The Six Pillars of Faith and Other Islamic Beliefs

The basis of the religion of Islam is the attestation to two phrases: (i)   None is rightfully worshipped except God (La ilaaha ‘ill-Allah), and (ii)  Muhammad is the Messenger of God (Muhammad-ur-Rasool-ullah). This phrase is known as the shahaadah, or testimony of faith.  Through the belief and attestation of these two phrases one enters the fold […]

The sixth and last article of Islamic faith is belief in divine decree which means that everything good or bad, all moments of happiness or sorrow, pleasure or pain, come from God. First, God’s foreknowledge is infallible.  God is not indifferent to this world or its people.  He is Wise and Loving, but this should

Everyone is scared of dying and rightly so.  The uncertainty of what lies beyond is frightening. It may be that of all religions, Islam, provides the most graphic details of what comes after death and lies beyond.  Islam views death to be a natural threshold to the next stage of existence. Islamic doctrine holds that

Belief in certain prophets who God chose to relay His message to humans is a required article of Islamic faith. “The Prophet (Muhammad) believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers.  Each one believes in God, His Angels, His Books, and His prophets.  (They say,) ‘We

Belief in the scriptures revealed by God is the third article of Islamic faith. We can identify four main reasons for the revelation of scriptures: (1)  The scripture revealed to a prophet is a point of reference to learn the religion and obligations towards God and fellow human beings.  God reveals Himself and explains the

Reality of Angels In common folklore, angels are thought of as good forces of nature, hologram images, or illusions.  Western iconography sometimes depicts angels as fat cherubic babies or handsome young men or women with a halo surrounding their head.  In Islamic doctrine, they are real created beings who will eventually suffer death, but are

(III) God Alone Is Entitled To Worship Islam lays much greater emphasis on how belief in God translates into righteous, obedient life and good morals rather than proving His existence through theological intricacies.  Hence, the Islamic motto is that the primary message preached by the prophets was surrender to God’s will and His worship and

Belief in God in Islam consists of four matters: (I)           Belief in God’s existence. (II)          God is the Supreme Lord. (III)         God Alone is entitled to worship. (IV)        God is known by His Most Beautiful Names and Attributes. (I)     Belief in God’s Existence God’s existence does not require proof by scientific, mathematical, or philosophical arguments. 

Introduction At the heart of Islam lies belief in God. The core of the Islamic creed is bearing witness to the phrase, La illaha illa Allah, “There is no true deity deserving worship but God.”  The testimony to this belief, called tawhid, is the axis around which all Islam revolves.  Moreover, it is the first of the two