Munkar and Nakir
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Munkar and Nakir in Islamic eschatology, are angels who test the faith of the dead in their graves.
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts the angels Munkir and Nakir, who are charged with questioning the deceased people.
Ash'arism
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Ash'ari theology is a school of theology in Sunni Islam named after Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari, a Sunni jurist, reformer, and scholastic theologian, in the 9th–10th century. It established an orthodox gu
Munkar and Nakir
…the angels ask about one's iman. The correct answer appears to be the Quran. The questioning of the grave is part of the Islamic Creed according to Ash'ari. Muslims believe that a person will correctly answer the questions not by remembering the answers before death but by their iman (faith) and deeds such…
Al-Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis, one of the most important centers of Islamic learning that contributed to the dissemination of Ashʿarī thought in the Maghreb