Some Basic Islamic Beliefs

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Some Basic Islamic Beliefs

There are six basic beliefs in Islam, they are, belief in God, belief in the angels, belief in God’s revealed books, belief in the prophets, belief in the day of judgment, and belief in al-Qadar.

Muslims believe in Ond, Unique, Incomparable God, Who has no son nor partner, and that none has the right to be worshipped but Him alone. The Arabic word Allah means God. The word Allah is mentioned in the Qur’an more than 2150 times. He is the God, and every other deity is false. He has the most magnificent names and sublime perfect attributes. No one share His divinity, nor His attributes. No one has the right to be invoked, supplicated, prayed to, or shown any act of worship, but God alone. It is described in the letter Qur’an of al-Ikhlas (112): 1-4  as follows:

قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أحَدٌ. أللهُ الصَّمَدُ. لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُوْلَدُ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أحَدٌ.

Meaning:

“Say, He is God, theOne. God to Whom the creatures turn for their needs. He begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none like Him.”

Muslims also believe in the existence of the angels and that they are honored creatures. The angels worship God alone, obey Him, and act only by His Command. Among the angels is Gabriel, who brought down the Qur’an to Muhammad. Muslims believe in God’s revealed books, too. Muslims believe that God revealed the holy books to His messengers as proff of their prophethood for mankind and as guidance for them. Among these books is the Qur’an. It is given to the Prophet Muhammad. God has guaranteed the Qur’an’s protection from any corruption or distortion. It is described in the letter Qur’an of al-Hijr (15): 9 as follows:

اِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَاِنَّا لَهُ لَحَفِظُوْنَ

Meaning:

“Inded , We have sent down the Qur’an, and surely We will guard it (from corruption).”

In addition, Muslims believe in the prophets and Messengers of God, including Adam, Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Jesus (peace be upon them). But God’s final message to man, a confirmation of the eternal message, was revealed to the Prephet Muhammad. It has been mentioned in the letter Qur’an of al-Ahzab (33): 40 as follows:

مَا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أبَا أحَدٍ مِنْ رِجَالِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ رَسُوْلَ اللهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّيْنَ. وَكَانَ اللهُ بِكُلِّ شَئٍْ عَلِيْمًا.

Meaning:

“Muhammad is not the father of any one of your men, but he is the Messenger of God and the last prophet...”

Moreover, muslims believe in the day of judgment (day of resurrection) when all people will be resurrected for God’s just judgment according to their beliefs and deeds. Finally, Muslims believe in al-Qadar, wich is the Divine Predestination. However, this belief in Divine Predestination does not mean that people are not devised with free will. Rather, it is believed by Muslims that God has given human beings free will. This means that they can choose between right or wrong, and that they are held responsible for their choiches.