Islam Beleifs Flashcards
Belief in god
Gods is an undivided entity
He has no children nor was he made form a person
There is nothing like god -he is incomparable
Tawed
Supremacy of gods will
God is the creator and in control of everything
Everything happened because god allowed it to
Muslims beleive to trust gods intentions and what he wants and expects is the most important thing
Influence of believing in god
Actions Speak louder than words
They should only worship God
Idolatry is forbidden
God is the most important thing in life above everything 
Influence in believing in gods will
Bad things are meant to be 
Try to live according to gods will
Predestination
Belief that God has already decided what will happen 
God will determine everything that will happen
This emphasises his omniscience
Shia Muslims belief on predestination
God knows what happens but doesn’t choose what happens so we still have free will
Role of angels
Pass gods message
Guardian angels
Protect book of deeds
Escort people to paradise or hell
Israfil blows trumpet on DOJ
Role of jibril
Archangel
Relayed the quaran to Muhammad
Beleive that jibril and mikail purified Muhammad’s soul at a young age
Spiritual nourishment
Role of mikail
Angle of mercy
Rewards righteous people goodness
Responsible of weather
Physical nourishment
Sunni beliefs
6 articles of faith
Leader- Abu bakhr
Caliph- enforce laws
6 articles of faith
-tawhid
Angels
Quaran
Muhammad
DOJ
Shia beliefs
Five Roots of Usal ad Din
Leader x Muhammad cousin ali
True leaders are the imams - descendent of Muhammad
Shia and Sunni beliefs
Prophet Muhammad
Guidance of quaran
Following sunnah
Nature of god
Muslims beleive god revealed himself to Muhammad through 99 names
Each name reveals a quality to help Muslims understand him mor e
Immanent and transcendental
They believe he can be both as he is the creator of the world