Muslims believe these depictions lead to sculptural pieces, which then leads to worship of that sculpture or " idol ".

A Shia sect of Muslims believe that it will be found by Mahdi near the end of times from Lake Tiberias.

Sunni Muslims believe and confirm that Muhammad's father-in-law Abu Bakr was chosen by the community and that this was the proper procedure.

Shi ' a Muslims believe that Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad, should have replaced Muhammad as Caliph and that Caliphs were to assume authority through appointment by God rather than being chosen by the people.

In the Qur ' an, it is stated that ( 2: 62 ): " Surely, those who believe, those who are Muslims, Jewish, the Christians, and the Sabians ; anyone who ( 1 ) believes in GOD, and ( 2 ) believes in the Last Day, and ( 3 ) leads a righteous life, will receive their recompense from their Lord.

The Qur ' an gives clear instruction on many issues, such as how to perform the ritual purification before the obligatory daily prayers, but on other issues, some Muslims believe the Qur ' an alone is not enough to make things clear.

For example the Qur ' an states one needs to engage in daily prayers and fast during the month of Ramadan but some Muslims believe they need further instructions on how to perform these duties.

antichrist ), according to Islamic tradition contained within the sahih ( correct ) hadith ( records of traditions ), which Muslims believe to be authentic and reliable narratives of the sayings and practices of Muhammad.

Islamists have asked the question, " If Islam is a way of life, how can we say that those who want to live by its principles in legal, social, political, economic, and political spheres of life are not Muslims, but Islamists and believe in Islamism, not Islam?

Many Muslims believe as Saudi Prince Saud al Faisal did that the hundreds of billions of dollars in wealth obtained from the Persian Gulf's huge oil deposits were nothing less than a gift from God to the Islamic faithful.

" Despite Afghanistan's great poverty, they had little interest in social, economic and technological development – at one time explaining that " we Muslims believe God the Almighty will feed everybody one way or another.

Elsewhere in the Qur ' an, Isaac is mentioned in lists: Joseph follows the religion of his forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob ( XII: 38 ) and speaks of God's favor to them ( XII: 6 ); Jacob's sons all testify their faith and promise to worship the God that their forefathers, " Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac ", worshiped ( II: 127 ); and the Qur ' an commands Muslims to believe in the revelations that were given to " Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and the Patriarchs " ( II: 136 ; III: 84 ).

A 2007 survey of British Muslims showed that 61 % believe homosexuality should be illegal, with up to 71 % young British Muslims holding this belief.

Muslims also believe in " the punishment of the grave ," which supposedly takes place between death and the resurrection.

Muslims believe that he preached the same monotheistic faith as his forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael.

The Qur ' an makes it clear that Jacob was blessed by God as a prophet and, therefore, Muslims believe that his father, being a prophet as well, also knew of his son's greatness.

Muslims also believe Joshua to be the " attendant " of Moses mentioned in the Qur ’ ān, before Moses meets Khidr.

Muslims believe that God is eternal, transcendent, absolutely one ( the doctrine of tawhid, or strict or simple monotheism ), and incomparable ; that he is self-sustaining, who begets not nor was begotten.

Muslims also believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that was revealed at many times and places before, including through the prophets Abraham, Moses and Jesus.

Thus, in Surah 3: 52 of the Qur ' an, Jesus ’ disciples tell Jesus, " We believe in God ; and you be our witness that we are Muslims ( wa-shahad be anna muslimūn ).

Muslims believe that this is just one of the many signs that proves that Jesus is the Messiah.

The Qur ' an states Jesus the Son of Mary ( Arabic: Isa ibn Maryum ) is the Messiah or " Prophet " sent to the Jews, and Muslims believe Jesus is alive in Heaven and will return to Earth to defeat the Antichrist ( Arabic: Dajjal ).

Mainstream Muslims believe that at that time Isa will dispel Christian and Jewish claims about him.

" In 1009, during the reign of the sixth Fatimid Caliph, al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, the Church of the Nativity was ordered to be demolished, but was spared by local Muslims, because they had been permitted to worship in the structure's southern transept.

Muslims declare the shahada, or testimony: " I bear witness that there is no god but ( the One ) God ( Allah ), and I bear witness that Muhammad is God's messenger.

The fast is meant to allow Muslims to seek nearness to Allah, to express their gratitude to and dependence on him, atone for their past sins, and to remind them of the needy.

Although Muslims respect the divine prophets, the prophets-including Muhammad-are still only servants of Allah.

Muslims regard the Hadith Qudsi as the words of God ( Arabic: Allah ), repeated by Muhammad and recorded on the condition of an isnad.

The Quran, however, never uses the term Jihad for fighting and combat in the name of Allah ; qital is used to mean “ fighting .” Jihad in the Quran was originally intended for the nearby neighbors of the Muslims, but as time passed and more enemies arose, the Quranic statements supporting Jihad were updated for the new adversaries.

Muslims believe that Allah is literally atemporal, eternal and omniscient.

Muslims believe such individuals were assigned a special mission by God ( Arabic: Allah ) to guide humanity.

() As a result, Muslims hold that for someone to worship any other gods or deities other than Allah ( Shirk ( polytheism )) is a sin that will lead to separation from Allah.

Muslims believe that Allah sent the Qur ' an to bring peace and harmony to humanity through Islam ( submission to Allah ).

Muslims see sin ( dhanb, thanb ذنب ) as anything that goes against the commands of God ( Allah ).

According to Muslims, sharia law is founded on the words of Allah as revealed in the Quran, and traditions gathered from the life of the Prophet Muhammad.

Those who believe and those who are Jews and Christians, and Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and do righteous good deeds shall have their reward with their Lord, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve ... let there be no compulsion in religion "-that all monotheistic religions or people of the book have a chance of salvation, to the most exclusive teaching common amongst Salafis and Wahhabis, and supported by several works of medieval Islamic theology and by traditions ( hadith ) which are considered correct ( sahih ) by Sunni Muslims, for the most part are summed up in Surah 9: 5, 29: " Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them, and besiege them, and lay in wait in every stratagem of war.

The 99 Names of God or 99 Names of Allah ( ), are the Names of God by which Muslims regard God ( Allah ) and which are described in the Qur ' an, and Sunnah, amongst other places.

The Quran ( ;,, literally meaning " the recitation "), also transliterated Qur ' an, Koran, Al-Coran, Coran, Kuran, and Al-Qur ' an, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be the verbatim word of God (, Allah ).

In some cases, it is used by Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews, although not as frequently as other titles, such as Rabb, or " Lord "— a title also used by Muslims for Allah — similar to the Hebrew use of Adonai, which is the most frequently used by Jews of all languages, along with HaShem or " the Name ".

Muslims are told to " seek refuge in Allah from the accursed devil " but the meaning of this prayer relates to the fear Muslims should have of the wrath of God, as the purpose of the devil / satan is to mislead humans and make them disobey God.

Muslims also believe that Allah made an army of Djinn obedient to him.

According to Muslim conception, the source of barakah is solely from Allah ; it is Allah's direct blessing and intervention conferred upon special, pious Muslims.

The verses are seen as problematic to many Muslims as they are " profoundly heretical because, by allowing for the intercession of the three pagan female deities, they eroded the authority and omnipotence of Allah.