Islam: beliefs

• Tawid

  Belief in the oneness of Allah
• Malaikah

  Belief in Angels
• Muslims belief in the Quran as the word of God
• Risalah


  Prophethood
• Akhirah


  belief in the afterlife and judgement day
• Al-Qad'r


  everything in the universe is a grand plan by Allah
• Five roots of Usul al- Din(shi'a muslims)

  • Al- Tawhid(belief in oneness of allah)
  • Al- Aldl(belief in divine justice)
  • Al- Nubuwwah(belief in prophethood)
  • Al- Imamah(belief in imams)
  • AL- Ma'ad(belief in the day of ressurection)
• sunni muslims believe that everything Allah does is right because he does it.
• what does the oneness of Allah mean for muslims

  their lives are completely dependent on Allah
• Muslims learn the names of Allah so that they can feel closer to him
• Barzakh


  Purgatory
• Kutub(Books in islam)


  Zabur of David

  Tawrat of Musa

  Suhuf of Ibrahim

  Injils of Isa

  Quran - muslims believe its not compromised
• what do books mean to Muslims

  they see it as the way Allah communicates with them

  shows them how allah wants them to live
• Angels

  • angels are made from light and have no free will
  • recording angels record your life and present it to Allah on judgement day
  • Jibril - the most powerful and most important angel(protector of believers)
  • Israfil - blows the trumpet on judgement day
  • Izra'il - Takes peoples soul to heaven(known as angel of death)
  • Mika'il - angel of mercy, gives blessings through rain, lighting and thunder
• whats the immamate belief

  • sunni muslims are led by a caliph while shi'a is led by Imam
  • sunni muslims refer to prayer leaders as Imam
• why is Muhammed considered seal of prophets

  he was the last prophet
• what is the night of power

  the night when Muhammed was reveale the first texts of the Quran.
• what is the Sunna and the Hadith

  • sunna is the actions of Muhammed
  • hadith is the sayings of Muhammed
  • considered guidance for muslims to emulate the character of Muhammed
  • leads them t o live righteous and fufilling lives
• Define predestination(al- Qad'r)

  • everthing that happens in this world is planned by allah
  • muslim's lifes have all been planned out by Allah
  • debate about the Judgement day
• some extremists have used the teaching of Jihad to commit violent acts because they believe they will enter into the presence of Allah immediately
• impact of eschatological beliefs on lives of muslims

  • they are motivated to live good lifes according to the will of allah
  • it encourages them to be thankful to Allah for his gifts
  • also encourages them to share their faith to stop people going to Jahannam
• ADAM


  Allah's first prophet and khalifa. first man created by Allah and gave him knowledge of the created world.
• Ibrahim


  father of Arab people. described as man of truth. father of the Arab people through his son Isma'il.
• Isma'il


  Ibrahim's son from Hagar(ibrahim's second wife).
• who built the Kabba

  Isma'il and his father Ibrahim
• Musa


  moses, was adopted by the pharoah and his mother was hired to care as a nanny. shows Allah's will to care for who he chooses
• Dawud


  David, defeated goliath at battle. king of isrealites, a positon given to him by Allah.
• Isa


  Jesus, believed to be a prophet annointed by Allah but not son of God.
• Muhammed

  seal of prophets because he was the last. Allah reveled Quran to him. muslims aspire to be like him by reading the hadith(saying) and sunna(actions) of Muhammed
• What is shiri'a law

  laws made with books to show muslims should live