Principal Articles of Faith
The true faithful Muslim believes in the following Principal articles of faith:
1. He believes in One God 'Allah', Supreme and Eternal, Infinite and Mighty, Merciful and Compassionate, Creator and Provider.
2. He believes in all messengers of God without any discrimination among them. Every known nation had a warner or messenger from God. They were chosen by God to teach mankind and deliver His Divine message. The Quran mentions the name of twenty-five of them. Among them Muhammad stands as the last messenger and the crowning glory of the foundation of prophethood.
3. Muslim believes in all the scriptures and revelations of God. They were the guiding light which the messengers received to show their respective peoples the Right Path of God. In the Quran a special reference is made to the books of Abraham, Moses, David and Jesus. But long before the revelation of the Quran to Mohammad some of those books and revelations have been lost or corrupted. The only authentic and complete book of God in existence today is the Quran.
4. The true Muslim believes in the Angels of Allah. They are purely spiritual and splendid beings whose nature requires no food or drink or sleep. They spend their days and nights in the worship of God.
5. Muslim believes in the last Day of judgement. This world will come to an end someday, and the dead will rise to stand for their final and fair trial. People with good records will be generously rewarded and warmly welcomed to the Heaven of Allah, and those with bad records will be punished and cast into Hell.
6. Muslim believes in the timeless knowledge of God and in His power to plan and execute His plans and nothing could happen in his Kingdom against his Will. His knowledge and power are in action at all time command over His creation. He is wise and merciful, and whatever He does must have a meaningful purpose. If this is established in our minds and hearts, we should accept with good Faith all that He does, although we may fail to understand it fully, or think it is bad.