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FASIHA BINTI BUSTAMI
ISLAMIC AQIDAH
RKUD 3010BELIEF IN UNSEEN MATTERS
The Concept Of Unseen In The Qur'an
1) Belief in the Unseen is central to the message of the Qur’an.
“This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear
Allah; who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out
of what We have provided for them.” (Surah al-Baqarah: 2-3).
2) No one can know the unseen except Allah.
“No one in the heavens and the earth knows the Unseen except Allah.'
They are not aware of when they will be raised. No, their knowledge
respecting the hereafter is slight and hasty. In fact they have doubts
about it. In fact they are blind to it.” (Surat an-Naml, 65-66).
Meaning of :
Sam’iyyat
Things that cannot be described by human
senses and can only be known through the al-
Quran and al-Hadith.
Ghaybiyyat
Unseen things are outside the purview of our
sight or physical senses, and do not affect our
life in any direct manner.
The belief in Angels
(Mala’ikah, Malak)
Belief in angels is one of the pillars of faith.
Messenger Angels with wings – two, three and
four.
They never sleep, not born or give birth
Have no passion nor lust
They never disobey Allah and His commands.
“Praise be to Allah, the Bringer into Being of the heavens and earth, He Who made the angels messengers, with wings – two, three or
four. He adds to creation in any way He wills. Allah has power over all things.”
(Surah Fatir, 1)
*The names of angels and their dutiesNames Duties
Jibrail (Gabriel)
To transmit the Word of God
Mikail (Michael)
To administer life process (controlling rain, and distributing fortune such as food, nourishment and knowledge to all living creatures, particularly to mankind, whether believers or unbelievers.
Israfil (Seraphil)
Blow his trumpet on three occasions: firstly to signal the calamity; secondly, when the earthly world has vanished altogether; and finally, on the day when the dead are resurrected to receive the Final Judgment.
Izrail (Azrael) Taking the soul away from living beings.
Raqib To write down record good deeds.
Atid To write down record bad deeds.
Munkar To examine the dead in their graves
Nakir To examine the dead in their graves
Malik To guard Hellfire
Ridwan To guard Paradise
ANOTHER UNSEEN
CREATURES : JINN
Iblis is one of the Jinn who choose disbelief, idolatry
and disobedience of their Lord. Iblis is said a proper
name of Satan.
The Arabic iblis comes from ablasa, meaning, “to
despair, give up hope.
They cannot be seen and some of them are believers
and some infidel.
Actually, Iblis lived in heaven with the angel, but
was then cursed and banished from heaven.
Jinn are created out of fire and take a beautiful and ugly
appearance
They possess intellect, eat, drink and sleep, marry and can
have children.
On earth, jinn occupy haunted places, such as hills, caves,
rivers, rocks, trees, certain lands, long unoccupied houses,
certain bath houses, wells, bridges, lakes and others.
Those who deny the jinn actually deny the Qur’an. They are
denying that there exists beyond the material world an
unseen world that has its own properties.
“We created the jinn before out of the fire of a searing wind.” (Surat al-Hijr, 27).
Spirit ( Ruh )
Man is composed of Spirit and Body.
All spirits after death do return to their creator,
and are called to account for their acts both
righteous and evil.
They are sent either to the gardens of bliss or
condemned to the fire of Hell.
Islam considers spirit and body to be two
realities opposed to each other.
Death, which is the separation of the spirit from the
body, introduces man to another stage of life in which
felicity or disappointment depends upon good or evil
deeds in the stage of life before death.
The Holy Prophet has said:
"You have been created for subsistence, not annihilation. What happens is that you will be transferred from one house to
another."
* Barzakh
is an Arabic word meaning "obstacle", "hindrance",
"separation" or "barrier".
Generally viewed as the barrier between the
physical and spiritual worlds, in which the soul
awaits after death and before resurrection on
Qiyamah (Judgement Day).
After death, they go through the questioning in the
grave and then experience a second life in the
barzakh. The questioning is nothing other than the
exposure of the reality of the state of their nafs
(soul).
AJAL (DEATH, THE
APPOINTED TIME) OF HUMAN
DESTINY
Death is inevitable for all creations include man. All
living beings will die at their appointed time, fixed by
Allah.
Death will come to all who are in the world at the time
appointed in accordance with his word which means,
The form of death can be natural or unnatural.
Property, status, wealth, fame and glory that humans
have nothing to prevent the death.
"Every soul must taste death, and you will be brought back to Us (for judgment)."
(Surat al-'Ankabut: 57)
Interrogation in the grave
A couple of angels, called munkar wa nakir,
would carry out this interrogation.
They will ask about the creator, religion and
the Prophet.
(“Who is your Lord?”, “What is your religion?”,
“Who is this man who was sent among you?”,
“What was the source of your knowledge?”).
Hell and Paradise
Hell-fire is the abode of punishment and penalty (dar
al-‘azab wa al-‘iqab) reserved for disbelievers (kafirun),
transgressors and evil-doers (‘usah, sing. ‘asi).
Hell Fire has different names in Islamic texts. Each name
gives a separate description. Some of its names are:
Hell
Name
Jaheem because of its blazing fire.
Jahannam because of the depth of its pit.
Saqar because of the intensity of its heat.
Haawiyah because the one who is thrown into it is thrown from top to bottom.
ParadiseParadise (al-jannah) literally means “garden” (bustan).
Technically, it is the abode of reward and blessing
prepared by God for believers.
The names of heavens :
Firdaus, 'Adn, Na'iim, Na'wa, Darussalaam, Daarul
Muaqaamah, Al-Muqqamul Amin and Khuldi.
“Their reward with Allah will be gardens of perpetual residence Beneath Which rivers flow, wherein They will abide forever, Allah being pleased with
Them and They with Him. That is for whoever has Feared his Lord.”(Surat Al-Bayyinah : 8)
*Punishment in hellfire
The blazing fire of Hell is fueled "with men and stones."
Will be given boiling water to drink.
Whereas the rewards of Heaven include plentiful, fresh
fruits and milk, the inhabitants of Hell will eat from the
Tree of Zaqqum. The Quran describes it:
“...fear the Fire whose fuel is men and stones,- which is prepared for those who reject Faith" (2:24).
“In front of such a one is Hell, and he is given, for drink, boiling fetid water" (14:16).
“Verily, the tree of deadly fruit will be the food of the sinful. Like molten lead will it boil in the belly, like the boiling of burning despair" (44:43-46).
* Some of the Bounties in Paradise
The people in the Jannah would be similar in
shape and height, etc. There would be no
differences between them.
Dressed in fine silk and also in thick silk.
Marry to houris (female fair ones) with wide
and lovely eyes.
Call therein for every kind of fruit in peace and
security
Conclusion
The main goal in the belief in unseen matters is to test the
faith of every Muslim to the Almighty. It cannot be achieved
by the human mind which limited and short life.
Every Muslim must believe in the existence of unseen
matters that can not be disputed although can not be seen
clearly through the eye sight. For those who not believe,
the person's faith become fragile because not believe there
will be things supernatural knowledge of God.