Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Chapter 2 Questions

1.     What is the purpose of the Ayatul Kursi: "Verse of the Throne"
·      The purpose of the "Verse of the Throne" is that it gives a good introduction to the way in which Muslim followers view God.
2.     What, according to Muslims what are the four areas that prove the existence of God / Allah
·      In the natural world with all its beauty and complexity, our human abilities and capacities, the revelation of God's guidance and existence of religion, and lastly our inner feelings.
3.     What does it mean to "surrender to Allah"?
·      The word Islam itself means to "surrender to Allah" and to acquire peace, if you are doing this then you are a Muslim, or surrendered one.
4.     What is the role of free will in Islam and following God's will?
·      Free will in Islam is something that God gave to every living and nonliving thing in the universe. This free will everything and everyone has helps us learn what is right and wrong, good and evil, so we can chose to do the right and good actions in our life.
5.     Fitrah: Why is it important to have this in addition to free will? According to Islam, how is it that all of us have Fitrah, even if we are not Muslim?   
·      Fitrah is our inclination that helps guide us through life. It is our inner     compass and it is what separates us from animals. All of us are born with the natural inclination to surrender to Allah which is to be a muslim but our parents are the ones that turn us to a different faith.
6.     In your own words explain Fitrah

·      Fitrah is our inner conscious that tells us the difference between right and wrong and what actions we need to do, to live our life the moral, good, and right way. Ultimately to help us surrender to Allah in the case of a Muslim.

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