Shi’a Muslims have more freedom to combine certain prayers, such as the midday and afternoon prayers Therefore they may only pray three times a day Shi’a Muslims also often use natural elements when praying
Q. What are the 6 Articles of Sunni Islam?
Six articles of faith (Sunni Islam)
Table of Contents
- Q. What are the 6 Articles of Sunni Islam?
- Q. What is the difference between Shia and Sunni interpretations of the Quran?
- Q. What do Shia Muslims believe?
- Q. Why do Shias say 313?
- Q. Do Sunnis believe in Imam Mahdi?
- Q. What will the Mahdi do?
- Q. Who is Dajjal father?
- Q. Who will kill Yajuj and Majuj?
- Q. Where is the Dajjal now?
- Q. Where is Imam Mahdi now?
- Q. Who is the current imam?
- Q. What does Mahdi mean in Islam?
- Q. Who is Khorasani?
- Q. Who are the 4 Imams in Islam?
- Q. What does Mehdi mean?
- Q. What does Imam mean?
- Belief in one God (Tawhid ) This means having absolute faith in the oneness of God
- Belief in angels (malaikah ) Muslims believe that God’s greatness means he cannot communicate directly with humans
- Belief in holy books (kutub ) The holy books of Islam should be respected
Q. What is the difference between Shia and Sunni interpretations of the Quran?
The Shia view of the Qur’an differs from the Sunni view, but the majority of both groups believe that the text is identical While some Shia disputed the canonical validity of the Uthmanic codex, the Shia Imams always rejected the idea of alteration of Qur’an’s text
Q. What do Shia Muslims believe?
Shia Muslims believe that just as a prophet is appointed by God alone, only God has the prerogative to appoint the successor to his prophet They believe God chose Ali to be Muhammad’s successor, infallible, the first caliph (khalifah, head of state) of Islam
Q. Why do Shias say 313?
In religion The number of soldiers that Muhammad had with him in the first battle fought by the Muslims, the Battle of Badr In numerology, 313 is often associated with heightened creativity In Twelver Shia Islam, 313 is the number of soldiers or generals that will be in the army of the 12th “Imam of time” (Mahdi)
Q. Do Sunnis believe in Imam Mahdi?
The concept of the Mahdi is a central tenet of Shi’a theology, but many Sunni Muslims also believe in the coming of a Mahdi, or rightly guided one, at the end of time to spread justice and peace He will also be called Muhammad and be a descendant of the Prophet in the line of his daughter Fatima (Ali’s wife)
Q. What will the Mahdi do?
According to the hadith of Ja’far al-Sadiq, the shining face of the Mahdi will become visible on the face of the moon to herald his coming and, once among men, the Mahdi will help humanity to cleanse their hearts of all evil by means of the name of God
Q. Who is Dajjal father?
| Saf ibn Sayyad | |
|---|---|
| Disappeared | August 683 Harrat Waqim, Medina, Hejaz, Umayyad Caliphate (now Saudi Arabia) |
| Other names | Abdullah ibn Sa’id |
| Known for | Claimant of Prophethood Being a disguised allusion of Ad-Dajjal |
| Parent(s) | Sayyad (father) |
Q. Who will kill Yajuj and Majuj?
Dhul-Qarnayn
Q. Where is the Dajjal now?
According to tradition, he is buried in the town of Bayt Jibrin (in the vicinity of Hebron), destroyed by Israel in 1948 Today his maqam (shrine) is abandoned and located just north to Kibbutz Beit Guvrin
Q. Where is Imam Mahdi now?
Muhammad al-Mahdi
| Muhammad al-Mahdi مُحَمَّد ٱلْمَهْدِي 12th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam | |
|---|---|
| Status | Disappeared, believed by Twelver Shia Islam to be due to The Occultation |
| Monuments | Al-Sahlah Mosque, Iraq Maqam e Ghaybat, Iraq Jamkaran Mosque, Iran |
| Agent | show The Four Deputies |
| Known for | Last Twelver Imam |
Q. Who is the current imam?
Muhammad al-Mahdi
Q. What does Mahdi mean in Islam?
guided one
Q. Who is Khorasani?
Seyed Khorasani (Persian: سید خراسانی), also known as “a young man of Banu-Hashem”, is a Seyyed leader whose coming out (rising) is one of the signs of Hujjat-Allah al-Mahdi’s reappearance He is considered amongst the assistants of “al-Mahdi” (the promised world’s Savior, particularly by (Shia) Muslims, etc)
Q. Who are the 4 Imams in Islam?
THE GREAT EDIFICE of Islamic Law is held up by four towering figures of the early middle ages: Abu Hanifa, Malik, al-Shafi i, and Ibn Hanbal Because of their immense dedication and intellectual acuity, these men enjoy recognition to this day as Islam s most influential scholars
Q. What does Mehdi mean?
Mehdi is a common masculine given name, meaning rightly guided It is a variant alternative to Mahdi
Q. What does Imam mean?
Imam, Arabic imām (“leader,” “model”), in a general sense, one who leads Muslim worshippers in prayer In a global sense, imam is used to refer to the head of the Muslim community (ummah)
