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GCSE ISLAM (Muslim Beliefs (Sunni - Six Beliefs (Belief in Allah - the…

- - - - dawud
        
        remembered for wisdom, prayers and fasting
      - musa (moses)
        
        famous for many miracles, his story teaches how Allah rewards perseverance in the face of suffering
      - ismai'l
        
        his story teaches to trust and put Allah first
      - isa (jesus)
        
        unlike Christianity, he was not divine or killed. He honoured Tawhid
      - ibrahim
        
        Allah's 'friend'. An 'obedient' 'example'
      - Muhammad
        
        previous prophets paved the way for him as he was the 'seal of the prophets'. He revealed the Qur'an and is an 'excellent model' to all Muslims.
      - adam
        
        The first prophet. This is Adam of Adam and eve. His deceitful story teaches Muslims to follow Allah and not Satan.
  - - - 'It is from the Lord of the worlds'
  - - - 'My mercy embraces all things'
    - - 'If you judge between people, do so with justice'
    - - 'Your Lord's bounty is not restricted'
    - - 'he has power over all things'
    - - 'we are closer to him than his jugular vein'
  - - - 'we are your allies in this world and in the world to come'
        
        Jibril
        
        delivered the whole qur'an to Muhammad over 23 years
        
        Izra'il
        
        angel of death. Takes the souls of every person and returns it to Allah
      - 'we only descend at your Lord's command...all belongs to him'
  - - - 'God the One'
  - - - affirms Allah's omnipotence
        
        'he regulates all things'
      - everything happens for a reason and is part of Allah's plan
      - nothing happens without Allah's permission
  - - - Judgement
        
        Allah is omniscient and omnipotent and so can judge fairly
        
        'on that day people will be seperated'
      - paradise (Jannah)
        
        'what a blessed reward!'
      - Barzakh
        
        stage between death and the time of judgement
      - Hell (Jahannam)
        
        'the fire will scorch their faces'
- - - - 'fasting is prescribed for you...so that you may be thankful'
      - important to have solidarity for those in starvation
      - important to be grateful for all you have
      - teaches self-restraint
    - - in the month of Ramadan, Muhammad's prophet hood began as the angel Jibril revealed Allah's words to him.
      - Muslims believe that they can experience their own personal Night of Power
      - 'The night of glory is better than a thousand months'
  - - - first pillar of islam
      - 'there is none worthy of worship except Allah alone and He has no partner'
      - 'Muhammad is His servant and His messenger
  - - - greater jihad - striving spiritually to resist evil within oneself
        
        includes suppressing anger and helping the poor
      - lesser jihad - striving physically to resist an evil in the world
        
        includes fighting an enemy in a war
        
        should only happen in certain circumstances, for example if persecution reaches an extreme level, religious freedoms are being taken away or it is authorized by a Muslim leader
        
        'we denounce and condemn extremism, radicalism and fanaticism today'
  - - - sawm - fasting
      - hajj - pilgrimage
      - salah - praying
      - zakah - 2.5%
      - khums - tax
      - jihad - striving
      - amr bil ma'roof - encouraging good actions
      - nahi anil munkar - discouraging evil actions
      - tawalla - association with good poeple
      - tabarra - disassociation with evil people
  - - - festival started by Muhammad and takes place at the end of Ramadan. Muslims express their gratefulness to Allah for being able to pass through Ramadan
    - - Shi'a festival commemorating the Prophet Muhammad's choice of Ali as a leader of Muslims
        
        'Ali will be the leader'
    - - festival of sacrifice commemorating the devotion of Ibrahim and Isma'il
    - - Shi'a commemoration of Imam Hussain's martyrdom