RE - Islam

• Divisions of islam - Sunni and shia
• Akhirah is the belief that after death, humans will be judged by God and will either be rewarded or punished
• Tawhid: the oneness of God - he's in all things because he's the creator of all things, he's perfect so he doesn't have any potential. Isn't subject to change and only had one
• Transcendent: beyond or above the range of normal or physical human experience

  • not of the physical world
  • Muslims should submit
  • Impersonal
  • Angels is a necessary belief - they bring messages from 'other existance'
  • God is mysterious and comprehendible
• Immanence - 'to dwell in'

  • Personal, like the vein in your neck, god knows you physically and mentally
  • God knows our suffering - merciful
  • Prayer = personal
• Other virtues of Allah- justice, mercy and goodness
• Predestination - god has already determined everything that will happen in the universe

  Sunni - greater emphasis on God's omniscience and less on human freedom

  Shia - god knows everything that happens, but he doesn't decide it, humans have free will
• Judgement day and resurrection - when the universes purpose is fulfilled Mahdi and Isa fight the false prophets, everyone dead resurrects and is judged

  Akhirah- new world/ hereafter
• Angels

  • Jibril- communication angel
  • Israfil - blows trumpet on judgement day
  • Mika'il- sustainer, angel of mercy
• Adam

  • First man on earth and first prophet
  • God gave Adam understanding and passed it down to rest of humans
  • Father of the human race
  • Repeats after going against god
  • Some believe he built the ka'bah
• Muhammad

  • Last prophet
  • Couldn't read or write
  • In the night of power, told to read by jibril and he recited the Quran
  • Fled to medina and started islam there
  • Went back to mecca to fight and won
• Quaran

  • Teaches the oneness of god
  • Teaches Allah's virtues - imminent, transcendent, omnipotent, beneficient(loving), merciful,fair and just
  • Guidance to go to paradise
  • How to be good and happy in life
  • How to worship and pray to god
  • Laws, advice and guidance
  • 'Make peace between your brothers'