islamic beliefs

What do Sunni Muslims believe

• believe in six articles of faith

• Believe after Muhammad died, they believe his closest companion and father in law - ABU BAKR should be successor and given title caliph - HE DID BECOME IT BUT STILL ACCEPT ALI AS FOURTH SUCCESSOR

• Influences Sunni Muslims to follow sunnah and accept all four caliphs after Muhammad’s death as they believe Muhammad is a role model

• “Abu Bakr i my brother,my closest companion”

Quote for Imamate

Allah said to ibrahim “I will make you a leader (imam) for the people”

• this shows that imams were chosen by Allah not humans to guide Muslims

What are the six articles of faith

• tawhid- oneness of god

• Risalah- prophets

• Malaikah- angels

• Kutub- holy books

• Al-qadr- pre destination

• Akhirah- the after life

• Believe they are set of beliefs they have to believe in, in order to go to jannah. Which influences Muslims to do good actions such as worship one god due to the belief in Tawhid

• Muslims will follow them ad blieve in them so will make them less scared of death as they know Allah is fair will be judged on their actions and wether they have followed them.

• “There is no other god but allah and Muhammad is his messenger:”

What do Shia Muslims believe

• believ in 5 roots of usual- al din

• Believe after Muhammad died ALI should become successor as he was Muhammad’s cousin as believed successor should be a descendant of Muhammad.

• SHIA MUSLIMS HAVE THEIR OWN INTERPRETATIONS OF ISLAMIC LAWS AND ONLY ACCEPT SAYING OF MUHAMMAD PASSED DOWN TO ALI AND HIS FOLLOWERS AS BELIEVE ALI WAS RIGHTFUL SUCCESSOR

WHAT ARE the five roots of usal - al - din

• al-tawhid - oneness of god

• Al-adl (belief allah is fair)

• A-nabuwah (prophets)

• Al-Ma’ad (Resurection)

• Al- Immah (Imamate)

• they are 5 key beliefs Shia Muslims have

• They believe they keep them connected to god

• Influences Muslim to be fair and just like Allah is as it shows they are following his teachings and staying connected to him (treat others with love)

• Believe that there have been 12 imams and the last on - AL MAHDI - is hiding somewhere but will come out of hiding on the day of judgement

• They will believe in them so they can get into jannah as believe they will be judged whether they have believed in them.

What are the 5 nature of Allah

• Omnipotent

• Beneficent

• Merciful

• Transcendent

• Imament

• Adalat

What is the believe in allahs omnipotence

• believe he is omnipotent as he made the world in 6 periods of time

• Influences Muslims to show stewardship and be khalifas of the world Ashe created a perfect world

• Believe he has full control over the earth and controls all lives (pre-destination)

• Influences Muslims to pray to him when they are in trouble as t shows he can help them as he is in full power of the world

Beneficent

• Muslims believe Allah i so lowing as he sent angels t watch over them

• Influences them to try and be like him nd be loving towards others as Allah loves all

• Believe that he sent guidance for Muslims through holy books and prophets to guide how to get to jannah

• Influences Muslims to pray to him for comfort and try not to sin as Allah is compassionate and sent prophets to guide Muslims

• “For Allah is to all people, most surely full of kindness”

Merciful

This is the belief Allah is forgiving

• believe that allah forgives sins if confessed on hajj and will welcome to paradise

• Influences Muslims to confess wrongdoings and ask for forgiveness on hajj as Allah will forgive those who repent and will go to heaven

• Believe he is forgiving as he forgave Adam when he sinned against god in the garden

• Influences Muslims to be forgiving to others as Allah is the perfect example how they should be

• “Allah will not show mercy to him who dont show mercy to others”

• “Allah is ever forgiving”

Imament

THEY BELIEVE HE IS ALWAYS CLOSE TO MUSLIMS

• believe Allah is inside the world and is always close to them so knows everything they do

• Influences Muslims to show stewardship as they know Allah is inside the world and is always watching them

• Believe he provides a source of comfort as he will always listen to their prayers

• Influences Muslims to feel supported in hard times as Allah is always close to them and ill comfort them (eg if loved one died)

• “He is closer to you than your jugular vein” - if try to cut this then will die so referring living without being close to alah is worse than death

Adalat

• believe Allah is fair and judges Muslims based on how they have behaved in life (if good will go to jannah/bad=jahannam

• Influence Muslims to do good and try not to sin as they know he is fair n will judge whether can enter jannah fairly off actions

• Believe he treats everyone the same and doesnt support injustice/prejudice

• Influences Muslims to treat people fairly and prevent injustice whenever they see it as Allah doesnt support it

“Allah does not deal unjustly with any man in any way”

Transcendent

BELIEF HE S ABOVE BEYOND ,-

• believe he is transcendent as he sends messages to humans through holy books

• Influences Muslims to read holy books for guidance as Muslims and Allah cant directly communicate as he is transcendent to ask for guidance the books provide this

• Believe he is transcendent as he sends angels to watch over humans

• Influences them tot try not draw Allah because he is beyond all understanding and could lead to idol worship

• “He is beyond al comprehension”

Malaikah (Angels)

• they are believed to be messengers of god who bring revelations to Muslims (holy books) as guidance - influences Muslims to read holy books as they were sent from angels to prophets FROM GOD

• Believe they watch over humans and report back to Allah for the day o judgement - influences Muslims to ave trust in Allah as he sent angels to watch over them and take care of them / influences them to do good deeds as angels are watching over them to judge them for dy of judgement

• Have to complete all allahs tasks - no free will

• “Whoever is an enemy o gods angels, jibril and mikail, is an enemy of god”

Angel examples

JIBRILL: believed he revealed Quran (most important hoy book) to prophet Muhammad on the night of power and believed to bring spiritual nourishment

Mikail: believed to be the angel of mercy that rewards people if they do good in life (jannah) and brings physical nourishment to the earth through rain and thunder

what is the belief of the imamate

• muslims believe imams are 12 spiritual and physical leaders chosen by god to be leaders to lead faith and ummah after muhammad’s death and give legal advice as are free from sin and interpret Quran without fault

• This influences Muslims to believe in imams and listen to their guidance and oratctice it as directly chosen by Allah to guide Islam/ummah after Muhammad’

• Muslims also believe that they were chosen by Allah which were descendants of the prophet Muhammad who is te seal if prophets

• This influences Muslims ti be like them and follow their example how they lived in life as chosen by god who chosen them ti guide how to get ti heaven and descendant from most valued prophet

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what is the belief in the 12th imam

• muslims believe the 12th imam is Al-Mahdi but was hidden on earth as his life was in danger

• believe he will return on day of judgement to bring justice and equality

Risalah / al-nabuwah prophets

• believed to be allahs messangers chosen by god - eg Muhammad received holy books which is most important

• Influences Muslims to read holy books as they were given from Allah as guidance to show them how to live tp go to jannah

• Believe to be role models to Muslims to guide them how to live TP

• Influences Muslims to follow their example how they lived as they were are a perfect example from god in how they should live their life

• “There is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is his messager”

Prophets - Adam

• Muslims believe he brought sin into the world by disobeying god in the garden by eating the forbidden fruit so as a result all Muslims have to be judged whether they can enter jannah

• Influences Muslims to do good actions and not sin as Adam brought sin into the world and taught life on earth was temporary and eternal life will follow if do good to enter jannah

• Muslims believe he did wrong but repented an was forgiven by Allah

• Influences Muslims to pray to Allah and confess ther sins and ask for forgiveness as Allah is merciful and forgave Adam.

• “I am about to place a vice regent on the earth” - HE BUILT KA’BA

Prophets. Ibrahim

• Muslims believed he reinforced the belief that in monotheism as he rebuilt the ka’aba and smashed idols other people were worshipping (goes against tawhid)

• Influences Muslims to worship one god and follow tawhid as he reinforced monotheism by smashing idols and rebuilding ka’aba.

• Muslims believe he was prepared to sacrifice his son Ishmael because Allah asked him to (test of faith - influencing to have trust in Allah in suffering as will be rewarded

• Influences Muslims to follow his example and be loyal to god like sacrific food for Ramadan as he was prepared to sacrifice his son for Allah.

• “He was devoutly obedient to god”

Prophets - Muhammad

• Muslims believe he is te “seal of prophets” and the last prophet so should use his example

• Influences Muslims to follow his example and live a good life without sin as god brought him as a role model

• Muslims believe hat the Qur’an was revealed to him by jibril on the night of power (Ramadan)

• Influences Muslims to read the Quran and follow laws as it is the most important holt book as it is the unchanged word of Allah.

• “There is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger”

Tawhid/ AL-TAWHID

• it is the belief Muslim follow that there is only one god (oneness of god) as he created the heavens and the earth so is only one worthy of worship

• Influences Muslims to not draw Allah as nothing compares to him and only one god

• Muslims believe that if go against tawhid and worship anything other than god it is SHIRK and god will not forgive it

• Influences Muslms to not go To fortune tellers or use lucky charms as should only worship Allah and put their full trus into him - anything other would be shirk

“THERE IS NO OTHER GOD BUT ALLAH AND MUHAMMAD IS HIS MEMSSANGER”

KUTUB - HOLY BOOKS

• Believed to be a source of guidance sent down by Allah and revealed through angels to guide how to live to get into jannah

• Influences Muslims to read the holy books an follow their guidance how to live a perfect life to get into jannah

• Believe that they are the word of Allah to humans - Muhammad received quaran which teaches about Allahs nature

• Influences Muslims to learn Arabic to be able to read Quran as it is the most important holy book as it is the unchanged world of Allah

“A book is revealed for each period”

Holy books - quaran

• Muslims believe its the most important holy book as it is the unchanged word of Allah so is not wrong

• Influences Muslims to learn Arabic so they can read it because it is the unchanged word of Allah so whoever recites it will go to jannah

• Muslims believe it was revealed by jibril to muhammad who is the seal of prophets on the night of power so it has supreme authority

• Influences Muslims to treat it with respect like keep it on highest shelf and perform WUDU before touching it (washing ritual)

• “The quaran guides to all that is good”

Holy books - Torah

• Muslims believe this holy book was revealed to Moses and mentioned 18 times in Quran

• Influences Muslims to read it as quaran refers to the Torah being an example of how getting closer to food to find out more about allahs nature

• Muslims believe that the Torah does not exist in the original language as it was lost- so some is word of allah and some has been put together by humans but Muhammad still said it was reliable n

• Influences Muslims to still read it as it is a source of guidance, guiding Muslims how they should live

• “We send down the Torah, therein was guidance and light”

Pslams- zabur

• Muslims believe this book was revealed to David and was mentioned 3 times in Quran to learn Abt Allahs nature

• Influences Muslims to read it to get closer to allah and to read more about his nature as quran is ultimate guidance

• Muslims believe it contains songs, prayers and poems inspired by Allah to worship him

• Influences Muslims to follow its guidance in how to worship as it shows Muslims how to worship god

• “We brought dawud the zabur”

Gospel - injill

• Muslims believe this book was revealed to ISA (Jesus) and mentioned 12 times in Quran

• Influences Muslims to read it as the Quran refers to the gospel how to grow closer to Allah as it provides info on allahs nature

• Muslims believe that Jesus is the prophet of Allah rather than the son of god ( confirmed in injill)

• Influences Muslims to follow the gospels guidance how to live as it was revealed to ISA who was the prophet of Allah

Scrolls of ibrahim (suhuf)

• Muslims believe the scrolls were revealed to ibrahim which is mentioned in quaran but no longer exist as were lost

• Influences Muslims to read parts of sahifah that have been saved as they were mentioned in Quran to bring Muslims closer to Allah

• Muslims believe the sahifah reminds them of Ibrahims obedience to god as he was willing to sacrfice his son, smashed idols, rebuilt kaba to reinforce monotheism/ tawhid

• Influences Muslims to be loyal to Allah like ibrahim as the scrolls remind Muslims if Ibrahims loyalty to Allah so should follow his example

• “He was devoutly obedient to god”

Predestination - Al QADR

• Sunni Muslims believe that god has determined everything that will happen in life and all happens according to gods will

• Influences Muslims to have trust in Allah as they know Allah has a plan for them, so however bad it appears Allah had made it happen for a reason.

• Sunni Muslims believe Allah is the controller and creator of everything as he is omnipotent and omniscient

• They was say INSHALLAH which means IF GOD WILLS IT as they know it will on,y happen if god has planned it to happen which shows Allah is in control instead of them

• “ no disaster strikes without gods will”

• “Inashallah”

What do shia Muslims believe if Al qadr/ predestination

• they reject ur as believe that they can change their life or future if u do good actions

Akhirah/ Al ma’ad / ressuraction / afterlife / heaven and hell belief

MUSLIMS BELIEVE:

1. soul is taken by azrail and 2 angels will ask questions on faith after death - who is your Lord? , who was your prophet? , what was your religion? - if answered correctly soul is to barzakh til day of judgment . IF NOT then it is punished (punishment of the grave) till day of judgment

2. israfill will blow trumpet marking day of judgement and earth will be destroyed

3. Israfill will blow trumpet again which everyone who has ever died will be resurrected

4. Everyone will be judged by Allah based of behaviour in life : receive BOOK OF DEEDS if in right will go to jannah, if in left will go to hell

5. Sent to heaven (place of paradise) or hell (eternal torment) but if ask for forgiveness god will accept as he is merciful

Akhirah/ Al maad/ Resurection / afterlife influence

• influences Muslims to do good deeds and follow teachings of Quran and prophets as god is fair and will reward them with heaven and hell based on their actions in life as given them free will.

• Influences Muslims to be less scared of death as they know there is an afterlife where all is resurrected to be with Allah and lost loved ones.

• “Those who good deeds weigh heavy will be successful”

• “Paradise is surrounded by difficulties whilst fire is surrounded by temptations”