Islam

• arguments against 'the Qur'an is the most important authority'

  • imamate for Shia Muslims (not all Muslims)
  • other authorities exist to guide people e.g parents/teachers/youth leaders/government/police/councillors
  • mosque leader/imam to support them in understanding/ interpreting the Qur'an
  • other holy books- Torah
  • Hadith- oral traditions
• imams

  spiritual descendants from Allah
• arguments for 'the Qur'an is the most important authority for a Muslim'

  • the Qur'an is the word of God- spoken by Allah himself
  • word of God is the most sacred and important thing for Muslims
  • live by and follow whatever the Qur'an decreeds- it it a set of rules and life lessons
• how does the belief in predestination influence Muslims today

  • Shia Muslims believe they have free will- ensures they choose good actions to live by in their life so they will be rewarded. they are more conscious of God, so will try their best to live a good life
  • Allah is omnipotent and some Sunni Muslims believe that God had already determined everything that will happen- God has power over everything and gives Muslims comfort that whatever happens in life is God's will
  • muslims will be compensated for the hardships they endure in life- they see life as a test, there will be good and bad things that happen in life. this could lead to some losing hope when things are not going so well or becoming too reliant on God and not taking responsibility for their own actions
  • outcome of your life has already been determined- muslims may not be afraid of death
• How does belief in the supremacy of God influence Muslims?

  They only worship god

  Muslims must never make anything in their lives more than God

  Muslims must accept the bad things in life are meant to be
• 5 roots of Shi'a islam

  prophethood

  tawhid

  imamate (12 imams)

  life after death

  adalat- wise and just God
• 6 articles of sunni islam

  tawhid

  angels (malaika)

  Qur'an is most important

  prophethood

  day of judgment

  predestination