Pandeism = the creator of the universe actually became the universe and ceased to exist as a separate and conscious

entity. Panentheism (All-in-God) = the divine (monotheistic, polytheistic or an eternal cosmic animatin force) interpenetrates every part of nature and timelessly extends beyond it. God is the eternal animatin force behind the universe. !ome versions" - the universe is the manifest part of God# - the cosmos exists $ithin God $ho in turn transcends, pervades or in in the cosmos# - God is reater than the universe, but the universe is contained $ithin God Bah' Faith = monotheistic reli ion founded by %ah&'u'll&h (()(* + (),-) $ho claimed to be a messen er from God and tau ht that humanity is one sin le race and that the a e has come for its unification in a lobal society. .e $as imprisoned by the /ersian and 0ttoman authorities and died after a -1-year confinement in A22a, /alestine (present day 3srael). %ah&'4 5aith emphasi6es the spiritual unity of all human2ind. 7eli ious history has unfolded throu h a series of divine messen ers (8oses, %uddha, 9esus, 8uhammad, etc.), each of $hom established a reli ion that $hat suited to the needs of the time and the capacity of people. .umanity is understood to be in a process of collective evolution and the need of the present time is for the radual establishment of peace, :ustice and unity on a lobal scale. %eliefs" the unity of God, the unity of reli ion and the unity of human2ind. - ;he existence of God and the universe is eternal, $ithout a be innin or end. - messen ers + 8anifestations of God - God + sin le, personal, inaccessible, omniscient, omnipresent, imperishable - pro ressive revelation - abolition of pre:udice - .eaven and .ell exist in terms of closeness to God, and not physical places of re$ard or punishment. Dhikr (7emembrance of God, invocation) = 3slamic devotional act involvin the recitation + silently or overtly + of the <ames of God. ;he ,, names of God=,, names of Allah = the <ames of God by $hich 8uslism re ard God (Allah) and $hich are described in the Quran (the central reli ious text of 3slam $hich 8uslims believe to be the verbatim $ord of Allah) and the Sunnah (resembles hadith, no$ 2no$n as a variant or fictional bio raphy of 8uhammad). Accordin to a

hadith narranted by Abdullah ibn Masud (one of the first converts to 3slam - aaba - after 8uhammad started preachin in 8ecca + remained his closest companion) some of the names have been hidden from man2ind, therefore there are more than ,, names. a-aba (Sahabah) = the companions, disciples, scribes and family of the 3slamic prophet 8uhammad. Fi h = 3slamic :urisprudence. 3t deals $ith the observance of rituals, morals and social le islation in 3slam. !adith = reports of statements or actions of 8uhammad, or his tacit approval or criticism of somethin said or done in his presence. ;hey are classified as sahih (authentic), hasan ( ood) and daif ($ea2).