paper 1/islam

• all muslims believe in: the quran, oneness of god, prophet muhammad
• SAMJOP (6 rticles of faith)

  • scripture
  • angels
  • muhammad
  • judgement day
  • one god
  • predestination
• OMJIR (5 roots of uslu ad-din)

  • one god
  • muhammad
  • justice
  • imams
  • resurrection
• sunnis believe in the 6 articles of faith
• Angels are made of light, have no free will and can appear in human form
• what are the roles of angles?

  • follow orders from allah
  • watch over humans
  • deliver messages to humans
• angels quote:

  1. 'each person has angels before him'
  2. 'praise be to god who made angels messengers'
• ngel jabril gave the quran to muhammad on the night of power
• what are the two angels called?

  jabril

  mika'il
• angel mika'il is responsible for rainfall
• sunnis beliefs on predestination:

  • god has already determined what will happen to everyone
  • god has written everything in the book of decrees
  • quote: 'only what god has decreed will happen to us'
• shia beliefs on predestination:

  • god knows everything that will happen but he cannot control it
  • quote: 'god does not change the condition of a person unless they change what is in themselves'
• akirah:


  everlasting life after death
• how does the everlasting life after death influence muslims?

  • take responsibility for their actions
  • give hope to those who suffer
  • motivated to follow teachings from the quran
• prophet adam is the first man
• prophet abrahim rebuilt kaaba which makes him a good role model for muslims
• prophet muhammad is the 'seal of all prophets' he was given the quran
• shia muslims believe that the imams are divine and they come from the family of prophets
• five pillars of islam: shahadah, salah, zakah, sawm, hajj
• zakah means charity - give money to poor people
• hajj means pilgrimage - go on a journey to mecca once in your lifetime if possible
• sawm means fasting - don't eat or drink anything during sunrise until sunset (ramadhan)
• shahada: ‘there is no god but Allah' oneness of god
• 'and muhammad is his messenger' belief in all prophets
• zakat: giving alms to those who need it
• salah: the five daily prayers that muslims must perform
• jihad: fighting against evil, both physical and spiritual
• lesser jihad: fighting for allah in the world
• greater jihad: personal struggle to live a good life, to be a good person
• halal: allowed or permissible
• haram: not allowed or prohibited
• ad-ul fitr is eid
• ad ul ashura is the day of rememberence for the sacrafice of hussain