six beliefs

• Why did the Sunni and Shia split?


  -once prophet Muhammed died

  - citizens had to appoint a new leader.

  - Sunni wanted a leader who was not religious authority

  - Shia wanted a descendant of Muhammad
• are the six beliefs central to all Muslims?

  yes but Shia Muslims also follow five roots of Usul ad-Din
• what are the six beliefs?

  1. Belief in Allah (Tawhid)

  2. Belief in Angels (Malakian)

  3. Belief in Books of Allah (Kutub)

  4. Belief in the the messengers of Allah

  5. Belief in the Day of Judgement

  6. Belief in the decree of Allah (al-Qadr)
• where are the six beliefs specified?

  the hadith
• what is the hadith?


  the written record of Muhammad's words and actions
• what is the belief in one God? (tawhid)


  -most important Muslim belief

  -without Allah, nothing would exist
• what is the belief in angels (Malaikah)?


  -heavenly beings created by Allah

  -passes messages to prophets from Allah and preforms various other tasks
• what is the belief in the holy books?


  -holy books should be respected especially Quran as it is believed to be the unchanged direct words of god revealed to prophet Muhammed
• what is the belief in prophets (nubuwwah)?


  -prophets are people chosen by Allah to deliver his messages or guide people

  -Muslims believe there have been more than 125000 prophets and belief in all of them is essential
• what is belief in the day of judgements?


  -life is a test and when the universe ends the dead will be resurrected and judged and sent to either Jannah or Jahannam
• what is belief in the decree of Allah?


  -Muslims belief in al-Qadr

  -Muslims believe Allah had supreme power over the universe.

  -He has also given us free will
• Why are the six beliefs important to Muslims?


  -Outlines the main beliefs of the religion described by Muhammad

  -Show them how to love their lives in the religion following the example of the prophets

  -Recognising Allah encourages them to be thankful and express gratitude through prayer
• how are the six beliefs understood and expressed today?


  -belief in day of judgement reminds of limited time on earth and inevitable meeting of Allah

  -taught about and named after many different prophets so they may learn from their examples

  -many Muslims study different religious texts to improve their knowledge on their faith

  -al-qadr teaches Muslims about the need to accept gods will