THE CORE BELIEFS OF ISLAM AND HOW IT AFFECTED OTHER GROUPS

ISLAM BACKGROUND

• Islam means peace and commitment
• It is a religion which Muslims believe in only one god named Allah
• Shares some of the beliefs with Judaism and Christianity

WHO IS ALLAH?

• His name means God because it’s neither masculine or feminine
• He is the God of the Muslims religion, Islam

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BELIEFS

• Belief in only one god
• Belief in angels
• Belief in the Holy Book
• Belief in all the prophets sent by God
• Belief in the day of judgement and life after death
• Belief that god is all powerful and nothing could happen without his permission

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IMPACT OF ISLAM

• Encouraged more trade and wealth
• This affected the kings more because of the caliph that is mixed with the political power and religious authority

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