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Iman (Arabic: إِيمَان, romanized: ʾīmān, lit. ' faith ' or ' belief ', also 'recognition') in Islamic theology denotes a believer's recognition of faith and deeds in the religious aspects of Islam. [1][2] Its most simple definition is the belief in the six articles of faith, known as arkān al-īmān. The term iman has been delineated ...
Tawhid[ a ] (Arabic: تَوْحِيد, romanized:tawḥīd, lit. 'oneness [of God]') is the concept of monotheism in Islam. [ 2 ]Tawhid is the religion's central and single most important concept, upon which a Muslim's entire religious adherence rests. It unequivocally holds that God is indivisibly one (ahad) and single (wahid). [ 3 ][ 4 ]
Its meaning is 'the good' or 'the handsome'. Its usual form in Classical Arabic is الحسن al-Ḥasan, incorporating the definite article al-, which may be omitted in modern Arabic names. The name حَسَّان Ḥassān, which comes from the same Arabic root, has a long vowel and a doubled /sː/. Its meaning is 'doer of good' or ...
In Islam, Taqiyya (Arabic: تقیة, romanized:taqiyyah, lit. 'prudence') [ 1 ][ 2 ] is a dissimulation and secrecy of religious belief and practice. [ 1 ][ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ] Generally, taqiyya is regarded as the action of maintaining secrecy or mystifying one's beliefs. Hiding one's beliefs in non-Muslim nations has been practiced since the early ...
Islam. The Mahdi (Arabic: ٱلْمَهْدِيّ, romanized: al-Mahdī, lit. 'the Guided', Persian: مهدی) is a figure in Islamic eschatology who is believed to appear at the End of Times to rid the world of evil and injustice. He is said to be a descendant of Muhammad, who will appear shortly before Prophet Isa. The Mahdi is mentioned in ...
Uthmanic canonization. [] The Quran was canonized only after Muhammad's death in 632 CE. According to Islamic tradition the third caliph, Uthman ibn Affan (r. 23/644–35 AH/655 CE) established the canonical Qur'an, reportedly starting the process in 644 CE, [ 6 ] and completing the work around 650 CE (the exact date was not recorded by early ...
Islam[ a ] is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number approximately 1.9 billion worldwide and are the world's second-largest religious population after Christians. [ 9 ]
Islam uses a number of conventionally complimentary phrases wishing-well or praising religiously-esteemed figures including God (Allah), Muhammad (Messenger of God), Muhammad's companions (sahaba), family (Ahl al-Bayt), other Islamic prophets and messengers, angels, and revered persons. In Twelver Shi'ism, honorifics are used with the Twelve Imams.