islam beliefs and teachings

• "he is god the one"
• "god the eternal"
• "he begot no one nor was begotten"
• "no one is comparable to him"
• muslims believe gods will is supreme
• sunni main beliefs


  - sunni leader (caliph) should be elected

  - only quran and sunnah (muhammeds teachings and actions) have authority to provide religious guidance

  - abu bakr was rightful leader after muhammed died

  - six articles of faith
• shia main beliefs


  - imamate

  - imam should be a descendant of muhammed

  - imams are chosen by god and closer to him, so can provide guidance to people and help them feel closer to god through the imam

  - shia leader and quran and sunnah have authority to guide religions

  - ali (muhammeds cousin) was rightful leader

  - five roots of usul-ad-din
• six articles of faith


  - tawhid

  - malaikah

  - holy books

  - prophets

  - day of judgement

  - supremacy of gods will
• The five roots of Usul ad-Din


  The foundations of the faith in Shi'a Islam. They consist of five key beliefs:

  - Tawhid(the Oneness of Allah)

  - Adalat (justice)

  - prophethood (nubuwwah)

  - imamate (leadership)

  - resurrection
• qualities of allah


  -transcendent

  -immanent

  -beneficent

  -fair and just

  -merciful

  -omnipotent
• role and nature of angels


  - spiritual beings created from light

  - pure and sinless

  - no free will

  - constantly serve and praise god

  - able to take human form
• role of angels


  - messengers

  - take care of people

  - record all a person does

  - take souls to god
• jibril


  - angel of revelation
• mikail


  - angel of mercy
• "only what god has decreed will happen to us"
• "god does not change the condition of a people unless they change what is in themselves"
• barzakh


  Stage between death and the time of judgement
• akhira


  life after death
• importance of belief in akhira


  - take responsibility for actions

  - give hope to muslims in suffering

  - help to accept unjust situations
• belief in life after death encourages muslims to live a life that pleases god and take responsibility for their actions
• risalah


  The belief that prophets are an important channel of communication between God and humans
• there are 25 prophets mentioned in the quran
• adam is considered to be the father of the human race and the first prophet
• adam is important to muslims because god gave him knowledge and understanding. God taught adam how to be a good muslim and live a good life in obedience to god, and adam passed this knowledge onto the rest of the human race through his descendants
• ibrahim is a good role model for muslims as he always had faith in and showed obedience to God, at a time where many people worshipped many idols
• imbrahim is important because


  - fulfilled all tests and commands given by god

  - showed great faith in god

  - good role model

  - muhammed was one of his descendants

  - proclaimed a monotheistic belief in a time where polytheism was the norm
• how was ibrahim a good role model?


  - he refused to worship idols and instead preached that there is only one God

  - He rebuilt the Ka'aba

  - He was willing to sacrifice his son to God.
• muhammed is the last prophet in Islam- the seal of prophets
• why is muhammed important?


  - revelation of Quran

  - conquered Makkah

  - the night journey (jibril took him to heaven and he asked allah to only pray 5 times a day)
• the imamate


  - descendant of muhammed chosen by god

  - twelve imams in total

  - last imam alive but hidden

  - imams can interpret quran and islamic laws without fault

  - imams are necessary as people need divine guidance on how to live correctly
• holy books in islam


  - quran

  - torah

  - psalms

  - gospel

  - scrolls of abraham
• what is the quran


  - foundation of every believer's faith

  - written in arabic

  -contains 114 surahs

  - includes a mix of historical accounts and advice on how to follow god

  - nearly every surah starts with 'in the name of god, the lord of mercy, the giver of mercy
• "There is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah"
• Call on me and I will answer you.
• God is well aware of whatever you do.
• Pilgrimage to the House is a duty owed to God by people who are able to undertake it.
• It was in the month of Ramadan that the Qur'an was revealed as guidance for mankind... So any one of you who is present that month should fast.
• Read in the name of your Lord who created.
• The Night of Glory is better than a thousand months.
• He is able to do all things.