Islam beliefs

• Risalah


  Prophethood
• Qur'an


  The holy book of Islam
• Revelation


  When God is revealed to humans; belief that Allah shows his nature and will through the words of the Qur’an.
• Muhammad


  The last and greatest of the prophets
• Ibrahim


  One of the prophets of Allah. He rebuilt the Ka'aba.
• Isma'il


  Son of Ibrahim
• Musa


  Moses, the Prophet of Allah to whom the Torah was given.
• Dawud


  David, the Prophet to whom the book of Psalms was given
• Isa


  Jesus, Son of Mary
• Night of Power


  The name for the night on which Muhammad received the first revelations of the Qur'an.
• Haddith


  Traditional teachings based on Muhammad's words and actions
• The Imamate


  One of the Five Roots of Usul-ad-Din, ‘Leadership.’ Shia belief in the twelve imams who succeeded Muhammad as the leaders of Islam.
• The Scrolls of Abraham


  Holy book/source of authority; individual revelations to Ibrahim that were written on parchment but have perished
• The Torah


  Holy book/source of authority; given by God to the prophet Musa (Moses) on Mount Sinai.
• Sunnah


  writings about Muhammad’s way of life