There are six basic beliefs in Islam; they are belief in god, belief in the angels, belief in god's revealed books, belief in the prophets, belief in the day of judgment, and belief in al-qadar.
Muslims believe in one, unique, incomparable god, who has no son nor partner, and that none has the right to be worshipped but him alone. The Arabic word Allah means god. The word Allah is mentioned in the Quran more than 2150 times. He is the god, and every other deity is false. He has he most magnificent names and sublime perfect attributes. No one shares his divinity, nor his attributes. No one has the right to be invoked, supplicated, prayed to, or shown any act of worship, but god alone. It is described in the Quran as follows.
Say: he is god, the one. God, to whom the creatures turn for their needs.he begets not, nor was he begotten, and there is none like him (Quran, 112:1-4).
Muslims also believe in the existence of the angels and that they are honored creatures. The angels worship god alone, obey him, and act only by his command. Among the angels is Gabriel, who brought down the Quran to Muhammad (p.b.u.h.). Muslims believe that god revealed the holy books to his messengers as proof of their prophethood for mankind and as guidance for them. Among these books is the Quran. It is given to the prophet Muhammad. God has guaranteed the Quran's protection from any corruption or distortion. God says: indeed, we have sent down the Quran, and surely we will guard it (from corruption) (Quran, 15: 9).
In addition, Muslims believe in the prophets and messengers of god, including Adam, Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Jesus (peace be upon them). But God's final message to man, a confirmation of the eternal message, was revealed to the prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h. it has been in the Quran: Muhammad is not the father of any your men, but he is the messenger of god and the last prophet… (Quran, 33: 40).
Moreover, Muslims believe in the day of judgment (day of resurrection) when all people will be resurrected for God's just judgment according to heir beliefs and deeds. Finally, Muslims believe in al-qadar, which is the divine predestination. However, this belief in divine predestination does not mean that people are not devised with freewill. Rather, it is believed by Muslims that god has given human beings free will. This means that they can choose between right or wrong and, that they are held responsible for their choices.
Source: A Brief Illustrated Guide To Understanding Islam
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