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| Question | Answer |
| The teachings and nature of Allah; Key words | Immanent- Close by; closer to us than the veins in our neck Transcendent- Beyond all things; not limited by the rules of nature Beneficent- Always kind; always loves Just- Always just; not subject to human emotions Fair- Always fair; he is ever patient and gentle Merciful- Always loving; Will forgive us if we are sorry Omnipotent- All powerful; there is nothing outside of his power |
| The nature of Allah; Quote | "There is only one true universal God" |
| Adalat in Shi'a Islam | Adalat (The Justice of God) is given particular emphasis. It is one of the five roots of religion. Shi'a wants to stress that god is the perfect justice. He is all powerful and will never do anything that goes against his nature. Unlike humans, he is not controlled and ruled by his emotions. |
| The nature of prophethood | Muslims believe that communication from god to humans is done so through the use of prophet hood. These are humans chosen especially to give Gods guidance to the people. There have been many prophets throughout Islam, but Muslims believe the last and greatest was Muhammad. |
| Prophet hood definition | The term used of messengers of God, beginning with Adam and ending with Muhammad. |
| The importance of prophets to Islam | They are chosen to carry Gods message |
| Adam | Adam- Formed by god from a handful of soil; Eve created from his rib. They created original sin however after confessing God forgave them and Adam became the first prophet He is called the father of the human race. Created as "Kalifah" Built the first ka'ba |
| Ibrahim | Born into a polythestic family but only believed in one God Became a Muslim Regarded as a hand Greatest of all prophets before Isa |
| Isa | Jesus in islam |
| Muhammad | The final of all prophets |
| The ummah | Is the worldwide community of muslims |
| Sunni and Shi'a | Sunni's form the vast majority of muslims today. They live in North Africa, the Middle East, Indonesia and South Asia Shi'a are the remaning 10-13% of Muslims found Iran, Iraq and India. |
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