Flashcards
Islamic Beliefs
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- 1What is Tawhid?The oneness of Allah
- 2What is Risalah?How Allah communicates with humans
- 3What is Akirah?Beliefs about life after death
- 4What is Al-Qadr?Beliefs about Pre-destination
- 5What is Pre-destination?Where everything in the universe follows Allah's masterplan
- 6What are the six articles of faith in Sunni Islam?- Tawhid
- Beliefs about angels
- Beliefs about the holy books
- Beliefs about the prophets
- Akirah
- Al-Qadr
(The Apple Ham Pie Ate Allah) - 7What are Imams?Shi'a priests
- 8What are the 5 roots of Usul ad-Din in Shi'a?- Tawhid
- Beliefs about Divine Justice
Beliefs about Prophets
- Beliefs about Imams
- Belief in the Day of Resurrection
(The Demon Pie In Rome) - 9What are the roots of Shi'a called?The Roots of Usul ad-Din
- 10Where does the word Sunni come from?Sunnah (What Muhammad (pbuh) did in his life)
- 11How many Muslims are Sunni Muslims?85% // 1.5Billion
- 12Who are the Shi'a Muslims?The followers of Ali
- 13Why do Shi'a and Sunni Muslims disagree?After Muhammad (pbuh)'s death, there was an argument over who should take leadership of the Ummah. Shi'a thought it should be Ali and Sunni thought it should be Abu Bakr.
- 14What is the Ummah?The worldwide community of Muslims
- 15Who was Abu Bakr?He became the leader of the Ummah after Muhammad (pbuh). He was a friend of Muhammad (pbuh)
- 16Why do Shi'a believe that Ali should have led the Ummah after Muhammad (pbuh)?Because Ali was related to Muhammad (pbuh) (Married to Muhammad's (pbuh) daughter). Shi'a believe that the leaders had to be related to Muhammad (pbuh)
- 17What do Sunni's believe the leader of the Ummah must be like?Sunni's don't care who leads as long as they care about the Ummah
- 18What is the keyword for a Successor of Muhammad (pbuh)?Caliph
- 19What is a Caliph?A successor of Muhammad (pbuh)
- 20Who was the first Caliph?Abu Bakr
- 21Which Caliph was Ali?The fourth
- 22What did Sunnis do to Ali?Sunni Muslims killed Ali's children
- 23What do Shi'a believe about Caliphs?Leaders must come from the direct birthline of Muhammad (pbuh)
- 24What do Sunni and Shi'a Muslims agree on?- Tawhid
- Prophets
- Life after death - 25What do Sunni and Shi'a Muslims disagree on and explain- Predestination (Sunni) and Divine Justice (Shi'a)
- Imams (Shi'a believe Imams should be directly descended from Muhammah (pbuh)) - 26What is Divine Justice?Free-Will
- 27Why can't there be both Pre-Destination and Free-Will?Because one means we choose what we do and one means Allah controls what we do. They are opposites
- 28What are Imams and what do they do in Shi'a/Sunni Islam?- Imams are spiritual leaders of Islam
- Shi'a Imams appoint a successor from their family to keep the direct connection to the Prophet
- Sunni believe Imams can be anyone as long as they care about the Ummah - 29What happened to the first 11 Imams?They were martyred by Sunni
- 30What do Shi'a believe about the 12th Imam?He is still alive today but can't be seen by human unless he chooses to be seen. He will bring peace and justice at the end of the world (Messiah)
- 31What do Shi'a Muslims do that aren't how the Sunni Muslims pray?- They put their five daily prayers into three
- They put their head on a brick when praying
- They call their mosques Imambara
- They start Ramadan at different times - 32What does Islam mean?To submit/give in to God
- 33What is Tawhid?The Oneness of Allah
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