En the Muslims Belief Part2

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THE MUSLIM'S BELIEF

BYShaikhMuhammad s-Silehat-Uthaimin

Translated yDr. ManehHammadal-Johani


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TABLE OF CONTENTS- Translator's oreward- Shaikh bn Baz'sPreface- Author's ntroduction

Chapter - Belief n Allah's Lordship,Oneness,ndAttributesAllah'sWill: Universal nd LegalMoreof Allah'sArtributesDescribing llah by His Revelation

chapterrl: il::::;.::#'o.lll,-, contradi.t ions

ChapterII - Angel's unctionsChapterV - Belief n Allah'sBooks- Books nown

- TheQur'a-n rotectedrom Change- Previous criptures hanged.ChapterV - Belief n l\,lessengers

- TheFirstendLastMessengers- The BestMessengers


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- Messengersre Humanbeings- Islam:TheUniversal ndFinal Message- RightlyGuidedcaliphs- Prophet'sCompanions

ChapterVI - Belief n the Angels- Belief n Resurrection- Belief n Records ndScales- The Prophet'sntercession- TheStraightPath

Belief n Paradise ndHell- Belief n WhatHappensn the GraveChapterVII - Belief n Fateand DivineDecree

- Levelsof Belief n Fate- Man'sFreeWill- FateNo Excuse or Sinners- Evil Not Attributable o Allah

ChapterVIII - Virtuesof Belief n Allah- Virtuesof Belief n Angels- Virtuesof Belief n Books- Virtuesof Belief n Messengers- Virtuesof Belief n Day of Judgement- Virtuesof Belief n Fate.


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TRANSLATOR'SFOREWARDln the Name of Allah. Mosl Grgcious, Most Merciful

I found this treatiseof the Muslim's creeda conciseand useful pre-sentation of a very important topic. The needfor this treatise,especiallyamong the non-Arabic speaking eaders.cannot be over-estimated.The-refore, I decided o transalte t and make it accessableo English readers.I would like to draw the attention of the readers o the followingpoints:

l. I gave he book the title THE MUSLIM'S BELIEF insteadof theauthor's'Agidat Ahl rs Sunnahwe-l-Jami.ah which may be trans-lated as The Creedof the Peopleof Sunnahand Mejority. I thinkmy preferences justified by:a) The title I preferred s shorterb) The two titlesmeanalmost the samec) The original title contains ome echnical erms hat are not onlydiff icult to translate,but alsodiff icult to understand y many rea-ders.d) The original title may antogonize omereaderswho are misin-formed about the true designations f the words in the originalt i t le .

2. I provided, n parenthesesfter everyQur'dnic verse, he numberscf chaptersand verses uoted by the author without giving theirproper reference. This I deemed useful for readers who do notknow the Qur'an by heart and would like to check any of theseverses.3. Becausehe author, in most cases, uotesor paraphrases omeofthe Prophetic raditions without indicating hem to the readers.tried, whenever could recognize hese raditions, o put them inquotationsand to cite in parentheseshe Propheticcollections nwhich they are reporred. n most cases limited myself o Bukhariand Muslim collections,wheneverhesaying s quoted n them. If i tis not in these wo collections,'l mention one or two of the othercollections hat contain the quoted saying.4. I provided he arrangement f the text nto chapters nd headl ines

for easeof readingand understanding. also provided a table ofcontents or easeof reference.


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5. ln translating he Qur'6nic verses uoted n this treatise, did notfollow any specific translation of the Qur'in. I benefited rommore than one, but followed my own preference.It is my sincere esireand hope hat this book would be of greathelp

to thosewho consult t. Please nclude n your prayerall thosewho con-tributed to its presentshape.

M.J .


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PREFACEBY SHAIKH ABD AL.AZIZ IBN BAZIn the Name of Allah. Most Gracious. \fost l\lerciful.

Praisebelongs o Al lah arone;pcace nd brc. ' r i r r , rn the last pro-phet,h is fami lv and hiscompanions.I was ntroduccdo rhe a luableancl onciscrcat isr .n theMurl im.sbelief preparcdb1'our brorher. rhe -ereat chotar.shaikh N{uhanrrnadas-sdleh l-Urhaimin. l isrcnc.c lt r t al l and t 'ound har r covershecrccdof the Sunnircs nd themai ' s trcanlmajor i tyof l l rc lus l ims, n thc arcaof the onenessof Al lah. His A,rrr ibutes,hc bcr ic f n rhe Angers. hcBooksand rhe \ lcsscn-ccrs.l :c Da1'of Judgemenr nd in the bcl iefof

Fateanc!Di ' inc Decree.He'succccdcdn col lcct ing har rhc seckcr fknorr ' lcdgcnd L' \ 'cr) tus l im nccd n hisbel ic . t ' in I lah. Hir , \ngel , .HisScr iptures. is messc'ngers,he Da1.ol 'Judgcnr. 'nrnciFutc.Hc inc l t rr lc


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AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTIONIn the Name of Al lah, Most Gracious,Mosl Merc i fu l .

Praise e o the Lord of the universe ho gires hebest eward o t l rcgodfearingand the great oss o the transgressor. bearwitness hat thereis no God but Allah; He hasno partnerand possesseseal sovereignty.bear witness hat Muhammad is His servantand messenger;he sealofthe Prophetsand the leaderof the godfearing.May Allah blesshim andblesshis family, companionsand thosewho follow them til l the Day ofJudgement.

Allah hassentHis messenger uhammad, peacebe upon him' withthe realguidance nd the true religionasa mercy o mankind, a model forthose who do good, and Allah's argument againstmankind. ThroughMumhammadand what was revealedo him, namely, he Qur'6n and thePropheticsayings,Allah showedmankind all meansof reforming them-selvesand straighterring heir religious and mundane affairs in soundbeliefs, ight conducts, ine morals,and laudablemanners.The Prophet,peacebe upon him, 'left his followers' on a clear straight path, only thedoomedwill deviate rom it." (lbn Mdjah & Ahmad) His followers, hecompaniorrs, heir followers and those who faithfully followed them arethe best of mankind. They established is law, upheld his way and heldfast to it as a belief and piactice,a moral and manner.By this, "They areconsidered he party who are victorious, on the straight path, unharmedby those who are against hem til l the end of the world." (Bukhiri &Muslirl).

We, thanks to Allah, are following their footstepsand guided bytheir exampleswhich are supportedby the Qur'dn and the Prophetic tra-ditions. We are saying his only as an announcement f Allah's blessingsand clarificationof what everyMuslim shouldbelieve.We pray to Allahthat He may keepusand our brotherson the straightpath in this ife andin the Hereafter and give us mercy from Him, He is the Giver.

It is beeauseof the importance ol this topic and the difference ofopinions about it, that I want to briefly explain our creed- the belief ofthe Sunnites and the main stream Muslims (Ahl as-Sunnehwr-l-Jami'ah). This creed s the belief n Allah, His Angels,His Books,His Messengers,he Day of Judgement,and Fate whethergood or bad. Iprav to Allah to make this effort sincere or His sake, n agreementwithHrs wish, and useful for His people. M.S .U .


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CHAPTER IOUR CREED

Our creed s to believen Allah, His Angels,His Books,His Mes-sengers,he Day of Judgertrent,nd Fatewhether oodor bad.Belief n Allah's Lordship,Oneness,nd Attributes- Webelieven Allah'sDivinity, hat sHe s heLord, heCreator,heSovereign, nd the Manager f all affairs.- WebelievenAllah'sCodship;hat s, He s theTrueGodandeveryother deity s false.- We believen His Namesand Attributes, hat is He has the mosrmagnificentNames nd the sublimeperfectAttributes.- We believen His Onenessn all this, that is, He hasno associatenHis Divinity,HisGodship, isNames, r HisAttributes. llahsaysin the Qur'6n: "He is the Lord of theHeavens ndthe Earthandallthat is in between hem, so worshipHim and be patient n Hisworship, o you knowanyequal o Him." (19:65)- We believehat He is "Allah there s no Cod but He, the Living theEverlasting.Slumberdoes not seizeHim, neithersleep; o Himbelongs ll that is in the Heavens nd the Earth. Who is there hatshall ntercede ith Him except y Hispermission? e knowswhat sbefore hemand what s behind hem, and they do not emcompassanythingof His knowledge xceptwhatHewills.HisThroneextendsover the Heavens nd the Earth; the preservationf themdoesnotburdenHim; He is the High, theGreat." (2:255)- We believehat "He is Allah, there s no godbut He - the Knowerof the Unseen nd heVisible,He is the MostGracious,MostMer-ciful. He is Allah, there s no Godbut He, theKing, he Holy One,the Source of Peace, he Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, theAlmighty, the Subduer, he Sublime.Glory be to Allah abovewhatthey associate ith Him. He is Allah, the Creator, he Maker, theShaper,His are he mostbeautifulNames.All that s n the Heavensand the Earth glorfiesHim. He is the Almighty, the Wise."t59:22-4)- We believehat to Him belongshe kingdomof theHeavens nd heEarth: "He createswhat He pleases. e gives, o whom He wills,females, ndHe gives,o whom He wills, males,.r He coupleshem,males nd females; ndHe makeswhom He willsbarren.Surely,Hcis the Knowing. he Powerful." (42:49-50).


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We believe hat "There is nothing whatever ike unto Him, He is thcAll-Hearing, the AII-Seeing.To Him belongs he keys of the Hea-vensand the Earth. He enlarges nd restr ic ts rovis ions o whomHe wills. SurelyHe has knowledgeof everything." (42:l l-12).We believe hat "There is no creature hat moves n the Earth but it sprovision dependson Allah. He knows its dwelling and its restingplace.AII is recorded n a clear Book." (l l:6)We believe hat "With Him are the keysof the Unseen;none knowsthem but He. He knows what is in land and sea;not a leaf falls, butHe knows it. Not a grain in the deep darknessof the Earth, not athing greenor dry but it is in a clear Book." (6:59).We believe hat "Allah alone has the knowledgeof the Hour, sendsdown rain, and knows what is in the wombs. No soul knows what itshall earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it shall die.Surely,Allah is All-knowing, All-aware." (31:34)We believe that Allah speakswbatever He pleaseswhenever {epleases And Allah spoke to Moses directly." Q:164) "And whenMoses came at Our appointedplace,and his Lord spoke to him."(7:143) We called o him from the right sideof the Mount (Sinai),and We brought him near n communion." (19-52)We believe hat "If the oceanbecame nk for the words of my Lord,the ocean would be finished before the words of my Lord came loan end." (18:109) And i f a l l the trees hat are in the earth werepens,and the ocean(were nk), with sevenoceans welling t there-fore, the words of Allah would not be exhausted.Surely, Allah isMighty, Wise." (31 27).We believe hat Allah's words are the most truthfirl in conveyinginformation, the most ust in ruling, and the fairest n conversation.He said, "The word of your Lord has been fulfil led in truth andjust ice." (6: l15) "And who is more truthfu l in his word thanAllah?" (4:74).We believe hat the Qur'an is Alllh's words. He literally spoke t toGabriel who conveyed t to the Prophet, peacebe upon him: "Say(O Muhammad) the Holy Spirit has brought it down from yourLord in truth." (16:102) Truly it is the revelationof the Lord ofthe worlds brought down upon your heart by the Faithful Spirit scthat you may be one of the warners, n a clear Arabic tongue."(26:192-5)We believe hat Allah is well abovehis creatures n His personandHis Attributes, becauseHe says, "He is the High, lhe Great."


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(2:255) He is Supreme verHis servants,nd He is the Wise. heAl l -aware."6: 8).- We believehat He "created he Heavensnd he Earth n sixdays,then He settledHimselfon the Throne;He managesverything."(i0:3) His "settl ingon the Throne" means hat He is sitt ing nperson n HisThrone n a way hat s becomingo His Majesty ndgreatness.obodybxceptHe knowsexactly ow He is sitting.- We believehat He is with His crearures hileHe is sti l l on HisThrone.He knows heir conditions, ears heir sayings, ees heirdeeds nd managesheir affairs.He providesor the poor'and hebroken.He gives overeigntyo whom He pleasesnd takesawaysovereig,ntyrom whom He pleases; e exaltswhom He wills andHe abaseswhom He wills. In His hand is all good and He ispowerful over everything.Whoeverpossesseshesequalitites sliterallywith His creaturesven f He is literally bove hemon HisThrone."There is nothingwhatsoeverike unto Him; He is theAll-hearing,he All-seein." (42:ll l- We do not say as the Incarnationistsmong he Jahomites ndotherssay, hat is, Allah is living with His creatures n Earth. Weconsiderwhoever ays his a non-believer r strayingawaybecausehe attributed o Allah that doesnot becomeHim of defects.- We believen what His Messengerold us that He descendso thenearsky before he ast hird of everynightand says: Who praysto Me andI will answer isprayers?Whoasks Me nd I will givehim?Who asksmy forgivenessnd I will forgivehim?(Bukhari&Musl im).- We believehat He will comeat the Day of Judgemento judgeamongHis people ecause e said, No indeed!when heEarth scrushedo powder,and your Lord comes ownwith the angelsnrowsafterrows,and Hell s brought ur thatday.On that daymanwill remember, but what will rememberance vail him?"(89:21-23)- Webelievehat He is the Doerof whatHe wills.


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ALLAH'S WILL: UNIVERSAL AND LEGAL- We believe hat His will is of two kinds:Universal will: through which His intention is carried out. It is notnecessaryhat what is carried out is liked by Him. This type of will meanspermission,as Allah said, "Had Allah willed, they would not have foughtone against he other, but Allah doeswhateverHe desires," 2:253)and"If Allah desires o leadyou astray,He is your Lord." (ll:34).Legal will: which does not necessarilyentail that the execution of Hisdesire.The wil l, in this case,cannot be but what He likes, as He said,"Allah wants to forgive you." (4:21)

- We believe hat His universaland legal wills are part of His wisdom.Every thing He performs in the universeor requires egally from Hiscreatures s for a good reason and according to His wisdom, whe-ther we grasp it or it escapes ur reasons:"ls not Allah the best ofJudges?" (95-9), "And who is better than Allah in judgement fora peoplewho have irm faith." (5:50)- We believe hat Allah loves His selectservantsand they love Him:"Say if you love Allah, follow me and Allah will love you," (3:31)"Allah will bring a people whom He will love and who will loveHim", (5:45) "Allah loves he steadfast," (3:146)"And act justly,surely, Allah loves the just," (49:9) and "Do good; Allah lovesthosewho do good." (5:93)- We believe that Allah likes what He prescribedof good deeds andsayings nd He dislikeswhat He prohibitedof bad deedsandsayings: If you disbelieve, urelyAllah does not needyou, yet Hedoes not like disbelief for His servants; f you are thankful, thispleasesHim," (39:7), "But Allah disliked their marching forth. SoHe kept them back, and it was said to them: "Stay with the weak-l ings." (9:aQ.- We believe hat Allah is pleasedwith thosewho believe n Him anddo good deeds: "Allah is well pleasedwith them and they are wellpleasedwith Him. That is for him who fearshis Lord." (98:8)- We believe hat Allah is angry with those who deserveHis angeramong the non-believers nd others; "And those who think evilthoughts of Allah, against hem shall be the evil turn of fortune.Allah is angry with them." (48:6) "But whoeveropenshis heart todisbelief, on them is Allah's wrath and they shall have a severep"rnishment. (16:106).


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MORE OF ALLAH'S ATTRIBUTES- We believe hat Allah has a gloriousand dignifi ed face: "There willreinain he face of your Lord, majesticand splendid." (55:27)- We believe that Allah has two generoushands: "No, both Hishandsare wide open; He spendshow He pleases," 5:64) "They donot esteemAllah with the esteem hat is due to Him. The wholeEarth wil l be His handful on the Day of Resurrection,and theHeavenswil l be rolled up in His right hand. Glory be to Him andexalted s He above hat which they associate ith Him." (39-67)- We believe that Allah possesseswo real eyes, becauseHe said,"And bui ld the ark under Our eyesas We reveal ." ( l l :37) TheProphet, peace be upon him, said, "His veil is light. Had Heremoved t, the sublimity of His countenancewould have burnt allthat His sight reached." (Muslim & Ibn Mijah) The Sunnitesuna-nimously have agreed hat His eyesare two. This is supportedbythe Prophet's saying about rhe Dajjdl (the anri-Christ) hat "he isone-eyed nd your Lord is not one-eyed." Bukhiri & Muslim)- We believe hat "Eyes cannot perceiveHim, but He perceives heeyes,He is the Incomprehensib le,he Al l -aware." (6:103)- We believe that the believerswill see their Lord on the Day ofResurrection: Upon that day some facesshall be radiant, gazingupon their Lord." (15:22-3)- We believe hat Allah has no equalbecauseHis Attributes are per-fect: "There is nothing whatsoeverike unto Him. He is the Al l -Hearing, he Al l -Seeing." 42: l l )- We believe hat "No slumber or sleepseizesHim," (2:255)becauseHis life is perfectand eternal.- We believe hat He does not do injustice o anybody becauseHis

fairness s perfect.- We believe hat He is not unawareof His servants'deedsbecause fHis perfectsupervision nd comprehensive nowledge.- We believe hat He is capableof doing anything n the Heavensorin the Earth because f His perfect knor.rledge nd power: "lndeedHis command,when He desires thing, is only to say to it 'Be' andi t i s . " (36 :82 )- We believe hat He is free from wearinessand weaknessbecauseofHis super-power: Surely, We created he Heavensand the Earthand all that is between hem in six days, and no wearinessouchedUs." 50:38).


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DESCRIBINGALLAHWebelieven all thatdescribed im with.concepts:l) To sayor believeHiscreatures:

BY HIS REVELATIOI\He assignedo Himsel l 'orwhat His Messeng:rof names and attributes; but we reject two

that Allah's Attributes are similar to those of2) To say or believe hat Allah's Attributes are like suchand such.

We negateall what He negatedabout Himself or what His Messengernegatedabout Him. We believe hat negation mplies the affirmationof a perfect opposite. We do not discusswhat He or His Messengerdid not mention about Him.We believe hat following this apprach is a must becausewhat Allahaffirmed or negated concerning Himself is a statement He madeabout Himself. He knows Himself best, His words are most ust andtrustful and people cannot know everything about Him. WhatAliah's Messenger ffirmed or negatedabout Him is a statementhemade about Allah. Besides nowing Allah bettcr than anyone,he isthe most truthful, sincere nd eloquentamongpeople.Thus, in whatAllah said and what His prophet said concerning His Names andAttributes s truth, knowledge,and clarification.Therefore,we haveno execuse o reject or even hesitate n accepting t.


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PART IITHE QUR(AN ANI) SUNNAH: SOURCESOF HIS ATTRIBUTES

All that we mentionedabout Allah's Altributeswhetherbriefly or indetail,affirmalively or negatively,s basedon the Book of our Lord andthe traditionsof our Prophet. t alsoagreeswith the practiceof the pre-vious generations f Muslims and the rightly guidedscholarswho gnmsa f te r hem.

We believe t is obligator;- o take the texts of the Qur'an and theProphetic raditionsconcerningAllah's Attributesat their facevalueandinterpret hem in a way that is suitable o Almighty Allah. We reject hepracticeof thosewho twisted he meanings f these extsand understoodthem n a way. hat wasnot intended y Al lah and His messenger.

We also reject he practiceof thosewho made hem devoid of theirmeanings sconveyed y Allah and His Messenger.We finally reject heapproachof the exaggerationistsho gave hem a pnysical nterpretationthat makesAl lah simi lar o someof His creatures.THU QUR'AN AND SUNNAI I : SOURCUSOI HtS ATTRIBUTES

We knorv or sure hat what s revealedn Al lah 's Book and in thetradi t ions f His Messengers the truth. l t doesnot containany contra-dict ion: Do theynot ponderover heQur'dn? f i t had been rom otherthan Al lah, surely hey would have fotrnd n i t a lot of d i f ferences."(4:82)

Contradict ionsn statementsals i fy hem, and th is s impossib lenthose tatemerrtsevealedrom Al lah and saidby l { is Messenger,eacebe uponhim. \ \ / l roo 'er la ims hat here rccontradic l ionsn theQur'an,th t ' l ' r onhe t i c rad i t i ons r be tueenhe r r ' omus thaveu ickcd n ten t ionand a misguided eart .So he should epentand qui t h iss i t r . l 'sonreonein rag inesha t hc rcarc o rne o t t t r i t d i c t i t t t r sl r heQur 'an , l re ay ings fthe Prophctor bc lweenhese rv


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CHAPTER IIIBELIEF IN ANGELS- We believen the existence f the angelsof Allah and that they are,,honoured

servants. hey do not speak eforeHe does,and heyactonly by His command." (2l.26l Allah createdhem and theywors-hippedandobeyedHim. Thosewho are at His presenceo not disdainto worshipHim, nor do theyweary."(21:19)- Angclsareconcealedrom us,we cannotsee hem'Allah mayshowthem o someof His servants. he ProphetMuhammad awcabrielin his reat shapewith six hundredwings hat covered he horizons(Bukhlri & Muslim).Gabriel ook the form of a handsome umanbeingwho metMary and exchangedonversation ith her. He cameto the Prophetwhile he was amonghis companionsn the appea-ranceof anunknownmanwho did not showany traceof long ravel,with very whiteclothesand very blackhair. He sat facing he Pro-phet:his knees o the Prophet'sknees,peace e upon him, and hisp a t mso n t h e Pr o p h e t ' s t h i g h sa n d t a l ke d w i t h t h e P r o p h e t . T hProphetlatr old his companionshat theman heysawwasGabriel(Brrkhiri& Muslim).

ANGEL'S FUNCTIONS- We believebat the angels reassignedertain unctions.Among heangelssGabrielwho s entrustectith revelation. e bringst downrrom nttatr to whomeverHe wishes mongHis Prophetsand Mes-sengers.

Among hem s Michaelwho is in charge f rain and plantation.Amongthemalso s tsraftLwhos in charge f blowing he Horn at thetime oi Thunderbolring nd ftesurreclion, mongthem s the Angelofdeath,who takesar"af people's ouls t the timeof death'Among heangeli s theonewho s n charge f mountain; ndMalik, hekeeper fHell.

Someangelsare inchargeofembryos inwombs,o thersareressible or protectinghe humanbeings ndotherangels rebusy n recor-ding men'sdeeds: wo angels or everyperson, when the two angels,"..iu. (hisdeeds), nesittingon therightandoneon the eft, not awordhf utteribut by him s anobserveready." 50:18) ome therangels rein chargeof questioninghe deedafter he is put in his lastabode.Twoangels ome o him and askhim abouthis Lord, his Religion, ndhis


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Prophet.There Allah confirms hosewho believewith the firm say, nthe presentife and the Hereafter,and Allah leadsastray he evildoersand Allah doeswhatHe wills." (14:27)Someof the angels re n charge f the dwellers f Paradise:Theangels nter o them rom everygate,saying'peace e uponyou for thatyou werepatient.How excellents your final home." (13:24)The Prophet,peacebe upon him, told us that seventy housandangels nteror pray n the PopulousHouse n Heaven veryday.Theynever omeback o it as ongas hey ive." (becauseheir urn will nevercome) Bukhiri & Muslim).


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CHAPTER IVBELIEF IN ALLAH'S BOOKS- We believe hat Allah revealedBooks to His Messengcrs s pr'oof

against nankind and a guidance for the righteous workers. Theypurified nd taught them wisdom by theseBooks.- We be e that Allah sent down a Book with every Messengerbecaur He says "lndeed We sent down our Messengerswith theclear signs, and We sent down with them the Book and theIlalanceso that peoplemay uphold justice." (57:25)

BOOKS XNOWNAmong theseBooks we know the following:I The Torrh which was revealed o Moses,peace e upon him. lt is thegrealcstamong the lsraelites' books. "Surely, \f, 'e sclrt down the

Torah, whercin s guidanceand light; by its laws tltc Jcrrshave beerrjudged by the Prophets who surrendered hemselveso Allah, therabbis and the doctors of law becau:;ehey were entrusted he pro-tectionof Allah's book and were witnesseshereto." (5:44)

2. The Gospel vhichAllah revealed o Jesus, eacebe uporrhim. lt is aconfirrnation of the T0rah and a complement o it. "And we gavehim the Gospel, *'herein is guidanceand light and confirming theTorah before it, as a guidance and an admonition to th,godfearing." (5:46) "And to make lawful to you certairr hings hat,trefore,were forbidden to you." (3:50)

3. The Psalmswhich Allah gave o David, peacebe upon ltit lr.4. Tablelsof Abraham lnd Moses,peacebe upon them.5. The Glorious Qur'an which was revealed to l{is ProphetItlulrammad, the Seal of the Prophets. ll is "a guidance to thepcoplc and clear signsof guidanceand criterion bet\\'cct.light and

u rong . " (2 : 85 )TI{E QIJR'AN lS PROTECTED ['ROM CHANGII

Ihe Qur'an is "confirming the scripture that was bcfore it andstands sa guardianover t." Thus, by theQur'an Allah ablogatedall theptcvi6n5Books.Allah hasalsoguaranteedts protection rotn any play ornriscnievous istortion. "lndeed, We sentdorvn he messagc nd We willg trard t ." (15:9)That is becausehe Qur'an is a proof againstmankindti l l the f)ay of Judgement.


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PREVIOUS SCRIPTURES CHANGEI.)The previousscripturrsweremeant for a limited period that endedwith the revelationof what abrogated hcm and exposedwhat had takcnplace n them of distortion and change.That is why they were not pro-

tected rom corruption. They underwentdistortion, addition and omis-sion. "Some of the Jewspervertwords from their meanings." 4:46) Sowoe to thosewho write the Book with their hands,and then say, This isfrom Allah,' that they may sel. it for a little price. So woe to them forwhat their hands have written, and woe to them for their earnings."(2:79) Say, who sentdown the Book that Mosesbrought asa light and aguidance o people?You put it into sheets f papershowingsomeof thentand concealingmuch." (6:91) "And there s a group among them whotwist their tongueswith the Book, that you may think it is a part of theBook, but it is not part of the Book. And theysay lt is from Atlah,' yet tis not from Allah, and they tell a l ie againstAllah and they know it. lt isnot for any humanbeing o whom Allah hasgiven he Book, the Wisdomand the Prophethood to say to men "Worship me intead of Allah,"(3:J8-70) "People of the Book! Our Messengerhas come to you,making clear to you many thingsyou have beenconcealing f the Bookand forgiveyou much. A light hascome o you from Allah and a gloriousBook, with u'hich He will guidewhoever ollows His pleasuren the wayof peace, nd brings hem forth from darknessnto the ight by His wil l ."(5 : 5 - l 6 )


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CHAPTERVBELIEF IN MESSENGERS- We believe hat Allah has sent to His peoplemessengers ho were

"bringing good tidings and warning, so that mankind might haveno argument against Allah after the messengers.Allah is All-mighty, All-wise." (4:165)

THE FIRST AND LAST MESSENGERS- We believe hat the first among the Messengerss Noah and the

last is Muhammad, peacebe upon them all. "We revealed o youas We revealed o Noah and the Prophets after hiin." (a:163)"Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but the Mes-sengerof Allah and the Sealof the Prophets." (33:40)

THE BEST MESSENGERS- We believe that the best among the messengerss Muhammad,

then Abraham, then Moses, then Noah and then Jesus,son ofMary. It is they who are meant by the following Qur'inic verse:"And when We took compact from the Prophets,and from you,and from Noah. and Abraham, Moses, and Jesus,son of Mary.We took from them a solemncompact." (33:7)

- We bel ieve that Muhammad's message,peacebe upon him,includesall the merits of the messages f those dignified messen-gers becauseAllah says, "He ordained for you that He enjoinedon Noah and what He revealed o you and what He enjoined onAbraham Moses and Jesus,namely, establishedhis faith and beuni ted n i t . " (42:13)

MESSENGERSARE HUMAN BEINGS- We believe that al l messenSers re created human beings who

have none of the divine qualities of Allah. Allah, the Exalted.said about Noah. who was the first among them, "l do not say oyou, ' l possesshe treasures f Al lah, ' I do not know the unseen,and I do not say: ' l am an angel ' . " ( l l :31) Al lah directedMuhammad who is the last among them to say: "I do not say toyou I possess he treasuresof Allah, nor do I know the unseen,and I do not say to you 'l am an angel." (6:50) And to say: "lhave no power to bring profit or hurt for myself, but as Allah


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wills." (7:188) And also to say: "1 have no power to hurt orbenefit you. Say none can protect me from Allah, nor can I findany refugebesidesHim." (72:21-2)- we believe that the messengers re among Allah's servants.Heblessed hem with the message nd described hem as servants, nthe context of praising and honouring them. So, He saysaboutNoah, the first among them: .,you.,are the descendants f thosewhom We carried with Noah, he was a truly thankful servant."( 7 :3 )Allah said about the last among them, Muhammad, peacebe uponhim: "Blessedbe He who sentdown the eur'dn to His servant, hat hemay warn mankind. (25 ) He saidabout someother messengers:Andmention our servantsAbraham, Isaac, and Jacob men of might andvision." (38:45) And rememberour servantsDavid who wasa mightyand peni tentman." (38: 7) "And to David,wegaveSoloman, e wasanexcellent nd penitentservant." (38:30)Allah saidabout Jesus, on of Mary: ,,He isonly a servantwhom Weblessed nd we madehim an example o the childrenof Isreal." (63:59)- we believe hat Allah concludedall messages ith the message f

Muhammad, peacebe upon him, to all peoplebecauseAllah said:"Say, 'O mankind, I am Al lah 's messengero you al l . To Himbelongs he Kingdom of the Heavensand the Earth; There is nogod but He. He ordains life and death. So believe n Allah andHis messenger,he unletteredprophet who believes n Allah andHis words. Fol low him so that you may be r ight ly guided."(7: 58)

ISLAM: THE UNIVERSAL AND FINAL MESSAGE- we believe hat rhe Sharijah of the prophet Muhammad, peacebe upon him, is the religion of Isram which Ailah has chosen orHis servantsand does not accept from anyone other rerigion,becauseAl lah, the Exal ted, said, , ,Surely, rhe true rel ig io-nnAl lah 's s ight s Is lam," (3:19)and.He also said, . .Today I haveperfectedyour religion for you and I have completedmy favourupon you, and I have chosen slam to be your re l ig ion., , (5:3)And "whoever desires religion other than Isram, t wilr neverbeaccepted rom Him, and in rhe Hereafrer he will be among thelose rs . " 3 :85 )


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- lt is our opinion that whoever laims he acceptabil ity f anyexisting eligion oday- other than lslam- suchas Judaisnt,Christianity nd so forth, is a non-believer.{e shouldbe asked orepent, f hedoesnot, he must be killed asan apostate ecause eis rejecting he Qur'an.It is alsoour opinion hat whoeverejectshe universalmessagefNluhamntad, eace e upon him, is rejedtinghe messagef all messen-gers,even f heclaims hat he believes nd followshis messengeAllah,the Exalted, aid: "Noah's people ejectedhe messengers."26:105)Thus,Allah consideredhem ejecting ll the messengersespitehe factthat therewasno messengereforeNoah.This s alsoclear rom the fol-

lowingverses:"Those who disbelieven Allah and His messengers,nd wish tomakcdivisionbetween llah andHis messengers,ndsay: We believensomeanddisbelieven others,'wishing o take a midwaycourse.Thoseindeedare the unbelievers,nd We have.preparedor the unbelievershumiliating unishment."4:150-l)- We believe hat there s no prophetafter Muhammad,Allah's Mes-senger,peacebe upon him. Whoever claims prophethoodafterhim, or believesn anyone laimingt, is a disbelieverecausee srejectingAllah, [Iis messenger,nd the Muslims'consensus'TIIE RICHTLY GUIDED CALIPHS- We believe hat the Prophet, peacebe upon him, had rightly-guidedsuccessorsho carriedout his Sunnrh n spreading now-ledge, calling to Islam and managing he Muslims' affairs. Webelieve hat the best among them and the most entitled o Cali-phatewas Abii Bakr as-Siddiq,hen 'Umar lbn al-Khattab, hen'Urhman lbn 'Affan, then 'Ali lbn Abi TAlib, may Allah bepleasedwith them all. Thus their successiono the Caliphatewasaccording o their virtues. Allah, the Exalted,who possessesheinfinite wisdom,would not appoint a ruler over the best of gene-ratiorrsunlesshe was the most superioramong hem and had thebestclairn o Cdiphate.- We believe hat the inferior among those rightly guidedcompa-nionscan be superior n a specificvirtue to thosewho are betterthan him, but he doesnot deserve bsolute uperiority ecauseheSlementsonstitutinguperiority revariedandnumerous.- Webelievehat the MuslimUmmah s the bestamongnations, nd


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Allah, the Dignified and Exalted, has blessed t becauseHe said,"You are the best nat ion ever brought forth for mankind, enjo i-n ing what is r ight and forbiddingwhat is wrong, and bel iev ing nA l lah . " (3 : l 0 )IHE PROPHET'S COMPANIONS-- We bel ieve hat the bestamong he Musl im Ummah are the Pro.phet 's Companions, hen their fo l lowers,and thosewho fol lowedthem.- We also bel ieve hat a group of th is Ummah wi l l a lways emainvictor iouson the r ight path, unharmedby those rvho let themdown or thosewho oppose hem,unt i l the Day of Judgement.- We believe hat the disputes hat took placeamong the Prophet'sCompanionswere the result of sincere interpretations hey rvorkedhard to reach.Whoeverwas right among them would be rervardedtwice, and whoever was wrong among them would be rervardedonce and his mistakewould be forgiven.- l t is our opin ion that we shouldstop ta lk ing about thc ir nr is takes

and mention what they deserveof beautiful praise. \\re shouldpurify our hearts from hatred and malice against any of them,becauseAllah said about them, "They are nol equal: thoseamongyou who spent and who fought before the conquestof N,lakkah.Those are higher in rank than those who spent and fought after-wards.But to al l Al lah haspromised Ereat eward." (57;10)AndAllah said about us, "And those who came after them say: ourLord, forgive us and our brotherswho preceded s in faith, and donot put in our heartsany malice against hose who have believed.Our Lord, You are he most Kind, most Merci fu l ." (59:10)


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CHAPTERVIBELIEF IN THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT- We believen the Final Day, which s the Day of Judgement, henpeoplewill be resurrected live to remain n the abodeof enjoy-ment or in the abodeof severe unishment.BELIEF IN RESURRECTION- We believen Resurrection hich s Allah's bringing o life all thedeadwhen Israfil blowsthe Horn for the second ime, "And theTrumpet shall be blown and al l who are in the Heavens nd whoare in the Earth shall fall down fainting except hose hat Allahshallspare.Then, t shallbeblownagainand they shall isegazingaround them." (39:68)Peoplewill stand up from their graves,answeringhe call of the Lord of the Universe. hey aregoingtobe bare-footed,naked, and uncircumcised,As We started hefirst creation,so We shall bring it back again. This is a promisefrom Us, so Weshallassuredlyulfi l it." (21:104)BELIEF IN RECORDS& SCALES- We believe n the recordsof deeds hat will be givento people ntheir right handsor behind heir backs, n the left hands: As forhim who is givenhis book in his right hand, he shall surely eceivean easy eckoning nd he will returnto his family rejoicing.But asfor him who is givenhis book behind his back, he shall call fordestruction on himself and will burn in a Blazing Fire."(84:.7-12)"Everyman'swork We have astened n his own neck,and on the Day of JudgementWe shall bring out for him a bookwhich he will seespreadopen, saying, fReadyour own bookfEnough for you this day that your own soul should call you toaccount."17:3-14)- We believe hat scales f deedswill be set up on the Day of Jud-gementand no soul shall be wronged. "Whoever has done anatom'sweightof goodshall see t." (9:70E) "Thosewhosescales

arl heavy.heyaie thesuccessful;ut thosewhose cales re ight,they are the ones who have I'st their souls in Hell dwellingforever. The Fire will burn their faces,and there they will begloomy with lips displaced."(23:102-al "He that does a gooddeed shall be rewarded en times he like of it , and he that does


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evil shallonly be rewardedhe like of it, and they shallnot bewronged." 6:160)THE PROPI{ET'S NTERCESSION- We believe in the special great .Intercession f the prophetMuhammad, eace e upon him. He will pleadwith Allah, afterHis permission nd on behalfof mankind, o judgeamongHisservantswhen they suffer from worriesand troubleswhich theycannotbear.They will go to Adam, then Noah, then Abraham,then to Moses, hen to Jesus nd finally to ProphetMuhammad,peace euponhim.- We believe n the intercession hich concenrs omebelievers howere o be takenout from the Fire. This mediation s granted o

the Prophet Muhammad, peacebe upon him, and to othersamong heProphets,hebelievers,nd heangels.- We believe lso hat Allah will save rom Hell somepeopleamongthe believers ithout the ntercessionf any one,but by His graceandmercy,TI{E PROPHET'SPOOL- We believe n the Pool of the Prophet,peacebe upon him, the

water of which is whiter than milk and sweeter han honeyandbetter n fragrance han musk.Eachof its lengthand width is thedistance f a month-travel. ts glasses re as stars n beautyandnumber. The believers mong the Prophet's followerscome totake from this greatcisterna drink after whichthey will neverbethirsty.THE STRAIGHT PATH- We believe n the StraightPath isiret) set uD over Hell. peoplepassover it accordingo their deeds: he first of them as fast aslighting,then as fast as wind, then as fast as birds, and then asrunning men. The Prophetwill be standingon the Path, saying,"Lord, Save!Save!" Somepeople's eedswill fall short.Someofthem will come crawling. At both sidesof the Path there arehooks hat are designedo take whomAllah wills: someare savedbut bruised;othersare hrown nto Hell. (Bukhiri & Muslim).- We believen all that is mentionedn the Qur'in or the Propheticsayings oncerninghat day and its horrors, may Allah saveusfrom them.


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- We believen the intercessionshef6'sh)of ProphetMuhammad,peacebe upon him, for the peopleof Paradise o enter therein.This intercession s exclusively limited to the ProphetMuhammad,peace e upon him.BELIEF IN PARADISE& HELL- We believen Paradise nd Hell. Paradises theabodeof enjoymentwhich Allah, the Exalted,preparedor the righteous.The blessingtheyenjoy here,no eyehaseverseen, o earhaseverheardof, andno humanbcinghasever houghtof: "No soul knowswhatcomfortis kept hidden or them,asa reward or their deeds." 32:17)Hell isthe abodeof punishmentwhichAllah haspreparedor theunbelie-

versand the evildoers. he torture and horror in it clnnot be ima-gined. "Surely, We haveprepared or the evildoersa fire, whosepavilionencompasseshem. If theycall for help, heywill behelpedwith water like molten copperwhich will scaldtheir faces.Howdreadfula drink andhow evila resting-place!"18:29)- Both Paradise nd Hell are existing ow andthey will neverperish."Whoeverbelievesn Allah and does ighteousness,e will admithim to Gardens eneathwhichrivers low, to dwell herein or ever.Allah had indeedm.ade or him an excellent rovision." (65:ll)"Certainly,Allah hascursedhe unbelieversnd preparedor thema blazingFire to dwell therein forever, they shall find neitherpro-tectornor helper.On the day when heir facesare turnedabout nthe Fire, they shall say "Would that we had obeyedAl\ah andobcyed he Messenger!"33:64-6)- We confirm Paradiseo whom t is confirmed n the Qur'6nor theProphetic raditions either by nameor desciption. Among thosewho are grantedParadise nd mentioned y namesare Ab0 Bakr,'Umar, 'Uthmiln, 'Ali and otherswho werespecified y the Pro-phet, peacebe upon him (Bukh?lriand Muslim). Among thosewhomwe confirm to enterParadise ecausehey fit the descriptionarethe faithful and the pious.- We likewise onfirmHell to whom t is confirmed n theQur'anandthe sayings f the Prophet,whethern nameor description. mongthosewho are meirtionedby names o be in Hell are Ab'il Lahab,'Amr lbn Luhai Al-Khuza'i and others Bukhfri & MuSlim).Con-firmation of Hell which is ba3edon description includes everyunbcliever,polytheistor hypocrite.


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BELIT,FN \+'HATHAPPENSN THE GRAVE- we believen theTriarof theGrave,which s thequestioningf thedeadperson n his graveabout his Lord, his relijion and iis pro-phet.There Allah confirmshosewhobelieve ith tne irm say, nthe present ife and the Hereafter." 14:27) he believerwilr say:"Allah is my Lord,_.lslams my religion,and Muhammads myProphet."Theunbelieverr thehypocrite il l say, ,I don,tknow,I heard hepeople aying omethingnd I said t.,,- we believe n the comfort of the grave or the berievers.,Thosewhoseives he angelsake n stateof purity,saying peacebe onyou;enterParadiseor whatyouweredoing'.,, t6:31)- we believe n the punishmentof the grave for the transgressingunbelievers:rf you courdonryseewhen he evirdoersre-n rheagoniesof death and the angersare stretchingout their hands,saying, Give up your souls!Today you shallbe rewardedwith thepunishment f humiriation or what you used o sayuntruryaboutAllah,and for scornfullyejecting is signs.,, 6:93iThesayings fthe Prophetare numerous nd welr-knownn this area.e vusri.mustbelieven ail that is reportedn the eur'6n and prophetictra-ditionsconcerninghe unseenmatters.He shourdnot contradict tby his worldly experience ecause he affairs of the Hereaftercannotbe measured y the affairsof this life. The differencebet-ween hem s verygreat.Allah is the source f help.BEI,TEFN FATNAND DIVINEDECREE- we believen Fate,whether oodor bad, whichAlrahhasmeasuredand ordained or all creatures ccordingo His previous nowredgeandasdeemed uitable v His wisdom.LEVELSOF BELIEF IN FATE- Belief n Fatehas our levels:The first level is knowledge:We believe hat Allah, may He beexalted,knowseverything.He knewwhat had happened nd whatwill happenand how it will happen.His knowledges eternal.Hedoesnot acquirea new knowledgenor doeshe forget what HeKnows.

The second evel s Recording:we believehat Altah has recordedin the Secured ablet (el-Lrwlr el-Mahfodh)whatevers going rohappenuntil the Day of Judgement.Did you not know that Allahknowsall that is in Heavenand Earth?Surery hat is in a Book.Surely hat for AIIah s an easymatter." e2.n\


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The third level is Will: We believe that Allah has willed everythingin the Heaven and Earth. Nothing happens exceptby His will; wha-tever He wills, will take place; and whatever He does not wish, willnot take place.The fourth level is Creation: We believe that "Allah is the Creatorof all things; He is the Guardian over all things,and to Him belongthe keys of the Heavensand the Earth." (39:62-3)The fourth level include whatever Allah Himself does and whateverHis creatures o. So, all that peopleperform of sayings,deeds,oromissions are known to Allah and He has recorded them, willedthem and created them, "To those among you who will to beupright. But you shall not will exceptas Allah wills, the Lord of theWorlds." (81:28-9) "And has Allah willed they would not havefought one against he other; but All ah doeswhateverHe desires."(2:253) Had Allah willed, they would not havedone so, but leavethem alone and their false nventions." (6:137) And Allah createdyou and what you do." (37:96)

MEN'S FREEWILL- We believe,however, that Allah has granted man a power and afreewill by which he performs his action. That man's deedsare byhis power and freewill can be proven by the following points:

Firstly, Allah's saying, "So approachyour fields (wives)when andhow you will." (2:223) "Had they desired to go forth, they wouldhave made some preparation for it." (9:46) In these'verses llahaffirmed for man "a going forth" by his will and "a preparation"by his desire.Secondly,directing man to do or not to do. If man has no freewilland power, these directions mean that Allah is asking man to dothat which he cannot. This proposition is rejected by Allah'swisdom, His mercy and His truthful statement n the verse"Allahdoes not charge a soul beyond its capacity." (2:286)Thirdly, Praising the virtuous for his deedsand blaming the evil-doer for his actions and rewarding each of them with what hedeserves.f the action is not done by the individual's freewill, thenpraising the virtuous is a joke and punishing the evildoer is aninjustice, and Allah is, of course, free from joking and beingunjust.


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Fourthly, Allah has sent messengerswho are "bearing goodtidings, and warning, so that mankind might have no argumentagainst Allah after the messengers." 40:165) If the individual'saction is not performed by his freewill, his argument s not invali-dated by the sen{ing of messengers.Fifthly, every doer of actions feels that he does or does not do athing without any coercion. He standsup and sits; comes n andgoesout; travels and stays by his own freewill without feeling any-body forcing him to do any of theseactions. n fact, he clearlydis-tinguishes between doing something of his own freewill andsomeoneelse forcing him to do that action. The Islamic law alsowisely distinguishesbetween these states of affairs. It does notpunish a wrong-doer or an action done under compulsion.

NO EXCUSE N FATE TOR S INNI ,RS- We believe hat the sinner has no excuse n Allah's Divine Decreebegause e commits his sin by his freewill, without knowing thatAllah has decreed t on him. That is. because o one knows Allah'sdecree before it takes place: "No soul knows what it wil l earntomorrow." (31:34) How can it be possible, hen, to presentanexcuse hat is not known to the personwho is advancing t when hecommits his offence? Altah invalidated this type of argument inHis saying: "The idolaters wil l say 'Had Allah willed, we wouldnot have been idolaters, neither our fathers, nor would we haveforbidden anything.'So did the people before rhem cry lies untilthey tasted our might. Say: 'Have you any proofs that you canshow us? You follow nothing but assumption,and you are lying."(6:148) We say to the sinner who is using Divine Decreeas anexcuse: 'Why did not you perform deeds of obedience assumingthat Allah has decreed hem upon you since there is no differencebetween them and sins in being unknown before they happenedfrom you? That is why when Prophet Muhammad told his com-panions hat everyone'sposition in Paradiseor Hell has beenassi-gned, they said: "Should not we rely on this and stop working?"He said: "No, work and every one will be directed o what he iscreated or," (Bukhdri & Muslim)We may say to the sinner who is trying to find excuse n DivineDecree: Suppose,you want to travel to Makkah. There are two roadsthat may take you there. You are told by a truthful person hat one ofthese oads s dangerous nd difficult, the other s easyand safe.You will


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take the second ne. You will not take the first road and say t is decreedupon me. If you did, peoplewould consideryou crazy.We may alsosay o him: "lf you areoffered wo jobs, one of them s

higher n salary.You wi l l certa in ly ake the one with the highersalary.How come do you choosdwhat is lower in rhe Hereafterand useDivineDecreeas an excuse?"

We may further say o him: "We seeyou whenyou are nflictedwitha disease, ou knock every phy'sician's oor looking for treatmentandbearingwhateverpain that may result from surgicaloperationsand thebi t terness f medic ine.Why do not you do the samewhenyour heart sspir i tual ly ickwith s ins?"EVII , NOT ATTRIBUT},D T0 ALI,AH- We bel ievehat evi l shouldnot be attr ibuted o Al lah because f Hisperfect mercy and wisdom. The Prophet said: "And cvil is not

attr ibutable o You." (Musl im) Thus, Al lah 's decreeby i tsel f hasno evil whatsoeverbecause t is coming from mercy and wisdom.Evi l may, however, esul t rom someof His decrccs, ecauseheProphct said in the suppl ic i l l ion or gunI l which hc taught toal-Hasan: "And protect us from the evil of what You decreed"(Tirmith i & Others)Here, thc Proplrctat tr ibutedo' i l to what Hcdecreed.Despi te his, ev i l in His decrees not pure evi l . l t is ratherevil in one respect, ood in anothcr or it is cvil in onc case,and goodin another.Thus, corrupt ion n the land resul t ing rom drought,disease, overty and fear is evil, but it is good in another rcspccl.Al lah, the Exal ted a id: "Corrupt ion hasappearcd n thc land andsea for what men's hands have earned.Allah has ordained this formen, so that they may tastesomeo[ what they havedone, in ordcrthat they may rurn back (frorn evi l ) . " (30:41)Cutt ingoff the th ief 'shand or stoning he adul terer s a n evi l th ing for the th ief and theadulterer,but it is good for them in one respect ecauset is a puri-ficatidn for them so that the punishment of this life and thcHereafter are not combined for them. lt is also good in anothe!'respect.The application of these punishment is a protection ol'property, honors, and relationships.


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CHAPTER VIIITRUITSOT'FAITHf'his rublirnc'bclief which includes hose great principlesbearsnumcrous nd useful ypesof fruits for whoever elievesn it.Virtues f Belief n Allsh:

. Beliefn Allah,His Names ndHis Attributesnstilsn the ndividualAllah's love and His glorification hat result n performingAllah's ins'tructionsand avoidingHis proscriptions hichare he means f achiev'ing ultimat,'happinessn this ife andthe Hereafter or the ndividualasr.r'ells hesociety.Whoever,maleor female, oes ighteous eed,whilebelieving,Weshallassuredlyranthim agoodly ife, andWeshall'rewardthemaccordingo thebestof their leeds." 16:97)I'irluesof Belief n the Angels:Firstly. ppreciatingheDignityof Allah,HismightandHis sovereignty.Secondh.uratitudeowardAllah because e putssomeof the angelrin chargeof His servantsrecordingheir deeds nd other hings hatbenefit hem.'thirdll . lorc and admiration or the angels ecausef what they aredoing, namely, *orshipping Allah in the best possiblemanner andpraying or the believers.Virtues f Belief n theBooks:I irsttl appreciatingllah'smercy ndcare or Hispeoplen thatHe sentdou'na Book o everynation or theirguidance.Secondll'.appreciatingAllah's WisdombecauseHe revealedn theseBooks o everynationwhatsuit hem.ThegloriousQur'6n s the finalamong hese ooks nd t issuitableo allpeople tall tiines ntil heDayof Judgement.Thirdly,showing ratitudeor Allah'smercy n revealingheseBooks.I'irtuesof Belief n Messengers:finitly. apprc'ciatingllah'smercyand care or His prople or sendingthem hose reatmcssengerso guide hem o the straightPath'Secondl l ,hanking l lah or thisgreat avour.

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His people.Theyworshipped llah accordingo the bestof their.ability,conveyed is messageo mankind,gavesincere dvise o themand borepatientlywhatever urt they received.Virtuesof Belief n the Day of Judgement:Fintly, endeavoro obeyAllah to get he ewardof that dayand o avoidHis disobedienceor fearof His punishment.Secondly, consolationor the believeror whatever emisses f worldlyenjoymentby what he hopes o gain of blessings nd rewardof theHereafter.Virlues of Belief in Fateend Divine l)ecree:Firstly, dependencen Allah whendoing any actionbecause oth thecause nd effectare the resultof Allah's decree.Secondly, ase f mind andcomfortbecause hen he ndividualknowsthat everythings by Allah's decree nd'that mishaps regoing o takeplaceanyway,hissoulwill be at ease nd his heartwill be satisfiedwithAllah's decree.No onehasmorecomforiable ife, worry-freesoul,andstronger onfidencehan a believern Fate.Thlrdly, freedom rom arrogance hena goal sachievedecausehis sablessingrom Allah throughwhatHe decreed f the causes f goodandsuccess.he ndividualshould hankAllah for that and reehimself romarrogance.}'ourthly, reedom rom worry and boredomn case f failureor mishapbecausehat is by Allah's decreewho possesseshe Heavensand theEarth. Since hat is goingto happenanywa)', he individualshouldbepatientandhope or the reward rom Allah.Allah poins to the last two virtuesby the followingverse:

"No misfortune anhappen nearthor in yourselvesut s recordedin a decree eforeWebring t into existence,hat s reallyeasy or Allah;that you may not grieve or what escapesou, nor rejoice n what hascome o you..Allahdoesnot loveanyvainglorious oaster."(57:22-3)Wepray o Allah, heExalted,o reward s 'or hisbeliel ',o realize

for us ts fruits, to increase ur blessings,o keepuson theRight Path owhichHe hasguidedus,and o bestow n usa blessingrom Him, He isindeed he Giver. Praiseand gratitudebe to Allah, the Lord of theWorlds and peaceand blessings e on the ProphetMuhammad,hisfamily, his Companions, nd thosewho rightly follow them.


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