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What does ‘monotheism’ mean? |
The idea that there is only one god |
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Who conquered Mecca and smashed most statues of God’s? |
Muhammad |
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What does the Surah 112 say about tawhid? |
“He is God, the One” |
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What does Surah 112 say about God being unique and unlike any created thing? |
‘God, the Absolute’ |
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Why are humans unable to talk adequately about Allah? |
Because God is above all our concepts and language |
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How many ‘Beautiful Names’ or qualities of Allah does just Qur’an have? |
99 |
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Give three examples of these ‘Beautiful Names’ or qualities |
‘The Just’, ‘The compassionate’, and ‘the Merciful’ |
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Why are the words of the Qur’an like a piece of dictation to humans? |
Because they are the words from God for humanity |
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What does the Qur’an say about God being immanent? |
That he is closer to you than your jugular vein |
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What is the meaning of ‘He begets not, nor was he begotten’ |
This is a very import message to Muslims as it means that God does not have children, not was he made or caused by anything. So Allah might be said to be the ‘causeless cause’ of everything |
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What is the worst sin in Islam? |
To put something or someone at the same level as Allah |
