3.1. Concepts of the Ultimate Reality

• Monotheism is the belief in a single, all-powerful deity as the Ultimate Reality.


  True
• Match the attribute of God in the Judeo-Christian tradition with its description:

  Omnipotent ↔️ All-powerful

  Omniscient ↔️ All-knowing

  Omnibenevolent ↔️ All-loving
• The Islamic view of Allah emphasizes transcendence, which means Allah is beyond the physical world
• In Hinduism, the Ultimate Reality is described as Brahman
• In Islam, Allah is considered the one and only God, sharing attributes like monotheism and omnipotence with the Judeo-Christian God.

  True
• In Hinduism, what is the Ultimate Reality referred to as?

  Brahma
• Pantheism holds that the Ultimate Reality is distinct from the universe.

  False
• The Judeo-Christian God is considered a personal and distinct entity.


  True
• Order the following concepts of the Ultimate Reality from least to most personal:

  1️⃣ Pantheism

  2️⃣ Monism

  3️⃣ Brahman

  4️⃣ Monotheism
• Match the concept with its description:

  Pantheism ↔️ Ultimate Reality is identical with the universe

  Monism ↔️ Reality is fundamentally one
• Monotheism in the Judeo-Christian tradition is the belief in one God
• In Hinduism, Brahma is considered a personal, interactive deity similar to the Judeo-Christian God.

  False
• What does the term "Ultimate Reality" describe in religious and philosophical contexts?

  Fundamental nature of existence
• In the Judeo-Christian tradition, what is the Ultimate Reality referred to as?

  God
• The Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions view the Ultimate Reality as impersonal.

  False
• The Ultimate Reality refers to the fundamental, underlying nature of existence or reality
• In the Judeo-Christian tradition, God is believed to be omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent.

  True
• Match the attribute with its description in Islam:

  Omniscience ↔️ All-knowing

  Omnipotence ↔️ All-powerful
• Brahma is considered a personal and interactive deity in Hinduism.

  False
• Monism posits that reality is fundamentally one
• In Islam, the Ultimate Reality is known as Allah
• Monotheism describes a single, personal God with attributes like omnipotence and omniscience
• Brahma is described as the eternal, infinite, and transcendent source from which all existence originates
• Match the concept with its description:

  Monotheism ↔️ Belief in a single God

  Pantheism ↔️ Ultimate Reality is the universe

  Monism ↔️ Reality is fundamentally one

  Brahman ↔️ Hindu Ultimate Reality
• What quality of Allah is emphasized in Islam, unlike the Judeo-Christian God?

  Transcendence
• In Hinduism, what is the relationship between Brahma and creation?

  Source of all existence