1. Who is Allah? ***A Muslim is someone who believes in _________ and has _________ to the religion of______ by following the teachings of _______ Islam submit Allah Mohammed

2. 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 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”… How many ways can you describe God in 90 secs ?

3. Allah The Protector The Majestic The Creator The Mighty The Strong The King The Holy The Honourer The Humiliator The Sustainer The Forgiving The Merciful The Resurrector The Truth The Powerful The Compassionate The Eternal The All-seeing The All-knowing The One, Unique 1. Write out the following and give a word that means the same. 1.Knows everything truthfully eg… 2.Kind to humans eg… 3.Unlike any created thing 4.Keeps everything alive 5.Neither born nor dies 6.Shames people 7.Makes 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 ? The Source of Peace

4. 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)

5. 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. “God does not forgive associating anything with Himself”. (Sura 4:116)

6. Which of the following would be “SHIRK” ? (NOTHING else is like Allah. ONLY Allah has power, holiness etc. ) Believing God has a Son, Jesus God is One God is like a lion – powerful and majestic. God is our Father, and we are His children. Jesus can forgive sins. Saints can help you if you pray to them Saying you are creative.

7. 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. “God does not forgive associating anything with Himself”. (Sura 4:116) 1.Write TAWHID. Explain what it means. 2.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 God has a Son, Jesus God is One God is like a lion – powerful and majestic. God is our Father, and we are His children. Jesus can forgive sins. Saints can help you if you pray to them Saying you are creative.

8. . Islam or Christianity ? 1.Draw the two diagrams above. 2.Add labels that describe God or Allah religion. 3.How important are these differences? Does i make Islam a very different religion from Chrisianity? God is love & wants us to love Him.. God gives us His spirit to live by. God gives Himself to us in Jesus God wants us to be like Him. God is One, completely unique. God tells us rules to live by, through Mohammad. God must be worshipped as He is God.

9. WIPEOUT 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?