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what are the two main groups in islam

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sunni and shia

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why did the sunni shia muslim split occur

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after prophet muhammeds death there was disagreement on who should be the next leader

sunni: abu bakr who was known as the first rightly gudied khalifia

shia: they thought ali shoud be the knew leader and say that all leaders should be from the ahl al-bayut

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what are the 6 beliefs

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belief in allah
belief in the angels of allah
belief in the books of allah
belief in the messengers of allah
belief in the day of judgement
belief in the decree of allah

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what is beleif in allah

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  • most important belief
  • recognising allah as the supreme being,creator of the universe - with out him nothing would exist
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what is the belief in the angels of allah

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angels ( malikah) are heavenly beings created by allah to preform various tasks such as delivering messengers

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what is the belief in the books of allah

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  • that allahs messenges are contained on the holy texts
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what arethe books of allah

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sahifah
tawrat
zabur
injil
Qur’an

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what is the belief in the messenger of allah

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a messenger or prophet is chosen by allah to teach and guide people to the right path.

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what is belief in the day of judgement

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the quran teaches that enentually everything in the entire universe will be dead.
- allah will judge if people will go to jannah or jahannam

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swa for the 6 beleifs

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believe in allah,his angels,his books,his messengers, and in the last day, and in the decree of allah

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what is the belief in the decree of allah

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  • believe in al-Qadr
  • allah has supreme power
  • he has given humans free wil which make us responsible for our own destiny
  • allah will not interfere unless he wishes to
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how are the 6 beliefs expressed in muslim communities today

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  • recognising allah as the creater encourages them to be thankful for life
  • to respect malikah - at the end of prayer muslims turn their head left and right and say ‘ peace be upon you’ to the angels and anyone else they are praying to
  • muslims study the holy texts to imporve their knowledge on different teachings
  • muslims are taught and named after many prophets so they can learn from their example

-day of judgement - reminds muslims about their limited time on earth

-Al-Qadr teaches that muslims need to accept gods will

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who believes in the 6 beliefs

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sunni muslims

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what are teh 5 roots

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tawhid
nubuwwah
‘adl
imamah
mi’ad

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what is tawhid

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the belief in the oness of allah - that allah is one, unique and without any equals
- tawhid is the most essential belief of shia muslims

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who believs in the 5 roots

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shi’a muslims

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swa fro tawhid

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he is god the one,god the eternal

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what is nubuwwah

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belief in prohet hood
- teaches that prophets have been sent to preach tawhid

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swa for nubuwwah

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we sent a mesenger to every community

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what is ‘Adl

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(adalat)
-belief that allah is just and will bring about divine justice
- shia muslims also believe it is important for them to show fairness in everything they do

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swa for ‘adl

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i advise you of being just towards both freind and foe

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what is imamah

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  • god given leadership
  • authority have been given to a particular group of people namley the prophet muhammed
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swa for imamah

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obey god and the messenger,and those in authority among you

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what is mi’ad

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the belief there will be a day of judgement and resurrection when allah will decide the fate of everyone

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swa for mi'ad
his is the judgement and to him you shall be returned
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what are some characteristics of allah
- mercy - beneficence -omnipotence - fairness
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swa for allahs omipotence
he has power over all things
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swa for allahs beneficence
your lords bounty is not rescrited
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swa for allah mercy
my mercy embraces all things
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swa for allahs fariness and justice
if you judge people do so with justice
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why are allahs characteristics important
- knowing some of his attributes helps them to understand something of their nature - understanding allahs nature allows muslims to ahve a relationship with allah - knowing about allah can help muslims to strive to reflect certain dibine attributes like justice and fairnes
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what is risalah
the communication of people and allah through prohets
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why is risalah important to muslims
- one of 5 roots and one of the 5 beleifs - represents how allah communicates with them - many msulims name their children after prophets and strive to raise them to imitate them - reminads muslims of teh common heritage their share with other reglions
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swa for risalah
every community has been sent a warner
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who are the different prophets
adam ibrahim isma'il musa sawud isa muhammed
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what does adam tach muslims
- believed to be first prohet - allahs khalifia who the angels have to serve - story of adam and hawwa teaches muslims to follow allah and to not allah satan to temp them
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what does ibrahim teach muslims
- considered one of the greatest prohets - allahs friend - shows muslims the high moral standards he reached and the importance of learning from his life and faith
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swa for ibrahim
he was thankful for the blessings of god who guided him
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what does isma'il teach muslims
- muslims believe they were chosen to rebuild the ka'bah in makkah - story of ibrahim and isma'il sacrificing his life for allah - son - muslims are taught through story to always trust allah and put allah first and to be prepared to offer themselves for their faith
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what does musa teach muslims
- musa appointed by allah to free banu isra'il from slavery - parted the sea which allowed musa and israelites to escape before it dorwn those who pursed them - teaches muslims that allah rewards perseverance in the face of suffering
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what does dawud teach muslims
- remembered for wisdom and prayers - his victory agianst jalut after which he was made king of isrealites - teaches that allah give honour to his chosen ones and they can be blessed with worldly honour
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what does isa teach muslims
- many miracles described in the quran - bringing the dead back to life - muslims follow his exampe - he is taught as prophet that honoured tawhid
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what does muhammad teach muslims
- the only prophet given a universal message by allah - all qualities of messengers were found in him - muslims have been given the final guidance for humainty by follwing the example of mohammed.
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belief about the sahfiah
- eaerliest know texts - tney are believed to be lost and little is known about them - some parts are preserved in the quaran
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belief about the tawrat
- contains many good teachings and laws -important record of teachings for musa - includes a prophecy about the future appearance of the prophet muhammed
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belief about zabur
- made up of songs,prayers and poems which were created by allah
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belief about injil
- orginal gospeal taught by isa - the accounts and teachings taught by isa written by his followers
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belief about the qur'an
- allah revealed the qur'an as a final revelation as teh previous texts had become unreliable -it is the only scripture menat for all times,all people and all places becuase muhammed was a universal messenger who came at a time when allah decided the world was ready
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swa for quran
let there be no doubt about it, it is from the lord of the worlds
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why are holy books significant for muslims today
- they contain the orginal messangers orginally sent by allah -gives moral guidance -
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do the malikah have free will
no they can only obey the word of allah
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what is teh nature of angels
some believe that angels dont have any fixed form but they can appear to humans in ways that they can imagine
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swa for malikah
we are you alles in this world and in the world to come
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what is the role of jibril
when allah wants to communicate with his prophets he does so through jibril - devilvered quarn to muhammed
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what is the role of izar'il
reffered to the angel of death in the quran - responsibel for taking the soul of every person and returning them to allah
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what is the role of mika'ill
has teh responsibility of overseeiing the maintainance of life- his duty is to provide food for the body and for the soul
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what is the significant of anels for muslims today
- second most important article for sunni - like allah their true nature is unknown but they playa crucial role in maintaining the universe -help believers in times of need - angels are known as kiraman katbin - each person has one on left and right shoulder which takes notes of the good and bad deeds which will be presented to allah on day of judgement - shows importance of angels to help allah
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what is Al-Qadr
the idea that allah as preordained certain things and put in place fixed universal laws
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swa for Al-Qadr
he has subjected the sun and the moon to each pursue its course for an appointed time
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what is human freedom
muslims believe that allah gave humans free will so you have the freedom to choose and think and how to act
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how does human free will link to al Qadr
muslims beleiev that sometimes humans actions are inline with gods will which is apart of al-quadr - their choices are either in line or against gods will
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swa for freedom and al-qadr
every human being is free to choose between Good and evil
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how does al-Qadr and human freedom link to the day of judgement
Allah is just so he judges everyone fairly in the akira - he will not judge someone badly if there born into crime ridden society - however muslims who do anything outside these factors are held responsible
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what is the importance of al-qadr for muslims today
- one of 6 beleifs and 5 roots so no muslim faith is complete without it - close connection with akira
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what is akirah
a muslim teaching about life after death and the nature of hell, paridise and judgement
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what are muslim teachings about life after death
- that the soul is immortal and that after death the angel of death takes the soul to barzakh which is the stage between death and the time of judgement
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what is the nature of judgement,paradise and hell
- a humans actions will be recorded by angels - they will be judged by allah in akirah - if allah is pleased you will go to jannah - if allah is not pleased you will go to jahannam - period of waiting before resurrection and judgement
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why are muslims buried instead of cremated
they believe in a physical ressurection where they join allah they say the one who will bring them back is the "the one who created you the first time"
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swa for judgement
"on that day people will be seperated" - those who did good go to heaven, those who do bad will go to hell
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swa for jannah
what a blessed reward! what a pleasant resting place - described as a beautiful place
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swa for jahannam
fire will scorch their faces and their lips will twist in pain - place of torture - some people thnk this is metaphorical so allah can dissuade people from commiting sin
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swa for allah is forving and hell is only temporary
'god forgives all sins'
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