Islam teachings and beliefs

• nature of god 


  BT OF JIM
• transcendent


  god created the universe
• immanent 


  all-present , god is present everywhere in the world and universe
• beneficent 


  god is benevolent: all- loving and all- good
• omnipotent 


  god is all-powerful
• merciful 


  god shows compassion and mercy
• fair and just 


  god treats everyone fairly and justly
• there are 99 different names for god in the qur'an
• angels are spiritual beings who serve and pass on his words to people through the prophets
• predestination


  is the idea that god knowns or determines everything that will happen in the universe
• Six articles of faith in Sunni Islam


  • Tawhid - belief that there is only one God
  • Angels - belief in angels, who passed on God's message to the prophets
  • The holy books-respect for the holy books and particularly the Qur'an, which is the highest authority in Islam
  • The prophets-respect for the prophets and particularly Muhammad, who received the final revelation of Islam from God
  • The Day of Judgement - belief that at the end of the world, every person will be judged by God and sent to paradise or hell
  • The supremacy of God's will-belief that nothing happens unless God wants it to happen
• Five roots of 'Usul ad-Din in Shi'a Islam


  • Tawhid - belief that there is only one God
  • Prophethood-respect for the prophets and particularly Muhammad, who received the final revelation of Islam from God
  • The justice of God (Adalat) - belief that God will judge everyone on the Day of Judgement in a fair and just way, and hold them to account for their actions
  • The Imamate-respect for the twelve Imams, who were chosen by God to lead Islam after Muhammad died
  • Resurrection-belief that after death, Muslims will be resurrected and judged by God
• Angels


  • They are spiritual beings, created by God from light
  • They are pure and sinless
  • They constantly serve and praise God
  • They have no free will, so can only do what God wants them to do
  • They are able to take on a human form to give messages to people
• Jibril (Gabriel)


  • The angel of revelation
  • Purified Muhammad's heart when he was a child, so he would later be able to receive God's revelation
  • Recited the Qur'an to Muhammad and continued to pass on God's messages to Muhammad to guide him through the rest of his life
  • Therefore played an important role in communicating the final version of Islam to humanity
• Mikail (Michael)


  • The angel of mercy
  • Responsible for sending rain, thunder and lightning to earth
  • Brings nourishment to earth, and helps to provide food for humans, by sending rain to the ground
  • Believed to reward people who do good deeds
• Some angels act as messengers of God, receiving God's words directly from him and passing them on perfectly to the prophets
• Some angels take care of people throughout their lives
• Some angels record everything a person does in their own 'book of deeds', which is presented to God on the Day of Judgement to judge the person
• Some angels take people's souls to God after they die, and escort them into paradise or hell
• akhirah 


  everlasting life after death
• Barzakh


  The state of waiting until the Day of Judgement, a barrier where people are unable to come back
• What happens in Barzakh


  1. God sends two angels to question people about their faith

  2. Depending on their answers, they will see the rewards or punishments they will have after the Day of Judgement
• Day of Judgement


  Happens at the end of the world, when God's purpose for the universe has been fulfilled and the world will be destroyed
• What happens on the Day of Judgement


  1. Everyone who has ever lived will be raised from the dead (resurrected)

  2. Everyone will be given their own book of deeds, a record of everything they did during their lives

  3. If they are given the book in their right hand, they will go to heaven; if they are given it in their left hand, they will go to hell
• importance of belief in akhirah


  encourages Muslims to take responsibility for their actions, gives hope to Muslims who suffer, helps Muslims accept unjust situations
• Heaven


  A beautiful garden, a state of eternal happiness in the presence of God, a reward for those who have kept their faith in God and done good deeds
• Hell

  A place of fire and torment, where people are separated from God, a punishment for those who have rejected God and done bad things
• sunni muslims belief about predestination is

  that god has already determined everything that will happen in the universe - written in the book of decrees
• shi'a muslims belive about predestination is

  god knows everything that is going to happen but doesn't mean he decides what is going to happen
• Day of Judgement


  Muslims believe they will be judged by God for the choices they have made during their lives, and will be rewarded or punished as a result
• Even though God knows everything that will happen, people are still responsible for their actions, and will be rewarded or punished for them on the Day of Judgement
• prophethood


  when someone is made a prophet : a messanger of gods word and is a gift from god to help humans to understand his message
• risalah

  is the belief in prphets and their importance as messengers of god
• importance of prophets 


  they are a good role models and help muslims to understand how to follow god
• Muhammad was the last and most important of all the prophets

  seal of the prophets
• adam-created by the dust of the ground- by god 


  god gave adam knowledge and understanding and taught adam the names of all living things
• god forgave adam after eating the forbidden fruit and he accepted his mistake then he became the first prophet
• ibrahim is a good role model to muslims becuase he always had faith in god and showed obdience to god
• the imamate - leader of shi'a muslims 


  should be a descendent of muhammad and chosen by god- 12 in total
• the qur'an is the most important holy book in islam and the highest source of authority