Questions To A Muslim Child

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 10-11-2012

Questions To A Muslim Child
Hakkında Questions To A Muslim Child

Questions To A Muslim Child

Who is your Lord (Rabb)? Who created you?

Allah

Whose slave are you?

I am the slave of Allah

What is your religion?

My religion is İslam

Which book do you believe in?

I believe in the Holy Quran

What is Din?

It is the set of laws which guides the sane people who believe with their free will to the most right, the most beautiful, and everlasting happiness

What is Islam?

It is the name of the last divine religion which was sent to human beings by God through His Prophet Muhammad?

What is Iman (Belief)?

It is the acceptance and attestation of the decrees which are known in certainty that they are brought from God by the Prophet

What would be your answer to someone who asked how many gods there were?

I would answer that there is only one

What is your evidence that there is only one Allah?

My evidence is the first verse (ayah) of the Surah allkhlas

What is the meaning of the verse (ayah)?

The meaning is; "Say: He is Allah, the One and Only!"

What is your reasonable evidence that Allah exists?

The existence of this universe and the continuation of its system and order

Would it be right to think about the essence of Allah?

No, it would be improper to think about the essence of Allah because reason is incapable of understanding it

One can only think about the qualitiea of Allah

What are The Divine Attributes of Allah?

The Divine Attributes of Allah the Most High are classified in two groups: the Divine Attributes of the Being of Allah (al Sifat al-Dhatiyyah) are six and the immutable of the Divine Essence of Allah (al-Sifat-al-Thubutiyyah) are eight

What are the Divine Attributes of the Being of Allah?

Al-Wujud : He is the Existing One,

Al-Qidam : He is the Pre-Eternal One,

Al-Baqah : He is the Everlasting One,

Al-Wahdaniyyah : He is the Unique One,

Al-Mukhalafatun lil Khawadith : He is Unlike the Created,

Al-Qiyam bi'nafsihi : He is the Self-Existing One

What are the Immutable Attributes of the Divine Essence of Allah?

Al-Hayat : Hei s the Living and Resurrecting One,

Al-Ilm : He is the All-Knowing One: Allah the Most High knows everything to such an extent that He even knows the secret intentions of the heart,

Al-Sami : He is the All-Hearing One: Allah the Most High hears eveything,

Al-Baseer : He is the All-Seeing One: Allah the Most High can see a black ant crawling on a black rock in the dark of night and He can hear the sound of its moving limbs,

Al-Iradhah: He has Absolute Will: Alalh the Most High has the quality of divine Determination so that He does whatever He wishes and in whatever manner He wishes,

Al-Qudrah : He is the Omnipotent, the Almighty One, and He has power over all things,

Al-Qalam : His manner of Speech is Unique to Him; Alalh the Most High spaeks without need of letters or souns,

Al-Taqwin : He is the Creator from nothing of all things and beings

What is an angel?

An angel is created from Divine Light and can take any shape or form

They are sinless and continually in a state of prayer

What are the names of the four Archangels?

Gabriel (a

s

), Michael (a

s

), Raphael (a

s

) and Azrael (a

s

)

What was Gabriel charged with?

He was charged with the responsibility of communicating the revelations of the Holy Scriptures of Allah the Most High to the Prophets (a

s

)

This angel acted as the intermediary between Allah the Most Great and His Prophets by revelation

What was Michael charged with?

He is charged with the formation of some natural phenomena such as the wind, the rain, the snow, and the growth of vegetation

What was Raphael charged with?

He has been charged with the task of blowing the trumpet (al-Thur) on Doomsday (al-Qiyamah) and again for resurrection of humanity

What was charged with?

He is charged with the task of taking the souls at the time of death

What is Tawhid?

It is the belief in God's existence and His Oneness

What is Shirk?

It means to associate partners with God

This is done by attaining gods besides Allah and worshipping someone other than Him

Who is called a Prophet?

A an who is charged by Allah to communicate the religion of Allah is called a Prophet

How many Prophets have been sent to man?

According to a tradition narrated by our Prophet (s

a

s

) one hundred and twenty four thousand prophets were appointed

Yet, by another tradition the number of Prophets is two hundred twenty four thousand

How many Prophets are mentioned in our Holy Qur'an?

Twenty-eight

Would you please list their names?

Adam, Enoch, Noah, Hood, Salih, Abraham, Lot, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elijah, Dhulkifl, Jonah, Zachariah, John, Jesus, Ezra, LoQman, Dhul Qarnain and Muhammad Mustapha, peace upon them all

some call Ezra, Loqman and Dhul Qarnain (a

s) special friends of Allah (awliyahs)

What ar Nabi or Rasul

He is a distinguished person who conveys to people whatever receives from God

What are the names of the four divine books and which Prophets (a

s) were they sent to?

The Torah to Moses (a

s), the Psalms to David (a

s), the Gospel to Jesusu (s

a

) and the Holy Qur'an to our Prophet Muhammad Mustapha (s

a

s)

What are the written pages (suhuf), how many pages are there and to whom were they sent?

There are a hundred written pages (suhuf) which Allah sent by the Archangel Gabriel (a

s) to some prophets

Ten written pages were sent to Adam (a

s), fifity to Seth, (a

s), thirty to Enoch (a

s), and ten to Abraham (a

s)

What do we call the nights in which we give particular value to spending it in worship?

We call them the Blessed Nights (Qandil)

How many Blessed Nights are tehere in a year?

There are five Blessed Nights in a year: Mawlid Night, Ragaib Night, Miraj Night, Bara'ah Night, Qadir night

What is Mawlid Night?

It is the celebration of the Blessed Night when our Prophet (s

a

s

) was born

What is Ragaib Night?

It is the celebration of the Blessed Night when Muhammad's (s

s

) mother ----- understood that she was pregnant with our Prophet (s

a

s

)

What is Miraj Night?

It is the celebration of the Blesse Night of the Prophet Muhammad's (s

a

s

) miraculous journey to Heaven and other universes by the invitation of Allah

What is Bara'ah Night?

It is the celebration of the Sacred Night when the Holly Qur'an came to the world from the divine tablet, when the yearly sustenances andthe life of a man are reviewed and when forgiveness and blessings are given to all Muslims

What is Qadr Night?

It is the celebration of the Sacred Night when our Holly Qur'an started word by word to our Prophet Muhammad (s

a

s

)

How many times is salah performed daily?

Salah is performed five times a day; at down, noon, late afternoon, sunset and late evening times

How many units (rakahs) are there in each of these times?

Dawn Prayer has four rakahs; two sunnah and then two fardh are performed

Noon Prayer has ten units, four first sunnah, four fardh, two last sunnah are performed

Late Afternoon Prayer is eight rakahs; four sunnah and four fardh are performed

Sunset Prayer is five units; three fardh and two sunnah are performed

Late Evening Prayer is thirteen units; first four sunnah, then four fardh, then two final sunnah, and finally three wajib witr

Totally forty units are performed in a day

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Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Questions To A Muslim Child *Questions To A Muslim Child* Hakkında *Questions To A Muslim Child* Questions To A Muslim Child Who is your Lord (Rabb)? Who created you? Allah Whose slave are you? I am the slave of Allah What is your religion? My religion is İslam Which book do you believe in? I believe in the Holy Quran What is Din? It is the set of laws which guides the sane people who believe with their free will to the most right, the most beautiful, and everlasting happiness What is Islam? It is the name of the last divine religion which was sent to human beings by God through His Prophet Muhammad? What is Iman (Belief)? It is the acceptance and attestation of the decrees which are known in certainty that they are brought from God by the Prophet What would be your answer to someone who asked how many gods there were? I would answer that there is only one What is your evidence that there is only one Allah? My evidence is the first verse (ayah) of the Surah allkhlas What is the meaning of the verse (ayah)? The meaning is; "Say: He is Allah, the One and Only!" What is your reasonable evidence that Allah exists? The existence of this universe and the continuation of its system and order Would it be right to think about the essence of Allah? No, it would be improper to think about the essence of Allah because reason is incapable of understanding it One can only think about the qualitiea of Allah What are The Divine Attributes of Allah? The Divine Attributes of Allah the Most High are classified in two groups: the Divine Attributes of the Being of Allah (al Sifat al-Dhatiyyah) are six and the immutable of the Divine Essence of Allah (al-Sifat-al-Thubutiyyah) are eight What are the Divine Attributes of the Being of Allah? Al-Wujud : He is the Existing One, Al-Qidam : He is the Pre-Eternal One, Al-Baqah : He is the Everlasting One, Al-Wahdaniyyah : He is the Unique One, Al-Mukhalafatun lil Khawadith : He is Unlike the Created, Al-Qiyam bi'nafsihi : He is the Self-Existing One What are the Immutable Attributes of the Divine Essence of Allah? Al-Hayat : Hei s the Living and Resurrecting One, Al-Ilm : He is the All-Knowing One: Allah the Most High knows everything to such an extent that He even knows the secret intentions of the heart, Al-Sami : He is the All-Hearing One: Allah the Most High hears eveything, Al-Baseer : He is the All-Seeing One: Allah the Most High can see a black ant crawling on a black rock in the dark of night and He can hear the sound of its moving limbs, Al-Iradhah: He has Absolute Will: Alalh the Most High has the quality of divine Determination so that He does whatever He wishes and in whatever manner He wishes, Al-Qudrah : He is the Omnipotent, the Almighty One, and He has power over all things, Al-Qalam : His manner of Speech is Unique to Him; Alalh the Most High spaeks without need of letters or souns, Al-Taqwin : He is the Creator from nothing of all things and beings What is an angel? An angel is created from Divine Light and can take any shape or form They are sinless and continually in a state of prayer What are the names of the four Archangels? Gabriel (as), Michael (as), Raphael (as) and Azrael (as) What was Gabriel charged with? He was charged with the responsibility of communicating the revelations of the Holy Scriptures of Allah the Most High to the Prophets (as) This angel acted as the intermediary between Allah the Most Great and His Prophets by revelation What was Michael charged with? He is charged with the formation of some natural phenomena such as the wind, the rain, the snow, and the growth of vegetation What was Raphael charged with? He has been charged with the task of blowing the trumpet (al-Thur) on Doomsday (al-Qiyamah) and again for resurrection of humanity What was charged with? He is charged with the task of taking the souls at the time of death What is Tawhid? It is the belief in God's existence and His Oneness What is Shirk? It means to associate partners with God This is done by attaining gods besides Allah and worshipping someone other than Him Who is called a Prophet? A an who is charged by Allah to communicate the religion of Allah is called a Prophet How many Prophets have been sent to man? According to a tradition narrated by our Prophet (sas) one hundred and twenty four thousand prophets were appointed Yet, by another tradition the number of Prophets is two hundred twenty four thousand How many Prophets are mentioned in our Holy Qur'an? Twenty-eight Would you please list their names? Adam, Enoch, Noah, Hood, Salih, Abraham, Lot, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elijah, Dhulkifl, Jonah, Zachariah, John, Jesus, Ezra, LoQman, Dhul Qarnain and Muhammad Mustapha, peace upon them all some call Ezra, Loqman and Dhul Qarnain (as) special friends of Allah (awliyahs) What ar Nabi or Rasul He is a distinguished person who conveys to people whatever receives from God What are the names of the four divine books and which Prophets (as) were they sent to? The Torah to Moses (as), the Psalms to David (as), the Gospel to Jesusu (sa) and the Holy Qur'an to our Prophet Muhammad Mustapha (sas) What are the written pages (suhuf), how many pages are there and to whom were they sent? There are a hundred written pages (suhuf) which Allah sent by the Archangel Gabriel (as) to some prophets Ten written pages were sent to Adam (as), fifity to Seth, (as), thirty to Enoch (as), and ten to Abraham (as) What do we call the nights in which we give particular value to spending it in worship? We call them the Blessed Nights (Qandil) How many Blessed Nights are tehere in a year? There are five Blessed Nights in a year: Mawlid Night, Ragaib Night, Miraj Night, Bara'ah Night, Qadir night What is Mawlid Night? It is the celebration of the Blessed Night when our Prophet (sas) was born What is Ragaib Night? It is the celebration of the Blessed Night when Muhammad's (sss) mother ----- understood that she was pregnant with our Prophet (sas) What is Miraj Night? It is the celebration of the Blesse Night of the Prophet Muhammad's (sas) miraculous journey to Heaven and other universes by the invitation of Allah What is Bara'ah Night? It is the celebration of the Sacred Night when the Holly Qur'an came to the world from the divine tablet, when the yearly sustenances andthe life of a man are reviewed and when forgiveness and blessings are given to all Muslims What is Qadr Night? It is the celebration of the Sacred Night when our Holly Qur'an started word by word to our Prophet Muhammad (sas) How many times is salah performed daily? Salah is performed five times a day; at down, noon, late afternoon, sunset and late evening times How many units (rakahs) are there in each of these times? Dawn Prayer has four rakahs; two sunnah and then two fardh are performed Noon Prayer has ten units, four first sunnah, four fardh, two last sunnah are performed Late Afternoon Prayer is eight rakahs; four sunnah and four fardh are performed Sunset Prayer is five units; three fardh and two sunnah are performed Late Evening Prayer is thirteen units; first four sunnah, then four fardh, then two final sunnah, and finally three wajib witr Totally forty units are performed in a day