Flashcards
Islam- R.E
Cards in this deck (13)
- 1The teachings and nature of Allah; Key wordsImmanent- Close by; closer to us than the veins in our neck
Transcendent- Beyond all things; not limited by the rules of nature
Beneficent- Always kind; always loves
Just- Always just; not subject to human emotions
Fair- Always fair; he is ever patient and gentle
Merciful- Always loving; Will forgive us if we are sorry
Omnipotent- All powerful; there is nothing outside of his power - 2The nature of Allah; Quote"There is only one true universal God"
- 3Adalat in Shi'a IslamAdalat (The Justice of God) is given particular emphasis. It is one of the five roots of religion. Shi'a wants to stress that god is the perfect justice. He is all powerful and will never do anything that goes against his nature. Unlike humans, he is not controlled and ruled by his emotions.
- 4The nature of prophethoodMuslims believe that communication from god to humans is done so through the use of prophet hood. These are humans chosen especially to give Gods guidance to the people. There have been many prophets throughout Islam, but Muslims believe the last and greatest was Muhammad.
- 5Prophet hood definitionThe term used of messengers of God, beginning with Adam and ending with Muhammad.
- 6The importance of prophets to IslamThey are chosen to carry Gods message
- 7AdamAdam- Formed by god from a handful of soil; Eve created from his rib. They created original sin however after confessing God forgave them and Adam became the first prophet
He is called the father of the human race. Created as "Kalifah"
Built the first ka'ba - 8IbrahimBorn into a polythestic family but only believed in one God
Became a Muslim
Regarded as a hand
Greatest of all prophets before Isa - 9IsaJesus in islam
- 10MuhammadThe final of all prophets
- 11The ummahIs the worldwide community of muslims
- 12Sunni and Shi'aSunni's form the vast majority of muslims today. They live in North Africa, the Middle East, Indonesia and South Asia
Shi'a are the remaning 10-13% of Muslims found Iran, Iraq and India. - 13—