Pillars of Islam & Iman
Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) reproached the Companion for slapping a slave girl and considered it a serious matter. What 2 questions did the Prophet (ﷺ) ask the girl?
"Where is Allah?" She replied "He is above the heavens."
"Who am I?" She replied "You are the Messenger of Allah." (Muslim and Abu Dawud)
"But no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make you, [O Muḥammad], judge concerning that over which they dispute among themselves and then find within themselves no discomfort from what you have judged and submit in [full, willing] submission." (4:65)
Who was the Messenger sent to Thamûd?
Ṣâleḥ (pbuh).
"And to the people of Thamûd We sent their brother Ṣâleḥ. He said, “O my people! Worship Allah—you have no other god except Him. A clear proof has come to you from your Lord: this is Allah’s she-camel as a sign to you. So leave her to graze ˹freely˺ on Allah’s land and do not harm her, or else you will be overcome by a painful punishment. Remember when He made you successors after ’Âd and established you in the land—˹and˺ you built palaces on its plains and carved homes into mountains. So remember Allah’s favours, and do not go about spreading corruption in the land.” (7:73-74)
What does Al-Malik mean?
The True King.
Allah alone is the true King and we, being His subjects, are obliged by His commands. This alone may prove our loyalty to Him. There have been kings in the world. But it is common knowledge that even great kings rule for a brief period of time and over a small part of the world. Allah's Kingship is total and encompasses all that is in the universe.
How many Books of Allah were there and who were they given to?
5.
The Suhuf (Scrolls) -Ibrahim (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ)
The Tawrah (Torah) - Musa (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ)
The Zabur (Psalms) - Dawud (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ)
The Injil (Gospel) - Isa (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ)
What were some of the miracles Isa (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) was able to perform mentioned in the Qu'ran?
Made a bird real from clay, healed the blind and the lepers, and brought the dead to life.
[The Day] when Allāh will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, remember My favor upon you and upon your mother when I supported you with the Pure Spirit [i.e., the angel Gabriel] and you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and [remember] when I taught you writing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and when you designed from clay [what was] like the form of a bird with My permission, then you breathed into it, and it became a bird with My permission; and you healed the blind [from birth] and the leper with My permission; and when you brought forth the dead with My permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from [killing] you when you came to them with clear proofs and those who disbelieved among them said, "This is not but obvious magic." (5:110)
Which Messenger & Prophet did Allah speak to with direct speech?
Musa (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ)
And [We sent] messengers about whom We have related [their stories] to you before and messengers about whom We have not related to you. And Allāh spoke to Moses with [direct] speech. (4:164)
Which Surah in the Qur'an mentions most of Allah's names?
Al-Hashr.
"If We had sent down this Qur’ān upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled and splitting from fear of Allāh. And these examples We present to the people that perhaps they will give thought. He is Allāh, other than whom there is no deity, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. He is Allāh, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Grantor of Security, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allāh above whatever they associate with Him. He is Allāh, the Creator, the Producer, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise." (59:21-24)
Which Prophet was assigned a name not given to any before?
Yahya (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) - John The Baptist.
[He was told], "O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John. We have not assigned to any before [this] name." (19:7)