Shahadah
What is the Shahadah in English and Arabic?
I bear withness that there is no God except Allah, and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is his slave and final messenger.
What does Tawhweed mean?
Oneness of Allah
What is Shirk?
Associating partners or rivals with Allah in his Lordship, Worship, or names and attributes
How many angels are assigned to every human? What do they do?
4 angels, 2 record deeds (good and bad). two are guardian angels
Name 4 books Allah has revealed and to which prophets?
What is the right Allah has upon us? The right we have upon him?
That we worship Allah alone, and that he does not punish us if we do so.
What are the 3 categories of Tawheed? (in Arabic and English)
What are some of the forms Shirk can take the form of? Provide an example for each
Belief, words, actions.
Belief - belief that something other than Allah created this universe.
words - making dua to saints/jinns/prophets.
actions - sacrificing to other than Allah.
Name 6 angels
jibreel, mikhaeel, israfeel, malaikatul mawt, munkar and nakeer, malik, haroot and maroot
What are 4 signs of the day of Judgement that are happening?
Arab's competing for tall buildings, intoxicants consumed in great quantities, earthquakes increasing, prevalence of music and interest, Arabia becoming lushcious and green
Why did Allah create jinn and humans?
To worship him, alone
The pagans in Makkah at the time of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) had which type of tawheed?
Tawheed al-Rububiyyah
What are 3 examples of shirk
- taweez (amulets), love locks, eye of protection, rings (depending on niyyah), riya, saying things happened because of so and so and not because of Allah, bowing or prostrating to other than Allah, blackmagic, swearing by something other than Allah
Name 5 of the highest ranking messengers from timeline order (first to be born to last)
Prophet Nuh, Prophet Ibrahim, Prophet Musa, Prophet Isa, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Yes, through Dua. But what is written in Lawh al Mahfuz cannot be changed.
true or false: when a person enters Islam, he needs to say the Shahadah in Arabic? Does someone need to say it or is having the belief enough?
False, can say it in mother tongue (it is not a necessity to say it in Arabic). Must be said.
What category of Tawhid did Namrud violate?
Al asma wa'l Sifat
1) they are alive.
2) they are present.
3) it is something they can give.
What are some things prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was given that no other prophet was given?
Earth was made a place of prayer, wudhu, pray anytime, tayyamum
How does the Quran differ from other scriptures?
Allah says He has revealed the Quran and He will protect it (15:9). Other books have been distorted by humans
Someone wants to become a muslim. Arrange the steps they need to do in order.
1) say the shahadahtain
2) Offer salah
3) Have conviction in the shahadahtain
4) perform ghusl
Conviction in the shahadahtain, say the shahadahtain, perform ghusl, offer salah
What are the two principles of Tawhid Al-Asma wa'l Sifat?
1 – Affirmation: i.e., affirming that which Allah has affirmed for Himself in His Book or that His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has affirmed of His beautiful names and sublime attributes in a manner that suits the Majesty and Greatness of Allah, without distorting them, twisting their meanings, denying their reality or discussing how they are.
2 – Denial: i.e., denying that Allah has any faults and denying any shortcomings that He has denied Himself.
What are the primary differences between "minor shirk" (shirk asghar) and "major shirk" (shirk akbar) in Islam?
Minor shirk involves acts or beliefs that indirectly associate partners with Allah, while major shirk directly attributes divine qualities to others besides Allah, constituting a more severe violation of Islamic monotheism.
How do angels in Islam differentiate between Angels in Christianity?
# of wings, Shaitaan's "fall" from grace, belief in the holy spirit
What does Belief in Qadr include?