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Belief in the Oneness of God: Muslims believe that God is the creator of all things, and that God is all-powerful and all-knowing. God has no offspring, no race ... TheBasicstoIslam ThefollowingsixbeliefsarethosethatarecommonlyheldbyMuslims,aslaidoutintheQuranandHadith. BeliefintheOnenessofGod:MuslimsbelievethatGodisthecreatorofallthings,andthatGodisall-powerfulandall-knowing.Godhasnooffspring,norace,nogender,nobody,andisunaffectedbythecharacteristicsofhumanlife. BeliefintheAngelsofGod:Muslimsbelieveinangels,unseenbeingswhoworshipGodandcarryoutGod’sordersthroughouttheuniverse.TheangelGabrielbroughtthedivinerevelationtotheprophets. BeliefintheBooksofGod:MuslimsbelievethatGodrevealedholybooksorscripturestoanumberofGod’smessengers.TheseincludetheQuran(giventoMuhammad),theTorah(giventoMoses),theGospel(giventoJesus),thePsalms(giventoDavid),andtheScrolls(giventoAbraham).Muslimsbelievethattheseearlierscripturesintheiroriginalformweredivinelyrevealed,butthatonlytheQuranremainsasitwasfirstrevealedtotheprophetMuhammad. BeliefintheProphetsorMessengersofGod:MuslimsbelievethatGod’sguidancehasbeenrevealedtohumankindthroughspeciallyappointedmessengers,orprophets,throughouthistory,beginningwiththefirstman,Adam,whoisconsideredthefirstprophet.Twenty-fiveoftheseprophetsarementionedbynameintheQuran,includingNoah,Abraham,Moses,andJesus.MuslimsbelievethatMuhammadisthelastinthislineofprophets,sentforallhumankindwiththemessageofIslam. BeliefintheDayofJudgment:MuslimsbelievethatontheDayofJudgment,humanswillbejudgedfortheiractionsinthislife;thosewhofollowedGod’sguidancewillberewardedwithparadise;thosewhorejectedGod’sguidancewillbepunishedwithhell. BeliefintheDivineDecree:ThisarticleoffaithaddressesthequestionofGod’swill.Itcanbeexpressedasthebeliefthateverythingisgovernedbydivinedecree,namelythatwhateverhappensinone’slifeispreordained,andthatbelieversshouldrespondtothegoodorbadthatbefallsthemwiththankfulnessorpatience.Thisconceptdoesnotnegatetheconceptof“freewill;”sincehumansdonothavepriorknowledgeofGod’sdecree,theydohavefreedomofchoice. LeaveaReplyCancelreplyYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked*CommentName* Email* Savemyname,email,andwebsiteinthisbrowserforthenexttimeIcomment.