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SOME BASIC ISLAMIC BELIEFS

            There are six basic beliefs in islam; they are, beliefs in God, beliefs in the angels, beliefs in God’s revealed books, beliefs in the prophets, beliefs in the day of judgment, and beliefs in qada’ al-qadar (bad and good fate).

            Muslims believes in One, 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 ane shares 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 Qur’an as follows.

     Say: He is God, the One. God, to Whom the creatures turn for their needs. He bagets not,nor was He begotten, and there is none like Him (Qur’an, 112:1-4).

            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 broughtdown the Qur’an to Muhammad (p.b.u.h). muslim believe in God’s revealed books, too. Muslims believe that God revealed the holy books to His messengers and proof of their prophethood for mankind and as guidance for thim. Among these books is the Qur’an. It is given to the prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h. God has guaranteed the Qur’an’s protection from any corruption or distortion.

            God say: Indeed, We have sent down the Qur’an, and surely We will guard it (from corruption) (Qur’an:15:9)

     In addition, Muslims believe in the prophets and Messengers of God, including Adam, Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Jesus (peace be upon thems). But God’s final message to man, a confirmation of the eternal message, was revealed to the prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h). It has been mentioned in the Qur’an:

            Muhammad is not the father of any one  of your men, but he is the messenger of God and the last prophet....(Qur’an,33:40).

            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, which is the Divine Predestination. However, this belief in Divine Predestination does not mean that people are not devised with freewill. 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 choices.