1 What are the six articles of faith in Islam?
2 Which Branch of Islam follows the six articles
3 What are the five roots of Islam? (Usul ad-Din)
4 Which branch of Islam follows the five roots?
5 What are the main beliefs of the ‘Twelvers’ regarding leadership?
6 How do Sunni and Shi’as differ in their beliefs about succession?
7 What is meant by the ‘Seal of the prophets’?
8 According to Islam, why does God chose to send angels rather than appearing to us directly?
9 Why do Muslims believe the Quran is the most important Holy Text?
10 What is the meaning of ‘Islam’ in Arabic and why does it underline the belief in the supremacy of God?
1 Which branch of Islam has belief in Imamate?
2 What do they believe about the succession of Muhammad? Give at least three details?
3 Who was the first imam and what was his relationship with the prophet?
4 What is the given to those who believe in the appointment of the twelve Imams?
5 What special qualities did the imams have? Give at least two?
6 What impact did this have on the following of the imams?
7 What was the job of the twelve Imams?
8 Who is the Madhi and when will he return?
9 What is as Imam in Sunni Islam?
· When Muhammed died…
· The sunni Muslims…
· They decided that…
· Theuy called their leaders…
· The Shia Muslims …
· They decided that…
· They called their leaders…
1 What do Muslims consider the Quran to be? Give three facts?
2 Why is the Quran written in Arabic?
3 What does the process of revelation mean and indicate about why it was revealed to Muhammad?
4 How many chapters are there in the Quran?
5 What is the Arabic term for the chapters of the Quran?
6 Give examples of the types of themes covered the Quran Addresses?
7 Why the Quran considered to be the highest authority.
8 How should physical copies of the Quran be kept?
9 Apart from the Quran, name two others sources scholars use to understand the law of God.
10 Why does the Quran have authority over these other sources?
11 What is the meaning of the word Qutub
12 In what state is the Qutub irrefutable?
13 What is the beauty of language of the Quran considered to be able to do?
· The Quran is…
· It is considered to be …
· It was revealed to …
· The Quran is considered to be completely ….
· It contains guidance for Muslims on …
· Therefore, it is an …
· There are other authorities in Islam such as…
· However, these authorities…
· Furthermore, for some the Haddith and the Sunnah…
· There are also other holy texts within Islam, such as
· However, many Islamic scholars believe…
· As a result…
· To conclude…
1 Name three texts apart from the Quran
2 Which prophets received these Holy revelations?
3 Why was there a need for the Quran if there was already revelations?
4 What does Islam say these texts show about God?
5 How does the Quran refer to the Tawrat?
6 What do Muslims believe happened to the Gospels (Ingil)
7 What authority do these tests have on modern Muslims?
8 What are the Scrolls of Abraham
9 What is the Zabur?
· There are other texts regarded as being holy within Islam, which are …
· These are regarded as being …
· These revelations were taught by …
· For example…
· However, these revelations …
· Many scholars think that the original forms of these revelations …
· Therefore, within Islam today these texts….
1 What do Muslims understand the term ‘Tawhid’ to mean?
2 What does Qur'an 3:18 say?
3 Does the idea mean that Islam is a polytheistic religion or a monotheistic religion?
4 What is the Shahadah and what does it say?
5 Give and explain one Quranic verse which talks about the oneness of God.
6 How does the concept of Tawhid impact Muslim attitudes to their representations of God?
7 In which important Islamic prayer is Tawhid asserted?
8 What is the sin of ‘Shirk’?
9 Explain the difference between the lesser and greater Shirk?
10 Explain the Islamic idea of Adalat in Shi'a Islam
· The term for the ones of God within Islam is…
· This concept is …
· This states that…
· An important Surah in the Quran which supports the idea of Tawhid is …
· To imply that God is less than he is known as…
· This has two ideas which are…
11 List the seven Qualities of God according to Islam.
12 What does Qur'an 46:33 say about Allah?
13 How many names to Muslims believe that God has?
14 Where are these names found?
15 How do Muslims remember these names?
16 What is meant by the concept transcendence?
17 What is mean by the term ‘immanence’?
18 What is the tension between these two ideas?
19 How is this resolved within Islamic thought?
20 How do Muslims believe Allah’s mercy is shown?
21 What is meant by ‘Adalat’?
22 What is meant by the term ‘beneficence’?
23 In what ways do Muslims understand God to be fair?
24 What is meant by the term ‘Al-Qadeer’?
· In Islam, the term transcendence refers to …
· It is one of the …
· However, there are similar important facets of God’s nature which are…
· An important aspect of God which must be considered when looking at the transcendence nature of God is…
· The nature of God as being immanent states that he is…
· This juxtaposes with transcendence because …
· Muslims believe that…
· An important facet of Islamic thinking about God is not addressed by the transcendence of God which is…
· Tawhid is important to consider because…
· Therefore, it can be concluded that…
1 What is a prophet?
2 What do Muslims believe was God’s purpose for sending prophets?
3 What does Qur'an 2:136 say about Prophood?
4 How many Prophets do Muslims believe there have been?
5 What is the difference between a Rasul and a Nabi?
6 What is the importance of the prophet Adam as a Prophet? Give a least two points.
7 Why is Ibrahim remembered for his willingness to sacrifice for God?
8 Who is Dawud?
9 Who was Musa?
10 Who was Muhammed?
11 What does ‘PBUH’ stand for and what purpose does it serve?
12 What is mean by ‘following the Sunnah?’
13 What is the difference between the Christian and the Muslim understanding of Jesus?
14 What does it mean to say in Islamic teaching ‘Muhammad is the seal of the Prophets’?
· In Islam, it is believed that Muhammad was the ‘seal of the prophets’ which means that…
· He was the last of …
· He came in fulfilment…
· They believe God send his final revelation to Muhammed because…
· Examples of these previous revelations include…
· Muhammad’s revelations were spoken and written down …
· All copies of the Quran in Arabic are …
· It sets Islam apart as …
· Whereas it renders faith such as Christianity and Judaism to be…
· Some may argue that Muhammed was just …
· However, while this is true…
· Therefore, Muslims concluded that…
1 Give three qualities of angels according to Islamic thought.
2 What does Qur’an 2:97-98, Qur’an 2:285 say about Angels?
3 Give three examples of Muslim beliefs about Angels.
4 Do angels have gender?
5 How do Shi'a and Sunni Muslims differ regarding angels and free will?
6 Why is the angel Jibril central to Islam? Give one example of one of his actions to support your answer.
7 What is the angel Jibril commonly known as outside of Islam?
8 What does Qur’an 2:97-98 say about angels?
9 What did the Angel Mika’l do for the prophet Muhammed, and how does this continue today for Muslims?
10 Why can Angels communicate directly with God?
11 Give an example of the role of the angel Mika’l
12 Explain the Islamic beliefs on the significance of Angels other than Mika’l or Jibril such as Israfil.
· Within Islam, Angels are considered to be …
· They were made…
· Unlike humans…
· Because of this, they are able to do…
· They are also able to …
· As a result, in Islamic ideology, they have …
· An example of this is…
1 What doe s Al Qad’r mean?
2 What do Sunnis believe about Predestination?
3 What do Sunnis believe about Free will?
4 What do Shias believe about predestination?
5 What do Shi’as believe about Free will?
6 How do Muslims believe our actions impact upon the day of Judgement?
7 Muslims believe there is a record kept of all the actions and thoughts kept. Where is this recorded.
8 Who keeps this record?
9 What role does this record play in the Day of Judgement?
· The supreme will of Allah is..
· Sunnis would argue
· Not all Muslims would agree with this as
· Sunnis would argue that
· Here, there is more of an emphasis on …
· However, they still do believe that ….
· They often use the Phrase ‘insha Allah’ which means…
· Shia Muslims, however would argue that
· They believe this because…
· Both groups believe that our actions are …
· They also believe that the choices we make on earth will…
· To conclude it is clear that …
1 What is Akhirah?
2 What is Barzak?
3 What is the role of Angels in Barzak?
4 Describe the Islamic picture of heaven. Give at least three details.
5 Do Muslims believe in a literal hell?
6 What do Muslims believe will happen on the day of Judgement?
7 What does this say about the responsibility of humans for their actions?
8 What does this say about justice of Allah?
9 How does this reassure Muslims?
· Is Islam, the afterlife is…
· Once you die, Muslims believe you will…
· The day of Judgement will come…
· Humans will be…
· They will then be sent to …
· Heaven in Islam is considered to be …
· Hell in Islam is considered to be….