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RE - Islam : Beliefs and Teachings (Turquoise = influence/what it makes…

- - - - Shi'a Muslims believe that the justice of Allah is absolute
- - - - In charge of communicating Allah's words to His prophets
      - Visited Muhammad and relayed the Qur'an to him from God after visiting as a child to purify his hard so he could receive revelation of God's word
      - Important because source of all knowledge and authority in Islam, and trusted messenger of God
    - - Rewards righteous people for acts of good and controlls weather, brings nourishment to earth and human life, through the rain
      - He was the first to bow to Adam without hesitation
        
        This makes him a role model to Muslims, as they should devote themselves to Allah, without hesitation
    - - Submit to God
        
        'They celebrate His praises night and day'
      - Carry out His will and commands
        
        They are able to receive God's words directly, to pass them onto prophets as they are pure / unable to commit sin
        
        Honorable scribe angels record every action, spoken word and thought of a person from their conception to their death
        
        'The record of their deeds will be laid open'
  - - - Because angels record their deeds
        
        Not commit sin so won't be sent to Jahannam, soul endures less pain
    - - Angels are sinless, able to communicate Allah's direct infallible word
      - Angels are able to take human form
- - - - Judged based on thoughts and reactions to actions
    - - Judged based on thoughts and actions
  - - - God is the creator of time so isn't bound by it, everything has already happened for Him
      - This belief stresses that humans have freedom and entire responsibility for their choices
      - 'God does not change the condition of a people'
  - - - Supremacy of Allah's will
      - Predestination - everything that happens was already destined to happen
      - This belief stresses God's omniscience and supremacy of will, less emphasis on human freedom
      - 'Only what God has decreed will happen to us'
- - - - Therefore no images or idols are made of Him, He cannot be accurately represented by image or picture
  - - - 'There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His prophet'
  - - - Belief in Oneness of Allah prevents Muslims from sinning
        
        Shirk is the gravest sin, which they are avoiding through practised belief in Tawhid, which enables them to live the sinless life necessary to be a Muslim
        
        If Shirk is the greatest sin, Tawhid is therefore the most important basic belief
      - Tawhid can indirectly teach all that is needed to be a Muslim
        
        Oneness can lead to a belief in all the nature's of Allah, such as omnipotence and immanence
        
        Believing in Allah's Oneness, would encourage you to believe that only He could be the creator, as He is the only God
        
        Therefore He is omnipotent and immanent as He is involved in the world, since He created and sustains it
    - - You must also understand the nature of Allah to be a Muslim
        
        Many of Allah's traits can not be known from the fact that He is only one God
        
        For example, beneficence, fairness, justice
        
        Knowing difference between right or wrong enables you to be a Muslim
      - Belief alone is insufficient, they must also be acted upon
        
        To be a Muslim means to be a follower, not only a believer of the religion
        
        Pray 5 times a day
        
        Daily recital of Shadah
    - - Disagree
        
        There are many sources of authority as shown in six articles of faith
        
        There is much more to Islam than just beliefs
        
        Does not teach all the core and fundamental beliefs/concepts to Islam
- - - - This wait is called 'Barrier' or Bazakh
  - - - 'Of the good that they do, nothing will be rejected of them'
  - - - Good beliefs and actions provide the entrance ticket
      - People will be asked to read from the Qur'an ; the more they can read, the higher they go
      - All wishes fulfilled, such as wine that doesn't intoxicate
      - 'They will be adorned therein with braceletes of gold and pearl, and their garments therein will be silk'
    - - To get there you make excuses and do not take responsilibity for your own sins
      - Repeatedly and perpetually suffer
      - Some are left there forever, some only for a set time
      - 'They will dwell amid scorching wind and scalding water in the shadow black smoke, neither cool nor refreshing'
- - - - One day where it will be decided where corpses and souls of all go
        
        Therefore no cremation
    - - Seal of prophets - nothing more is needed and all is explained in the Qur'an that is needed for a belief in Islam
    - - Shahadah
  - - - [Shi'a] Allah sent prophets to guide people, the emphasis is on what prophets do with their god-given information
      - [Sunni] Angels deliver revelations via prophets
    - - [Sunni] Supremacy of Allah's will is of high significance
      - [Shi'a] Justice is very significant in Shi'a Islam - Adalat
    - - [Sunni] Leader is decided by election and the next caliph is then also decided by election, they believe it should've been Abu Bakr as new leader
        
        Leader is believed to act on behalf of God to make sure people follow His laws
      - [Shi'a] Believe should have been cousin Ali after Muhammad and then each Imam declares / identifies next before death
        
        Leader is believed to be chosen by God