Muslim beliefs

Tawhid- belief in the oneness of Allah

'He is god the one'

Akhirah- teachings of life after death

Belief in al-quadr- the belief that allah knows and plans everything

Nubuwwah- following the prophets of Allah

Authority of the kutub- following the holy books

Malaikah- The belief in angels

purpose-

-to unite all sunni muslims

-to show them what beliefs they should have

-to help them understand their religion better

Tawhid- the oneness of Allah

Adl- divine justice, to believe that allah is fair and just

Nubuwwah- prophethood

Imamah- The idea that Allah appointed successors to guide humanity

Mi'ad- the day of judgement and the ressurection

' he is Allah, one'

The eight characteristics of Allah-

Tawhid- ' worship Allah and avoid taghut', the idea that Muslims only accept one god.

Immanence- The idea that Allah is close to and involved within the world.

Transcendence- The idea that Allah is above and beyond human understanding.

Omnipotence- The idea that he is all powerful

Beneficience- The idea that he is all loving

Mercy- The idea that Allah forgives people ' the lord of mercy'

Fairness and justice- The idea that he is fair and just

Adalat- Allah is just ( only in shi'a islam)

Risalah is the word for the prophethoods or messengers of Allah.

Adam- the first prophet, his task was to look after Allah's creation

Ibrahim- (had his faith tested by Allah)

Isma'il- The son of ibrahim and associated with the construction of the Ka'bah

Musa- 

Dawud- he is seen as the lawgiver, he defeated Goliath

Isa- Jesus, he recieved the Injil and was a messenger of Allah.

Muhammad- He was the last prophet, he brought the final and perfect message in the form of the Qur'an.

The Qur'an 

Revealed by Muhammad                                         the word Qur'an means recitation

Muslims believe it came from Allah                          Muslims use it to pray and guid them

                                      ' it is not but a revelation revealed'

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Tawrat- was given by Allah to Musa, it measn 'instruction'

Sahifah- Revealed to Ibrahim but lost 

Injil- The gospel of Isa, Revealed by Muhammad.

Zabur- The holy book of Dawud

Jibril-

Job- revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad and taught Muhammad how to pray

Importance- without Jibril the message of the Qur'an would not have been received.

Quote- ' then we sent our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects'

Izra'il

Job- The angel of death, returns human souls to Allah

Importance- Helps muslims understand that they need to live their lives as Allah wanted them.

Quote- 'the angel of death will take you....then to your lord you will be returned'

Mika'il

Job- the angel of mercy, rewarding those who have lived good lives

Importance- Muslims want to be rewarded with the afterlife and Mika'il reassured them that this is possible.

Al-quadr means predestination and is the concept of fate or destiny.

Importance- Muslims will want to live good ideas to reach the afterlife

- they will constantly be aware of their thoughts, beliefs and actions

- they will help others as this is what Qur'an and Muhammad teach them.

Akhirah- life after death

beliefs-

After death the angel of death will take you to Barzakh-  Allah will then judge you on how you have lived your life- on the day of judgement your body will be resurrected- 2 angels will open a book of your lifetime- if their name is on the right they go to paradise.

' and fear the fire which has been prepared for the disbelievers' 

how it affects muslims-

-make them more aware of their actions

- makes them realise the importance of asking for forgiveness

-they try to live their lives as good muslims