Beliefs

• Muslim

  One who has submitted to the will of God and has accepted Islam
• Islam

  The name of the religion followed by Muslims; to surrender to the will of God; peace
• Allah

  The Arabic name for God
• Tawhid

  The oneness and unity of God
• Monotheistic

  A religion that believes there is only one God
• Supremacy

  Supreme power or authority; a quality of God
• Qur'an

  The holy book revealed to Muhammad by the angel Jibril; God's final revelation to humankind
• Sunnah

  The teachings and deeds of Muhammad
• Sunni

  Muslims who believe in the successorship to Muhammad of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali
• Shi'a

  Muslims who believe in the Imamate, the successorship of Ali
• Imminent

  The idea that God is present in and involved with life on Earth and in the universe; a quality of God
• Transcendent

  The idea that God is beyond and outside life on Earth and the universe; a quality of God
• Omnipotent

  Almighty, having unlimited power; a quality of God
• Beneficent

  Benevolent, all loving, all good; a quality of God
• Merciful

  The quality of God that shows compassion or forgiveness to humans, even though he has the power to punish them
• Fairness

  The idea that God treats people fairly and impartially without favour or discrimination
• Justice (Adalat in Shi'a Islam)

  The idea that God is just and fair and judges human actions, rewarding the good and punishing the bad
• Angels

  Spiritual beings believed to act as messengers of God
• Day of Judgement

  A time when the world will end and every soul will be judged by God and either rewarded or punished
• Jibril

  The Arabic name for Gabriel the archangel who brought God's message to the prophets, particularly to Muhammad
• Mika'il

  The Arabic name for Michael the archangel of mercy who rewards good deeds and provides nourishment to people
• Predestination

  The idea that God knows or determines everything that will happen in the universe
• Akhirah

  Everlasting life after death
• Prophet

  A person who proclaims the message of God
• Risalah

  The belief that prophets are an important channel of communication between God and humans
• Prophethood

  When God makes someone a prophet to communicate his message to people
• Iblis (Satan)

  A spiritual being created from fire, who was thrown out of paradise for refusing to bow to Adam
• Ka'aba

  The black, cube shaped building in the centre of the Grand Mosque in Makkah (Mecca); the holiest place in Islam
• Id-ul-ada

  A Muslim festival that celebrates the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son for God
• Hajj

  The annual pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca) that every Muslim should try to make at least once in their life
• Caliph

  A person considered to be a political and religious successor to the prophet Muhammad, and the leader of the Sunni Muslim community
• Imam

  1. a person who leads communal prayer 2. Imam in Shi'a Islam, the title given to Ali and his successors
• Imamate

  The divine appointment of the Imams
• Torah (Tawrat)

  The five books revealed by God to Moses
• Psalms (Zabur)

  A holy book revealed by God to David
• Gospel (Injil)

  The holy book revealed by God to Jesus
• Scrolls of Abraham (Ibriham)

  A holy book revealed by God to Abraham (Ibrahim)