Islamic concepts #2
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- Created on: 19-01-17 20:34
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- Religious concepts-Islam
- Prophets-Nabi
- Why?
- Human intellect and reasoning can only take knowledge so far
- There will always be a realm which we cannot access or understand-God
- God reveals the answers that we cannot understand on our own through the Nabi
- "If the muslim's duty is to serve god's will then it is God's duty to clearly explain what that will is" Maqsood
- God reveals the answers that we cannot understand on our own through the Nabi
- There will always be a realm which we cannot access or understand-God
- God's way of communicating with man, bring us closer to him
- Human intellect and reasoning can only take knowledge so far
- less than 30 prophets mentioned by name in the quran
- tradition claims that there was around 124,000
- Prophets of previous scriptures/religions are also prophets of islam
- All of them brought the same message
- All were role models-lives demonstrated the will of God
- Why the hadith (collection of what a prophet did and said) is so important
- All were role models-lives demonstrated the will of God
- All of them brought the same message
- Beliefs about prophets
- all
- bring man and God closer
- Be role models demonstrating gods will
- Chosen by God
- some
- Fallibility(just men)/Infallibility
- "Muhammad was no more than an apostle, many were apostles passed away before him"
- ismah-God's will does not allow for fallible prophets as role models
- Fallibility(just men)/Infallibility
- all
- reveal god to the people through themselves
- Why?
- Messengers-Rasul
- All messengers are prophets
- Not all prophets are messengers
- Messengers communicate with god and the people through scripture
- Messengers of islam
- Dawud (david)-Psalms
- Musa (Moses)- Torah
- Ibrahin (Abraham)-Suhuf (scrolls)
- Issa (jesus)- Gosples
- Do not believe He was the son of God
- Muhammad-The Quan
- "Muhammad was neither the author nor editor of the Quran, but Gods intermediary" Esposito
- Messengers of islam
- Inappropriate to award status to the different messengers as they all brought the same message
- Fair to say the Quran is the most important scripture as it hasn't been distorted
- "The Quran is seen at the jewel in the crown of God's messages" Turner
- "God's existence can be known through creation; nature contains 'signs' of God, the verses of the Quran are also called signs of God. Through which muslims can know his revealed will" Esposito
- The message
- no more prophets-no more messengers, no more message?
- The risalah in the Quran will always be relevant to everyone
- Sunna provides further guidance
- The risalah in the Quran will always be relevant to everyone
- "You have indeed in the apostle of God a beautiful pattern of conduct"
- Muhammad's original role was to be a 'warner' to the people of Arabia about the lives they were living
- "Say I am no bringer of new doctrine, I follow that which is revealed to me by inspiration I am but a warner"
- "And Muhammad us no more than an apostle; apostles have passed away before him; if then he dies or is killed will you turn back upon your heels? And whoever turn back upon his heels, will by no means do harm to Allah, Allah will reward the greateful"
- "The same religion has he established for you that he enjoined on Noah, and that which we enjoined on Abraham, Moses and Jesus"
- Muhammad was the seal of the prophets, so his messages was gods final message to man
- The laws set by Muhammad are what Muslims should strive to live by all the time
- no more prophets-no more messengers, no more message?
- All messengers are prophets
- Angels-malaika
- one of the main articles of faith-strongly believed
- Analogy of mirrors, they reflect gods likeness as we cannot directly see him, he is too great
- they are the interference between man and God
- Jibril
- The messenger of Allah
- Mikail
- Oversea's wordly matters
- Israfil
- Blows the trumpet on the day of judgement
- Munkar & Nakir
- Questions muslims in the grave
- As soon as life ceases the soul and the body are seperated
- The soul waits in the realm barzakh, the soul cannot bass the barrier to warn others or put things right
- Some teach that the soul is aware others say it sleeps
- It will be given a taste of what their afterlife is going to be, comfort or darkness
- On judgement day it can cross the barrier and is returned to their body-akirah is physical
- It will be given a taste of what their afterlife is going to be, comfort or darkness
- Some teach that the soul is aware others say it sleeps
- The soul waits in the realm barzakh, the soul cannot bass the barrier to warn others or put things right
- As soon as life ceases the soul and the body are seperated
- Questions muslims in the grave
- Akirah
- "Punishment is awarded where a reprehensible act is committed wilfully. man reaps the result of his deliberate actions" Turner
- Muhammad introduced the concept of afterlife in his early prophethood
- In Jahaliyah they believed that after death everyone became a jinn so there was no desire to act morally
- Judgement gives muslims a reason to submit to Allah
- As soon as life ceases the soul and the body are seperated
- The soul waits in the realm barzakh, the soul cannot bass the barrier to warn others or put things right
- Some teach that the soul is aware others say it sleeps
- It will be given a taste of what their afterlife is going to be, comfort or darkness
- On judgement day it can cross the barrier and is returned to their body-akirah is physical
- It will be given a taste of what their afterlife is going to be, comfort or darkness
- Some teach that the soul is aware others say it sleeps
- The soul waits in the realm barzakh, the soul cannot bass the barrier to warn others or put things right
- As soon as life ceases the soul and the body are seperated
- Judgement gives muslims a reason to submit to Allah
- In Jahaliyah they believed that after death everyone became a jinn so there was no desire to act morally
- 67 sura's refer to the akirah, only God knows when its going to happen
- There are minor and major signs, all of which will happen and then the day of judgement will come
- 80 minor signs and 10 major signs
- Major signs
- Dajjal-The false massiah
- Gogg and Magog-Tribe/giants
- Smoke
- The beast of the earth
- Three sinkings of the earth
- A fire will come from Yemen and would drive people to their pleace for judgement
- Jesus will come down
- "And he shall be a sign for the coming of the hour of judgement; therefore have no doubt about the hour; but follow me; this is a straight way"
- Jesus will come down
- A fire will come from Yemen and would drive people to their pleace for judgement
- Three sinkings of the earth
- The beast of the earth
- "But there is a ban on a town which we have destroyed that they shall not return until Gogg and Magog are let through and they swiftly spread out in every direction"
- Smoke
- Gogg and Magog-Tribe/giants
- Dajjal-The false massiah
- features of judgement day
- physical resurection
- events take place over 1000 years but go fast
- man is shown the significance of everything he did/said/thought
- man read from his book of life, cannot lie
- deeds are weighed on scales of justice
- separated into three groups
- compangion of the left hand side-hell
- "for those who disbelieve their lord there is the doom of hell, a hapless journey; when they are flung there in they hear its roar as it boileth up as it would burst with rage. whenever a fresh host is flung there in the wardens ask them; come to you not a warner? hey replied; yet, there came a warner but we denied and are in great error. Had we listened or had sense, we would not be among the dweller in the flames"
- Jahannam
- "for those who disbelieve their lord there is the doom of hell, a hapless journey; when they are flung there in they hear its roar as it boileth up as it would burst with rage. whenever a fresh host is flung there in the wardens ask them; come to you not a warner? hey replied; yet, there came a warner but we denied and are in great error. Had we listened or had sense, we would not be among the dweller in the flames"
- companion of the right hand side- heavan
- "A similitude of the garden which the righteous are promised: in it are rivers of water unpolluted, rivers of milk of which the flavour never changes rivers of wine a joy to the drinkers, and river of honey pure and clear; in it for them is every kind of fruit, with grace from their lord. Unlike those who are immoral in the fire and are given boiling water to drink so that it teareth their bowels"
- Jannah
- "A similitude of the garden which the righteous are promised: in it are rivers of water unpolluted, rivers of milk of which the flavour never changes rivers of wine a joy to the drinkers, and river of honey pure and clear; in it for them is every kind of fruit, with grace from their lord. Unlike those who are immoral in the fire and are given boiling water to drink so that it teareth their bowels"
- best of the best-god himself
- compangion of the left hand side-hell
- "Cataclysmic drama that unfolds will mark the transition from one world to another" Turner
- There are minor and major signs, all of which will happen and then the day of judgement will come
- Al-Mahdi-not a official major sign but plays a big part
- He will emerge as a great leader who will reinstate a muslim government and lead before the return of Jesus
- Prophets-Nabi
- Angels do not have free will, but they have met god and been in his presence
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