Quotes - Islam Flashcards

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‘Your Lord is God, who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, then established himself on the throne…All creation and all command belong to Him…’ Qur’an 7;54

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  • God is all powerful
  • God is above all
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‘It is He who created night and day, the sun and the moon, each floating in its orbit’ Qur’an 21.33

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  • God is all powerful
  • he is the creator
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‘Eat and drink (as we have permitted) but do not be extravagant: God does not like extravagant people.’ Qur’an 7:31

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  • God wants people to be selfless
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‘It is He who has made you successors on the earth.’ Qur’an 6:165

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  • people should be grateful to God for their existence
  • God created all
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‘Every single Muslim that cultivates or plants anything of which humans, animals or birds may eat from what is counted as charity towards them on his behalf’ Hadith

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  • people that do good deeds are being charitable which is one of the five pillars of Islam: Zakat
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‘God does not change the condition of a people (for the worse) unless they change what is in themselves’ Qur’an 13:11

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  • God will not punish you if you are a good person
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‘Do not seek from it more than what you need.’ Hadith

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  • God wants everyone to be equal and have enough for them to be content
  • God doesn’t want people to be selfish
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‘Vegetation comes out of the good land in abundance, by the will of its Lord.’ Qur’an 7:58

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  • God is the creator of all
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‘Each person has angel before him and behind, watching over him by God’s command.’ Qur’an 13:11

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  • God is always watching
  • God is always protecting his people
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‘Praise be to God, Creator of the heavens and earth, who made angels messengers with two, three, four (pairs of) wings.’ Qur’an 35:1

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  • God should be worshipped
  • God created everything
  • God’s angels are his messengers for his people
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‘This is God, your Lord, there is not God but Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him; He is in charge of everything. No vision can take Him in, but He takes in all vision. He is the All Subtle, the All Aware.’ Qur’an 6:102-103

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  • there is only one God
  • God should be praised
  • God created everything
  • God cannot be depicted
  • he knows everything
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‘Only what God has decreed will happen to us. He is our Master: let the believers put their trust in God.’ Qur’an 9:5

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  • God chooses what happens to his
  • his followers should trust him
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‘Every community is sent a messenger, and when their messenger comes, they will be judged justly; they will be judged justly; they will not be wronged’ Qur’an 10:47

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  • everyone is judged by God
  • everyone is judged equally
  • God does not judge wrong
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‘Muhammad is not the father or any one of you men; he is God’s messenger and the seal of the prophets: God knows everything.’ Qur’an 33:40

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  • Muhammad should not be worshipped
  • Muhammad is God’s messenger
  • God knows everything
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‘This is the Scripture in which there is no doubt, containing guidance for those who are mindful of God.’ Qur’an 2:2

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  • the Qur’an is the most Holy book for Muslims to follow to help them guide to God
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‘This is truly a glorious Qur’an (written) on a preserved Tablet’ Qur’an 85:21-22

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  • the Qur’an should be respected
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‘Marry those who are single among you for (God) will develop their moral traits (through marriage)’ Hadith

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  • marriage is a tool to help guide peoples morals in the direction which God wishes
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‘The only way to protect all within society is to maintain a society where only a man and his wife share the act of sex’ Abdul Wahid Hamid, Islam: The Natural Way

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  • adultery is forbidden in Islam
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‘Must you, unlike (other) people lust after males and abandon the wifes that God has created for you? You are exceeding all bounds’ Qur’an 26:165-166

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  • homosexuality is forbidden and frowned upon by Allah in Islam
  • Allah wants men and women to be united through marriage
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‘And do not go anywhere near adultery: it is an outrage, and an evil path’ Qur’an 17:32

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  • Allah does not accept adultery
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‘A man should not stay with a woman in seclusion unless he is a Dhu-Mahram (relative)’ Hadith

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  • women should be chaperoned when around men which are not their relatives
  • this is to stop any sexual acts
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‘God wishes to lighten your burden; man was created weak.’ Qur’an 4:28

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  • marriage is a positive thing as it provides a partner to share your responsibilities with
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‘Do not kill your children for fear of poverty- we shall provide for them and for you- killing them is a great sin’ Qur’an 17:31

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  • Muslims should rely on Allah to help guide them through poverty
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‘Heaven is under the feet of the mothers.’ Hadith

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  • women and mothers are extremely important in Islam
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“There is no institution in Islam more beloved and dearer [to God] than to marriage.” Hadith

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  • marriage is very important in Islam
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“Your Lord has commanded that you should worship none but Him, and that you be kind to your parents. If either or both of them reach old age with you, say no word that shows impatience with them, and do not be harsh with them, but speak to them respectfully.” Qur’an 17:23

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  • Muslims should always respect their parents no matter their age or yours
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“Divorced women shall also have maintenance as is considered fair: this is a duty for those who are mindful of God.” Qur’an 2:241

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  • women who are divorced should be taken care of by their ex-partners
  • divorce is acceptable in Islam providing both partners are consenting and happy
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“People, We created you all from a single man and a single woman, and made you into races and tribes so that you should recognise one another.” Qur’an 49:13

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  • homosexuality is frowned upon in Islam
  • everyone no matter their race should be treated equally
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“Honour your children and perfect their manners.” Hadith

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  • Muslims should take care and teach their children to respect and be polite
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“If a man gives his daughter in marriage while she is averse to it then such marriage is invalid.” Hadith

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shows:

  • even in arranged marriage, the woman always has the choice to say no
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“…when any of you intend to divorce women, do so at a time when their prescribed waiting period can properly start…if you are in doubt, the period of waiting shall be three months…” Qur’an 65:1&4

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  • Muslims should wait to consider if divorce is a good option for them
  • women have control over this, and decide when they are ready showing the importance of women in Islam
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'’There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger.’’ Shahadah

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  • Shi’as interpretation of the Shahadah which represents their beliefs
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'’Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong…’ Qur’an 3:104

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shows:

  • that Muslims should commit to the ten obligatory acts of Shi’a Islam
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'’Establish regular prayers - at the sun’s decline till the darkness of the night, and the morning prayer…and pray in the small watches of the morning…’’ Qur’an 17:78-79

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  • Muslims are guided to pray to become closer to Allah
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'’When ye prepare for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands to the elbows, rub your heads, and wash your feet to the ankles’’ Qur’an 5:6

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  • Muslims should complete wudu before praying
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‘The Greatest Jihad is to battle your own soul, to fight the evil within yourself’ Hadith

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  • inner struggle for Islam
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‘And fight for the cause of God, those who fight you, but do not be aggressive, for surely God does not like the aggressors’ Qur’an

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  • defend yourself but don’t always turn to violence
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‘None of you is a believer until you love for your neighbour what you love for yourself’ Hadith

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  • build a community and love each other