Sunni Islam and Shia Islam both share the belief that angels are real and were created by God from light.
Belief in angels and predestination represent two other central articles of faith in Islam. In the five countries surveyed, overwhelming majorities of Shias and Sunnis say they believe in angels and predestination.
Sunni and Shia Muslims share many central beliefs, including a belief in the Oneness of Allah (tawhid), and that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) was the final Messenger of Allah, who received Divine revelations recorded in the Holy Qur'an.
Most Muslims believe that angels or malaikah were created before humans with the purpose of following the orders of Allah and communicating with humans. Angels are immortal , are made of light and have wings. They are pure and cannot sin. They obey and serve Allah at all times.
Like most Sunni, Shia Islam hold that all Muslims will eventually go to Jannah, and like the Ash'ari school, believe heedless and stubborn unbelievers will go to hell, while those ignorant of the truth of Islam but "truthful to their own religion", will not.
Many Shi'a Muslims believe that angels do have a limited amount of free will, but no desire to sin.
Islamic depictions of angels resemble winged Christian angels, although Islamic angels are typically shown with multicolored wings. Angels, such as the archangel Gabriel, are typically depicted as masculine, which is consistent with God's rejection of feminine depictions of angels in several verses of Quran.
In Islam, Muslims believe in the existence of all of the creatures that Allah SWT has created, which other than mankind includes Jinn and Angels. Both Jinn and Angels exist parallel to humans, and there are interactions between them and mankind, however we cannot see them, thus the term of the "unseen."
Shi'a Muslims believe that imams are leaders appointed by God to be Muhammad's successors. Shi'a Muslims believe that imams are inspired by God, are without sin and are infallible, which means that they can interpret the teachings of the Qur'an without making any errors.
Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims share the same faith and abide by the same five pillars of Islam (Professor 7 Oct. 2003). There are no rules forcing a woman to adopt her husband's particular branch of Islam (ibid.).
Sunni Muslims only combine the five daily prayers if they have a good reason to, for example if they are travelling. Shi'a Muslims have more freedom to combine certain prayers, such as the midday and afternoon prayers. Therefore they may only pray three times a day.
Shia Muslims are permitted to worship at graves
Shia Muslims have no issues with praying at graves and even encourage it. They hold the belief that even if a fellow Shia Muslim has passed away, they are still of the way of Allah. Sunni Muslims, however, are completed opposed to praying at graves.
Usul ad-Din, the five roots of religion, can also be referred to as the 'foundation of faith'. They are: Oneness of God (Tawid) Justice of God (Adl or Adalah) Prophethood (Nubuwwah) Leadership (Imamat) Resurrection (Qayamat).
Sunni Muslims, for example, say each of the five prayers separately, so that they are praying five times a day. However, Shia Muslims say all five prayers across three sessions of prayer. Moreover, Sunnis pray with their arms crossed over their chest, whilst Shi'ites pray with their arms by their sides.
Some may believe that the angels were associated with the prophets and since Muhammad was the last Prophet of Islam there is no need for angels to still work in the world.
Jinns, by their nature, are invisible. Dogs are highly perceptive and thereby more likely to spot the jinns. Your dog can sense the energies jinns, and feel anxious or even disturbed, at the prospect of dealing with the jinn.
In Islam, cats are viewed as holy animals. Above all, they are admired for their cleanliness. They are thought to be ritually clean which is why they're allowed to enter homes and even mosques. According to authentic narrations, one may make ablution for prayer with the same water that a cat has drunk from.
Muhammad's first revelation was an event described in Islamic tradition as taking place in 610 CE, during which the Islamic prophet Muhammad was visited by the angel Jibrīl (Gabriel), who revealed to him the beginnings of what would later become the Qur'an.
Others have described the archangel as having 600 wings, each pair so enormous that they crowd the space between East and West. Jibrīl has also been depicted as sitting on a chair suspended between heaven and earth.
Each person is assigned four Hafaza angels, two of which keep watch during the day and two during the night. Muhammad is reported to have said that every man has ten guardian angels. Ali ben-Ka'b/Ka'b bin 'Ujrah, and Ibn 'Abbas read these as angels.
Heralding the Day of Resurrection, the angel Israfil blows his trumpet, calling all creatures to assemble in Jerusalem. The celestial being is named not in the Qur'an but in hadith, or the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, and scholars specify that he sounds his call from the sacred Rock.
He said, “Associating others with Allah (shirk); witchcraft; killing a soul whom Allah has forbidden us to kill, except in cases dictated by Islamic law; devouring orphans' wealth; consuming Riba; fleeing from the battlefield; and slandering chaste and innocent women.”
Ja'fari (Shia) – views blasphemy against Islam, the Prophet, or any of the Imams, to be punishable with death, if the blasphemer is a Muslim.
The religious term haram, based on the Quran, is applied to: Actions, such as cursing, fornication, murder, and disrespecting one's parents.