The Constituents of Belief A true Muslim, is characterized by his firm and solid faith and belief. It is the basic motive, which affects all aspects of his life. It is the driving force of his faith, that keeps on prodding a Muslim to remain active and moving all the time. It is for the [...]
Once Hadrat Jibril (Alaihis Salam), asked the Messenger of Allah, (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) about Islam. He replied, that Islam means that you testify, that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad, is the Messenger of Allah; that you maintain salat; that you fast during the month of Ramadan; and that, if possible, [...]
Faith [belief] is that in which a man believes firmly and is satisfied with it completely. There is no scope of doubt here. This identifies a man’s religion, stand and the way of life. The human history is full of various beliefs; people worshipped various things from idols, to stars and other heavenly bodies. They [...]
Attributes Depicting Divine Perfection: These are the attributes which negate, any slightest absence of perfection or defect in the qualities, belonging to the Divine Being, for instance, Al-Awwal, Al-Akhir, Al-Zahir, Al-Ba’tin, Al-Dharr, Al-Nafe’, Al-Moizz, Al-Mudzill, Al-Afuu, Al-Muntaquim, Al-Mohyee, Al-Momeet. Al-Awwal: Means the “First”. That is, He has no beginning and no void existed before Him [...]
These are certain attributes, which Allah the Almighty has proved in relation to His being through the Quran and the sayings of the Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). Some of them are as follows: Competence (qudrah): a Muslim believes that Allah is competent, to do whatever He likes and that nothing can prevent Him, from [...]
Oneness of the Names and the Attributes of Allah A believer believes in the numerous different names and different attributes of Allah. Some of these names and attributes have been mentioned in the Quran and the authentic sayings of the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). But some of them have not been revealed [...]
Tawhid al Rubu`biyah (Oneness of the Lordship of Allah) The Quran says in the words of Prophet Musa (Alaihis Salam): قَالَ كَلاَّ إِنَّ مَعِي رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ (62) الشعراء: 62 (Translation of meaning) [“He said never. Verily my Creator is with me. He shall guide me” Al-Sha’ra: 62)]. The belief in oneness of the lordship of [...]
La Ilah Illallah is not merely a chant whose chanting is considered as enough. But following conditions must be met for its acceptance by Allah the Almighty: One must be fully aware of its implications. Thus a true Muslim is one who comprehends the true meaning of this kalimah. Allah says: فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لا إِلَهَ [...]
Tawhid al `Uluhiyyah (Oneness of the Worship of Allah) “Allah is one, Allah is one”, were the words which Bilal (RadhiAllahu Anhu) kept on repeating when the polytheists of Makkah were dragging his naked body upon the hot sands of mid noon and had placed a heavy stone on his chest. But he kept on [...]
Belief in the Oneness of Allah [Monotheism] To explain the notion of the oneness of Allah [Tawheed] we can split it into three parts: (1) Tawhid al `Uluhiyyah (Oneness of the Worship of Allah) (2) Tawhid al Rubu`biyah (Oneness of the Lordship of Allah) and (3) Tawheed-al-Asma was-Sifaat (Oneness of the Names and the Attributes [...]
