what is the name of the sacred text of islam?
Quran Sahih al-Bukhari Sunnah
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 The Quran is the central religious text of Islam . Muslims believe it represents the words of God revealed by the archangel Gabriel to Muhammad . 

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 The Sunnah is the next important source , and is commonly defined as " the traditions and customs of Muhammad " or " the words , actions and silent assertions of him " . It includes the everyday sayings and utterances of Muhammad , his acts , his tacit consent , and acknowledgments of statements and activities . According to Shi 'ite jurists , the sunnah also includes the words , deeds and acknowledgments of the twelve Imams and Fatimah , Muhammad 's daughter , who are believed to be infallible . 

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 According to Islamic belief , Allah is the most common word to represent God , and humble submission to his will , divine ordinances and commandments is the pivot of the Muslim faith . " He is the only God , creator of the universe , and the judge of humankind . " " He is unique ( wāḥid ) and inherently one ( aḥad ) , all @-@ merciful and omnipotent . " The Qur 'an declares " the reality of Allah , His inaccessible mystery , His various names , and His actions on behalf of His creatures . " 

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 Qur ’ ān verse 49 : 13 states : " O humankind ! We have created you out of male and female and constituted you into different groups and societies , so that you may come to know each other @-@ the noblest of you , in the sight of God , are the ones possessing taqwā . " In Islam , according to eminent theologians such as Al @-@ Ghazali , although events are ordained ( and written by God in al @-@ Lawh al @-@ Mahfūz , the Preserved Tablet ) , humans possess free will to choose between wrong and right , and are thus responsible for their actions ; the conscience being a dynamic personal connection to God enhanced by knowledge and practise of the Five Pillars of Islam , deeds of piety , repentance , self @-@ discipline and prayer ; and disintegrated and metaphorically covered in blackness through sinful acts . Marshall Hodgson wrote the three @-@ volume work : The Venture of Islam : Conscience and History in a World Civilization . 

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 Various sources of sharia are used by Islamic jurisprudence to elucidate the body of Islamic law . The primary sources , accepted universally by all Muslims , are the Qur 'an and Sunnah . The Qur 'an is the holy scripture of Islam , believed by Muslims to be the direct and unaltered word of God . The Sunnah consists of the religious actions and quotations of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and narrated through his Companions and the Imams ( per the beliefs of the Sunni and Shi 'ite schools respectively ) . 
