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Who are their God/Gods/Religious Leaders?
Allah is “the creator,
provider and determiner
of human destiny," and
"he was capable of
inspiring authentic
religious feeling and
genuine devotion"
In the Islamic religion they believe in Monotheism, which
means that they only believe in one God. In the Islamic religion,
the one God is Allah. Allah is omnipotent (All powerful),
omnibenevolent (Completely good), and omnipresent (With us
all the time). Allah takes care of others needs as well. Allah was
the creator of a perfectly ordered universe. The Hebrew name of
Allah was Elohim. Allah is here with everyone all the time
according to Muslim’s.
Figure #1 symbol of Allah
Muslims believe that after death Allah will return to them. Muslims also believe in Angels,
and Messengers. Angels are not physical beings, but are always in contact with humans. There had been
124 000 messengers and prophets and the Qur’an mentions some of their names as well. The Qur’an
is a holy book that the Muslims use to read the words of Allah. The final prophet was Muhammad.
Muhammad the founder of Islam was reversed as “The seal of the Prophets”. Muhammad wasn’t
like Allah; he was just an ordinary man.
The leaders of Muslims were the Imams. Shiites believed that 12 Imams were
given special and unique powers from Allah. Shiites were the party of Ali. The first
Imam was Ali, and the final Imam was Mahdi who mysteriously disappeared in
880CE. One of the leaders of the Imam’s was called the Khalifa’s who were the
first of the leaders. Khalifa’s were ordinary men who led the nation with strength
and wisdom. Later as the empire grew Khalifa’s became very rich so in the 9th
Figure #3 the picture of
the members of the
Khalifa’s
Figure #2 Picture
of Muhammad
century, Sufis took over as the leaders. At first the people despised them because they
thought the Sufis were rebels but later respected them.
Allah had 99 names. Example: The
King, the mighty, the most holy.
Muslims use 99 beads to help
them remember Allah’s names.
Highlighted Words:
Monotheism: Believing in one
God
Allah: The God of Islam
Qur’an: The holy book of Muslims
Muhammad: The final prophet of
Islam
Imams: The leaders of Muslims
Picture Sources
Figure #1
http://www.hf.uib.no/i/religion/populariko
nografi/exhib02.html
Figure #2
http://heavenawaits.wordpress.com/thezechariah-curse/
Figure #3
http://qasimrashid.com/2012/06/23/1262/