Arkaan Al-Iman: The fundamental articles of faith in Islam
(The Beliefs)
The true faithful Muslim believes in the following principal
articles of faith
1)Belief in one God(Allah) supreme and Eternal,Infinite and Mighty,Merciful and Forgiving,the creator and the provider,he begets not,nor was he begotten,and there is none equal or comparable unto him
2)Belief in all messengers of Allah(Al-Rusul)without the discrimination among them
The Qur'aan mentions the names of some of them,and Muhammad stands as the last messenger and the crowning glory of the foundation of prophethood
3)Belief in all original scriptures and revelations of Allah(Al-Kutub),accepting them as the guiding light that the messengers received to show their people the right path to Allah
In the Qur'aan,special reference is made to the books of Moses and Jesus but long before the revelation of the Qur'aan to Muhammed
Some of these books and revelations had been lost or corrupted
The only authentic and complete book of Allah in existence today is the Qur'aan which has been preserved as it was revealed to prophet Muhammad in its pure form
4)Belief in Angels(Malaa-ikah)of Allah, recognizing them as spiritually pure and splendid beings whose nature requires no food , drink or sleep
They are honored servants who are assigned certain functions and spend their days and nights in the worship of Allah
They do not speak before Allah does and they act only by his command
5)Belief in the Iast Day(Yaum Al-Akherah) acknowledging that this world will end someday and that the dead will rise to stand for their final and fair trial
People with good records will be generously rewarded and warmly welcomed to the Heaven of Allah
Those with bad records will be punished and cast into Hell and none will be treated with injustice
6)Belief in fate(Qadar) whether good or bad, which Allah measured and ordained for all creation according to his previous knowledge and as deemed suitable by his wisdom
and in the timeless knowledge of Allah and in his power to plan and execute his plans ,nothing could happen in his kingdom against his will
He is wise and merciful and whatever he does must have a meaningful purpose
If this is istablished in our minds and hearts , we should accept with good faith all that he does although we may fail to understand it fully or think it is bad
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ARKAAN AL-ISLAM