Islam 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


  A supreme power or authority: a quality of God
• Quran


  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
• Shia (Shi'i)


  Muslim who believe in the Imamate, the successorship of Ali
• Akhirah

  Everlasting life after death
• Resurrection


  Rising from the dead or returning to life
• Heaven


  The state of eternal happiness in the presence of God; also called paradise
• Hell


  The state of total separation from God
• 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
• Mika'il


  The Arabic name for Michael, the archangel of mercy who provides nourishment to people
• Ka'aba


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


  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
• 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


  Who 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
• Caliph


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


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

  The divine appointment of the imams
• Predestination


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


  The five books revealed by God to Moses
• Psalms


  A holy book revealed by God to David
• Gospel


  A holy book revealed by God to Jesus
• Scrolls of Abraham


  A holy book revealed by God to Abraham
• Islam is a monotheistic religion. The belief in one God is known as Tawhid
• Muslims believe in the supremacy of God's will: this means things only happen if God wants them to
• Supremacy of God's will


  For Muslims, God is the one and only creator and controller of everything: therefore nothing takes place unless God allows it to happen. Whether it's good or bad, God must have a reason for it
• Muslims trust in God's will. To show this they often add the words 'God willing' (InshAllah) in their sentences to show that they believe that God is in control
• Key beliefs of Sunni Islam and Shi'a Islam

  • Belief in one god
  • Belief in Tawhid
• When Prophet Muhammad died, there was disagreement as to who should succeed him as the leader of Islam. The religion split into Sunni and Shi'a
• Sunni


  The Caliph (leader) should be elected, Only Quran and Sunnah have the authority to provide religious guidance, Abu Bakr was the rightful leader after the Prophet's death