2.1.6 The role and importance of the prophets

Question 1

What is a Khalifa?

Answer 1

Someone who acts for Allah on Earth

Question 2

Who is Iblis?

Answer 2

Satan

Question 3

What is Al-Jannah

Answer 3

Paradise

Question 4

Who was Adam?

Answer 4

Allah’s first creation.

Created from clay and made in Allah’s image and given the ability to make choices and reason

Question 5

What role does Adam fulfil?

Answer 5

Adam was Allah’s Kalifah.
Angels bowed to him as he answered all the questions that Allah asked him. Iblis did not bow as he thought that he was better than Adam

Question 6

What happened to Adam?

Answer 6

He disobeyed Allah so was sent from Al-Jannah to Earth. However, Allah promised to still guide Adam so that he could once again be obedient to Allah.

Question 7

Who was Hawwa?

Answer 7

Adam’s wife (Eve) - all humans are descendants of Adam and Hawwa.

Question 8

Who was Ibrahim?

Answer 8

Father of the Arab people and of the prophets.

He was a hanif

Question 9

What is a hanif?

Answer 9

Believer in one god

Question 10

What role does Ibrahim have?

Answer 10

He showed commitment to the faith by being willing to do whatever Allah asked.
Allah tested Ibrahim’s devotion by telling him to sacrifice his first born son Isma’il. Iblis 3 times told Ibrahim not to do it. Ibrahim obeyed Allah who swapped Isma’il for a ram at the last moment.

Question 11

What is Ibrahim recognised as?

Answer 11

The father of monotheism.

The Qur’an calls Ibrahim ‘a friend of Allah’ - Surah 4:125

Question 12

Who was Isma’il?

Answer 12

The son of Ibrahim.

Surah 37:100 calls him a blessing from Allah

Question 13

What role does Isma’il have?

Answer 13

He was left with his mother in a deserted place (Makkah) at Allah’s request.
When food and water ran out Isma’il kicked his heel and a spring miraculously appeared.
After his mother’s death Isma’il was visited by Ibrahim and the built the Kaaba.
This is the centre of Islam and what Muslims face towards when they pray

Question 14

Who was Musa

Answer 14

Musa was placed in a basket on the river Nile to save him from being killed by the pharaoh. He was found and rescued but eh pharaoh’s wife and Musa’s mother was hired as his nanny,

Question 15

What role does Musa have?

Answer 15

Demonstrates Allah’s care and power to protect.
Musa became the leader of the Israelites (Surah 73:15)
Allah revealed the Tawrat (Torah) to Musa and gave him the 10 Commandments
The Qur’an records Musa as a grateful servant of Allah (Surah 33:69)

Question 16

Who was Dawud?

Answer 16

A prophet and eventually king of the Israelites - position given to him by Allah

Question 17

What role does Dawud have?

Answer 17

Fought and defeated Goliath.
When King Talut was killed Dawud became king.
Dawud made sure the Israelites lived under Allah’s rule and worshipped only him.
Book of Psalms was revealed to Dawud - guidance for the Israelites

Question 18

Who was Isa?

Answer 18

Isa performed many miracles and foretold the coming of the prophet Muhammad.
Sunni Muslims believe that Isa is the Messiah or Mahdi who will return off the Day of Resurrection at the end of the world and bring together true Muslims.
Isa is not divine and did not die but was taken into Allah’s presence.