1. Belief in God –
That Allah is one and that there is none like Him; He has no partner; He
neither begets nor is He begotten; He is indivisible in person; He is eternal;
He is infinite; He has neither beginning nor end; He is All-Mighty, the
All-Knowing; the All-Just, the Cherisher of all worlds, the Patron, the Guide,
the Helper, the Merciful, the Compassionate, etc.
2. Belief in
Angels – That Angels are spiritual creatures of Allah, ever obedient to
Allah to His Will and Commands. They are
neither males nor females; they have neither parents, nor wives, nor husbands,
nor sons, nor daughters. They have no
material bodies, but can assume any form with His permission
3. Belief in
the revealed Books of God – That Allah revealed Commandments and
Codes of Religion to various Prophets at different stages of history for the
guidance of mankind. Taurat was revealed to Prophet Musa (Moses), Zaboor to Prophet Dawood
(David), Injeel (New Testament) to
Prophet ‘Esa (Jesus), and the Qur’an (Quran) to Prophet Muhammad (Mohammad). Taurat,
Zaboor, and Injeel do not exist in their original forms. The present-day editions are only
interpretations by their respective followers of later ages. Qur’an
is the Gospel of the Religion of Islam.
The previous Commandments and the Codes of Religion are also
incorporated in it. Its verses were
inspired and revealed by Allah to Prophet Muhammad through Angel Jibraeel and they are still preserved in
their original form in the Arabic language.
The verses of Qur’an were revealed to Prophet Muhammad either
singly or in batches during the last twenty-three years of his life, and were
written down at his dictation and arranged under his direction during his
lifetime.
4. Believe in
God's many Prophets – That at different stages of the history of
mankind, Allah sent Prophets as His Messengers for the guidance of
mankind. To believe in all of them in
general, and in those whose names are mentioned in the Qur’an in
particular. Cannot personify anyone as a
Prophet if his name is not mentioned in the Divine Book, nor can deny the
prophethood of anyone whose name is so mentioned in the Divine Book. Muslims do not know the names of all the
Prophets who delivered the Message of Allah to mankind, but the names of some
of the Prophets are mentioned in the Qur’an. Among the Prophets whose names are mentioned
n the Qur’an are: Adam, Idris (Enoch), Nuh (Noah), Hud, Salih, Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma’il
(Ishmael), Is-haq (Isaac), Lut (Lot), Ya’qub (Jacob), Yusuf (Joseph),
Ayyoub (Job), Shu’aib, Musa (Moses), Harun (Aaron), Dhul Kifl (Ezekiel), Dawud (David), Sulaiman
(Solomon), Ilyas (Elias), Al-Yasa’ (Elisha), Yunus
(Jonah), Zakariyyaa (Zachariahs), Yahiya (John the Baptist), ‘Esa
(Jesus), and Muhammad. Muslims do not worship any of the Prophets,
but only love and revere them as well as consider them as models of conduct for
humanity. The Prophets themselves
worshipped Allah and taught the same.
None of the Prophets can be called God, for they were all created by
Allah Who is Self-Existing and has no partner.
None of the Prophets claimed Divinity, for, besides being Messengers and
Servants of Allah, they were human beings.
As all the nations of the world had either lost or forgotten the
Messages delivered by the Prophets sent to them, Prophet Muhammad proclaimed
the Message of Allah to all lands and to all nations. His prophethood is, therefore, not confined
to any one land or one nations, but is universal, i.e., for the whole world and
for all the nations. There is no need of
a Prophet after Prophet Muhammad, for the Message, i.e., the Qur’an is
the final and the complete Code of Religion, and is and will be preserved for
all time absolutely intact in its original form; besides the authentic record
of the Prophet’s eventful life covering all human activities is also
extant, and will always remain as a Model for mankind. Hence no Prophet either with code and
commandments, or without, is required after him, and therefore, the
Qur’an says that Prophet Muhammad is the last and the Seal of all
Prophets.
5. Accepting
that there will be Last Day of Resurrection and Judgment - It is
the Day on which Allah will resurrect the dead, i.e., make the dead alive
again. He will then judge each person
according to his good or bad actions on earth.
He will reward those who have led a righteous life and pleased Him, by
sending them to Heaven, and punish those who have disobeyed His commands and
incurred His displeasures by committing sins and bad actions, by consigning
them Hell. Heaven is an abode of peace
and happiness where every wish is fulfilled.
Hell is a place of torture, pain and agony. A person who dies with complete Faith in the
Oneness of Allah and in the Prophets of Allah will remain in Heaven for ever,
while a person who dies without having any belief in the Oneness of Allah or
having disbelief in others as partners of Allah will remain in Hell for
ever. Those who have firm belief in the
Oneness of Allah and in the Prophets of Allah, but die without atoning for an
repenting sins they have committed in this world, will be sent to Hell for a time, from where, after receiving due
punishment, they will be liberated by the Mercy of Allah and sent to Heaven,
where they will live for ever.
6. Belief in the Divine measurement of human
affairs - To believe
in the power of doing all actions (whether good or bad) proceeds from Allah, but
that we are responsible for our actions – That Allah has given the human
being the power of action (good or bad), but He has also given him reason and a
code of life to choose between good and evil, and therefore, he is responsible
for his actions. For example, Allah has
given him the power of speaking, it is for him to use his tongue for speaking
the truth or abuse its power by speaking lies.
Any action against the Commands of Allah is a sin. Allah and Allah alone can forgive sins. In order that a person’s sins can be
forgiven, one must pray to Allah with all his heart and, atoning for all his
evil deeds, resolve never to commit any such or other misdeeds again.
7. Belief in a life after death
Declaration
of Faith –
1. Tayyab (Declaration)
- “La ilaha
ill-Allah Muhammad ur Rasool ul Allah” meaning “There is no deity but Allah and Muhammad is
the Apostle of Allah”.
2. Shahadah (Submission
of Evidence) - "Ash-hadu anla ilaaha il-lalaahu wahdahu la shariika
lahu wa ash-hadu anna Muhammada 'abduhu wa rasuuluhu" meaning "I bear witness that there
is no deity but Allah, the One, Who is without partner, and I bear witness that
Muhammad is His Servant and Apostle."
3. Tamjeed (Glory of
Allah) - Subhaan Allaahi wal hamdu lil-laahi wa la ilaaha il-lalaahu
wal-laahu Akbar. Wa la hawla wa la
quw-wata il-la bil-la hil 'aliyyil Azeem."
Meaning "Glory be to Allah and praise; there is no deity but
Allah; Allah is the Greatest, and there is no power, no might but from Allah,
the Highest, the Greatest.
4. Tauheed (Oneness
of Allah) – "Laa ilaaha il-lalaahu wahdahu la sharika lahu lahul
mulku wa lahul hamdu yuhyii wa yumiitu wa huwa Haiyyun la yamutu abadan
abadaa. Zul jalali wal ikram. Biyadi hil khair. Wa huwa 'alaa kul-li shai-'in
qadiir." Meaning "There
is none worthy of worship but Allah; He is One and has no partner; His is the
Kingdom (of the whole universe) and unto Him is due all Praise; He gives life
and He causes death; In his hand is all good; and He has power over all
things".
5. Astaghfaar (Seek Forgiveness) - "As-taghfi
rul-laaha rab-bii min kul-li zam-bin az-nabtu-hu 'ama-dan aw khataa'n sir-ran
aw 'alaa-niya-tan wa-atubu ilaihi minaz zabmi al-lazi 'alamu wa minaz zambi la
a'lamu in-naka anta 'al-laamul ghuyubi wa sit-taarul 'uyuubi wa ghaf-faaruz
zunubi wa la hawla wa la quw-wata il-la bil-la hil 'aliyyil Azeem." Meaning "I seek forgiveness from Allah, who is
my sustainer, for all of my sins which I committed intentionally or mistakenly,
covertly or overtly. I repent from Him
for those sins which I am aware of, and also of
those sins which I am not aware of.
Certainly you are best aware of matters of Unseen. And You are ---
6. Raddil-Kufr
(Refutation of Disbelief) – "O Allah! Verily do I seek refuge in
Thee from associating any partner with Thee knowingly; I beseech Thy
forgiveness for the sins which I am not aware of; verily, Thee are the Best
Knower of all secrets. I repent for all
the sins and make myself proof against all teachings except the teachings of
Islam. I have entered the fold of Islam,
and I hereby declare: - There is no deity but Allah and Muhammad is the Apostle
of Allah."
Fundamentals Principles of Islam
1.
The declaration of kalimah
2.
The observance of the
obligatory salat (prayers) five times
a day.
3.
Distribution of Zakat (Islamic alms-fee) among the
deserving amounting to one fortieth in one’s possession for a complete
year.
4.
The observation of sawm (fast) during the day time in the
month of Ramadhan.
5.
The performance of Hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca, at least
once in a lifetime, if circumstances permit.