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Introduction to Iman (Faith)
- Faith is when you say something and strongly believe in it from the heart.
- In Islam, faith is called Iman.
- Every Muslim must believe in certain articles of faith.
The Six Articles of Faith
1. Iman in Allah (Belief in God)
- The first and most important article of faith is Iman in Allah.
- A Muslim must believe from the bottom of his heart that Allah is One.
- He is the All-Powerful Creator of all beings and the vast universe.
- Allah can do whatever He wants.
- In His control is our life, our death, and our destiny.
- We are His subjects.
- We must obey Him, submit ourselves to Him, pray to Him, and do what pleases Him.
- One who does not believe in Allah is called a Kafir.
- We must also believe that Hazrat Muhammad Rasool-Allah Khatam is His last messenger.
2. Iman in the Angels (Belief in Angels)
- We believe in the angels as part of our Iman.
- We know that angels are invisible to us.
- They do not eat, drink, or sleep.
- They only praise Allah and obey His commands.
- We do not know their number but we know the names of four famous angels.
- Hazrat Jibraeel: He is the most important of all the angels. He brought Allah’s messages to His rasool. He brought the Qur’an to Hazrat Muhammad.
- Hazrat Mikaeel: He is responsible for controlling the wind and rain, as well as for providing nourishment to Allah’s creatures.
- Hazrat Izraeel: He is responsible for taking away life from Allah’s creatures.
- Hazrat Israfael: He is responsible for blowing the Soor (trumpet) on the Last Day when the whole world will come to an end.
- Apart from these four, many other angels carry out Allah’s orders.
- Many angels surround us and guard us.
- Two angels, called Kitaman Katibeen, are with each person to write down everything that he or she does.
- They record our good and bad deeds.
3. Iman in Allah’s Books (Belief in Holy Books)
- All Muslims must believe that Allah has sent His messages and guidance to some of His rasool through His books.
- These books are true and were sent by Allah through His angel, Hazrat Jibraeel.
- The four Books of Allah are:
- Zuboor—sent to Hazrat Dawood
- Taurait—sent to Hazrat Moosa
- Injeel—sent to Hazrat ‘Isa
- Qur’an—sent to Hazrat Muhammad Rasool-Allah Khatam-an-Nabigeen
- The Qur’an is the last book of Allah.
- He has completed His guidance for all mankind in the Qur’an.
- Allah has taken the responsibility of protecting the Qur’an Himself.
- Many people all over the world have learnt it by heart, so that it can never be destroyed.
4. Iman in Allah’s Rasool (Belief in the Prophets)
- Muslims believe that Allah has sent many rasool (prophets) for the guidance of mankind at different times.
- They preached Allah’s message to their people to guide them to the right path.
- Allah says in the Qur’an that no people on Earth were left without guidance from Him.
- There were around 124,000 rasool.
- Some are named in the Qur’an, like Hazrat Adam, Nooh, Ibrahim, Ismail, Ishaq, Dawood, Yunus, Moosa, and Isa.
- Hazrat Muhammad Rasool-Allah Khatam-an-Nabigeen was the last rasool of Allah.
- There will be no other rasool after him.
- Allah completed His guidance to mankind through him.
5. Iman in the Last Day (Belief in the Day of Judgment)
- Muslims believe that there will be a last day when the whole world will come to an end.
- This is called Qiyamat.
- It will be the Day of Judgement for everyone.
- On this day everyone will die.
- Then Allah will bring everyone to life again to stand before Him and answer for what they did in this world.
- Those who led a good life will be sent to Jannat (Paradise)** as a reward.
- Those who disobeyed Allah will be sent to Jahannum (Hell) as a punishment.
6. Iman in Life After Death & Destiny
- A Muslim believes in life after death.
- In the Qur’an, Allah says that everyone will die and be judged on the Day of Judgement.
- He also says that no one dies without His permission.
- The Qur’an states: “Everyone shall have to taste (experience) death.” (Aal-e-Imran 3:185)
- A Muslim also believes in destiny, which is in Allah’s control.
Questions & Answers
a. Name the articles of faith.
The six articles of faith (Iman) are:
- Belief in Allah (God)
- Belief in His Angels
- Belief in His Holy Books
- Belief in His Prophets (Rasool)
- Belief in the Last Day (Day of Judgement)
- Belief in Life after Death and Destiny
b. What does having Iman in Allah mean?
Having Iman in Allah means to strongly believe from the heart that:
- Allah is One.
- He is the All-Powerful Creator of everything.
- He controls our life, death, and destiny.
- We must obey Him, pray to Him, and do what pleases Him.
- Hazrat Muhammad is His last messenger.
c. What are the names and responsibilities of the four famous angels?
- Hazrat Jibraeel: His job was to bring Allah’s messages to the prophets. He brought the Qur’an to Prophet Muhammad.
- Hazrat Mikaeel: He is responsible for wind, rain, and providing food for all creatures.
- Hazrat Izraeel: He is the angel who takes away life when a person dies.
- Hazrat Israfael: He will blow the trumpet (Soor) on the Last Day to signal the end of the world.
d. Name at least five rasool of Allah.
Five prophets (rasool) of Allah are:
- Hazrat Adam
- Hazrat Nooh (Noah)
- Hazrat Ibrahim (Abraham)
- Hazrat Moosa (Moses)
- Hazrat Isa (Jesus)
(Others include Hazrat Ismail, Hazrat Ishaq, Hazrat Dawood, and Hazrat Yunus)
e. What three things must Muslims believe about the Day of Judgement?
Muslims must believe that:
- There will be a last day called Qiyamat when the world will end.
- Everyone will be brought back to life to stand before Allah and be judged for their good and bad deeds.
- People will be sent to Jannat (Paradise) as a reward for good people or Jahannum (Hell) as a punishment for those who disobeyed Allah.
Fill in the Blanks
a. The two angels who record the good and bad deeds of people are called Kiraman Katibeen.
b. Allah’s rasool preached His messages to His people.
c. Qiyamat is the day when the whole world will come to an end.
(Note: “Dayamot” seems to be a misspelling of “Qiyamat”, which is the correct term from the text)
d. Destiny is an article of faith.
e. In life after death, people with good deeds will go to paradise.