| Who are the archangels in Islam? | The archangels in Islam are Jibril, who gave Allah’s message to the prophets, Mika ’il, who assisted Muhammed in the night journey, Izra’il, the angle of death, and Israfil, the archangel who will sound the trumpet twice on the day of Judgment |
| How were angles made? | According to the Qur’an, angels were Allah’s first creation. They are immortal and never disobey Allah, they are male with wings, but Muslim tradition teaches they are without sex and made from light, “Angles were created from light, jinns were created from a smokeless fire of flame |
| Why were angels created? | Allah created angles to communicate with humans because his transcendence means he cannot communicate directly with humans, but his mercy and compassion deter him from abandoning humanity |
| What are the Holy Books? | The Holy books are Torah, the Zabur, Injil, or Psalms however all books were distorted by humans |
| When was Allah’s word needed? | Allah created humans to be vice-regrants aka. Khalifa’s, however, over time these instructions were distorted making Allah’s word was needed |
| Where in the Quran did Allah tell Muhammed to repeat the words of Jibril? | Allah told Muhammed to repeat the words of Jibril in the Quran where it says, “Proclaim the name of thy Lord and the Cherisher who created man out of a clot of congealed blood.” |
| Who are the Prophets? | The Prophets include Adam the first man, Ibrahim (Abraham), the first prophet who was connected to the Hajj, Musa, the prophet of Moses who Allah revealed the Torah to, Isa the prophet Jesus, who Allah revealed Injil to, and Muhammed the final prophet who Allah revealed the Qur’an to as the complete message to humanity |
| Why did Allah enforce prophets? | Allah enforced prophets so that they bring God’s message to the people for them to learn how to behave, “An apostle is sent to each community, When their apostle comes, justice is done among them; they are wronged,” |
| Why should prophets be blessed when their names are mentioned? | Prophets’ names should be blessed when their names are mentioned through the phrase PBUH – peace be upon him because Muslims believe prophets were sinless once they were called by Allah |
| What happens on judgment day? | On judgment day the world as we know it will disappear, the Last Day will be announced by the sounding of a trumpet. Heaven and earth will change, and the raised dead will join the living, while no one knows when the Last Day will happen except Allah. |
| What is the supremacy of God’s will? | The supremacy of God’s will is the belief that Allah created a plan for his universe, which he has the omnipotence to execute and the Sifat (foreknowledge) to know what will happen, “In all things the master-planning is Gods”. |
| What is Tawhid? | One of the most important beliefs for both Sunni and Shi’a Muslims is Tawhid, the belief that there is only one God in Islam, “He is God the one, God the eternal. He begot no one nor was He begotten. No one is comparable to him.” |
| What do Shi'a Muslims belive about the justice of Allah | Shi'a Muslims believe Allah is ‘Just’ and ‘Wise’ therefore he can not do wrong and though there is bad in the world, Allah commands them to do good, “indeed Allah commands you towards Justice.” |
| What do Shi’a Muslims believe about imamate? | Shi’a Muslims believe that Prophets Muhammed said 12 imamates from his tribe would succeed him as leaders, they believe the first 11 led the community but the 12th disappear and is alive, hiding, and will appear at the end of time |
| What do Shi'a Muslims believe happens on Al-Ma’ad (Resurrection Day)? | Muslims believe that on Al-Ma’ad people who have lived good lives will receive a record of their life in their right hand, as a token of their faith, and then be sent to Jannah |
