6 Article of Faith

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What is Islam.

What is the 6 Articles of Faith.

Why it is important to belief.

WhAT you WILL LeArn


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What is islam?

The word Islam is a verbal noun originating from the

root s-l-m, and is derived from the Arabic verb Aslama,

which means to accept, surrender or submit. Thus,

Islammeans acceptance of and submission to God, and

believers must demonstrate this by worshiping him,

following his commands, and avoiding polytheism. The

word is given a number of meanings in the Qur'an. In

some verses (ayat), the quality of Islam as an internal

conviction is stressed:

So whoever Allah wants toguide - He expands his breastto contain Islam

Surah Al-An'am 6:125

Other verses connect Islam and din (usually translated

as religion):

Today, I have perfectedyour religion (din) for you, Ihave completed My blessingupon you, I have approvedIslam for your religion.

Surah Al-Maida 5:3

Still others describe Islam as an action of returning

to Allah, more than just a verbal affirmation of faith.

Another technical meaning in Islamic thought is as

one part of a triad of Islam, iman (faith), and ihsan

(excellence) where it represents acts of worship

('ibadah) and Islamic law.


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muslims around the World

Islam is the predominant religion in the Middle East,

North Africa, and South East Asia. Sizable communities

are also found in China and Russia, and parts of the

Balkans.

About 13% of Muslims live in Indonesia, the largest

Muslim country, 31% in the Indian Subcontinent,

and 20% in Arab countries. Converts and immigrant

communities are found in almost every part of the

world. With approximately 1.57 billion Muslims, Islam

is the second-largest religion in the world and arguablythe fastest growing religion in the world.


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the 6 articles of faith

This chapter tries to present a vivid vision on what

results you will get from Allah if you succeed in

becoming the true believer. This chapter also discusses

about things that happen before this life, the hidden

and future after life.

Why beLIeve?

Time is precious. "Time is money" might best express

it. So, why should we believe on some invisible things

and doing some weird rituals? We are busy people.

In Quran Chapter 103:1, The Quran address this

busy people straight to the point.

By time. The human isindeed in loss. Except thosewho believe, do good works,support one another with

the truth, and support oneanother with perseverance.

Surah Al-Asr 103:1-3

The Quran argues that by becoming a true believer,

humans can reach its full potential, by directing him/

her resources more effectively and efficiently to

achieve what is the most precious for him/her. Thisbook tries to explore The Quran's unique approach to

the Time and Resource management issue through

Faith, Good Works, Collaboration and Perseverance.


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WhAT To beLIeve?

This book argues that belief in God and the Final

Justice are something natural for humans. The Quranic

Law of Nature shows to the great length how natural

it is. But the true believers do not stop on that point.True believers also believe in Allah's Books, Prophets,

Angels, Day of Judgement and Predestination (Qadaa

& Qadar).

Allah

Prophets

Holy booksAngles

Day of Judgement Qadaa & Qadar


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1. ALLAh, The one And onLy God

A Muslim believes in one God, Supreme and Eternal,

Infinite and Mighty, Merciful and Compassionate,

Creator and Provider. God has neither father normother, neither sons nor was He fathered. None equal

to Him. He is God of all mankind, not of a special tribe

or race.

God is High and Supreme but He is very near to the

pious thoughtful believers. He answers their prayers

and helps them. He loves the people who love Him and

forgives their sins. He gives them peace, happiness,knowledge and success. God is the Loving and the

Provider, the Generous, and the Benevolent, the Rich

and the Independent, the Forgiving and the Clement,

the Patient and the Appreciative, the Unique and the

Protector, the Judge and the Peace. God's attributes

are mentioned in the Quran.

Say, He is Allah , (whois) One. Allah , the EternalRefuge. He neither begetsnor is born. Nor is there toHim any equivalent.

Surah Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4

God creates in humanity the mind to understand, the

soul and conscience to be good and righteous, thefeelings and sentiments to be kind and humane. If we

try to count His favors upon us, we cannot, because

they are countless. In return for all the great favors

and mercy, God does not need anything from us,

because He is Needless and Independent. God asks

us to know Him, to love Him and to enforce His law for

our benefit and our own good.


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The AnGeLs

There are purely spiritual and splendid beings created

by Allah. They require no food or drink or sleep. They

have neither physical desires nor material needs.Angels spend their time in the service of Allah. Each

is charged with a certain duty. Angels cannot be seen

by the naked eyes. Knowledge and the truth are not

entirely confined to sensory knowledge or sensory

perception alone.

The Qur'an describes angels as messengers with two,

three or four pairs of wings:

All praise is due to Allah,Creator of the heavens andthe earth, who made theangels messengers havingwings, two or three or four.He increases in creation whatHe wills. Indeed, Allah is overall things competent.

Surah Al-Fatir 35:1

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reveLATIons And The QurAn

A Muslim believes in all scriptures and revelations

of Allah, as they were complete and in their original

versions. Allah, the Creator, has not left man withoutguidance for the conduct of his life. Revelations were

given to guide the people to the right path of Allah

and sent down to selected people, the prophets and

messengers, to convey it to their fellow men.

The message of all the

prophet and messengers

is the same. They all

asked the people of their

time to obey and worship

Allah and none other.

Abraham, Moses, David,

Jesus and Muhammad who were revealed their own

book of Allah, were sent at different times to bring

back straying human beings from deviation to the

right course.

The Quran is the sacred book of the Muslims. It isthe last book of guidance from Allah, sent down to

Muhammad, peace be upon him, through the angel

Jibril (Gabriel). Every word of it is the word of Allah. It

was revealed over a period of 23 years in the Arabic

language. It contains 114 Surahs (chapters) and over

6000 ayahs (verses).

vArabic Language

114 Surahs (Chapter)

6000 Ayahs (Verses)

Quran


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The Quran deals with man and his ultimate goal in

life. Its teachings cover all areas of this life and the

life after death. It contains principles, doctrines and

directions for every sphere of human life. The theme

of the Quran broadly consists of three fundamental

ideas: Oneness of Allah, Prophethood and life after

death. The success of human beings on this earth

and in the life hereafter depends on obedience to the

Quran teaching.

The Quran is unrivalled in its recording and

preservation. The astonishing fact about this book of

Allah is that it has remained unchanged even to a dot

over the past fourteen hundred years. No scholar has

questioned the fact that the Quran today is the same

as it was revealed.

Muslims till today memorize the Quran word by

word as a whole or in part. Today, the Quran is the

only authentic and complete book of Allah. Allah is

protecting it from being lost, corrupted or concealed.

QuranInjilTaurahZabur


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MessenGers And ProPheTs oF God

A Muslim believes in all the Messengers and Prophets

of God without any discrimination. All messengers

were mortals, human beings, endowed with Divinerevelations and appointed by God to teach mankind.

The Holy Quran mentions the names of 25 messengers

and prophets and states that there are others. These

include Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Moses, Jesus

and Muhammad. Their message might look different,

but the core message is similar. The miracles of the

prophets are somehow dependent on the era they

were chosen. Moses had miracles to challenge themagicians, because magic was very popular in his era.

At the time when Jesus was chosen, medicine and

healing was popular, so his miracles was mainly

related to giving life to the dead or making a statue

come alive.

Corrupt poetry was very popular when Muhammad

was chosen. Muslims believe that Muhammadsmiracle is the holy Quran, and is the direct book of

God. The book itself challenges people in many ways,

and tells them they can not bring a verse, or a sura

like Quran. God tells the humankind that he protects

Quran from being corrupted, and has saved it until

now without any corruption.

Human Beings Mortals Appointed by Allah To Teach Mankind

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The dAy oF JudGeMenT

A Muslim believes in the Day of the Judgement. This

world as we know it will come to an end, and the

dead will rise to stand for their final and fair trial. On

that day, all men and women from Adam to the last

person will be resurrected from the state of death for

Judgement. Everything we do, say, make, intends andthinks are accounted for and kept in accurate records.

They are brought up on the Day of Judgement.

One who believes in life after death is not expected to

behave against the Will of Allah. He will always bear

in mind that Allah is watching all his actions and the

angels are recording them.

People with good records will be generously rewarded

and warmly welcomed to Allah's Heaven. People with

bad records will be fairly punished and cast into Hell.

People who killed other people will go to Hell, because

their records are bad. They killed people who were

created by Allah. The real nature of Heaven and Hell

are known to Allah only, but they are described by

Allah in man's familiar terms in the Quran.

If some good deeds are seen not to get full

appreciation and credit in this life, they will receive

full compensation and be widely acknowledged on the

Day of Judgment. If some people who commit sins,

neglect Allah and indulge in immoral activities, seem

superficially successful and prosperous in this life,

absolute justice will be done to them on the Day of

Judgment. The time of the Day of Judgment is onlyknown to Allah and Allah alone.

Adam Last person

Every human

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QAdAA & QAdAr

A Muslim believes in Qadaa and Qadar which relate to

the ultimate power of Allah. Qadaa and Qadar mean

the Timeless Knowledge of Allah and His power to planand execute His plans. Allah is not indifferent to this

world nor is He neutral to it. It implies that everything

on this earth originates from the one and only Creator

who is also the Sustainer and the Sole Source of

guidance.

Allah is Wise, Just, and Loving, and whatever He

does must have a good motive, although we mayfail sometimes to understand it fully. We should have

strong faith in Allah and accept whatever He does

because our knowledge is limited and our thinking

is based on individual consideration, whereas His

knowledge is limitless and He plans on a universal

basis. Man should think, plan and make sound choices,

but if things do not happen the way he wants, he

should not lose faith and surrender himself to mental

strains or shattering worries.

Say: Never will we be struckexcept by what Allah hasdecreed for us, He is ourprotector." And upon Allah letthe believers rely.

Surah Al-Taubah 9:51


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