The 6 Articles of Faith Known as Arkan al-Iman (Pillars of Faith). They appear in the famous Hadith of Jibreel, also called Hadith al-Jibreel. In this hadith, narrated by ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA), the basic principles of Islam are clearly explained. Hadith al-Jibreel حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى…
Belief in Allah’s Messengers It is the second article of faith and includes belief that Allah chose His messengers from the angels and the humans اَللّٰهُ يَصْطَفِيْ مِنَ الْمَلٰۗىِٕكَةِ رُسُلًا وَّمِنَ النَّاسِ ۭ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَمِيْعٌۢ بَصِيْرٌ Quran: Allah chooses Messengers from angels and from men. Verily,Allah is All-Hearer, All-Seer. [1] All the messengers were, human…
5. Absolute and total belief and acceptance in the concept of the Hereafter, Paradise and Hell-Fire يَوْمَ نَطْوِي السَّمَاۗءَ كَـطَيِّ السِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ ۭ كَمَا بَدَاْنَآ اَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُّعِيْدُهٗ ۭ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَا ۭ اِنَّا كُنَّا فٰعِلِيْنَ Al-Quran: And (remember) the Day when We shall roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books, as We began the first creation, We shall…
Belief in Divine Decree (Al Qadr) It is the sixth and final pillar of eeman, the good and evil thereof. There are 4 parts of belief: 1. To believe that Allah knows everything about the past, present, future before it happened (example: Allah knows how much data you have in your pc.) as one of the glorious…
Absolute and total belief and acceptance in the Oneness of Allah. There are three main branches which are derived by scholars based on the teachings of Qur’an. رَبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَاعْبُدْهُ وَاصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَادَتِهٖ ۭ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهٗ سَمِيًّا . “Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and of all that is between them; so worship Him, and…