Some Basic Islamic Beliefs

The religion of Islam is the acceptance of and obedience to the teachings of God which He revealed to His last prophet, Muhammad. It's based on 7 beliefs:

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 Qur’an, God describes Himself:
   

   Say: “He is God, the One. God, to Whom the creatures turn for their needs. He begetsnot, nor was He begotten, and there is none like Him.”

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 Qur’an to Muhammad.
3. Belief in God’s 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 Qur’an, which God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. God has guaranteed the Qur’an’s protection from any corruption or distortion. God has said:
   

   Indeed,We have sent down the Qur’an, and surely We will guard it (from corruption). (Qur’an, 15:9)

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 God’s 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... (Qur’an, 33:40)

   Muslims believe that all the prophets and messengers were created human beings who had none of the divine qualities of God.
5. Belief in the Day of Judgment:
   Muslims believe in the Day of Judgment (the Day of Resurrection) when all people will be resurrected for God’s judgment according to their beliefs and deeds.
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.
   

Definition of islam

Islam is the religion articulated by the Quran, the word of God and by the prophet's demonstrations and real life examples (the Sunnah.)
It's worthwhile noticing that the religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of "Christianity" which was named after Jesus Christ, "Buddhism" after Gutama Buddha , "Marxism" after Karl Marx, and "Confucianism" after Confucius.
In the same way, Islam is not named after a tribe like "Judaism" after the tribe of Judah and "Hinduism" after the Hindus. The word "Islam" itself means "Submission to Allah."