Six Articles of FAITH

Muslim One must;

1. Believe in Oneness of Allaah S.W.T.

-He/She must believe in " La Ilaha Illa Allaah" ( there is no God, except Allaah SWT.)

2. Believe In the Angels of Allaah. 

Allaah taala says: "Righteous is he who believes in Allah and the Last Day and the Angels and the Scriptures and the Prophets." ( Quran 2:177)

-The angels are God's chosen way of sending His commands into the world, and of taking reports on the fulfilment of these commands. Thus it is obligatory for every Muslim to have faith in angels as part of having faith in God and His ways.

3. Believe in the Books of Allaah!

• Injeel ( Prophet Isa Alayhis Sala'am)
• Torah ( Prophet Musa Alayhis Sala'am)
• Zabur ( Prophet Dawud/David Alayhis Sala'am)
• Qur-an ( Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam)

  4. Believe in the Messengers of Allaah!

-Allah alone has knowlege of true number and names of messengers and prophets chosen by Him. Allah's guidance to mankind began with Adam (peace be upon him) and was completed with Muhammad (peace be upon him).

5. Believe in the  "al-qada wa al-qadar" ( The dive decree of pre destination)

 -God has measured out every thing. He has measured out the sustenance in the world, and He also measures out what He has given us, the span of our life, the amount of our goodness and our evil, the things that happen to us. The question of predestination versus free will is a challenge in any religion and is certainly beyond the scope of this simple introduction. Rather than get into it, I will simply mention two of the most frequently used phrases of Muslims. One is "inshallah" which means "if God wills". It is used whenever a statement about the future is made. For instance, "Next I am going to discuss Judgment Day, if God wills". We all know that very often things do not go as planned. I could be interrupted by anything from a telephone call to an earthquake and never get back to writing my introduction. What we have willed does not always happen. What God has willed does. The second phrase is "mashallah" which means "what God has willed". This is used in two ways. One is a statement of acceptance of whatever happens, e.g., "I didn't get the job. What God has willed". The other is as a compliment of something good. In this sense it might be interpreted as "What a good thing God has willed". For instance, "What a beautiful flower that is! What a good thing God has willed". By the use of this phrase, we acknowledge that all things, both bad and good, happen according to God's will. I think the two phrases "inshallah" and "mashallah" provide a simple, practical demonstration of how Muslims think about "the measuring out".

6. Believe in the Day of Resurrection!

- The Day of Judgment and the Hereafter are essential beliefs. Muslim thinkers sometimes talk about three "roots" of belief, which are monotheism, prophecy, and the judgment. Monotheism and prophecy have already been discussed in the essay above and in the articles of faith devoted to them. Judgment Day and the Hereafter are crucial too. They are a necessary aspect of God's justice. Judgment Day isn't for God to discover our good and our evil. He already knows it. He is delivering His judgment to us, so that we can know it. Now, we all know that things happen in this world that aren't fair. Innocent people suffer. Evil seems to go unpunished. These are the results of our free will, and through them God tests us. Will we still remember Him when times are rough? How would it be a fair test for us if He stepped in every time somebody did something wrong? Think about it. Religion's answer to the question of the existence of evil has usually been that it is a result of God's justice regarding our free will. But at the same time, it is also an essential component of His justice that the good will be rewarded and the evil punished. The Hereafter is necessary because it is there that the reward and punishment will come. Moreover, as the Quran says, the Hereafter is "better and more abiding" than this world. The suffering we may undergo now will seem as fleeting as a nightmare when we look back at it. So will the pleasures and joys of the things of this world. But the pain of Hell will last forever for those whom God condemns to it, and the joy of Paradise will last forever for those whom God admits to it. In this way, the reward of the good truly is a just recompense for what they worked, and the punishment of the evil likewise. This is part of God's design and plan for us and belief in it is an essential part of having faith in Him and His ways. 

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