The teachings of Islam on life after death - Life after death - CCEA - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - CCEA - BBC Bitesize (2024)

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What are the teachings of Islam religion about life after death? ›

After death, most Muslims believe that the soul will enter Barzakh, a state of waiting, until the Day of Judgement. When a person dies, their soul is taken by Azra'il, the Angel of Death. God sends two angels to question the waiting soul.

Belief in the resurrection

Muslims believe that life on earth is preparation for life after death. They believe in the resurrection of the body and the dead being brought back to life.

According to these texts, the basic junctures of the Returning include Death (Maut), Grave (Qabr), Intermediate Stage (Barzakh), Resurrection (Qayamat) and Hell (Jahannam) or Paradise (Jannat).

The Islamic view is that life and death are given by Allah. The absolute prohibition is stated in the Quran, Surah 4:29 which states: "do not kill yourselves. Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you." Life is sacred, and a gift from Allah; and it is only Allah, and not the human beings, who has the right to take it back.

“When a man dies, his good deeds come to an end, except three: Ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, and a righteous child who will pray for him.” A Muslim can prepare for death by fostering one, two or all three of these greatly beneficial deeds during one's lifetime.

What do we say after death in Islam? If Someone has died we say Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Raji,un.

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The son of Adam will not be dismissed from his Lord on the Day of Resurrection until he is questioned about five issues: his life and how he lived it, his youth and how he used it, his wealth and how he earned it and he spent it, and how he acted on his knowledge.”

life after death

Although there are many different views about the nature of the afterlife, Christians believe that death is not the end and that the soul lives on. It is believed God on Judgement Day will decide who will be rewarded.

Many Catholics believe that all Christians will eventually go to Heaven and that the good followers of any religion are able to go to Heaven. Some Catholics think that Heaven, Purgatory and Hell are physical places, whereas others consider them more like 'states'.

Note: After the demise of the wife, the husband is only prohibited from giving her Ghusl and touching her; other matters, such as looking at her face, shouldering her bier and lowering her into the grave are permitted.

Do Muslims believe in Jesus? ›

Muslims do not worship Jesus, who is known as Isa in Arabic, nor do they consider him divine, but they do believe that he was a prophet or messenger of God and he is called the Messiah in the Quran. However, by affirming Jesus as Messiah they are attesting to his messianic message, not his mission as a heavenly Christ.

The body is washed and shrouded as soon as possible, preferably within 24 hours The grave is dug, the corpse is placed into the grave facing the qibla, and the people pray for the deceased.

Most Muslims believe that when they die, they will stay in their graves until Yawm al-din (the Day of Judgement). On that day, they will be raised from their graves and brought before Allah and judged on how they lived their earthly lives. This belief is known as the resurrection of the body.

Islamic Finder website, has listed 48 signs, 9 of which are past, 13 "are happening at present", and 26 are "yet to happen". Islam Question and Answer website under the authority of Muhammad Al-Munajjid; has listed 28 Minor Signs and 10 major signs.

Similarly the dead person does not know anything about the circ*mstances of his family, because he is absent from them, in a state of bliss or torment, but Allah may inform some of the dead of some of the circ*mstances of their families, but this is not necessarily so.

Islamic Funeral Rites and Traditions

Immediately after death, the body is washed and covered with a sheet by family members. The hands are placed as if in prayer. Then the body is transported to the location of the funeral, a mosque. There is rarely an open casket at an Islamic funeral.

The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam says that the souls of the believers start to gather upon that person. They start to come to visit that person, to receive that person.

Waiting for three days, then offering du`a for the deceased for a period of ten days, or twenty or thirty or forty days, on the grounds that his body goes through a number of stages of trials during this period, is an act that is contrary to the Sunnah and is a claim that is devoid of any evidence; it is a fabricated ...