SAINA T.

ASANI

BELIEFS IN GOD
A belief is something that you believe or accept as true. You might believe
something based on a fact, an opinion or an assumption. When you believe something
you might not have immediate personal knowledge but you are satisfied that something
is the way it is.
Your belief system is not necessarily correct or accurate. Interestingly, not only
are you driven by your beliefs, you will unconsciously look for evidence, or other
experiences that will confirm and reinforce your beliefs as you don’t want to be wrong.
Your beliefs are often your perception of the way things are and what you believe to be
true. But this does not mean that your belief is actually true.
The Arabic word for God is Allah, that is what many Muslims call him as most of
islamic texts and words are written in Arabic.
Muslims believe in Tawhid – this is the belief that there is one supreme god.
Muslims are Monotheistic, this means they only have one god. They believe that God is
eternal, he has always existed and always will. Allah has no gender, no partners and no
equals. His nature is beyond our human understanding.
Tawhid is very important to Muslims. Allah should always be the forefront of
Muslims minds. It is the first part of the Shahadah. This is the first thing whispered into a
baby’s ear and should be the last thing a dying muslim says. It should also be the first
and last thing Muslim says each and everyday. This highlights that Allah is the only one
god. He has complete creative power.
Allah is the creator of the Universe and has the power to do anything and
everything Muslims believe he is all loving and all knowing. Although Allah has created
the whole world and is beyond the universe. he is close at hand. He is immanent. This
is the belief that he is close at hand, he is here with us. He knows our unspoken
thoughts, he is even closer to us than us than our own heartbeats.
Shirk is seen as the one unforgivable sin in Islam. It means associating other
beings with Allah. It is idolatry. If your try to compare Allah to anything in creation, or
suggest they have the same abilities , this would be shirk.