islam

• what does tawhid mean ?

  belief of the oneness of God
• what does transcendent mean?

  beyond human understanding
• what does immanent mean?

  very close in what he created
• what is Risalah?

  how God communicates using Prophets and angels
• what is Rasul?

  A prophet given a Holy Book
• how many Prophets in total?

  124,000
• who were the 5 main Prophets (in order)?

  Adam, Ibrahim, Musa, Isa, Muhammed
• Adam's story?

  1. made from clay
  2. was a caretaker of earth
  3. first prophet
  4. Adam picket fruit and banished
  5. built the 1st Kabah in Mekkah
  6. Adam and Eve had many children
• believe in one God

  monotheist
• believe in more than one God

  polytheist
• don't believe in God

  athiest
• what do people refer to Jesus as?

  Isa
• who was the penultimate prophet?

  Jesus (Isa)
• what is Kutub ?

  books
• why is Muhammed known as the seal of the Prophets?

  1. final perfect message
  2. proof it came from God
• what is Malaikah?

  angels
• Munkar and Nakir

  judges, questions after death
• Mika'il

  protector, devil out of heaven
• Jibril

  main messenger, revealing Qur'an to Muhammed
• what does Israfil do?

  announces end of the world, blow trumpet, 2nd blow resurrections
• Azrail

  death, releases souls
• Raqib and Atid

  record keeping, right keeps good things, left bad things
• God has decided your fate

  predesination
• Akhirah

  life after death
• Barzakh

  state of waiting
• Yaw Muddin?

  judgment day
• what does Jahnnam mean?

  hell
• Shiah's beliefs

  1. Ali is Muhammed's successor
  2. pure roots of religion
  3. pray with their heads on bricks
• Sunnis beliefs?

  1. cross hands when praying
  2. no religious hierarchy (Shiah's do)
  3. believes that Abu Bakr was the rightful leader
• The Five Pillars of Faith are the foundation of Islamic belief.
• "Do they not see that Allah, is able to give life to the dead? 
• "every time a messenger was sent to you with a message you did not desire you were arrogant"
• omnipotent?

  powerful
• beneficent?

  good son of jacob
• adam story?

  made from clay, was caretaker of the earth, Eve was created from his left rib, demon didn't kneel before Adam, picked forbidden fruit, built 2nd Kabbah in Mekkah
• Jannah?

  heaven/ place of paradise
• Jahannaw?


  Hell/ place of suffering
• what do shiah's do to their prayers?

  join them together so instead of 5 they have 3
• when do shiahs fast?

  a day before sunnis
• what is predestination?

  when god has decided your fate/ future