Vocabulary

• a prophet is a person who is sent by God to speak on his behalf
• Muhammad is the last prophet of Islam. He was born in Mecca in 570 CE.
• the Qur'an is the holy book of Islam and is considered to be the word of God
• in islam, psalms is the holy book that was given to david
• angels are 2nd class of heavenly beings, they are messengers of God, they are created by God and they are sent to earth to help humans
• monotheistic is when 1 god is believed in, and all other gods are not believed in
• supremacy is the belief that one person is superior to others and should rule over others
• tawhid is the oneness of god, there is no god but allah
• shahadah is the declaration of faith that is made by a muslim
• an imamate is a religious leader who is chosen by God to lead a community of people
• risalah رسالة - message, message of the prophet
• akhirah is the afterlife
• predestination is the belief that God has already decided who will go to heaven and who will go to hell and their life
• beneficent means that Allah is all loving
• immanent means God is present in the world and is involved in the world.
• transcendent means beyond human imagination
• resurrection is to bring someone alive from the dead
• adalat is when you believe that Allah is always right and fair 
• Tawhid zati (oneness of being) : god is unique there is only him
• tawhid ibadi (oneness in worship) : god is the only being worth of worship
• tawhid Rububiyyah (oneness of cherisher and sustainer) : there is only one creator and sustainer; god