islam beliefs

• muhammad (pbuh)


  The final prophet of Islam
• Qur'an


  The holy book of Islam
• Sunna


  Records the actions of Muhammad (pbuh)
• Hadith


  Records the sayings of Muhammad (pbuh)
• Shar'ia


  With reference to the Qur'an, the Sunna and the Hadith, Muslim lawyeres have put together a set of laws for Muslims to follow.
• Sunni


  85% of Muslims worldwide. They believe that Abu Bakr,Muhammad's (pbuh) friend and father-in-law was the rightful successor to Muhammad (pbuh)
• Shi'a


  15% of Muslims worldwide. They believe that Muhammad (pbuh) identified Ali as his successor and that he was the first of the 12 Imams who led the faith.
• Tawhid


  Oneness of Allah
• Risalah


  Belief in the messengers of Allah ( prophethood)
• Akihirah


  Belief in the Afterlife.
• Al-Qad'r


  Predestination
• Usul-ad-Din


  Five Roots ( principles of faith) in the Shi'a tradition of Islam
• Iman


  Belief in the Six Articles of Faith in the Sunni tradition.
• Caliph


  A successor of Muhammad (pbuh) as the spiritual leader of Islam
• Imam ( Sunni )


  leads prayers in the mosque
• Imam ( Shi'a)


  Successors of Muhammad (pbuh) chosen by Allah
• Al-Adl


  Belief in divine justice
• Tawrat


  Torah as revealed to Musa (Moses)
• Zabur


  Psalms as revealed to Dawud ( David )
• Injil


  Gospel as revealed to Isa ( Jesus )
• Suhuf Ibrahim


  Scrolls of Abraham as revealed to Ibrahim ( Abraham )
• Night of Power


  The night of Muhammad (pbuh) received the first verses of the Qur'an
• Kutub


  Beliefs about the books of Allah
• Malaikah


  Beliefs in the Angels
• Jibril


  The chief angel that brought God's message to Muhammad ( pbuh) and all the other prophets.
• Izra'il


  The angel of death
• Mika'il


  The angel who is seen as the guardian of heaven.
• Isarafil


  The angel of the the Last Judgement and he will blow the trumpet to announce the Day of Resurrection.
• Imamah


  A Shi’a belief that their leaders, Imams, have special insight to interpret and pass on God’s knowledge. This authority is given through the family line of Muhammad. One of the five roots in Shi’a Islam.
• Al-Jannah


  Heaven. Muslims believe that God judges them in the afterlife and sends some to Jannah. This is described as a place of beautiful gardens, cooling waters, and where there is no suffering.
• Al-Ma’ad


  Muslims believe that their bodies will be brought back to life on the Day of Resurrection and they will face God on the Day of Judgement. This is the start of the afterlife. One of the five roots in Shi’a Islam.
• Al-Nubuwwah


  Nubuwwah are the prophets, including thousands of messengers through time from Adam down to Muhammad, the final messenger. They brought guidance to their people. One of the five roots in Shi’a Islam.
• Barzakh


  After Muslims die, they believe they spend a time of waiting in the grave before the resurrection and the afterlife. This period of waiting is known as Barzakh.
• Dawud


  David regarded as a prophet in Islam. David was a messenger who was given a holy book, the Zabur (psalms).
• Day of Judgement


  The day when people are brought back from the dead and are judged by God, who sends them to eternal life in heaven or hell.
• Ibrahim


  An early prophet who rejected polytheism and established many rituals in the Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah.
• Isma’il


  A prophet and the son of Prophet Ibrahim. God asked Ibrahim to show his obedience by being willing to sacrifice Isma’il. God saw Ibrahim intended to obey and cancelled the sacrifice.
• Jahannam


  Hell. A place of fire and torture, where those who are not forgiven by God will be sent in the afterlife.
• Kutub


  Holy books. There are five in Islam: the Qur’an, the Injil (Gospel), Zabur (Psalms), Tawrat (Torah) and Sahifah (Scrolls).
• Predestination


  The belief that God has already decided what will happen and the fate of a person in their life and after death. According to Islam this is written on a tablet which is kept with God.