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Adalat

Allah is fair/just

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Akhirah

Muslim belief in life after death

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Beneficence

Allah is actively good and kind

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Benevolence

Allah is all-loving

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Immanence

Allah is a part of this world

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Izra’il

Angel of death who takes the souls of dead people to Allah to be judged

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Jibril

Angel who delivered the Qur’an to the Prophet Muhammad

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Kutub

Holy texts (e.g. Qur’an, Injils, Tawrat…)

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Mika’il

Angel who provides food, trees, air etc for humans

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Omnipotence

Allah is all-powerful

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Tawhid

Allah is one.  The Qur’an states Allah is ‘the one and only.’

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Transcendence

Allah is beyond this world

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Malaikah

Angels

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Risalah

Prophets

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Shi’a Islam

Smaller denomination of Islam who believe in the 5 roots and practice the 10 Obligatory Acts. They believe that Ali is the successor of prophet Muhammed

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Sunni Islam

Larger denomination of Islam who believe in the 6 beliefs and practice the 5 pillars. They believe that abu bakr is the successor of the prophet Muhammed

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Usul ad-Din

5 roots or belief of Shi’a Muslims

Tawhid (Oneness of God),Adalat (Divine Justice),Risalah (Prophethood),Imamah (Leadership/Succession),Mi'ad (Day of Resurrection)

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Six articles of Faith

6 beliefs for Sunni Muslims

Belief in Allah (Tawhid),Belief in Angels (Malaikah),Belief in Holy Books (Kutub),Belief in Prophets (Risalah),Belief in the Last Day (Akhirah),Belief in Predestination (Al-Qadr)