Some Basic Islamic Beliefs

(Mt s tn iu c bn ca Hi gio)

1) Belief in God:

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. He is the true God, and every other deity is false. He has the most magnificent names and sublime perfect attributes. No one shares His divinity, nor His attributes. In the Quran, God describes Himself: Say, He is God, the One. God, to Whom creatures turn for their needs. He begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none like Him. (Quran, 112:1-4)
(Nim tin Thin Cha: Tn Hi gio tin mt Thin Cha duy nht, v song, Ngi khng c c con hay ngi ng cp, v khng mt ai c quyn c th cng ngoi Thin Cha. Ngi l v Cha chn tht, v tt c nhng v thn khc u gi di. Ngi c nhng ci tn p tuyt vi v nhng thuc tnh hon thin siu phm. Khng ai c chia x tnh thn thnh ca Ngi cng nh nhng thuc tnh ca Ngi. Trong Kinh Cran, Thin Cha m t mnh nh sau

Hy ni, Ngi l Thin Cha, Cha duy nht. Thin Cha l ngi m mi to vt u cn n. Ngi khng sinh ra ai, cng nh Ngi khng do ai sinh ra, v khng c ai ging nh Ngi.

No one has the right to be invoked, supplicated, prayed to, or shown any act of worship, but God alone.
(Khng ai c quyn c khn vi, c cu nguyn hoc nhn c bt c hnh vi th cng no, ngoi Thng ).

God alone is the Almighty, the Creator, the Sovereign, and the Sustainer of everything in the whole universe. He manages all affairs. He stands in need of none of His creatures, and all His creatures depend on Him for all that they need.
(Ch c Thin Cha l ngi Ton nng, ng Sng to, ngi c Ton quyn v ngi Nng tt c mi vt trong v tr. Ngi qun l mi cng vic. Ngi khng cn (s gip ) ca bt c To vt no ca Ngi, nhng mi to vt ca Ngi u ph thuc vo Ngi c tt c nhng th h cn.)

He is the All-Hearing, the AllSeeing, and the All-Knowing. In a perfect manner, His knowledge encompasses all things, the open and the secret, and the public and the private. He knows what has happened, what will happen, and how it will happen.
(Ngi Nghe tt c, Thy tt c, v Bit tt c. Vi mt phng cch hon thin, tri thc ca Ngi bao qut tt c mi s vt, c cng khai v b mt, c vic cng ln vic t. Ngi bit nhng g

din ra, nhng g s din ra v s din ra nh th no).

No affair occurs in the whole world except by His will. Whatever He wills is, and whatever He does not will is not and will never be. His will is above the will of all the creatures. He has power over all things, and He is able to do everything. He is the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and the Most Beneficent.
(Khng c vic g din ra trong ton b th gii ngoi mun ca Ngi. Bt c ci g Ngi mun th tn ti, v bt c ci g Ngi khng mun th khng tn ti v s khng bao gi tn ti. ch ca Ngi ng trn ch ca mi to vt. Ngi c quyn lc trn tt c, v c th lm tt c mi vic. Ngi l ngi Tt bng nht, lng nht, v Nhn t nht).

In one of the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, we are told that God is more merciful to His creatures than a mother to her child.1 God is far removed from injustice and tyranny. He is AllWise in all of His actions and decrees. If someone wants something from God, he or she can ask God directly without asking anyone else to intercede with God for him or her.
(Trong mt li ni ca ng Tin tri Mhamet, chng ta c bit rng Thin Cha c lng nhn t i vi cc to vt ca Ngi hn c lng nhn t ca ngi m i vi con ci. Thin Cha hon

ton xa l vi bt cng v bo ngc. Ngi hon ton sng sut trong mi hnh ng v sc lnh. Nu ai cn iu g Thin cha th ngi y c th xin Thin Cha mt cch trc tip khng phi nh ai ni dm.)

God is not Jesus, and Jesus is not God.2 Even Jesus himself rejected this. God has said in the Quran: Indeed, they have disbelieved who have said, God is the Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary. The Messiah said, Children of Israel, worship God, my Lord and your Lord. Whoever associates partners in worship with God, then God has forbidden Paradise for him, and his home is the Fire (Hell). For the wrongdoers,3 there will be no helpers. (Quran, 5:72)
(Thin Cha khng phi l Gixu, v Gixu khng phi l Cha. Chnh Gixu cng bc b iu . Thin Cha ni trong Kinh Cran:

Qu tht l, ch c nhng ngi khng tin mi ni: Thin Cha l ng Cu th (Gixu), con ca Maria. Chnh ng Cu th ni:Con ci ca Ixraen hy tn th Thin Cha, Cha ca ti v Cha ca cc bn. Ai gn nhng ngi ng cp vi Thin Cha trong vic th phng th s b Thin Cha cm khng cho ln Thin ng, v ngi nh ca hn s l Ha Ngc. Nhng ngi lm iu sai tri th khng c ai cu gip

God is not a trinity. God has said in the Quran: Indeed, they disbelieve who say, God is the third of three (in a trinity), when there is no god but one God. If they desist not from what they say, truly, a painful punishment will befall the disbelievers among them. Would they not rather repent to God and ask His forgiveness? For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. The Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary, was no more than a messenger... (Quran, 5:73-75)
Thin Cha khng c Ba Ngi. Thin Cha ni trong Kinh Cran:

Qu tht, nhng ngi khng tin mi ni: Thin Cha l ngi th ba (trong ba ngi), v khng c v cha no khc ngoi Thin Cha. Nu h khng t b nhng iu ni th chc chn mt s trng pht au n s xy ra i vi nhng ngi khng tin . Liu h c th hi ci v xin Cha tha th c khng? V Thin Cha khoan dung v nhn t. ng cu th (Gixu), con ca Maria, khng cn l thin s na. Islam rejects that God rested on the seventh day of the creation, that He wrestled with one of His angels, that He is an envious plotter against mankind, or that He is incarnate in any human being. Islam also rejects the attribution of any human form to God. All of these are considered

blasphemous. God is the Exalted. He is far removed from every imperfection. He never becomes weary. He does not become drowsy nor does he sleep.
(Hi gio bc b iu ni rng Thin Cha ngh trong ngy th by ca s sng th, rng Thin Cha nh nhau vi mt trong nhng thin thn ca Ngi, rng Thin Cha l ngi c m mu k chng li nhn loi, hay ni rng Ngi u thai vo trong mt con ngi. Hi gio cng bc b vic gn kt nhng hnh thc ca con ngi cho Thin Cha. Tt c nhng iu nh vy c coi l s bng b Thin Cha. Thin Cha l ng Cao qu. Ngi xa l vi mi s khng hon thin. Ngi khng bao gi bit mt nhc. Ngi khng bao gi u ai, cng khng bao gi ng.)

The Arabic word Allah means God (the one and only true God who created the whole universe). This word Allah is a name for God, which is used by Arabic speakers, both Arab Muslims and Arab Christians. This word cannot be used to designate anything other than the one true God. The Arabic word Allah occurs in the Quran more than 2150 times. In Aramaic, a language related closely to Arabic and the language that Jesus habitually spoke,4 God is also referred to as Allah.
(T rp Allah c ngha l Thin Cha (v Cha chn chnh duy nht sng to ra v tr). T Allah ny l tn ca Thin Cha

c nhng ngi ni ting rp dng, c ngi rp theo Hi gio v ngi rp theo Kit gio. T ny khng dng ch bt c ci g khc ngoi Thin Cha duy nht. T rp Allah xut hin trong Kinh Cran 2150 ln. Trong ting Xiri, mt ngn ng gn gi vi ting rp v l ngn ng c Gixu hay ni, Thin Cha cng c gi l Allah.)

2) Belief in the Angels: Muslims 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.
(Nim tin nhng Thin thn: Tn Hi gio tin s tn ti ca nhng thin thn v h l nhng to vt c knh trng. Thin thn ch th phng Thin Cha, vng li Thin Cha, v hnh ng ch theo mnh lnh ca Thin Cha. Trong s nhng thin thn c Gabriel, ngi em kinh Cran xung cho Mhamet.)

3) Belief in Gods Revealed Books: Muslims believe that God revealed books to His messengers as proof for mankind and as guidance for them. Among these books is the Quran, which God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. God has guaranteed the Qurans protection

from any corruption or distortion. God has said: Indeed, We have sent down the Quran, and surely We will guard it (from corruption). (Quran, 15:9)
(Nim tin vo nhng Sch c Thin Cha mc khi: Tn Hi gio tin vo nhng Sch c Thin Cha mc khi cho nhng s gi ca Ngi lm bng chng cho nhn loi v hng dn h. Trong s nhng sch ny c Kinh Cran, sch do Thin Cha mc khi cho ng Tin tri Mhamet. Thin Cha m bo cho Kinh Cran khi b sai lch hoc b xuyn tc. Thin Cha ni:

Qu tht, Ta a Kinh Cran xung, v chc chn Ta s bo v n (khi b lm cho sai lch). (Cran, chng 15, tit 9) 4) Belief in the Prophets and Messengers of God: Muslims believe in the prophets and messengers of God, starting with Adam, including Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, and Jesus (peace be upon them). But Gods final message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal message, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. Muslims believe that Muhammad is the last prophet sent by God, as God has said: Muhammad is not the father of any one of your men, but he is the

Messenger of God and the last of the prophets... (Quran, 33:40) Muslims believe that all the prophets and messengers were created human beings who had none of the divine qualities of God.
(Nim tin nhng nh Tin tri v nhng S gi ca Thin Cha: Tn Hi gio tin nhng nh tin tri v nhng s gi ca Thin Cha, bt u t Aam, vi N-e, A-bra-ham, t-s-ma-en, I-xc, Gia-cp, M-xet, v Gixu. Nhng li nhn cui cng ca Thin Cha vi con ngi, s khng nh li li nhn vnh cu, c mc khi cho ng Tin tri Mhamet. Tn Hi gio tin rng Mhamet l nh tin tri cui cng c Thin Cha gi i, nh Thin Cha ni:

Mhamet khng phi l cha ca bt c ngi no trong cc ngi, nhng Mhamet l S gi ca Thin Cha v l nh Tin tri cui cng (Cran, chng 33, tit 40) 5) Belief Judgment: in the Day of

Muslims believe in the Day of Judgment (the Day of Resurrection) when all people will be resurrected for Gods judgment according to their beliefs and deeds.
(Nim tin vo Ngy phn xt: Tn Hi gio tin vo Ngy Phn xt (Ngy Phc sinh) khi mi ngi s c sng li ra trc s phn xt ca thin Cha ty

theo nhng nim tin v vic tt ca h.)

6) Belief in Al-Qadar: Muslims believe in Al-Qadar, which is Divine Predestination, but this belief in Divine Predestination does not mean that human beings do not have freewill. Rather, Muslims believe that God has given human beings freewill. This means that they can choose right or wrong and that they are responsible for their choices. The belief in Divine Predestination includes belief in four things: 1) God knows everything. He knows what has happened and what will happen. 2) God has recorded all that has happened and all that will happen. 3) Whatever God wills to happen happens, and whatever He wills not to happen does not happen. 4) God is the Creator of everything.
(Nim tin Al-Qadar: Tn Hi gio tin Al-Qadar, l s Tin nh thn thnh, nhng nim tin s Tin nh thn thnh ny khng c ngha l con ngi khng c t do ch. ng hn, tn Hi gio tin rng Thin Cha ban cho con ngi t do ch. iu ny c ngha l h c th la chn iu ng, sai v h chu trch nhim v nhng s la chn ca h. Nim tin s Tin nh thn thnh bo gm vic tin bn iu: 1) Thin cha bit tt c. Ngi bit tt c nhng g xy ra v s

xy ra. 2) Thin Cha ghi li tt c nhng g xy ra v s xy ra. 3) Bt c iu g Thin Cha mun th xy ra, v bt c iu g Thin Cha khng mun th khng xy ra. 4) Thin cha l ng Sng to ra tt c.)