3.1 The Need for Divine Guides
Allah has told us that He will hold us responsible for our actions on the Day of
What is Judgement?
Humbleness in relation to people in Arabic is
What is tawaḍuʿ?
Prophet Muḥammad (ṣ) was the final
What is Prophet?
Complete certainty is called
What is yaqīn?
This is a book that is the actual, exact word of God
What is the Qurʾān?
The Qurʾān itself tells us to go to divine guides for
What is Help?
Khushūʿ was another quality all of the Prophets had which means they had true inner humility and awe of
Who is Allah (swt)?
Islam's set of laws and guidelines is called
What is sharīʿah?
Someone impeccable and faultless is called a
What is maʿṣūm?
Allah (swt) revealed the Qurʾān to His Prophet Muḥammad (ṣ) through the angel
Who is Jibrāʾīl?
The Prophets and Imāms have been appointed and sent to help us by
Who is Allah (swt)?
Ikhlāṣ was another quality that was found in all of the Prophets which means
What is sincerity?
The best and most complete religion is
What is Islam?
When someone has such strong and deep understanding it is called
What is maʿrifah?
Prophet Muḥammad (ṣ) would often go to this cave to think and to worship Allah (swt)
What is Ḥirāʾ?
A Prophet was sent to each
What is nation?
Allah (swt) sent messengers who were humans and had spouses and
What are offspring?
The 12 divine leaders hold the highest rank amongst the divine leaders are called
Who are the Imāmas?
Special and specific kind of ʿiṣmah and sinlessness or perfection is called
What is Al-ʿIṣmah al-Khāṣṣah?
Prophet (ṣ) received the first revelation at the age of
What is 40?
A special type of protection that Allah grants to those who have attained a certain level of taqwā through hard work and obedience is
What is ʿIsmah
All Prophets had the noble characteristic of ṣabr, which means to remain calm and confident in the power of
Who is Allah (swt)?
The group of Muslims that believe divine leaders have been appointed after the Prophet are called
Who are Shīʿāh?
ʿiṣmah and sinlessness or perfection that is
found in all Prophets and Imāms.
Each segment of the words of the Qurʾān is called an
What is an ‘Āyah’?