Aquida - Creed - 6 articles of faith - Found in quran (sura 2:285) and Hadith Tawhid (the oneness of Allah) - Belief

of Allah Malaika (Angels) - Angels accompany humans in their life and record deeds Kutubullah (Books of Allah) - God has revealed himself over time through numerous prophets e.g. Moses, Muhammad Rusul (Prophets) - Each prophet was sent to their own people - God chooses men to reveal himself and his message Al-Akhaira (Life after death) - There is judgment day coming (only God knows when) - A day everyone will notice, a big day - Only those who have done good will go to paradise Al-Qadar (Fate/predestination) - Human kind recognizes that ultimately everything is in Gods hand but humans are still responsible for their actions TAWHID - The confession of faith or Shahada states there is no deity but God and Muhammad is his prophet - This creed reflects Tawhid, the belief that Allah is the only and indivisible God - The 99 names of Allah point to the different aspects of his name ANGELS - Angels are the purest possible beings, and submit to Allahs will in everything - Angel Gabriel who revealed the Quran to Muhammad CORRUPTION OF EARLY SCRIPTURE - The Quran is the only one that remains undistorted - It is now the fullest and most reliable version of Allahs truth AFTERLIFE - Muslims believe in the afterlife - All will be judged by Allah - Paradise (Jannah) - Hell (Jahannam) DEFINITIONS: Al-Akhira life after death Kutubullah books of allah Tawhid oneness and unity or allah Malaika - angels Hajj pilgrimage to mecca (one of the 5 pillars of islam) Caliph name given to the leaders of islam who succeeded what happened after Muhammad died Kaba building in mecca that house the idols of the gods of arabia but muhammad transformed it into a scared place for islam Hadith sacred text that records the sayigns and practices and deeds of the prophet Sunna traditions and practices of Muhammad that mulisms should copy Rusul prophets; one of the 6 principle beliefs Abu bakr the first caliph/leader after muhammads death Umar 2nd caliph Uthman 3rd caliph Ari 4th caliph Al-qadar fate/predestination Shiite minor 15% of mulisms in todays catergory Sunni 85% Quran sacred text in Arabic told by Gabriel to muhammad Aquida the 6 principle beliefs Islam name of the religion; means submission submission to allah