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Islam: Self, Death and the Afterlife

Ibadah and Niyyah

  • 4 things to know
  • Component 2

Overview

Recall questions on why God created jinn and human beings, what ibadah covers, how ordinary work becomes worship and why intention matters.

What you need to know

Answer each one before you reveal it.

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Key term

Explain how an ordinary action such as work can count as worship.

Key term

Give two very different forms the test of life can take.

Key term

How does the Islamic view of the newborn differ from the doctrine of original sin?

Process

Why does God require worship, why must choice be real, and what is the human role?

Questions from this subtopic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

  1. 1

    According to the Qur’an, why did God create jinn and human beings?

    Model answer

    So that they would worship and serve Him.

  2. 2

    Define ibadah.

    Model answer

    It is worship or service of God, covering both formal ritual and the whole of an obedient life.

  3. 3

    Explain how an ordinary action such as work can count as worship.

    Model answer

    If the action is lawful and is done with the intention of pleasing God, the action itself becomes an act of worship.

  4. 4

    Explain what niyyah is and why it matters.

    Model answer

    It is the intention formed before an act, and it determines whether the act counts as worship at all.

  5. 5

    Why is worship not something God needs?

    Model answer

    God is entirely self-sufficient, so worship benefits the worshipper by ordering their whole life towards Him.

  6. 6

    How does the Qur’an link life and death to testing?

    Model answer

    It teaches that God created death and life in order to test which people act best.

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