Islamic beliefs

• Adalat


  The belief that God is just (fair)
• Akhirah


  An Arabic term that translates to afterlife
• Al-Qadr


  An Arabic term that translates as predestination
• Barzakh


  The barrier where the soul waits until the Day of Judgment
• Five roots of Usul ad-Din

  • Tawhid
  • Prophethood
  • Adalat
  • Imamate
  • Resurrection
• Imamate


  Refers to the leadership of Shia Islam, each of the Imams are believed to be blood related to Muhammad* and chosen by Allah
• Iman


  An Arabic term that translates as faith
• Immanent


  Close by i.e. the belief that Allah is close to humanity
• Jahannam


  An Arabic term that translates as Hell
• Jannah


  An Arabic term that refers to Heaven-literally translates as 'garden'
• Omnipotent


  All-powerful i.e. the belief that God is all-powerful
• Omniscient


  All-knowing i.e. the belief that God knows everything
• Six Articles of Faith

  • Tawhid
  • Angels
  • Holy Books
  • Predestination
  • Afterlife
  • Prophets
• Transcendent


  Above or beyond i.e. Allah is beyond creation
• "He is God the One, god the eternal, He begot none nor was He begotten. No one is comparable to Him": 'Qur'an 112: 1-4'
• "No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision; He is above all comprehension": 'Qur'an 6:103'
• "He is closer to human than his jugular vein": 'Qur'an 50:16'
• "Each person has angels before him and behind, watching over him by God's command": 'Qur'an 13:11'
• "The record of their deeds shall be placed before them and you will see the guilty full of fear": 'Qur'an 18:49'
• "Those who reject faith … they will be companions of the fire dwelling therein for ever": 'Qur'an 2:161'
• "You will have therein whatever your souls desire": 'Qur'an 41:31'
• "Only what God has decreed will happen to us": 'Qur'an 9:51'
• Adam


  The first human and prophet
• Hadith


  The sayings of Muhammad* that have been recorded into collections
• Hafiz (m), Hafizah (f)

  Someone who memorises the Qur'an off-by-heart
• Hijrah


  Name given to the time when Muhammad* migrated from Mecca to the safety of Medina
• Ibrahim


  The prophet who was tested by Allah when he was asked to sacrifice his son Ismail
• Imamate


  A Shi'a belief that acknowledges the first leaders of Islam after Muhammad's* death were all blood linked to Muhammad*
• Iqra


  This means to recite- the first command given to Muhammad* by the angel Jibril during His first revelation
• Laylat ul-Qadr


  This means the 'Night of Power', referring to Muhammad's* first revelation of the Qur'an when he was meditating in cave Hira
• Risalah


  Communication between Allah and humans i.e. via the prophets, angels and holy scriptures
• Shari'ah Law


  The law based on the teachings of the Qur'an
• "Falsehood shall never come to it": 'Qur'an 11:1'
• "If all men and Jinn should combine to bring about the likes of the Qur'an, they could not bring the like of it": 'Qur'an 17:88'
• "None can change His words for He is the one who hears and knows all": 'Qur'an 6:115'
• "You have in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern for any one whose hope is in Allah and the final Day": 'Qur'an 33:21'
• "We have sent among you a Messenger of your own … instructing you in Scripture and Wisdom": 'Qur'an 2:151'
• Islam is a monotheistic religion i.e. a religion with only one God
• Tawhid is the term that refers to a belief in the oneness of God within Islam
• Allah is the name given to God, it literally means Supreme Essence