There are six pillars of faith
in Islam. Every Muslim should believe in these six pillars of faith which means
they have accepted Islam. Not accepting one of these pillars means you are not
a Muslim.
1. Belief in Allah
That is to believe that He is the Creator, the Provider,
the One Who causes death and life, and the One in Whose Hands are all affairs.
He is the First before Whom there is none, and He is the Last after Whom there
is none, He is the Supreme above Whom there is none, and He is the Most
Knowledgeable from Whom nothing is hidden.
We believe in all His beautiful names and attributes
without distorting or suspending them, striking parallels between them or
comparing them. Allah says, ‘There is
nothing that resembles Him, and He is the All-Seeing All-Hearing’
2. Belief in the
Angels
They are honorable slaves, who obey Allah. Among them are
Jibreel, Mee’ka’il, Israfeel, Ridhwaan, Maalik, and the angels who
record the good and bad deeds of men.
3. Belief in the
Divine Scriptures
Which Allah revealed to his Prophets and Messengers. The
Last Scripture is the Quran. It has abrogated all previous scriptures, thus it
is not permissible to put into practice any scripture besides the Quran.
4. Belief in the Messengers
Allah sent them to mankind to guide them to worship Him
alone, and not associate partners with Him. We believe that Allah sent them.
Among them are the ‘Ulul Azm’ (Prophets
who exerted great efforts) who are, Nooh, Ibraheem, Musa, Eesa, and finally
Muhammad, may Allah exalt his mention, and render him safe from every
derogatory thing, who is the last and best of them.
5. Belief in the Last
Day
It is the Day of Resurrection, the Day of Requital; the
Day believers would enter Jannah and disbelievers sent to Hell Fire; as for the
sinners (who died without repenting), they would be subject to the will of
Allah. He would either punish them or forgive them.
6. Belief in the Qadr’
(Preordainment) both in its evil and good consequences.
Know that whatever is ordained would come to pass; whatever you will be
afflicted with will take place.
Everything which takes place in this universe is already
recorded in the Preserved Tablet (al Lauh
al Mahfoodth).
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