Muslim Beliefs - KEY WORDS

Question 1

Arabic name for god

Answer 1

Allah

Question 2

Spoken words and saying of the Prophet Muhammad

Answer 2

Hadith

Question 3

Khalifa

Answer 3

A religious Leader representing Allah or a Prophet

Question 4

The holiest text in Islam

Answer 4

Qur’an

Question 5

Shi’a muslim

Answer 5

Muslims who believe that leadership belong to the Ahl al-bayt

Question 6

Sunni muslims believe…

Answer 6

Abu Bakr was the first of four ‘rightly guided’ leaders after the prophet Muhammad

Question 7

Mi’ad

Answer 7

The day of Judgement and the resurrection

Question 8

Tawhid

Answer 8

Belief in the one God, the oneness of Allah.

Question 9

Usul ad-Din

Answer 9

Name given to principles of faith for Shi’a Muslims

Question 10

Beneficence

Answer 10

Kindness, Generosity

Question 11

Immanence

Answer 11

The belief that Allah acts in the World

Question 12

Omnipotence

Answer 12

Being all-powerful

Question 13

An actions against the will of Allah

Answer 13

Sin

Question 14

Transcendence

Answer 14

A belief that Allah is above and beyond his creations

Question 15

Extraordinary events that may not be explainable

Answer 15

Miracles

Question 16

A messenger chosen by Allah to teach humanity what is right and wrong

Answer 16

Prophet

Question 17

Risalah

Answer 17

The system of communication between Allah and people, through the prophets

Question 18

Communication from Allah, often through an angel

Answer 18

revelation

Question 19

Malaikah

Answer 19

The Arabic name for angles

Question 20

Akhirah

Answer 20

Life after death, when the Day of Judgement takes place

Question 21

Al-Qadr

Answer 21

Pre-destination

belief that Allah has preordained certain things and puts in place fixed universal laws

Question 22

Barzakh

Answer 22

Stage between death and the time of Judgement

Question 23

The belief that humans will be raised again in the next life

Answer 23

resurrection