Basic Beliefs of Islam

Aims and Objectives

Students will be able to

01: Differentiate between Basic beliefs and Pillars
of Islam
02: Arrange basic beliefs of Islam
03: Prove basic beliefs through The holy Quran
and Sunnah
04: Understand meaning of virtue
05: Understand two categories of man`s relation
with God(Fear and Love)

06: Explain the term Ihsan

07: Illustrate the hadith Jibreel

There are five basic

beliefs of Islam

01-Believing in Allah
02-Believing in angels
03-Believing in the divine
scriptures
04-Believing in the messengers
05-Believing in day of judgment

To prove in the light of the

Holy Quran and Sunnah

Righteousness is not that you turn

your faces to the East and the
West; but righteousness is that one
believes in Allah and the Last Day
and the angels and the Book and
the Prophets.
(Al-Baqrah:177)

0 those who believe, do

believe in Allah and His
Messenger and in the Book
He has revealed to His
Messenger and in the Books
He has revealed earlier.

And whoever disbelieves in

Allah and His angels and His
Books and His Messengers
and the Last Day has indeed
gone far astray.
(Al-Nisa:136)

Proving in the light

of the Hadith

Hadith-

e- Jibreel

Umar ibn Khattab (Allah be well pleased with him)

said:As we were sitting one day before the
Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon
him), a man suddenly appeared. He wore pure
white clothes and his hair was dark blackyet
there were no signs of travel on him, and none of
us knew him. He came and sat down in front of the
Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),
placing his knees against his, and his hands on his
thighs. He said, O Muhammad! Tell me about
Islam.

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be

upon him) replied, Islam is to bear witness that
there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is
the Messenger of God; and to perform the prayer;
pay zakat; keep fasting in the month of Ramadan;
and to perform Hajj to the House if you are
able.The man said, You have spoken the truth,
and we were surprised that he asked and then
confirmed the answer.

Then, he asked, Tell me about belief

(iman).The Prophet (peace and blessings
be upon him) replied, It is to believe in
Allah; His Angels; His Books; His
Messengers; the Last Day; and in destiny
its good and bad.The man said, You have
spoken the truth. Now, tell me about
spiritual excellence (ihsan).

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon

him) replied, It is to serve Allah as though
you behold Him; and if you dont behold
him, (know that) He surely sees you.
Now, tell me of the Last Hour, asked the
man. The Prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him) replied, The one asked knows
no more of it than the one asking.

Then tell me about its portents, said the

man. The Prophet (peace and blessings
be upon him) replied, When women
shall give birth of their master; and
when you see barefoot, unclothed,
beggars and shepherds showing
arrogance in the construction of tall
buildings.

Then the visitor left, and I waited a long time.

Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him) asked me, Do you know, Umar,
who the questioner was?I replied, Allah
and His Messenger know best.He said
(Allah bless him and give him peace), It
was Jibril. He came to you to teach you
your religion.