Islamic beliefs

• definition of tawhid

  the oneness of Allah
• what are the 6 articles of sunni islam

  1. the supremacy of gods will
  2. tawhid
  3. angels
  4. prophets
  5. the day of judgement
• what are the 5 roots of shia islam

  1. resurrection
  2. tawhid
  3. prophethood
  4. the justice of god (adalat)
  5. the imamate
• definition of transcendent 


   existing apart from and not subject to the limitations of the material universe
• definition of immanence 


  god is present everywhere in the world and in the universe
• what is the role of angels

  • messengers of god, they recieve gods word and pass it on to a prophet
  • they record everything a person does in a book of deeds which wil be used on judgement day
  • some will take peoples souls yo god after they die
• what is jibril the angel of

  • revelation
• what did the angel jibril do

  • purified muhammads heart, when he was a child, so that he would later be able to recieve gods revelation
  • he revealed the Quran to Muhammad
• what is mika'il the angel of


  mercy
• what is the angel mika'il responsible for

  • sending rain, thunder and lightening to earth
  • brings nourishment to earth
  • provides food by sending rain so crops can grow
  • believed that he rewards people who do good deeds