RE - chapter 7: Islam - Beliefs and Teachings

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what are key verses from the Surah 112
'he is God one' - there is only one God, God is a unified individual, cannot be divided into different persons - 'God is eternal': God has always existed - 'he begot nor was he begotten': God was not born or came into being out of something else
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what are key verses from the Surah 112 (2)
'no one is comparable to him': God is unique, no other person or thing has God's qualities and attributes, no one can accurately picture or describe God because there is nothing to compare him to
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Belief in the Tawhid means Muslims should...
worship only one God, Never make anything in their lives more important than God as God has no equal, not use images or pictures of God, as it is impossible to portray God accurately
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what do muslims believe about the supremacy of God's will
God's will is supreme. God can make anything happen, nothing happens unless God wants it to, gives them confidence that if something goes wrong it is parts of God's plan, live according to God's words
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What are the six articles of faith in Sunni Islam
Tawhid - only one God, Angles - passed God's message to prophets, The holy books - respect for the holy books especially the Qur'an, The Prophets - respect for prophets (Muhammad), Day of Judgment, Supremacy of God's will
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what are the five roots of 'Usul ad-Din' in Shi'a Islam
Tawhid - only one God, Prophethood - respect for the Prophets (Muhammad), The justice of God(Adalat) - God will judge everyone, The imamate - respect for the 12 imams chosen by God to lead Islam, Resurrection - belief that after - resurrection
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what are the main qualities of God
Transcendent, Omnipotent, Merciful, Immanent, Beneficent, Fair and Just
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what does it mean if God is Transcendent
God created the universe, so is beyond and outside of it not limited by the physical world, Muslims believe he can be both transcendent and immanent - outside of universe but is also within things
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what does it mean if God is immanent
God is present everywhere in the world and the universe God is within all things and is involved with life on earth
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what does it mean if God is beneficent
he is all-loving he is all good, his generosity is seen in his gift to humanity of everything they need on earth
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what does it mean if God is Fair and Just
he treats everyone fairly and justly, he will judge all people equally, Shi'a Muslims believe people have full responsibility for their actions and God will punish you or reward you
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what does it mean if God is Merciful
God shows compassion and mercy, God cares for people and understands their suffering
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what does it mean if God is Omnipotent
God is all-powerful, he has the power to create and sustain everything in the universe, he is aware of everything including our thoughts and actions
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what are the nature of Angels
they are pure and sinless, are spiritual beings created by God from light, they have no free will
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what are the roles of angels
messengers of God, some take care of people, some record everything a person does in 'book of deeds', some take people's souls
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what are two most important angels in Islam
Jibril (Gabriel) and there Mika'il ( Micheal)
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what does Jibril do
Angel of revelation purified Muhammad and recited the Qur'an to him to guide him through rest of life played important role in communicating final version of islam to humanity
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what does Mika'il do
the angle of mercy - responsible for sending rain, thunder and lightning to earth, brings nourishment to earth believes people should be rewarded for good deeds
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what does Predestination mean
some Sunni Muslims believe that God has already determined everything that will happen in the universe
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what quote from the Qur'an supports Predestination
'only what God has decreed will happen to us' (Qur'an 9:51)
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What do Shi'a Muslims believe about predestination
they believe that God know everything that is going to happen but does not decide what is going to happen
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what quote from the Qur'an supports what Shi'a Muslims believe about Predestination
'God does not change the condition of a people unless they change what is in themselves
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what do muslims believe about the day of Judgment
they have free will to make their own choices also believe they will be judged by God for these choices, they will either be rewarded or punished, even though God knows everything that will happen they are still responsible for their actions
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what do Muslims believe are the three stages following death
Barzakh - the state of waiting until the day of judgement two angels question you about your faith, Day of Judgement - people will be given own 'book of deeds', Heaven and Hell -they will be rewarded in heaven eternal happiness with God punished hell
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what is the importance of the belief of Akhirah
they take responsibility of their actions because they will be held accountable by God, gives hope to those who suffer something to look forward to, accept unjust situations
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what doe Muslims believe about Prophethood
is a gift from God to help humans to understand his message, God sends prophets to call people back to the right path, there have been over 124,000 prophets, Muhammad was the last prophet
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Why is Ibrahim important to Muslims
he showed great faith in God, he is a good role model for Muslims, he proclaimed belief in only one God, he fulfilled the commandments given to him by God
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why is Muhammad important to Muslims
his revelations of the Qur'an - Conquering Makkah - The Night Journey
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why is the imamate
leader of Shi'a Musilms is called the imam, the imam should be descended from Muhammad and chosen by God, they are appointed by God so they can interpret the Qur'an and islamic law without fault, they necessary as people need divine guidance
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what is the Quran
written in Arabic, the foundation of every believer's faith, contains 114 surahs includes historical accounts and advice from God, every chapter starts with 'in the name of God, the lord of Mercy, the giver of Mercy'
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what are the other holy books in islam
the Torah, The Psalms, The Gospel, The Scroll of Adam
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who was the Torah revealed to
Moses (Musa)
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who was the Psalms revealed to
David
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who was the Gospel revealed to
Jesus (Isa)
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