by hossam Masri Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:40 pmPillars of Faith
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Creedal acts of worship are called the Pillars of Faith (Iman); and they are
as follows:
1. Belief in Allah
Belief in Allah entails belief in His existence, and that He
is the only One Who deserves to be worshipped, and He has no partners,
equals or rivals in His Ruboobiyah4 , Uloohiyah5 , and His beautiful names
and attributes6. He is the Creator of this existence, its Proprietor and the
One Who disposes of all its affairs. Only that which He wishes comes to
pass and He is the only One who deserves to be worshipped.
This is the 114th chapter in the Quran. It was revealed when the
polytheists asked Prophet Muhammad to describe the Lord of the worlds.
Allah says:
(Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One. * Allah As-Samadh (the Self-Sufficient
Master, Whom all creatures need). * He neither begets nor is born. * Nor
is there to Him any equal. ) (112:1-4)
2. Belief in Allah's Angels
This is to believe that the angels exist. No one
knows their exact number except Him (Allah). He created them to worship
Him.
Allah says:
(Never would the Messiah disdain to be a slave of Allah, nor would the
angels near [to Him]. ) (4:172)
The angels do not share any of Allah's specific qualities, nor are they His
children. Rather, Allah created them to perform certain tasks.
Allah says:
(And they say, 'The Most Merciful has taken a son.' Exalted is He!
Rather, they (Those they claim to be 'children' of Allah, such as the angels,
Ezra, Jesus, etc.) are [but] honored slaves. They cannot precede Him in
word, and they act by His command ) (21:26-27)
3. Belief in Allah's Books
It is to believe that Allah revealed Divine
Books to His Messengers in order for them to convey to mankind. These
Books contained nothing but the truth at the time of revelation. All these
Books called people to the Oneness of Allah, and that He is the Creator,
Proprietor and Owner, and to Him belong the Beautiful Names and Attributes.
Some of these Books are as follows:
The Holy Quran
- The Suhuf (Scriptures
of Abraham): The Suhuf is
the Sacred Scripture which
was revealed to Prophet
Abraham . - The Torah: The Torah is
the Sacred Book which was
revealed to Prophet Moses
. - The Zaboor (Psalms): The Zaboor is the Sacred
Book which was revealed to
Prophet David .
- The Injeel (Gospel): The Injeel is the Sacred Book which was revealed to Prophet Jesus .
- The Noble Quran: One must believe that the Quran is the Speech of
Allah which Angel Gabriel brought to Muhammad and that it is the
last of the Divine Books which abrogated all previous Books.
4. Belief in the Messengers of Allah
It is to believe that Allah chose
the finest amongst mankind to be Messengers whom He sent to His creation
with specific legislations; to worship and obey Him, and to establish His
religion and His Tawheed (oneness). Allah ordered His Messengers to convey
the Message to people, so that they would not have any proof against Him
after He sent them.
Allah says:
(And We sent not before you, [O Muhammad]
except men to whom We revealed [the message]
so ask the people of the message [i.e., former
scriptures] if you do not know. ) (21:7)
The first Messenger was Noah and the last
was Muhammad.
5. Belief in the Last Day
It is to believe that the
life of this world will come to an end. Allah
says:
(Everyone upon it [i.e., the earth] will perish.
And there will remain the Face of your Lord,
Owner of Majesty and Honor.) (55:26-27)
Following this, Allah will resurrect all creation,
take them to account and reward those who did
well, due to their righteous deeds, belief (in Allah)
and adherence to their Prophets and Messengers with an everlasting life in Jannah (The Heavenly Gardens).
He will punish those who committed evil deeds, disbelief, and were
disobedience to their messengers, with an everlasting life in Hell.
6. Belief in Qada and Qadar (Predestination)
It is to believe that Allah
knew everything before it came into being, and what will happen to it
afterwards. He then brought them into existence, all in accordance to His
Knowledge and Measure.
Allah said:
( and [Allah] has created each thing and measured it with [precise]
measure. ) (25:2)
This belief does not contradict the fact that one must strive to attain things.
Belief in Divine Measure results in the following:
- Belief in Qadaa´ and Qadar results in a clear conscience and peace of
heart. No room is left for one to feel sad about what results or does not
come to be. - It encourages knowledge and exploration of what Allah created in this
universe. Afflictions, such as diseases drive humans to seek a cure, and
this is done by searching for the sources of medicine which Allah, the Most
High, created in this universe. - It increases one's dependence upon Allah and removes fear of the
creation. Ibn 'Abbaas said "I was behind the Messenger of Allah
one day and he said to me:
'O young boy, I will teach you some words: Guard Allah's commandments
and He will guard you. Guard Allah's commandments, you will find Him in
front of you. If you ask, then ask Allah, and if you seek help, then seek help
from Allah and know that if the whole world was to gather to help you, they
would never be able to help you except with something which Allah has
already preordained for you. And if the whole world gathered to cause you
some harm, they would not be able to harm you except with something
which Allah has already preordained for you. The pens have been lifted, and
the scrolls have dried." (Tirmidhi)
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