They are known as the "Iman ul Mufassal- that in English translates as, "I believe in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, Measurement, both the good and the bad are from Allah the exalted, and in life after death."" .
Allah. This is the name for "God- in Arabic. Allah created everything. Allah is not a human, not a male and not a female. (Muslims only say the term "He- when referring to Allah because there is no "It- in Arabic. All nouns are automatically masculine or feminine.) .
Angels: They are not human, nor male or female. They are the servants of Allah and never rebel against him. Muslims believe in a devil-creature called Shaytan (Satan) but he is not a fallen angel.
Books: Allah sent his revelations in written and oral "books- that include: the Scrolls of Ibrahim (Abraham), the Taurah of Musa (Moses), the Zabur of Dawud (Psalms of David) the Injeel of Esa (Gospel of Jesus) and the Qur'an of Muhammad. .
Messengers: These are Allah's prophets to whom Allah gave revelation, and they all teach the same message: to surrender to Allah and do right. The first messenger was Adam and the last of the 25 messengers mentioned in the Qur'an was Muhammad. Jesus is included as a messenger.
Judgement Day: Allah will end the earth one day, at which time any person who ever lived will be raised up for Judgment Day. Allah will send people to either Paradise (Jannah) or Hell (Jahannam).
Measurement: Allah has measured the length of our life in this world, our economic status, where Muslims will die and more.
Life After Death: Eternal life in either Heaven or Hell, depending on a person's believes and actions in life. .
Practices.
Islam is built on five "pillars."" .
1)Declaring that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is his messenger. .
2) Ritual prayer five times daily: before sunrise, about 12:30, two to three hours before .
sunset, immediately after sunset, and after the last light of the departing sun has left the sky.