Belief in Allah

• Qualities of Allah


  • Omnipotence - all powerful
  • Tawhid - the oneness of Allah
  • Benevolence - Allah is all loving
  • Omniscient - Allah is all knowing
  • Adalat - Allah is just
• 6 beliefs of Sunni Muslims


  • Tawhid (oneness of Allah)
  • Malaikah (angels)
  • Risalah (prophets)
  • Day of Judgement
  • Allah's decree (Allah created the laws of nature and the laws of religion)
  • Qur'an (Muslim holy text)
• 5 Pillars of Sunni Muslims


  • Shahadah - declaration of faith
  • Salah - prayer five times a day
  • Zakat - 2.5% of their annual earnings to charity
  • Sawm - Fasting during Ramadan
  • Hajj - Pilgrimage to Mecca
• 5 Roots of Shi'a Islam


  • Day of Judgement
  • Imamah - belief that the Prophet chose 12 infallible imams to be his successors
  • Tawhid - the oneness of Allah
  • Prophethood - belief that Allah chose messengers to preach to mankind
  • Adalat or Divine Justice - belief that Allah is fair
• 10 Obligatory Acts of Shi'a Islam


  • Salah - prayer five times a day
  • Zakat - 2.5% of money to charity
  • Sawm - fasting during Ramadan
  • Hajj - pilgrimage to Mecca
  • Khums - 20% of money to Imam
  • Jihad - struggle in the way of Allah
  • Tawalla - expressing love for Allah
  • Tabarra - expressing hatred towards evil
  • Celebrating what's right
  • Forbidding what's wrong
• The Qur'an states 'he has power over everything'


  Allah has complete control and therefore, is omnipotent
• The Qur'an also explains 'It is he who created the night and the day'


  As the Creator of everything, he must be omnipotent
• Tawhid


  The oneness of Allah, meaning that even though Allah has 99 names, he is only one being
• Importance of Tawhid to Muslims


  • It helps them understand they should be monotheists and only worship one God
  • It helps them understand that his 99 names are qualities or characteristics of God and not beings within themselves
• Angel Jibril


  • Appeared to the Prophet Muhammad and revealed the Qur'an to him
  • This is important because without Jibril, the words of Allah would not have been received by humankind
• Angel Izra'il


  • Takes the soul of every person and returns it to Allah
  • This allows for Allah to be adalat or just because he can then judge the souls and decide on their afterlife
• 5 prophets within Islam


  • Adam
  • Ibrahim
  • Isma'il
  • Isa
  • Muhammad
• Adam


  • Believed to be the first Prophet
  • The story of Adam disobeying God shows Muslims they should follow Allah's commands and not follow the devil
• Isa (Jesus)


  • Injil, one of the most important revelations made before the Qur'an, was revealed to Isa
  • Preached Tawhid and performed miracles, showing Allah's omnipotence
• Prophet Muhammad


  • The principle Prophet sent by Allah
  • Delivered the final, and accurate, revelation from Allah
  • An example humanity should follow in order to please Allah
• Al Qadr


  • The belief in predestination or fate
  • Shows Allah is omniscient as he knows everything that has happened and will happen in the universe
  • Shows nothing happens without Allah's permission as he is omnipotent
  • Allah has given some element of human freedom (different Muslims disagree on how much freedom we actually have) and this is part of Allah's plan
• Holy books or Kutubullah in Islam


  • Sahifah (scrolls) - oldest revelations given to Ibrahim and Moses
  • Tawrat (Torah) - 'scriptures of Musa' containing good teachings and laws, given for a limited time
  • Zabur (Psalms) - songs, prayers and poems inspired by Allah
  • Injil (Gospels) - taught by Isa which taught love and forgiveness
  • Qur'an - final revelation sent by Allah, revealed by Jibril to the Prophet Muhammad, meant for all times and all people and all places
• Jannah - if you follow Allah's teaching, you will go to heaven after death
• Jahannum - Hell
• Day of Judgement - The day when Allah will judge all people and decide whether they will go to heaven or hell.