Islam in its own words

What Muslims believe

Before we argue with Islam we describe it as Muslims do, from the Quran and the hadith, so a Muslim reader recognises his own faith here.

The Five Pillars

Islam is built on five acts: the declaration of faith, the five daily prayers, the alms tax, the Ramadan fast and the pilgrimage to Mecca.

The Six Articles of Faith

Iman is belief in God, his angels, his books, his messengers, the Last Day and divine decree. They come from the hadith of Gabriel.

The Quran

Muslims believe the Quran is the uncreated, literal word of God, revealed in Arabic to Muhammad through Gabriel over about 23 years.

The hadith collections

Hadith are reports of what Muhammad said, did or approved, each with a chain of narrators. Sunni and Shia Muslims rely on different collections.

Sunni and Shia

The great division in Islam began with the question of who should lead after Muhammad. It shapes law, hadith and devotion to this day.

Sufism

Sufism (tasawwuf) is Islam's mystical tradition: the search for nearness to God through remembrance (dhikr), discipline and devotion to a spiritual master.

Isa (Jesus) in Islam

The Quran honours Jesus: born of a virgin, the Messiah, a word and a spirit from God, a worker of miracles who will return. It also denies his cross and his Sonship.

Salvation in Islam

Islam teaches no original sin and no atonement: each person's deeds are weighed, God forgives whom he wills, and only shirk is beyond forgiveness.

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