Topic
Foundations of Faith
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What happens on the Day of Judgement, according to Islam?
This world will come to an end with the first blow of the Trumpet. Men will emerge from their graves bewildered, naked and barefoot; the Day of Reckoning will be fifty thousand years long, the Prophet will intercede with Allah on behalf of mankind, and those who receive their records in the right hand will prosper, while those who receive them in the left hand or from behind the back will be doomed. Deeds will be weighed on a real Scale: the one whose good deeds outweigh his bad deeds will go to Jannah, where there are levels according to rank, Iman and piety, and the one whose bad deeds outweigh his good deeds will be sent to Hell, the abode of the sinful and of those who denied Allah and His Messengers.
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What are the signs of the Day of Judgement (Qiyamah)?
Only Allah knows the timing of the Final Hour. Its minor signs include the advent of the Prophet Muhammad, a fire erupting in the Hijaz, the competing of shepherds in erecting tall buildings and excessive murders; its major signs include the Dajjal, an impostor who would claim to be god, and the descent of Eesa (Jesus) from heaven. The Prophet also named ten signs, from the rising of the sun from the West to a fire from Aden driving people to the Assembly Land.
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Will Jesus return before the Day of Judgement?
The Qur'an names Eesa (Jesus) a sign of the Final Hour, and the Prophet counted his descent from heaven among the ten signs that must be witnessed before the Final Hour comes to pass. The advent of the Dajjal, the Pseudo-Messiah, is also among its major signs, and it is Eesa who would descend and kill him.
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What do Muslims believe about Jesus, and was he crucified?
Eesa (Jesus) is accepted in Islam as a Messenger and slave of Allah, born of a virgin, without a father. Muslims do not believe in the Trinity, and Islam rejects any idea of his being a son of God, a hypostasis of God or incarnate. He did not die on the cross; Allah raised him up to the heavens instead, and someone else was crucified.
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What does “Seal of the Prophets” mean? Can there be a prophet after Muhammad?
In the Qur'an Allah names Muhammad the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets, and the Prophet named himself 'Aqib, the last to come, after whom there will be no Prophet. In the similitude of a house built beautifully but for the place of one brick, he said that he is that brick and the seal of the Prophets, and he told the Ummah of the liars who would falsely claim to be prophets.
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Was the Prophet Muhammad sent to all mankind?
Allah took a covenant from the Prophets that they must believe in Muhammad and support him, and every Messenger gave his people the glad tidings of his advent. Whoever believed in Musa (Moses) was bound, once Eesa (Jesus) came, to believe in him and follow him; and since Muhammad is the last of the Messengers Allah sent to mankind, it is binding on every human being to believe in him, adhere to his guidance and love him.
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Were the Prophets only human, and did they know the unseen?
None of Allah's Messengers or Prophets claimed to be god or semi-god. They were all human and possessed no Divine qualities; Allah distinguished them by commissioning them and supported them with miracles. They had no knowledge of the unseen, the invisible world, except what Allah revealed to them, no power to benefit or harm others, and no share in the Dominion of Allah.
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What does belief in the Prophets and Messengers mean in Islam?
It is obligatory for every Muslim to believe in all of Allah's Prophets and Messengers, and whoever denies one of them denies all. Allah sent many Messengers, whose number is known to Him alone; the first Prophet was Adam, the first Messenger Noah and the last Prophet and Messenger Muhammad. Believing in them means believing they were trustworthy in what they conveyed and that Allah protected them from what would hamper their mission, and the most prominent and steadfast among them are Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad.
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What are the revealed books in Islam, and what does believing in them mean?
It is incumbent to believe in every word Allah revealed to His Prophets and Messengers, and it is our duty to believe in all the Scriptures in general, among them the Torah, revealed to Musa (Moses), the Zaboor, revealed to Dawood (David), the Injeel or New Testament, revealed to Eesa (Jesus), and the Qur'an. Muslims believe that every later Book abrogates the set of laws of the former one, partially or entirely; and since the Qur'an is the last Message Allah sent to mankind, He has promised to preserve it.
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What does Islam teach about angels?
Angels are honourable slaves of Allah, neither male nor female, who do not eat or drink and who worship Him continuously, and they are so many that only Allah knows their number. Created from light, they dwell in the heavens and perform assigned tasks, from recording man's deeds to attending the circles of dhikr and guarding Madinah. In the seventh Heaven is al-Bait al-Ma'moor, the Continuously Occupied House.