Islam submit Allah Mohammed Quran Who is ALLAH To define key words SHIRK and TAWHID To explain what Allah is like for Muslims To compare these ideas to what Christianity teaches about God ID: 658577
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Who is Allah?
A Muslim is someone who believes in ______ , follows the teachings of _______ and has _____ted to the rules and way of life as set out in the ______.
Islam
submit
Allah
Mohammed
Qu’ranSlide2
Who is ALLAH ?
To define key words SHIRK and
TAWHIDTo explain what Allah is like for Muslims
To compare these ideas to what Christianity teaches about GodMuslims use a chain of 99 beads (a TASBIH) - a bit like a rosary. Each of the 99 beads stands for one way of describing God. “Allah the Merciful”… How many ways can you describe God in 90 secs ?Slide3
Allah
The Protector
The Majestic
The CreatorThe MightyThe StrongThe KingThe Holy The HonourerThe HumiliatorThe SustainerThe ForgivingThe MercifulThe ResurrectorThe TruthThe PowerfulThe CompassionateThe EternalThe All-seeingThe All-knowingThe One, Unique1. Write out the following and give a title that means the same. Allah knows everything truthfully eg…
Allah is kind to humans eg…Allah is unlike any created thing
Allah keeps everything aliveAllah is neither born nor dies
Allah shames wicked people Allah makes good people respectedEg “knowing everything truthfully” =
all-knowing + all-seeing2. Which of the labels do you find interesting/ surprising? Why?**How is this list different from what Christianity might say about God ?
The Source of PeaceSlide4
What you think this is saying about what Allah is like?
He is Allah, the One,
Allah is Eternal and Absolute.None is born of Him,
He is unborn.There is none like him. (surah 112 of The Quran)Slide5
Key Words
TAWHID
The belief that Allah is ONE (ONE as in totally unique, separate, different from any created thing, changed or influenced).
SHIRK Because God is ONE, it is the sin of SHIRK to say that something or someone is in any way like God. This sin is unforgiveable.“Allah does not forgive associating anything with Himself”. (Sura 4:116)Slide6
Which of the following would be “SHIRK” ?
(NOTHING else is like Allah. ONLY Allah has power, holiness etc. )
Believing Allah has a Son, Jesus
Allah is OneAllah is like a lion – powerful and majestic.Allah is our Father, and we are His children.Jesus can forgive sins.Saying you are creative. Slide7
TAWHID
The belief that Allah is unique and cannot be compared to anything (different from any created thing, changed or influenced).
SHIRK
Because God is ONE, it is the sin of SHIRK to say that something or someone is in any way like God. This sin is unforgiveable.“God does not forgive associating anything with Himself”. (Sura 4:116)Write TAWHID . Explain what it means. Write SHIRK. Explain what it means. 3. Give 2 examples of doing SHIRK. Explain why.** Do you think it is right to say that SHIRK is a sin?Believing Allah has a Son, JesusAllah is OneAllah is like a lion – powerful and majestic.Allah is our Father, and we are His children.Jesus can forgive sins.Saying you are creative. Slide8
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Islam or Christianity ?
Draw the two diagrams above.
Add labels to the correct circle to describe God or Allah**How important are these difference, to how we see God?God is love.God humbled himself, to come to us as JesusGod gives us his Spirit so we can know Him. Nothing can compare to God.God only connects to us through his words, given in Holy WritingsGod must be worshipped by HIS rulesSlide9
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Allah the Doer of Good
Allah the Great
Allah the Father
Allah the Last
Allah the Raiser of the Dead
Allah the Accountant
Allah the
Humiliator
Allah The
All-knowing
Allah the
Generous
Allah the
Rich
Allah the Architect
Allah the
Tempter
Which of these are genuine names of Allah?Slide10
What do Muslims believe about Allah ?
There is one God, whom
muslims call ALLAH.
Muslims believe that Allah sent PROPHETS to teach people how to live. These include Noah, Abraham, Moses, David - almost all the ones ifrom the Old Testament! Muslims consider Jesus to be a great prophet, who will come to judge the world at the end. But the main prophet of Islam, who Muslims listen to but Christians do not believe in, is Muhammad*. Explain if Christians and Muslims believe similar things – about God?about the prophets?**How important are the differences?