| What does Islam mean in Arabic? | In Arabic ‘Islam’ means ‘surrender’ and ‘peace’, therefore Muslims believe they must surrender to Allah’s will to achieve peace within themselves. |
| What statement is repeated in the Shahadah? | The statement that is repeated daily in the Shahadah is, “There is no God but Allah and Muhammed his prophet.” |
| Why is worshipping idols forbidden in Islam? | Muslims believe they need to show their belief in there being one God, so they believe only one God should be worshipped. This is why Muhammed and the Qur’an are not worshiped; worshiping idols is haram in Islam because Muslims must never make anything more important than Allah |
| Describe the qualities of God described in Surah 112 | In Surah 112, God is described as ‘eternal and the One’, reflecting his immortal and omnipotent qualities, his qualities of omnipotence are then reinforced where it states he has no children and was nor parents, and is therefore incomparable |
| Why might a Muslim say the words ‘God willing’ when talking about their future plans? | A Muslim may say ‘Inshallah’ (God willing) when talking about future plans because they believe no good or bad act can come se without the will of Allah. The Qur’an quote, “Misfortunes can only happen with God’s permission” suggests when Muslims face hardships and find their suffering is undeserved they can be aware that bad things will never happen without God’s greater intention. |
| How can God be immanent and transcendent? | Muslims believe Allah is both immanent and transcendent as he is the Creator of the universe and therefore outside of and not limited by the physical world, yet he also lives in all humans and exists in all of creation, and is therefore within all things. |
| How do Gods qualities make him one? | God ‘s qualtkies make him one as his omnipotence and omniscient are incomparable. As the Qur’an highlights Allahs features, “There is no God but him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him; He is in charge of everything. He is the All Subtle, the All-Aware”, only Allah has the omnipotence to create the world and only Allah has the omniscience to have complete awareness over it; he is incomparable. |
| Why do Muslims say ‘Bismillah’? | The phrase ‘Bismillah’ translates to, “In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy”, which Muslims say to dedicate everything they do to God. Muslims dedicate everything to God because they believe he is merciful due to him understanding their suffering, caring for them, and forgiving them. |
| Why do Muslims believe God is benevolent? | Muslims believe God is benevolent because he is the source of all goodness reflected through his generosity of the gift of human life. |
| How does God act justly? | God’s perfection means he never acts unjust to his creations, he treats people equally and requires them to do the same. God will hold people accountable for not acting justly towards others on Yawm ad-Din as they are fully responsible for their actions. |
