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Title: Is Allah a personal God? To know and understand something of the n______ of Allah and understand why these c______ are important. Are these believers praying to a personal or impersonal God?

Learning and understanding for today’s lesson: Essential: To be able to explain Muslims’ belief of Allah using some of the 99 names of Allah. Extended: To know the characteristics* of Allah are shown in the Qur’an and why they are important. * Tawhid (inc Surah 16: 35 -36) Immanence, transcendence, omnipotence, beneficence, mercy, fairness and justice. (Spec 1. 3) Challenge: To be able to compare the Christian and Islamic belief in God and discuss the notion of ‘personal’.

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Written task 1. What does Wharnsby’s song tell us about the nature of Allah? Complete the sentence: Wharnsby explains Allah as … when he sings… 2. How successfully does Wharnsby communicate the characterstics of Allah which we find in the Qur’an: Tawhid (inc Surah 16: 35 -36) Immanence, transcendence, omnipotence, beneficence, mercy, fairness and justice? How far would the meaning of this song (nasheed) be changed if the word surrender was changed to submit?

1. Muslims believe that Allah is merciful (forgiving), evidence of this can be found… 2. Muslims believe in tawhid (oneness), this means God is One and not divisible. Evidence of the believe of tawhid is found in… 3. Muslims believe that shirk is a terrible sin. Shirk is the act of likening or comparing Allah to anything else. To explain… 4. Muslims believe Allah is omnipotent, evidence for this can be found… 5. Allah has the characteristic of beneficence (goodness, kindness, charitable), evidence for this can be found… 6. Muslims believe in the immanence of Allah, this can be understood … 7. Muslims believe in the transcendence of Allah, this can be understood… 8. Allah is understood by Muslims as a God od fairness and justice. The Qur’an explains… 9. Belief in Allah as all of the above are important to a Muslim because… Complete these sentences using the sources and what you have learnt today.

‘Allah is an impersonal God’ 1. Study the sources, you can do this alone or in a group. Remember you are trying to find out about the characteristics of Allah. You will probably want to record what you find out in a list or mindmap as you move from source to source. 2. Make a group (3 -5 people) who share the same response to the statement above. Make sure every member of the group has evidence to present. 3. You will be matched with another group to discuss the statement and your evidence. 4. One nominated person will feedback to the teacher and whole class.

‘Allah is an impersonal God’ Agree Disagree