Conclusion of the Three Fundamental Principles

Conclusion

When people die, they will be resurrected, and the proof is His saying, «From it [i.e., the earth] We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you another time» (Qur'an 20: 55). Also, His saying: «And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth. Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction» (Qur'an 71:17-18). After the resurrection, they will be held accountable; either rewarded or punished for their actions. The proof of this is His saying, «And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth - that He may recompense those who do evil with [the penalty of] what they have done and recompense those who do good with the best [reward]» (Qur'an 53: 31) (1). Whoever denies the resurrection has disbelieved, and the proof is His saying, «Those who disbelieve have claimed that they will never be resurrected. Say, 'Yes, by my Lord, you will surely be resurrected; then you will surely be informed of what you did. And that, for God, is easy» (Qur'an 64:7) (2). Allah has sent all the messengers to bring good news and to warn. The proof is His saying, «[We have sent] messengers as bringers of good news and warners» (Qur'an 4:165). The first of them is Nuh, and the last of them is Muhammad –may Allah praise and send him peace-, and he (Muhammad) is the seal of the prophets, and the proof that Nuh is the first of the messengers is His saying, «Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Messenger], as We have revealed to Noah and the prophets after him.» (Chapter 4: 163) (3).

• All people will taste death without exception, and they will be resurrected for a great day, the Day of Judgement, and then they will be judged; either rewarded or punished for their actions.
• And whoever denies the resurrection and the judgement has disbelieved, because he has denied a pillar from the pillars of faith.
• Nuh is the first of the messengers, and the proof is His saying, «Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Messenger], as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him» (Qur'an 4:16). The first prophet is Adam–may Allah praise and send him peace-. The prophet–may Allah praise and send him peace- was asked if Adam was a prophet? He said: “A prophet that was spoken to by Allah” (Ibn Hibaan). The last prophet and messenger is Muhammad –may Allah praise and send him peace-. The proof is Allah’s saying: «Muhammad is not the father of any one of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the seal [i.e., last] of the prophets. And ever is Allah, of all things, Knowing» (Qur'an 33:40).

Allah has made it obligatory upon all the slaves to disbelieve in everything which is worshiped besides Him and to believe in Allah. Ibn Qayyim –may Allah have mercy on him- has said: "'Taghoot is that through which the person has passed the boundaries, with regards to worship, following, or obedience". Allah has sent a messenger to every nation, from Nooh to Muhammad–may Allah have mercy on him- each ordering their people to worship Allah alone and forbidding them from worshipping false deities.

The proof is His saying, «And We have certainly sent to every nation a messenger, [saying], 'Worship Allah and avoid Taghoot» (Qur'an 16:36). These false deities are many, but their heads are five. Iblees -may Allah curse him-, whoever is worshipped and they are pleased with it, whoever calls people to worship them, whoever claims to know the unseen, and whoever rules by something other than what Allah revealed. The proof is His saying, «There is no compulsion in acceptance of the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghoot and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. Allah is the All -Hearing and All- Knowing» (Qur'an 2:25). This is the meaning of ‘there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah’, and in the Prophetic statement, “The head of the matter is Islam, its pillar is prayer, and its top is struggle for the sake of Allah” (Tirmidhee).