Taken from the book The Beneficial Elementary Principles in Tawheed, Fiqh and Aqeedah by Sheikh Yahya Ibn Ali Al-Hajoori.

Beneficial Elementary Principles of Aqeedah

Part 1

1. Who created you?

Allaah created me and everything that exists.

And the proof is Allaah’s saying:

ء� ي� ل� ش� ق ك الله خالAllaah is the Creator of Everything…

Az-Zumar (39): 62

2. Who is you Lord?

Allaah is my Lord and the Lord of all things.

And the proof is Allaah’s saying:

�م ين� �ل �ع�ــ ب� ال �ه ر� ل �ح�م�د ل الAll praise is for Allaah, Lord of all that exists

Al-Faatihah (1): 2

Allaah created us to worship him alone.

And the proof is Allaah’s saying:

نس� �ج ن� و�اإل� �ق�ت ال ل وم�ا خ� دون �ع�ب ي ل � ال إ

And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me alone

Ad-Dhaariyaat (51): 56

3. Why did Allaah create you?

4. What is your religion?

My religion is the true religion of Islaam.

And the proof is Allaah’s saying:

�ه ا إل� ن� ا لد�ين� ع ند� الل إ�م ل س�

Truly the religion with Allaah is Islaam…Aal-Imraan (3): 19

5. Who is your prophet?

My prophet and the prophet of this nation is Muhammad ( ).

And the proof is Allaah’s saying:

�ح�د� م�ن �آ أ �ب �ان� مح�م�د4 أ م�ا ك �ه لل سول� ��ك ن ر �ـ م� و�ل ك ال ج� ٱر�

�ـن� ي �ب لن �م� ات ٱو�خ� Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he

is the Messenger of Allaah and the last of the prophets.Al-Ahzaab (33): 40