SRS 1112 Study Guide - Final Guide: Rightful Heir, Hijab, Eid Al-Fitr

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 1112
• Professor: Theodore Debruyn

Document Summary

Islam: means submission to the will of god (allah) The creator of the world and humanity, is all-knowing as well as merciful and loving. The arabic word for god is allah al = the ilah = god. The quran declares that muslims worship the god of abraham. We believe the revelation given to muhammad is the quran and it restores the original universal monotheism of abraham. People of the book referring to jews and christians. The quran addresses jews and christians as this acknowledging that jews and christians too have received legitimate revelation from god. To associate any partners with the one god. In islam everything revolves around the oneness of god. As muslims we believe allah intervenes in human history selecting righteous people to convey his guidance. Adam was the first and muhammad is the last. This is known as the seal of prophets .