The document summarizes a chapter about learning about Allah. It covers: 1. The oneness of Allah and concept of Tawheed (monotheism). 2. Key attributes of Allah including being the Creator of the Universe and mankind. 3. The reason Allah created mankind, and understanding Allah's unique names like Al-Badee' which means the Innovative Creator.

1. UNIT A
CHAPTER TWO
Learning About Allah

2. Learning Objectives:
1. Review the Oneness of Allah and the Tawheed.
2. Learn the following attributes of Allah:
i. Creator of the Universe.
ii. Creator of the Mankind.
3. Learn the reason that Allah created mankind.
4. Understand the concept that Allah has names that are His
alone.
5. Learn and understand the meaning of the name of Allah
Al-Badee’.

3. Stretch Your Mind
• Q. If a confused
person asked you,
“Who has created you
and what do you
know about Him?”
How would you
answer him or her?

4. Why are the descriptions that Allah
gives to Himself better than any we
could give Him?
• Allah created everything
including knowledge and He
knows Himself best. He is
the All Knower the All
Wise.

5. Many inventors create
items. How is this different
from Allah’s creations?
They invent or create things
from substances or forces
that Allah has already
created. They merely
rearrange, redistribute or
shift things. Only Allah
creates something from
absolute nothingness.

6. In how many days
Where is Allah?
did Allah choose to
create the Heavens He is in the Heavens on
and the Earth?
His throne.
He chose six days.

7. In the book, we learn that Allah described
the beginning of human’s life before modern
technology was able to. Discuss this.
Allah notes in the Qur’an the
stages of human development.
Only recently have machines
discovered these stages and
what they mean.

8. Hadeeth Shareef
Abu Hurayrah narrated, that Rasoolullah said, “All
of my people will enter Paradise except those who
refuse”.
“Who would refuse?” The Sahabah asked.
“Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise, and those
who disobey me are refusing [to enter it], the Prophet
explained.
(Reported in Saheeh Al Bukhari)

9. What are the3 types
of Tawheed?
1.Tawheed-ul-Khaliq:
It means believing in one Creator or believing in one
Lord. Scholars also call this type of Tawheed, “Tawheed-urRubooiah”.
2. Tawheed-ul-Ibadah:
It means the belief in only worshipping the One True God.
Scholars call this type “Tawheed-ul-Uloohiyya.
3. Tawheed-ul-Asmaa’:
It means that only God has all the great names and
attributes. He is free of all weaknesses and deficiencies.

10. What does the attribute or name
Al-Badee’ mean?
The innovative creator. He
creates things without any
existing mode. His creation
is marvelous, beautiful and
magnificent.
[He is the Wonderful Originator of
the Heavens and the Earth, and
when He decides on doing
something, He only says to it, be,
so there it is.]
(2:117)

11. QUIZ TIME
• Q1. Who is Allah?
• Q2. What are the differences between God
and powerful people?
• Q3. Why did Allah create us? Support your
answer with evidence from Al Qur’an.