UNIT 4.1
Belief In God

No one Should be an Atheist?

Against
No Scientific Evidence
No Physical Evidence
Natural Disasters
Suffering In The Word
Unanswered Prayers
If Gd Created Humans Who Created God
Free will

Religious Up Bring Causes People To Believe In God?

DISAGREE
Child make up Their Own Mind About Belief In Allah
Child Cannot Be Forced To Believe In Anything
Teenagers May Rebel Against What their Parents Say

Religious Experiences

Conversion Science: Life Is Changed By Giving Your Self To Allah

E.G Malcolm X, Went On Hajj And Realised that Everyone Was Equal

Answered Prayers: Praying To God And He Answers Your Prayer

E.G. A Young Man Dealing in Drugs, Sent To Prison, Realised What He Did, Prostrated To God, Asked God To Help, Allah Answered His Prayer

AGREE

Science Cant't Prove It
Mentioned In The Quran
Mentioned in the Media
E.G Girls Survived A Plane Crash
Only Surviver

Explain How Muslims Respond To Unanswered Prayers?

.This lIfe Is A Test And Not Getting Answers We Want Is Part Of The Test

.Allah Is Omni benevolent And Cares For Us, So Sometimes The best Answer Is 'No'

Numinous Experience Helps You To Become A Muslim?

DISAGREE

Illusion
Made It Up
Don't Believe In God

2.
Must Have Been Designed

3.
Same As The World, It Is Too Complexed, Beautiful And Perfect

6.
Only A Powerful Being Could Have Designed It

7.
Therefore, God Exists. He Is Powerful Enough

How Does Causation Lead To Belief In God?

.If We Look At The Things In The World, We See There Is A cause For Everything
Ice - Water

.The Only Powerful Being, That Could Have Caused The World Is God. Therefor God Must Exist

Evil And Suffering Proves That Allah Does Not Exist?

DISAGREE
Everything Happens For A Reason, Allah Is Omniscient
Life Is A Test , Evil&Suffering Is Part Of the Test
Humans Misuse Their Trust, And Free Will

The Media Helps People To Believe in Allah?

DISAGREE
.Media Can Be Biased
.Explain Things In The Incorrect Way
.War Footage, Natural Disaster, Lead To People Not Believing in God
.Cannot Help People the Same Way A Physical Being Can

Support Belief
.Helps People To Understand Ways Why Allah Doesn't Answer Prayers
1) Selfish Prayers
2)Not According To Allah's Plan.
.Show God Contacts the Humans When They Need Help

There Should Be No News Censorship, Tv, And Newspapers Should Show Things Exactly As They Are?

Deter Belief
.Crimes Such As Murder May Confuse Someone About Free-will
.Natural Disasters May Cause Question About god
.Somethings Are Not Suitable For ChildrenUnit

Is It Impossible To Believe In Life After Death?

DISAGREE
.1 Of The 6 Articles Of Faith
.Gives Meaning And Purpose to Life
.Mentioned In The Quran
"Master Of The Day Of Judgement"
.Mentioned In Hadith

Mediums:People Who Claim To Have Contact To The Dead
Ghost:Lingering Spirits
Reincarnation:The Belief That After death Souls Are Reborn

PRO LIFE/AGAINST ABORTION
.Life Is A Gift, Rejecting God Gift
.Abortion Is Murder, Life Starts At Conception
.Children Are A Blessing And Should Be Cherished

MOST Muslims Are AGAINST Euthanasia.
.Allah Created Humans, So He Has The Power To Take Their Life Away
.Its Cheating Thee Test
.Could Be Used For Evil Purposes
.Quran Has Banned Suicide

The Quran Says:
"Do Not Throw Yourself With Your Own Hands Into Destruction"

.Allah Has Created Us All Equal
.Rights Of The Ummah
.Muslims Are Encouraged To Give More Charity, Apart From Zakah
.Care And Comapssion, Is Part Of Showng Ones Love for Allah

.Work With Local People To Teach Them Skills
.Develop Programs That To Empower Women By Educating Them
.Join Other Agencies to Provide Emergency Relief
.Collet Money through Zakat

AGREE
.Tsunami Devastate The Infrastructure Of Society
.Famines Wipe Out An Entire Race
.Earthquakes Can Make An Area Inhabitable

Do you Think War Is The Main Cause Of World Poverty?

DISAGREE
.Natural Disaster Causes Poverty
.Debt Cause Poverty
.Lack Of Education Causes Poverty

AGREE
.Muslim Teaching On Sadaqah
.Muslim Teaching On Riba And Helping The Poor

ANSWERS
>Interfaith Networks In The Uk
>Celebration Of Festivals-Show Respect&Unity
>Muslim Council,Encourages Muslims To Take Part In Society

Explain How The Roles Of Women And Attitude Has Changed Over The Years?

Why Has There Been A Change In
Attitude Towards Womens?

Traditional Attitudes Towards Women And Men

WOMEN
.Women Took Care Of The Household&Children
.Women And Men Should Be Separate
.Not Allowed To Work,Be Educated
.Designed To Give Birth

MEN&WOMEN
.Equal In The Eyes Of Allah
.Women Can have Jobs, But Priority Are Children
.Women Can Go To Mosque/But Still Separate

MEN
.Provide For The Children
WOMEN
.Look After Children
Look After Wealth

MEN
.Pray Eid Salaah
.Khutbah On Friday
WOMEN
.No Eid Salaah

.New/Variety of Food
.Different Festivals
.Understand Cultures
.Trade
.Media
.Music
.Racial Tolerance

.Racism
.Discrimination-Dress,Language
.Riots,Bullying
Prejudice

Do You Think People Benefit From Living In A Multi-Ethnic Society?

Community Cohesion Means Sharing 4 Different things?

How The Government Promote Community Cohesion?

Explain Why The Government Encourages Community Cohesion?

HOW Do Muslims Help Asylum Seekers?

WHY Do Muslims Help Asylum Seekers?

The Belief In TAWHID, Is Shown In All Five Pillars. They Also Promote Racial Harmony. How?

Sawm- Fast At The Same time
-Same Month
Zakat- Rich Give To The Poor
- Every one Is Equal
Hajj-Wear Same Piece Of Cloth
Hajj At the Same time

.Understand Religions Better
.Tolerate
.Inter Faith Marriages
.Convert To Other Religions

.Some Muslims Believe In religious Pluralism- Accept All Religions Have A Right To Exist
.Followers Of Religions Considered POLYTHEISTIC[More Than 1 God] Are Guilty Of Shirk

Allah Revealed To Muhammad[s.a.w]
"This Day I Have Perfected Your Religion"And All Other People E.G Abraham,Jesus.So Their Followers Need To Convert To Islam.

>Conversion-There Can Be Issues Where One Group Of Religious Believers Try To Convert Others To Their Faith-Cause Conflict
>Interfaith Marriages-Two People From Different Religions get Married-Conflict With Different Beliefs&Values

Different Faiths Living Together. They Need To:
>Respect Differences
>Listen To Each Other
>Live&Work In Unity
>Recognise The Common Features Between Faiths

Different Muslim Attitudes To Abortion?

SOME Muslims Generally Oppose Abortion But Allow In Certain Circumstances
>Mothers Life Is At Risk-Lesser Of Two Evils
>Must Before120 Days

The Laws On Euthanasia Should Be Changed?

AGAINST
>Unnecessary When There Are Pain Killers
>No Better Than Murder
>It Could Be Abuses
>Not Fair To Expect Doctors To Kill Patients

>Wars
>Natural Disasters
>Un Fair Trade
>Debt
>AIDS/HIV