Who is Allah? Islam Mohammed Allah submit Qu’ran 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 Mohammed Allah submit Qu’ran

Who is ALLAH ? How many ways can you describe God in 90 secs ? Muslims 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”… 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 How many ways can you describe God in 90 secs ?

Allah The Powerful The Resurrector The Forgiving The Eternal The Strong The Eternal The Merciful The All-seeing The Mighty The Creator The All-knowing The Compassionate The King The Truth The Sustainer The Honourer The Majestic Allah The Humiliator The Protector The Holy The Source of Peace The One, Unique 1. 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 alive Allah is neither born nor dies Allah shames wicked people Allah makes good people respected Eg “knowing everything truthfully” = all-knowing + all-seeing 2. Which of the labels do you find interesting/ surprising? Why? **How is this list different from what Christianity might say about God ?

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)

Key Words 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) TAWHID The belief that Allah is ONE (ONE as in totally unique, separate, different from any created thing, changed or influenced).

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 One Allah is like a lion – powerful and majestic. Allah is our Father, and we are His children. Jesus can forgive sins. Saying you are creative.

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? TAWHID The belief that Allah is unique and cannot be compared to anything (different from any created thing, changed or influenced). Believing Allah has a Son, Jesus Allah is One Allah is like a lion – powerful and majestic. Allah is our Father, and we are His children. Jesus can forgive sins. Saying you are creative. 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)

God gives us his Spirit so we can know Him. 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 must be worshipped by HIS rules God only connects to us through his words, given in Holy Writings God is love. God humbled himself, to come to us as Jesus God gives us his Spirit so we can know Him. Nothing can compare to God.

Allah the Raiser of the Dead Which of these are genuine names of Allah? Allah The All-knowing Allah the Doer of Good WIPEOUT Allah the Accountant Allah the Humiliator Allah the Generous WIPEOUT Allah the Architect Allah the Last Allah the Raiser of the Dead Allah the Rich WIPEOUT Allah the Tempter Allah the Great WIPEOUT Allah the Father

What do Muslims believe about Allah ? There is one God, whom muslims call ALLAH. Explain if Christians and Muslims believe similar things – about God? about the prophets? **How important are the differences? 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*.