Pillars of Emaan

The First Pillar: to believe in Allah or Believing Allah

1. To believe in the existence of Allah, the Perfect One.
2. To believe in Tawheed of Lordship (the actions of Allah)
3. To believe in Tawheed of Worship (only Allah should be worshipped)
4. To believe in the Names and Attributes of Allah.

The proof for existence of Allah can be summarized into four categories:

1. The intellect

The intellect cannot imagine the existence of the creation without the existence of the Creator.

«Or were they created by nothing? Or were they themselves the creators?»

• (Qur'an52:35).
• Senses
• In difficult times you raise your hands to the sky and say ‘O Lord’ ‘O Lord’ ‘O Lord’ and by the permission of Allah your calamity is removed.

• Al-Fitrah (Natural Instinct)
• “No one is born except they are upon Al-Fitrah (natural instinct). His parents turn him into a Jew or Christian or Magian…” (Bukharee and Muslim).

• Legislated Sources
• Legislated sources are many. Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned that there is not a verse in the Book of Allah except that it has a reference to Tawheed, without exception.

 Second: Belief in His angels

Angels are from the invisible world. Allah has created them from light. They obey Allah and never disobey Him. They have souls «holy spirit» (Qur'an 2:87), a body «Who made the angels messengers with wings» (Qur'an 35:1), heart «So much so that when fear is banished from their (angel’s) hearts» (Qur'an 34:23) and intellect «they (angels) say: ‘What is it that you Lord has said?» (Qur'an 34:23). They question and respond which proves that they have an intellect. We believe in them, their names (Jibreel, Meekaaeel, Israafeel, etc.), their duties (such as 'the carriers of the Throne'), and everything else we have been informed about them.

Third: Belief in the Books

We believe that they are from the Speech of Allah sent down to us and not created. Allah sent with every Messenger a book. We believe in those that Allah has informed us of by name, their narrations, and their rulings which have not been abrogated by the Qur’an, since the Qur’an abrogates what came before it from these Scriptures and it is Muhaiminan (trustworthy in highness and a witness) over them. (Al-Qur’an, At-Tawraah (The Torah of Prophet Moosaa), Al-Injeel (The Gospel of Prophet Eesaa), Az-Zaboor (The book of Prophet David), Suhoof Ibraheem and Moosaa (The Scriptures of Prophets Ibraheem and Moosaa).

  Fouth: Belief in Messengers

We believe that they are all men and possess none of the characteristics of Lordship. Allah has chosen them, has sent down revelation to them, and has aided them with His verses and signs. We believe that they are slaves of Allah and should not be worshipped, messengers and should not be rejected, they have conveyed what has been entrusted upon them, they have advised their people, they have fulfilled their mission, and have struggled in the way of Allah. We believe in all of them, their names, their stories, and in the signs that Allah used to aid them with. The first Prophets is Aadam, the first Messenger is Nooh, and the seal of the Prophets is Muhammad –may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon them all-. All of the previous laws are abrogated by the law revealed to Muhammad ڠ

Fifth: Belief in the Last Day

Believing in everything that happens after death; the soul exiting the body, the Angels carrying it to the heavens and either the heavens will open or the gates of the heavens will be closed on him, then they will return it back to his body and s/he hears the footsteps of those burying him. Then the two angels will question, the punishment or reward of the grave, the resurrection, the account, the Siraat (the bridge), paradise or Hell Fire, the intercession, the believers seeing their Lord on the Day of Judgement and in Paradise as Allah wills, and Hawdh (River) of the Prophet –may Allah praise him and send him peace-.

Sixth: Belief in the Qadar

It consists of four matters