muslim beliefs

• Akhirah


  - everlasting life after death.
• Allah


  - the Arabic name for God.
• Adalat


  - Divine judgement
• AlQadr


  - Predestination - the idea that God knows or determines everything that will happen in the universe.
• Beneficence


  - kindness, generosity
• Barzakh


  - a stage between death and the time of judgement
• Injil


  / Gospel - a holy book revealed to God to Jesus.
• Iblis


  - (Satan) a spiritual being created from fire, who was thrown out of paradise for refusing to bow to Adam.
• Islam


  - the name of the religion followed by Muslims which means peace or surrendering to the will of God.
• Immanence


  - a belief that Allah acts in the world
• Jannah


  / Heaven - the state of eternal happiness in the presence of God, also called paradise.
• Jahannam


  / Hell - the state of total separation from God.
• Jibril


  - the Arabic name for Gabriel, the archangel who brought God's message to the prophets, particularly Muhammed.
• Malaikah


  -Angels - spiritual beings believed to act as messengers of God.
• Mi'ad


  - The Day of judgement and the Resurrection
• Mika-il


  - the Arabic name for Michael, the archangel of mercy who rewards good deeds and provides nourishment to people.
• Monotheistic


  - a religion that believes there is only one God.
• Muslim


  - one who has submitted to the will of God and has accepted Islam.
• Prophet


  - a person who proclaims the message of God.
• Qur'an


  - the holy book revealed to Muhammed by the angel Jibril from Allah.
• Resurrection


  - rising from the dead or returning to life.
• Risalah


  - the belief that prophets are an important channel of communication between God and humans.
• Sahifah


  - Scrolls of Moses and Ibrahim)
• Supremacy


  - God's supreme power or authority.
• Tawhid


  - the Oneness and unity of God.
• Torah


  - five books revealed by God to Moses.
• Zabur/Psalms


  - a holy book revealed by God to David.
• Transcendence


  - a belief that Allah is above and beyond his creation