islam

• akhirah; everlasting life after death
• caliph; a person considered to be a political and religious successor to the prophet muhammad
• dua; prayer or supplication
• hajj; pilgrimage to makkah (mecca) that every able-bodied muslim must make at least once in their lifetime if they can afford it
• id-ul-adha; muslim festival that celebrates ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son for allah
• imam; person who leads communal prayer
• imamate; the divine appointment of the imams
• immanent; idea that god is present in and involved with life on earth and the universe
• kaaba; cube shaped building in makkah (mecca), believed to be built by adam and rebuilt by abraham as a house of worship for one true god
• predestination; idea that god knows or determines everything that will happen in the universe
• prophethood; belief in prophethood
• risalah; belief in prophethood
• tawhid; the oneness and unity of god
• transcendent; the idea that god is beyond and outside life on earth and the universe
• shi'a; muslims who believe in the imamate, the successorship of ali
• sunnah; the teachings and deeds of muhammad
• sunni; muslims who believe the successor of muhammad was abu bakr
• muslims believe a person can achieve peace in themselves by obeying god's will
• give a quote that depicts tawhid


  ''there is no god but allah, and muhammad is his prophet''
• a muslims most important duty is to declare faith in one god, and to believe otherwise is the greatest sin
• there are no pictures of allah as there is nothing to compare him to, and going against this is the worst sin, called shirk
• muslims believe god is the only creator and controller of everything, therefore nothing takes place unless god allows it
• believing in the supreme power of god's will means that muslims have to try and accept that even the bad things that happen in life are meant to be
• the qur'an helps muslims to understand what allah is like
• there are 99 names of allah in the qur'an, and each describes a quality of god
• muslims believe god is beneficent (the source of all goodness) and his generosity is seen in his gift to humans of life on earth
• muslims believe god understands their suffering, cares for them, and will forgive them if they are truly sorry
• the six articles of faith in sunni islam are; tawhid, angels as messangers, the qur'an as the highest authority, muhammad as the most important prophet, the day of judgement, and the supremacy of god's will
• the five roots of usul al-din in shi'a islam are; tawhid, prophethood, allah as just and wise, imamate, and the resurrection on the day of judgement
• angels are believed to bring the word of god to the prophets or messengers of god
• angels are seen as supernatural beings, created by god from light
• angels have no free will so they cannot do anything to displease god, they only ceaselessly praise and worship him
• angels are involved in human lifes from conception til death
• some angels are responsible for recording in a book of deeds, that will be presented to god as evidence on the day of judgement
• give a quote depicting how angels are everywhere


  ''each person has angels before him and behind, watching over him by god's command''
• jibril is an archangel who is a trusted messenger of god
• jibril revealed the qu'ran to muhammad in a cave in mecca
• god continued to guide muhammad through his life, often communicating through jibril
• mika'il is believed to be an angel of mercy, who rewards the righteous for the good they do
• sunni muslims believe god has already determined everything that will happen in the universe, in the book of decrees