Muslim beliefs

• H w i t A k t A p a t d a (quran)


  He who is the all knowing, the all powerful, able to do anything
• N v c g h, h i a a c

  No vision can grasp him, he is above all comprehension
• W a c t a h b t h j v


  We are closer to a human than his jugular vein
• W h s M f a a b t m

  We have sent Muhammed forth as a blessing to mankind
• How does Allah being omnipotent influence Muslims?

  - It means he created the world so everything humans have is on loan as it really belongs to Allah, which influences muslims to treat the environment with care and respect

  - This means Allah created human beings with different looks and skin colours so muslims should treat all humans with respect and not show prejudice and discrimination.
• How does Allah being beneficent and merciful influence a muslim

  - Allah sent prophets to guide people on how to live which influences a muslim to read the quran and follow its teachings as it is the word of Allah. They will also copy the example of the prophets especially the sunnah and hadith.
• How does Allah being Adalat influence a Muslim?

  - only Allah can judge humans for their action on the day of judgement which influences a muslim to not be scared of judgement because Allah is just., merciful, etc.

  - This means Allah expects Muslims to ensure fairness and justice so a muslims will practise zakah, donating money to poor muslims and help bring out justice and fairness.
• How doe Allah being Tawhid influence a muslim


  - it means Allah is monotheistic which means He is incomparable to anything else and is the most important part of a muslims life. Muslims pray to only Allah and bow to Him in one position.

  Allah communicates with angels, prophets and holy books as ordinary people are nothing compared to his oneness.
• How does Allah being immanent influence a muslim?

  it means Allah is vital to human existence and He sustains us and keeps us alive. This influences a Muslim as to the fact we are not alone and Allah acts in their lives and will not die unless Allah wills it.
• How does Allah being transcendent influence muslims

  - Allah is outside time and the created world is not influenced by it and it is timeless and beyond human understanding. This influences a muslim to realise that Allah is the only one worthy of worship so muslims only bow to him so Muslims put their heads to him in one position.
• What is the nature of angels?

  - Allah's first creation were angels according to the quran

  - they are immortal, do not have free will, and always obey Allah

  - they are sinless so they can enter the presence of Allah but they are not as holy as Allah so they can communicate with humans.

  - don't have physical bodies but are made of light.
• role of angels


  - angels are around all the time but humans don't see them except on very rare occasions or unless specially chosen by Allah to receive a message.

  - they spend their time praising Allah and guarding Hell

  - everyone has two guardian angels who record all thoughts and actions and will present these on the day of judgment
• o s o h r a o o h l

  one sitting on his right and one on the left.
• Shaytan


  fallen angel who refused to bow down to Adam so his job is to tempt humans into disobeying Allah
• Jibril


  - appeared to Muhammed in the cave of Mt Hira and revealed the Quran to him and also taught him the key beliefs and the 5 pillars

  - appeared to Maryam to say she would have a son Isa

  - showed Hajar where the zamzam well is in makkah

  - jibril will help in the weighing of actions on judgment day
• Mikail


  - helped muhammad become a good muslim and also helps muslims today

  -first angel to bow down to Adam and was put in charge of plants and rain

  - he helped Muhammed fight in the battle of badr

  - will help weighing action on judgement day.
• role of prophets

  - to be a messenger of Allah

  - to be a role model for muslims
• prophet Adam


  - given job of vice reagent, which influences Muslims to believe they also have the job of vice reagent and should care for the planet and the environment

  - Adam was tempted by Iblis, sinned and punished but asked for forgiveness of Mt Arafat and was forgiven. This reminds muslims that life is a test of faith and shaytan is out to test muslims, also a reminder that allah is forgiving.
• Prophet ibrahim


  - he offered to sacrifice his son ismail for Allah at Mina but Allah provided a ram instead, this shows that life is a test of faith and muslims need to put Allah first. If they do Allah will provide and take care of all their needs

  - He spoke about Allah and was threatened. He was thrown into but when asked by an angel what he wanted, he only wanted Allah to be pleased with him. this means muslims must expect to be persecuted and ridiculed for being a muslim.
• prophet muhammed

  - seal of prophets so is the only prophet to get Allah's message correct and last hear from Allah. This influences a muslims to say the shahadah as a statement of belief several times a day. Muslims will also follow the quran as it is the exact word of allah then act upon it in their lives.

  - Muhammed is the perfect muslim so he is a role model for muslims they will want to copy his hadith and sunnah.
• Y h i t p o a a b p o c

  You have in the prophet of Allah a beautiful pattern of conduct
• why is the quran the most important book in the world

  - it is the unchanged word of allah as Muhammed couldn't read or write so it is unchanged

  - it has all the advice a muslim needs in their life and it is timeless and correct as it is the word of Allah

  - it contains family laws eg up to 4 wives and rules for society eg when to use violence
• what do shia muslims believe about the quran

  - it is important that proper guidance is given on the meaning of the quran so they believe that Allah spoke to the imamamate on further guidance on what the quran means
• other holy books in islam

  - scrolls of ibrahim

  - torah (given to musa)

  - the psalms

  - the gospels
• how does a belief in the imamate influence muslims

  - they give extra guidance on the quran meaning because they have spoken to Allah so shia muslims add an extra line to the shahadah

  - muhammed is not the only perfect muslim
• E s i h t w i h e

  Every soul is hostage to what it has earned
• what three qs are a soul asked in the grave (barzakh)


  - who is your lord

  - what was your life like

  - who is your prophet
• paradise


  in the quran it is described as a place of peace and beauty
• hell


  a place of torment and fire
• how does a belief in judgement day influence a muslim

  - want to ensure you pass judgement day and go to paradise so muslims will copy the example of muhammed, be aware of the guardian angels, are against cremation
• how does life after death influence a muslim

  - want to ensure you go to paradise so muslims will copy the example of muhammed, and adopt a muslim lifestyle by following the 5 pillars, against cremation