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 Derived from an Arabic consonantal root
which means:

(1) Safety
(2) Peace
(3) Obedience
(4) Submission
(5) Following

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ISLAM is the final Deen [religion]
and a complete code of life revealed
by Allah, the almighty to His last
Messenger, Hazrat Muhammad
(S.A.W.) which is based on certain
directions given by the Almighty
time to time to guide mankind in
every aspect of life towards the
success in Here and in Hereafter

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 Human being as the true slaves of Allah, the
Almighty

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 To guide mankind and jinns to the ultimate
success in Here (worldly life) and in
Hereafter (life after death)

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 What is Islam?

What is Iman?

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 ISLAM and IMAN are SYNONYMS

ISLAM and IMAN are two different terms

FIRST DIFFERENCE

Difference between Islam and Iman is

described in a famous Prophetic Tradition
(Hadith) known as Hadith-e-Jibrail

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 ISLAM is name to testify that:

(1) there is no one worthy of worship except

Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger,
(2) you perform Salah (prayer),
(3) pay Zakah (poor due),
(4) fast during Ramadan,
(5) and perform Hajj (pilgrimage) to the House
(the Ka'bah at Makkah), if you can find a
way to it (or find the means for making the
journey to it)

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(1) To Testify that there is no god except Allah
and that Muhammad is His Messenger
(2) To Offer Salah (Prayer) five times a day
(3) To pay Zakah (Charity)
(4) To keep fast in the month of Ramadan
(5) To perform Hajj (Pilgrimage) if one is able
to do so

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 Five pillars are NOT complete Islam but
significant pillars on which edifice of Islamic
stands

Islam is a complete set of beliefs, actions

comprising many DOs and NOT DOs

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 Literal Meaning
Derived from an Arabic root which
means:

(1) To testify something from core of the

heart
(2) Peace

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 "Iman is that you believe in:
(1) Allah
(2) His angels
(3) His Revealed Books
(4) His Messengers and Prophets
(5) In the Last Day
(6) in fate (Qadar), both in its good and in
its evil aspects."

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(1) Belief in Allah
(2) Belief in angels
(3) Belief in Revealed Books
(4) Belief in Messengers and prophets
(5) Belief in the Day of Judgment
(6) Belief in fate (Qadar), both in its good and
in its evil aspects."

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 ISLAM is the name of the acceptance and
obedience of all Islamic beliefs and
injunctions laid down by Allah, the Almighty,
though some deficiency is there in ones
actions
WHEREAS

IMAN is the name of the total acceptance and

true obedience of all Islamic beliefs and
injunctions laid down by Allah, the Almighty
without any deficiency in ones actions
(See Surah Al-Hujurat 49:14 for detail)

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 The antonym of Iman is Kufr (infidelity)
The antonym of Islam is Nifaq (Hypocrisy)

When the terms of Islam and Iman are used

separately and independently, so then they
mean complete Din of Islam including Aqaid
and practices (They have no difference then)

When both are used in comparison to each

other, so then Islam means faith with
deficiency in action, while Iman is the name
of complete acceptance with no deficiency
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 Beliefs (Aqaid)

Worships (Ibadat)

Social Affairs (Muamlat & Muashrat)

Rules and Laws (Hudood & Qawaneen)

Ethics (Akhlaqiat)

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 ISLAM is the last and final religion revealed
toAllahs last Messenger, Hazrat
Muhammad (S.A.W.) and no
religion will come after Islam and
no Prophet will come after Hazrat
Muhammad (S.A.W.)

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Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam
(Surah Aal-e-Imran Ayah 19)

And whoever seeks a religion other than

Islam, will never be accepted from him, and
in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers
(Surah Aal-e-Imran Ayah 85)

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