Starter quiz
- What are the main beliefs in Sunni Islam called?
- the Five Pillars
- the five roots of Usul ad-Din
- the six articles of faith ✓
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- What are the main beliefs in Shia Islam called?
- the Five Pillars
- the five roots of Usul ad-Din ✓
- the six articles of faith
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- What is the name in Islam for the belief in the oneness of Allah?
- monotheism
- Tawhid ✓
- shirk
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- Which nature of Allah means that he is close by?
- transcendence
- beneficence
- immanence ✓
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- Which angel blows the trumpet at the end of the world?
- Jibril
- Mika'il
- Izrafil ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
- akhirah⇔beliefs about life after death in Islam ✓
- Israfil⇔the angel of death who will sound the trumpet announcing the Last Day ✓
- Mount Arafat⇔an important site near Makkah, Saudi Arabia ✓
- resurrection⇔belief in rising from the dead for judgement ✓
- the Last Day⇔a time at the end of the world when the dead will be raised and judged ✓
- Which of the following statements is true?
- Most Muslims believe in the immortality of the soul, not the body.
- Most Muslims believe in a physical resurrection. ✓
- Most Muslims believe in the mortality of the soul.
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- Beliefs about the Last Day, resurrection, judgement and life after death are found in ...
- just in the six articles of faith.
- just the five roots of Usul ad-Din.
- both the six articles of faith and the five roots of Usul ad-Din. ✓
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- According to Islam, who will be able to have a pleasant afterlife?
- only Muslims
- anyone whose good deeds outweigh their bad deeds ✓
- only people who have never done anything wrong
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- How might a belief in the afterlife influence Muslims?
- it means that Muslims will always be perfect
- it means that Muslims will be scared of what might happen
- it means that Muslims will try to follow the instructions of the Qur’an ✓
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Key learning points
- Muslims believe that there will be a day of judgement when Allah will decide how people spend their afterlife.
- Most Muslims believe this will be a physical and spiritual resurrection. This is supported by Surah 17.
- The Angel Israfil will sound a trumpet before this day, and all will be resurrected to face judgement.
- Beliefs about the afterlife are know as 'akhirah' and the day of resurrection as 'mi'ad' within key beliefs.
Common misconception
Most Muslims believe in the immortality of the soul but not the body.
The majority of Muslims believe in a physical resurrection.
Keywords
Akhirah - beliefs about life after death in Islam
Israfil - the angel who will sound the trumpet announcing the Last Day
Mount arafat - an important site near Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Resurrection - belief in rising from the dead for judgement
The last day - a time at the end of the world when the dead will be raised and judged
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