Islam
" Still others describe Islam as
an action of returning to God--more than just a verbal affirmation of faith.
Articles of faith
According to the Qur'an all Muslims have to believe in God, his revelations, his angels, his
messengers, and in the "Day of Judgment". Also, there are other beliefs that differ between
particular sects. The Sunni concept of predestination is called divine decree, while the Shi'a
version is called divine justice. Unique to the Shi'a is the doctrine of Imamah, or the political
and spiritual leadership of the Imams.
Muslims believe that God revealed his final message to humanity through the Islamic prophet
Muhammad via the angel Gabriel. For them, Muhammad was God's final prophet and the
Qur'an is the revelations he received over more than two decades. In Islam, prophets are
men selected by God to be his messengers. Muslims believe that prophets are human and
not divine, though some are able to perform miracles to prove their claim