Islam is a monotheistic faith. This means there is a belief in one God, and one God only.
Central to the belief in AllahThe name of God for Muslims. is the idea of 鈥楾补飞丑颈诲鈥. Tawhid is the belief in the oneness and unity of Allah as expressed in the first of the Five Pillars of IslamThe five observances which must be followed by all practising Muslims. They are Shahadah, Salah (or Salat), Zakat, Sawm and Hajj., the ShahadahDeclaration of faith which consists of the statement, 鈥淭here is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.鈥 First Pillar of Islam.. Belief in this oneness or unity of Allah is an essential aspect of Islam - there is no partner or son of Allah.
Within Islam, there are no images or statues of Allah as Muslims believe in the transcendence of Allah. In other words, Allah cannot be compared to anything or anyone as he is so holy.
Allah is believed to be the compassionate creator and sustainer of the universe. Within the 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍The sacred book in Islam, it is believed that it contains the word of God, dictated by Angel Jibril and written in Arabic., there are 99 different names for Allah.