1. 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

2. 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 ?

3. 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 ?

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
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).

6. 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.

7. 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)

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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*.