Islamic beliefs Flashcards
Muhammad
-prophet and founder of islam
How did Muhammad become a prophet
-in the sixth century
-Angel Jibril visited the prophet in Mount Hira
-to reveal the revelation of the holy book
The Qur’an
-holy book
-literal word of God
Sunni muslims
-believed that Abu Bakr should be the first caliph after the prophet’s death
Shia muslims
believed that the succession should fall to Ali
Five Pillars
-Shahadah
-Salah
-Sawm
-Zakah
-Hajj
sunni muslims follow
6 articles of faith
shia muslims follow
5 roots of shia islam
Islam
means submission
Usul ad din
principles of shia islam
articles
term for central beliefs in sunni islam
adalat
shia term for justice of God
Tawhid
-belief in oneness of God
Angel
-unseen
-holy entities who bring God’s revelation to humans
Risalah
-article of faith
-refers to prophethood
Day of judgement
-Day the world will end
-Everyone will be called to account for their actions
Justice
-God treats humans with fairness according to their actions
Resurrection
-concept of God raising humans from the dead on the Day of judgement
imamate
-shia belief
-leadership of imams
twelevers
-section of shia islam
-believes in 12 specific imams
Supremacy
-the idea that God is all powerful over all creation
