Belief in Destiny
Allah has recorded everything that occurred in the past, present and that will occur in the future. Does it mean that He is enforcing people to act certain way. Explain
Time Machine- Book
List 5 features of the angels
In proximity, angels are the closest being to Allah Almighty.
Neither do they eat nor drink.
Angles do not have a gender.
Invisible for human eye
They don’t have children.
Having refined or subtle bodies of light,
move very rapidly
and can be found in all realms of existence.
They are created out of Nur.
What are the stages in Quran's compiling process
610: First revelation (vahy)
632: Final revelation
633: Battle of Yamāma and first official collection of Qur’anic material by Abū Bakr
645: Preparation of ‘Uthmānic codex
List 9 stages of Akhirah
Death-Grave-Apocalypse-Resurrection-Hashir(Gathering)-Judgement- Scales-Bridge of Sirat- Hell/Araf/Heaven
List 3 attributes of the Prophets
Sidq (Truthfulness-Loyalty)
Amanah (Trustworthiness)
Fatanah (Intelligence)
Ismah (Infallibility)
Tablig (Conveying the message)
How could destiny and freewill co-exist?
Destiny exists so that human beings do not ascribe success and accomplishments to themselves; freewill exists so that human beings do not refuse responsibility for their actions and deeds.
5 attributes of light
Travels at a speed: 186,000 miles per second
Distance around the earth is 24,901 miles
Colors are part of light not of the particle or object
Invisible lights: infrared – X-Ray-Radio Waves-Ultra Waves
Visible part of light that we can see: 0.0035 percent
Infrared: Temperature
Ultraviolet: Chemical reactions
What are the 3 methods that the Prophet used to preserve Quran.
Written scripts- The scribes
Memorization- hafizun
Ardan Method-mukabele
List 5 Evidence for Life After Death
1-Sleep and death
2-He is the One who created you at first place and He has power to resurrect you
3-He gives life to the earth after its death
4-He created the whole universe and the earth
5-The prayer of your soul
6-Every single thing is being preserved by the Creator (DNA, seeds, sounds, memories)
7-Technology (DNA copy/ filming all scenes and recording all sounds)
8- Divine Books
9- The Prophets
10- The Divine Names of Allah requires life after death, they necessitate the existence of a realm of justice, reward and punishment. All Just-All Compasion-All Generous- All Wise
Jonah-John the Baptist- Joseph-Abraham
Yunus as- Yahya as-Yusuf as-Ibrahim as
Is God responsible for evil?
We make the intention
and Allah creates the action.
5 mistakes of Shaitan
First mistake of Shaitan (disobeying)
Second mistake (insistin on mistake instead of tawba)
Third mistake (declare his superiority-criticize Allah (swt))
Fourth mistake (blame Allah(swt) and Adam)
Fifth mistake(revenge)
Did the Prophet write down the Qur'an? 3 Evidence
The Quran’s style is different from the Prophet’s hadith.
The Quran blames the Prophet in certain ayahs.
It contains prophecies that later came true.
Revelation was delayed in some cases.
The Quran challenges humanity to produce something like it.
He was unlettered
List 5 major signs of apocalypse
Dajjal- dabbatul Arz- Smoke-rising of the sun from west-descent of Jesus-Emergence of Gog and Magog-lands sinking in east/ west/ Arabian Peninsula/ Fire Driving people to mahser
Aaron-Jethro-David-Job
Harun (as)- Shuayb (as)- Davud(as)-Ayyub (as)
List 5 theodicies for evil problem?
1- Natural Laws
2- To Have Free Will
3-The Whole Picture
4-The Names of Allah
5- The Life After Death
6-Developing Character
7-Greater Good
4 major angels and their responsibilities
Jibril is the angel of revelation,
Mikail who is in charge with natural laws and providence(rizq)
Israfil who will blow the trumpet twice at the end of time.
Azrail is the Angel of death.
Did He Copy From Previous Scriptures? 3 Evidence
The Prophet was unlettered.
The Bible was not available in Arabic at that time.
The first Arabic translation of the Bible came centuries later.
The Bible was not easily accessible.
3 main approaches about Dajjal
Literalist View: Dajjal is a real individual who will appear before the Day of Judgment (dominant in classical Islamic thought).
Symbolic View: Dajjal represents evil forces, false ideologies, or corrupt systems.
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Idris (as)-Yakup (as)-Ishak (as)-Ismael (as)
Can we change our destiny? Example Story
Hazreti Omar (ra)...I am running from the destiny of Allah, to the destiny of Allah.” The incident teaches us that it is our duty to abide by the laws of physics and nature. However, the result is created by Allah. Therefore, whatever happens as a result must be considered as the destiny of Allah.
Kiraman Katibun- Munkar Naker-Hamelei Arsh
Kiraman Katibin are the angels who record the daily actions of human beings,
Munkar and Nakir are the angels who interrogate the dead in the grave prior to Judgement Day
Hamalei Arsh: Bearers of the Throne
How do we know that Quran is the true book?
Compiling process- Authenticity in original Language
Linguistic Miracles
Scientific Miracles
Laws- Guidance-News from future
List 5 minor signs of Apocalypse
Tall Buildings- people wishing for death-slave women giving birth to her master- fire in Hijaz- Two great Muslim army-Islamic knowledge disappears ignorance increases-earthquakes- Time feeling shorter- increase in murders-war between m and j- increase in adultery, alcohol-number of women
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