Islam belief

• Islam

  A monotheistic religion where Muslims believe there is only one God (Allah)
• Tawhid

  The belief in one, indivisible God
• Muslims believe in the supremacy of God's will: the idea that God's will is above all things
• Surah 112 from the Qur'an: ''He is God the One'<|>'God the eternal'<|>'He begot no one nor was He begotten'<|>'No one is comparable to Him''
• Belief in Tawhid

  • Worship only one God
  • Never make anything more important than God
  • Not use images or pictures of God
• Muslims believe God's will is supreme, meaning God can make anything happen that he wants to happen
• Nothing happens unless God allows it to happen
• The word 'Allah' is the Arabic word for God
• Christianity and Islam are both monotheistic religions, but Christians believe God is three Persons
• After Muhammad died, there were disagreements about who should succeed him, leading to the split into Sunni and Shi'a Islam
• Central beliefs of Sunni Muslims

  • The Sunni leader (Caliph) should be elected
  • Only the Qur'an and Sunnah have authority
  • Abu Bakr was the rightful leader after Muhammad
  • The six articles of faith
• Central beliefs of Shi'a Muslims

  • The Shi'a leader (Imam) should be a descendant of Muhammad
  • The Qur'an, Sunnah and Shi'a leader have authority
  • Ali was the rightful leader after Muhammad
  • The five roots of 'Usul ad-Din
• Sunni and Shi'a Muslims share beliefs in the same God, Qur'an, Sunnah, and importance of prophets
• The six articles of faith in Sunni Islam

  • Tawhid
  • Angels
  • The holy books
  • The prophets
  • The Day of Judgement
  • The supremacy of God's will
• The five roots of 'Usul ad-Din in Shi'a Islam

  • Tawhid
  • Prophethood
  • The justice of God (Adalat)
  • The Imamate
  • Resurrection
• There are 99 different names for God in the Qur'an and Hadith
• The main qualities of God

  • Transcendent
  • Immanent
  • Beneficent
  • Omnipotent
  • Merciful
  • Fair and just
• Angels are spiritual beings who serve God and pass on his word to people through the prophets
• Roles of angels

  • Act as messengers of God
  • Take care of people throughout their lives
  • Record people's deeds
  • Take people's souls to God after death
• Jibril (Gabriel)

  The angel of revelation who revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad
• Mikail (Michael)

  The angel of mercy who provides nourishment for the earth and human life
• Predestination is the idea that God knows or determines everything that will happen in the universe
• Barzakh

  The state of waiting after death until the Day of Judgement
• Day of Judgement

  When God will judge everyone for their actions and send them to heaven or hell
• Heaven (Jannah)

  A beautiful garden and state of eternal happiness in the presence of God
• Hell (Jahannam)

  A place of fire and torment where people are punished
• People are unable to come back across the barrier to right wrongs or to warn people
• Akhirah

  The state of waiting that a Muslim enters after they die
• Belief in Akhirah

  • Encourages Muslims to take responsibility for their actions
  • Motivates Muslims to follow the teachings in the Qur'an and dedicate their lives to God
  • Gives hope to Muslims who suffer, as they know there is something better to look forward to
  • Helps Muslims to accept unjust situations, because they know God will provide justice in the afterlife, and everyone will be fairly rewarded or punished for their actions on the Day of Judgement
• Prophethood

  When someone is made a prophet, a messenger of God's word
• Risalah

  Belief in the prophets and their importance as messengers of God
• Muslims believe that Adam (the first human) was the first prophet
• What is prophethood?

  1. Prophethood is a gift from God to help humans to understand his message

  2. When people have forgotten, misunderstood or changed God's message, God has sent prophets to call people back to the right path

  3. There have been around 124,000 prophets, who have been sent to every nation on earth

  4. Muhammad was the last and most important of the prophets
• Prophets

  • They are good role models and help Muslims to understand how to follow God
  • They do this both by conveying God's words and by setting a good example for how to live a life in obedience to God
• Adam's beginnings

  1. God created Adam from the dust of the ground, and breathed his Spirit into him

  2. God gave Adam knowledge and understanding and he taught Adam the names of all things

  3. God told the angels to bow down to Adam out of respect for his knowledge

  4. God told Adam and Hawwa they could eat anything in the garden, except for the fruit from the forbidden tree

  5. God created Hawwa (Eve) to keep Adam company, and they lived together in the Garden of Bliss

  6. Iblis (Satan) refused to bow down to Adam, so God threw him out of paradise. Iblis vowed to always tempt humans to sin against God

  7. Iblis deceived Adam and Hawwa into eating fruit from the tree

  8. God expelled Adam and Hawwa from the garden and their actions brought sin into the world

  9. God forgave Adam after he accepted his mistake, and he became the first prophet
• Adam is important to Muslims because God gave him knowledge and understanding. God taught Adam how to live a good life in obedience to God, and Adam passed on this knowledge to the rest of the human race through his descendants
• Ibrahim (Abraham)

  An important prophet in Islam
• Ibrahim

  • He always had faith in God and showed obedience to God, at a time when many people worshipped a variety of gods and idols (statues)
• Ibrahim proclaimed belief in only one God at a time when people worshipped many different gods and idols
• Ibrahim fulfilled all the tests and commands given to him by God