THE ARTICLES OF FAITH/ARKAN

AL-IMAN
 AQIDA

• AQIDA is the Arabic word derived from ‘AQD’

• It refers to those matters which are to be believed in, with conviction, in one’s
heart and soul. They are not tainted with any doubt.
• IMAN MUJAMAL
‘I believe in Allah as He is with His many names and qualities and I have
accepted all His orders.’
• IMAN MUFASSAL
‘I believe in Allah,His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, in the Day of
judgement and that Fate good and bad is given by Allah, and the life after death.”
 BASIC BELIEFS

• Oneness of Allah (Tauheed)

• Prophethood (Risalat)
• Angels (Malaika)
• Revealed Books (Asmani Kitabain)
• The Hereafter (Akhirat)

R E F E R E N C E F R O M T H E H O LY Q U R A N

“But it is righteousness to believe in Allah and the last day,and the

angels, and the book, and the messengers” (Al-Baqarah 177)
 TAUHEED (MONOTHEISM)

• Tauheed is an arabic word, literal meaning unification or asserting oneness

• It is the declaration that Allah is the only one in his person, dominion and
attributes.
• It has always been the base of every religion from Adam till Jesus.
• La ilaha illallah (There is no god but Allah)
• ‘Had there been within the heavens and earth gods besides Allah, they both
would have been destroyed'. (21:22)
 CATEGORIES OF TAUHEED

• Tauhid al-Rububiyyah (Oneness of Divine Lordship)

• Tauhid al-Uluhiyyah (Oneness of Divinity)
• Tauhid al-Asma wa’l-Sifat (Oneness of the Divine Names and Attributes).
 EFFECTS OF TAUHEED ON HUMAN
LIFE

• Self Respect
• Humility
• Broad view of life
• Courage and determination
• Optimism
• Peace of mind
 SHIRK

• Shirk is associating partners with Allah.

• Shirk Fi zaat (Existence of Allah)
• Shirk fil Ibadaat (Charateristics of Allah)
• Shirk fi Siffat (Attributes of Allah)
• Zulm e Azeem/ unpardonable sin

• “Verily! Joining others in worship with Allah is a great zulm (wrong) indeed”. 31/13
• “Verily! Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him in worship, but
He forgives any other sin, but he may not forgive considering partners with Allah”.
4/48
 Why Is Associating Partners With Allah
Regarded As A Great Sin?

• Because Belief in one God is the fundamental teaching of Islam

• Shirk is belief that the source of power, harm and blessings comes from others
besides Allah and it is taking away Allah’s uniqueness

• This would lead to destruction of all pillars of Islam as prayer, fasting, Hajj and
zakat, all are performed for Allah’s orders but shirk will take away the essence
of worship, and relationship between creator and creation.
 HOW ALLAH COMMUNICATES WITH US?

Allah Prophets
Humans

“It is not fitting for a man that Allah should speak to him except by inspiration, or from
behind a veil, or by the sending of a Messenger to reveal, with Allah’s permission what
Allah wants”. (Surah Ash-Shura 51)
 PROPHETHOOD/RISALAT

• In literal term, Risalat derived from the word Rasal which means to send.
• In Islamic terms, it means to convey the message of God to his worshippers.
• To set an example/ role model

• References

• ‘For We assuredly sent amongst every people an apostle’. (Surah Al-Nahl 36)
• ‘Those who deny Allah and His apostles, and (those who) wish to separate
Allah from His apostles, say : ‘We believe in some but reject others’, and
(those who) wish to take a course midway. They are in truth (equally)
unbelievers. (Surah An-Nisaa 150-151)
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NABI AND
RASOOL

• Nabi is the prophet who receives the revelation without a book

• Reviving, representing the teachings of the previous prophet
• Hazarat Yahya — Hazrat Musa, Hazrat Zakariya
• Rasool/Messenger receives revelation in the form of the book
• Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was a prophet since his birth, but he became the
messenger at the age of 40.
• Prominent messengers of Allah
1. Hazrat Musa
2. Hazrat Daud
3. Hazrat Isa
4. Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh)
 THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PROPHETS

• Allah has always granted prophethood upon human beings.

• He is chosen by Allah to receive revelation & guidance from Him.
• He is appointed by Allah to convey to the people he is sent to, what has been
revealed to him.
• He is incapable of committing any mistake in conveying to the people what has
been revealed to him.
• His obedience is obligatory on the people to whom he is sent.
• Everyone who believes in him is a Muslim, and anyone who disbelieves in him
is a kafir.
• Pious, Righteous
• Miracles
• Divine books
 SEAL OF PROPHETHOOD

• Last prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

• Particular region or time (Universality)
• Cancellation of the previous shariats
• Preservation of the holy book
• Preservation of the sunnah

‘This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed my favour upon you,
and have chosen for you Islam as your religion’. (Surah Al Maidah 3)
 ANGELS/MALAIKA

• Three types of creations

• Humans, Jinn and Angels
• They have been invested by God with the supernatural power to keep order in
the functioning of the universe.
• No free will
• Complete obedience
• “And when we said unto the angels: prostrate yourself before Adam, they all
prostrated”. (2:34)
• “They donot disobey Allah when they are ordered to accomplish anything and
they do only what they are ordered”. (Surah Al Tahrim 6)
 FAMOUS ANGELS

• Hazrat Jibrail : Leader of angels, Miraaj, Noah ship

• He used to bring revelation/wahee to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and quran was revealed through him
• Hazrat Israfeel: blow the trumpet
• He will blow two times, in the first one, the Doomsday will occur and in the second blowing, the
resurrection will occur.
• Hazrat Mikaeel: bring rain and to proive sustenance to people
• Hazrat Izraeel: His duty is to grasp the souls of people whose death times have come. He is called as
“Malak-ul Mawt”, that is, the angel of death.
• Rizwan: system of paradise
• Malik: system of hell
• Munkar Nakeer
• The angels of Kiraman Katibin
• Glorifying Allah
 DIVINE BOOKS

• To believe that they were truly revealed by Allah

• To believe that they contain the speech of Allah (SWT)
• To believe in the divine books which Almighty Allah has named, such as the Qur’an, which He
revealed to our Prophet Muhammad (S); the Torah (At-Tawraah) which He revealed to Moses
(Moosaa) (AS) and the Gospel (Al-Injeel) which He revealed to Jesus (‛Eesaa) (AS)
• To believe the authentic stories mentioned in them
• Medium of guidance
• Some prophets received sahaif (Scriptures) besides divine books. The names of some prophets among
them are Hazrat Adam, Hazrat Ibrahim, Hazrat Idrees.
 H O LY Q U R A N D I S T I N C T F R O M O T H E R D I V I N E B O O K S

• Preserved book (well protected and compiled)

• Universal book (entire world and for all times to come)
• Comprehensive book
• Miraculous book
• Based on human nature
 FUNCTIONS OF THE QURAN

• Guidance
• Noor (light)
• Leading from Darkness to light
• Wisdom
• Furqan (guidance on judgement and justice)
• Appeals to reason
• Mercy
• A guard against evil
• A clear explanation
• Warning to non-Believers
 AKHIRAT

• Al-akhira means the end, the hereafter. It refers to the end of this material
existence that we have on the earth, and all that follows after.
• Stages of the Soul
1. Life before conception
2. Life in this world (dunya)
3. Death
4. Life in the grave
5. Day of Judgement (Yawm al Qiyama)
6. Paradise and the Hell
• Death is one of the few things in this life that everyone has certainty of, yet we treat it as if it
was something doubtful.
• “Every soul will taste of death. And you will be paid on the Day of Resurrection only that
which you have fairly earned. Who so is removed from the Fire and is made to enter
Paradise, he indeed is successful. The life of this world is but comfort of illusion.” Al-Imran
(The Family of Imran) , 3:185
• At the time of death, angels descend to take the dying person’s soul, and the person can see
the angels. A believer’s soul will leave his body easily, while the non-believer’s soul will
leave his body with difficulty.
• The believer will look forward to entering his grave, while the non- believer will not.
• A person enters into this temporary stage from the time the soul leaves the body, to the time
of resurrection. This time in the grave is known as Barzakh.
• Our souls will wait in our graves until the Day of Judgment
• Upon entering the grave, the soul is squeezed by the grave in a painful embrace.
• Every soul is questioned in the grave with three questions:
• Who is your Lord?
• What is your religion?
• Who is your prophet?
 DAY OF JUDGMENT

• Known as Yawm al-Qiyama (day of Resurrection) or Yawm id-Deen (day when the debts fall
due)
• Signs of the Day of Judgment
• Minor signs
Many scholars agree these have all come to pass
• Major signs (examples)
• Arrival of Prophet Isa (PBUH)
• The sun will rise in the west and set in the east
When will it come?
When asked when the Day of Judgment would be, the Prophet Muhammad (s) replied, “The one
who is asking knows as much as the one who is being asked.”
• The Archangel Israfil blows the trumpet
• Every human soul is resurrected
• All souls are gathered, and their deeds brought before them
• The Balance and the Bridge
• Deeds will be weighed on a balance. Even the smallest of deeds will be weighed.
• A bridge (Sirat) will be thrown across the Hellfire, and mankind will forced to cross it.
• It will be sharper than a sword, narrower than a hair, and people will have to cross it with
their deeds.
• • The Hawd (lake)
• Believers will reach the Hawd, or lake, of the Prophet Muhammad (s), and drink from it.
When they drink, their thirst will vanish.
• Paradise and the Hellfire
• Either Paradise or the Hellfire will be our last destination.
• This stage of the soul’s life is eternal.