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Matters of Life and Death Flashcards

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How does the Big Bang Theory explain the creation of the world

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The universe rapidly expanded from a single point and all matter came from that

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What evidence is there for big bang theory

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Red shift, you can see the stars are moving further away from each other as the universe expands

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Which quote from the Qur’an is used to support the big bang theory

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“indeed we are its expander”

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which quote supports Islamic creationism

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“Your lord is God who created the heavens and earth in 6 days”

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It says in the Qur’an “a day with your lord is like a thousand years by your reckoning” how does this link to the big bang theory

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Some Muslims believe that the 6 days of the creation story represents actually far longer periods of time

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What does Yawm mean

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in Arabic Yawm means day but it can also be translated as a period of time

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What does intelligent design mean

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The universe it too complicated to have been created by accident - God must be involved

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what is the compatibility argument

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The idea that Allah creating the world and the scientific theory of the big bang can co-exist

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What does it mean to use the earth as a commodity

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Use the earth and it’s resources for human benefit

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How does this quote show the earth can be used as a commodity “Our lord! you have not created all this without purpose2

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The quote shows that God made everything for human use

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What is sanctity of life

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the idea that all life i sacred because it comes from god

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What is quality of life

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how much meaning and purpose your life has/how good your life is

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what is free will

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The idea that God gave humans the power to make their own choices

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According to Islam who gives and takes life

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Allah only

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Which quote from the Quran shows that humans have a responsibility for the life of every human and creature in the umma

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“this is your community, one community and i am your lord”

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what does this Quran quote mean “if anyone kills a man it is as if they have killed all of mankind”

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All life no matter how small is sacred and will have a huge effect on the umma so it is unethical to take away any life

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In the Quran it says “Do not kill each other for God is merciful to you” what does this mean

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God is fair to people so be fair to each other and respect one another’s lives

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Why is all life considered holy in Islam

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It is a gift from Allah

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For a traditional Muslim what actions would a belief in the sanctity of life mean are not allowed

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Abortion, euthanasia, murder, suicide

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what is the theory of evolution

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Charles Darwin’s idea that species have evolved over a long period of time

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What is survival of the fittest

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The individual within species that have genes that mean they are most adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on their genes

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what quotation from the Quran supports evolution

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“he created you in stages”

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It says in the Quran “he created mountains and scattered animal all around it” - what does this mean

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God created animals fully formed and put the in place

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It says in the Quran “he created your from a single soul” how does this support creationism

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It shows God made humans fully formed

25
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Why do some Muslims believe the scientific explanation for the creation of human life

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there is evidence in the Quran that hints at evolution - “he created you in stages”

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What is ensoulment

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The Muslim belief that an unborn baby receives it’s soul at 120 days

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what would a compatibility approach to evolution mean for a Muslim

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You believe in the theory of evolution and that God was behind it

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What does conception mean

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when the sperm fertilises the egg

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what does it mean when a pregnancy becomes viable

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The unborn child can survive outside of the womb

30
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Up to how many weeks in the Uk can a woman have an abortion

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24 weeks with the permission of 2 doctors

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what is an abortion

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terminating a pregnancy

32
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it says in the Quran “Allah will not burden you with more than you can bear” how does this link to abortion

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IT shows that women should not have an abortion as Allah would not have given life if he did not think you were ready for it

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It says in the Quran “ do not kill your children for fear of poverty” how does this link to abortion

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It show that women should not have an abortion if they think they can not afford it as the umma will help care for them

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Up to wat point is an abortion allowed in Islam

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up to ensoulment at 120 days

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why might a situation ethicist say abortion is the most loving thing

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In some cases e.g. rape or if the child will be badly disabled it might be more loving for the women or the baby to end the pregnancy

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what does this quote mean “this world is temporary , that which is with god is better and more lasting”

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There will be a next life which is eternal and you will be rewarded for behavior in this life

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what does this quote mean “on that day he will call to them saying “how did you respond to my messengers”

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on judgement day you will be asked if you followed the prophets examples

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what are remembered lives

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the idea that you had previous lives and sometimes you can recall events and people from them - de ja vu

39
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Why does logic mean some people believe in life after death

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some people think that life on earth doesn’t make sense unless there is something afterwards

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Why does comfort mean that some people believe in life after death

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some people like the idea that they will meet their loved ones again in another life and that this is not the end

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why does reward mean that some people believe in life after death

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some people believe that since god is just there must be an afterlife for rewards and punishments to be served

42
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what is the paranormal

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belief in ghosts, visions of dead people, telekenisis

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why does the paranormal make some people believe in life after death

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people think that paranormal activities shows the souls of the dead are acting in the world today

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what do Muslims think about remembered lives

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they do not believe in reincarnation so they do not believe this argument for life after death

45
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what do Muslims believe about the paranormal

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they do not believe in the paranormal as it is against the Quran

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what does this quote from the Quran mean “when the hour comes, those who follow falsehoods will be losers on that day”

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If you do not follow the Quran you will lose the chance to be with Allah on judgement day

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why do some non-religious people say that belief in afterlife is not logical

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there is no evidence for life after death - it is wishful thinking

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some people say there is no evidence of anyone coming back from the dead so no evidence of the afterlife - how would a Muslim respond

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people will not be resurrected until judgement day

49
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some people say that people only believe in life after death as a comfort - how would a Muslim respond

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Allah is omnibenevolent so it is a comfort but that is what he wants for them

50
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some people say that religious people only believe in an afterlife to get people to behave well (social control) - how would a Muslim respond

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there are many reasons to follow the religious rules, the afterlife is one benefit but it also helps you as a individual and a community

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some scientific discoveries are alluded in the Quran - how is this used as an argument for the afterlife

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If the Quran was right about scientific ideas it might also be right about life after death

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Muslims believe in free will - how does this link to belief in life after death

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everyone is free to have their own beliefs but there will be consequences on the day of judgement if you do not follow Allah

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Some people make fraudulent claims about life after death e.g. pretending to communicate with the dead - how do Muslims respond to this

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Muslims would say you should not lie or trick people about the afterlife- you can find info int he Quran

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