi - a Prophet who has a revelation specifically for themselves.

Question 15

Role of prophets

Answer 15

• to guide
• spread message of Allah

Question 16

Significance of the seal of the prophets

Answer 16

Highlights that there will be no other revelations after Muhammad

Question 17

Adams role and story

Answer 17

• father of all mankind
  -Iblis tested Adam and Hawwa
  -and they fell to temptation in the Garden of Eden
  -they were expelled from heaven and were placed on earth
• The Devil (Iblis) refused to bow down to Adam, disobeying an order to do so by God, and thus was thrown
  from heaven.
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  He built the first form of the Ka’aba.

Question 18

Ibrahim importance

Answer 18

He is remembered specifically on Id-ul-Adha for his willingness to sacrifice his beloved son to God (Ishmael).
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He is also believed to be an ancestor of Muhammad, who is believed to be descended through the line of Ishmael.

Question 19

Authority

Answer 19

the power held by an entity to give instruction or guidance

Question 20

Injil

Answer 20

Gospels
- different to Christian ones
- they reference the revelation God gave Isa during his life

Question 21

Zabur

Answer 21

Pslams

Question 22

Tawrat

Answer 22

Torah

Question 23

Scrolls of ibrahim

Answer 23

Believed to be lost

Question 24

Shari’ah

Answer 24

Law of God

Question 25

Quote on Quran

Answer 25

This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guide for the righteous

Question 26

Imamate

Answer 26

the Shi’a belief in divinely ordained and guided leadership for the faith.

Question 27

Imam

Answer 27

Leaders

Question 28

Caliph

Answer 28

Sunni term for leader of daith

Question 29

Mahdi

Answer 29

the final Imam, believed to be hidden until the Day of Judgement.

Question 30

Divine

Answer 30

source from which Imams get their ordination and guidance.

Question 31

Ahl- al-bayt

Answer 31

Family of the prophet Muhammad

Question 32

Role of imams in Shia Islam

Answer 32

• divinely appointed leader
• just and fair leaders.
• divine authority and wisdom to appoint their successor.
• descendants of ahlalbayt

Question 33

Twelvers

Answer 33

• believe there was a succession of 12 Imams
  -the final mam did not die, but was rather hidden by God somewhere in the world= Mahdi.

Question 34

Mahdi

Answer 34

Final imam
Did not die but is hidden by God

Question 35

Quote on the gospel and Jesus

Answer 35

‘We sent Jesus .. to confirm the Torah that had been sent before him. We gave him the godpel

Question 36

Psalms quote

Answer 36

And to David we gave az-zabur