Important Figures
Allah
-Arabic name used for God in Islam.
-thaught that he has 99 attributes.
-Only God to Muslims
-He is the way of life, or din, covering all spheres of human existence.
-provides complete guidance for the humankind.
-divine ruler of Islam. He governs the heaven and the earth.
-Arabic name used for God in Islam.
-thaught that he has 99 attributes.
-Only God to Muslims
-He is the way of life, or din, covering all spheres of human existence.
-provides complete guidance for the humankind.
-divine ruler of Islam. He governs the heaven and the earth.
Muhammad
-nicknamed the "seal of prophets"
-a prophet in Islam, who delivered God's messages.
-thought of as the last prophet of God.
Noah
-They believed that Noah warned people of error of their sinful ways.
-He built an ark, survived the Great Flood in the ark, and rebuilt civilization.
-similar to the Christian Noah
Abraham
-One of the seven prophets who received scriptures from God.
-He is the origin of the two great prophet family in Islam.
Moses
-Was sent to proclaim the one God to the idolators of Egypt.
-used miracles to show and prove that there indeed was a living God.
-He received the 10 commandments from God.
-nicknamed the "seal of prophets"
-a prophet in Islam, who delivered God's messages.
-thought of as the last prophet of God.
Noah
-They believed that Noah warned people of error of their sinful ways.
-He built an ark, survived the Great Flood in the ark, and rebuilt civilization.
-similar to the Christian Noah
Abraham
-One of the seven prophets who received scriptures from God.
-He is the origin of the two great prophet family in Islam.
Moses
-Was sent to proclaim the one God to the idolators of Egypt.
-used miracles to show and prove that there indeed was a living God.
-He received the 10 commandments from God.