sunni: six articles

• kutub

  • holy books
  • quran is the highest authority as it is the literal word of allah
  • believed to be the only scripture in its original form
  • all others have been corrupted
  • other scriptures should still be respected as they are part of the truth but the quran is the only whole truth
• risalah

  • prophethood
  • muhammad last and greatest prophet
  • sent by allah to guide muslims
• akhirah

  • afterlife
  • life prepares us for eternal afterlife
  • day of judgement where humans will be awarded or punished
  • “whoever does an atoms weight of good will see it, and whoever does an atoms weight of evil will see it.”
• al-qadr

  • predestination
  • allah knows everything and it is all ordered by him
  • humans have free will but allah has written down all that has and will happen
• allah + tawhid

  • allah is the creator of all
  • unity and oneness of god
  • to act against god or worship someone else is the greatest sin - SHIRK
  • no equals
• malaikah

  • angels
  • communicate to muslims through divine message, especially to prophets
  • muslims have two guardian angels - one good and one evil
  • dont have free will and obey allahs commands