What are the basic Muslim beliefs?
Every Muslim must hold to six basic beliefs or articles of Islamic faith. They are: Faith in Allah Muslims believe there is only one true God and that his name is Allah. His will is supreme. Angels Muslims believe in angelssuch as “Gabriel” who allegedly transmitted the Koran to Muhammad. The Holy Books Muslims believe that Allah has given a long series of revelations, including the Old and New Testaments. But these revelations end with the Koran which supersedes and to a large degree abrogates the others. For all practical purposes, Muslims accept only the Koran as the Word of God. For example, they believe Allah’s earlier revelations in the Bible have been corrupted and/or falsely interpreted by Jesus and Christians and, there fore, require the Koran to be understood properly. (Because Muslims rely on this idea so heavily in their interaction with Christians, we have provided documentation showing why the New Testament documents are accurate and truthful. If they choose to deal fairl
