Key Islam teachings

• God is One (Tawhid)


  Muslim belief about the nature of God
• God is omnipotent


  Muslim belief about the nature of God
• God is immanent


  Muslim belief about the nature of God
• God is transcendent

  Muslim belief about the nature of God
• God is merciful


  Muslim belief about the nature of God
• Any of the 99 names are creditworthy
• Belief in angels influences Muslims today


  1. Avoid sin, for example idolatry

  2. View the Qur'an as the infallible Word of God

  3. Perform good deeds and follow the five pillars
• Angels have recorded all deeds


  God can reward and punish people
• The Qur'an was miraculously revealed via the Angel Jibril


  The Qur'an is divine in origin and should be viewed as infallible
• Angel Mikai'lis is believed to reward good deeds


  Leads to eternal life in heaven
• Tawhid (the Oneness of God)

  Qur'an Surah 112: "Say, 'He is God the One, God the eternal. He begot no one nor was He begotten. No one is comparable to Him'"
• The nature of God

  • Omnipotence, beneficence, mercy, fairness, and justice
• Adalat in Shi'a Islam

  Different ideas about God's relationship with the world: immanence and transcendence
• Angels

  • Their nature and role, including Jibril and Mikail
• Predestination and human freedom

  Its relationship to the Day of Judgement
• Akhirah (life after death)

  • Human responsibility and accountability, resurrection, heaven and hell
• Risalah (Communication - Prophethood)

  • The role and importance of Adam, Ibrahim and Muhammad
• The Holy Books

  • The Qur'an (revelation and authority)
  • The Torah, the Psalms, the Gospel, the Scrolls of Abraham, and their authority
• The imamate in Shi'a Islam

  Its role and significance
• For every belief: Know the key word, know a key quote, know the INFLUENCE, know the IMPORTANCE
• Consider: Which belief is the most important? Why?
• Worldwide bencana/Vien dan began in 600 AD, with the beginning of the relation of the Qur'an to Prophet Muhamad, via Angel Sail
• The word Islam means submission to Allah
• There are 2 billion Muslims globally (in 4 people
• Around 4 million people in the UK are Muslim, around 65% of the population
• Around 90% are Sunni and around 10% are Shia
• In many of the countries where Islam is the official religion, such as Saudi Arabia, Sharia law forms the basis of the legal systems
• Six Articles of Faith (Sunni Islam)

  • TAWHID-ONENESS OF GOD
  • AUTHORITY OF HOLY BOOKS (KUTUB)
  • BELIEF IN ANGELS (MALAIKAH)
  • PROPHETHOOD (RISALAH)
  • BELIEF IN PREDESTINATION (AL-QADR)
  • DAY OF JUDGEMENT & LIFE AFTER DEATH (AKHIRAH)
• Five Roots of Usul ad-Din (Shia Islam)

  • TAWHID-ONENESS OF GOD
  • JUSTICE (ADALAT)
  • PROPHETHOOD (NUBUWWAH)
  • IMAMATE
  • DAY OF JUDGEMENT & RESURRECTION (MIAD)
• Importance and influence of the six articles (Sunni Islam)

  • To unite all Sunni Muslims
  • To help Sunni Muslims understand their religion
  • To support Sunni Muslims in how they should live their lives
  • To inspire Sunni Muslims to follow God's rules and teachings, with an awareness they will be judged and held to account
• 622 UGA MP6 Ing
• 2018 MILL
• Tawhid


  Oneness of God - Monotheism
• Tawhid is the most fundamental belief of Islam, and all other principles relate to it. It underpins all other key principles. It is part of the six articles of faith in Sunni Islam and the five roots of Usul ad-Din of Shi'a Islam. It is the central belief contained in the Shahadah, the first of the Five Pillars.
• Five Pillars of Islam


  • Shahadah
  • Salah (Prayer)
  • Zakat (Alms/Charity)
  • Sawm (Fasting)
  • Haj (Pilgrimage)
• Surah 112: 'Say, 'He is God the One, God the eternal. He begot no one nor was He begotten. No one is comparable to Him''
• God rewards good deeds, and knows everything
• God is with you wherever you are
• The word of Mercy the Giver of Mercy
• The Nature of God


  • Tawhid (Oneness of God)
  • Omnipotence (Creator & Controller)
  • Adalat (God is Just & the Judge)
  • Merciful (God is Forgiving)