six articles of faith

• six articles of faith:

  • tawhid
  • rasool
  • malaa'ikah
  • kutub
  • akhirah
  • al qadr
• tawhid:

  • oneness of allah - monotheism
  • opposite: shirk - big sin
• rasool:

  • belief in the prophets
  • were sent to guide people
  • muhammad and isa were prophets
  • there are 25 prophets named in the quran
• malaa'ikah:

  • belief in the angels
  • first creation of god
  • made of light
  • messages are passed through angels
  • jibreel, israfeel, mika'il are examples
• kutub:

  • belief in the holy books
  • quran was the only one to not be changed
  • quran, torah, injeel, zabur, and the psalms are examples
• akhirah:

  • belief in the last day
  • the day of judgement - people will either be sent to jannah or jahannam
• al qadr:

  • belief in predestination - divine decree
  • allah knows what will happen
  • everything has been planned