The First Pillar

Believing in Allah To believe in the Names and Attributes To believe in Tawheed of Lordship To believe in Tawheed of Worship worshipped) To believe in the existence of Allah 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.” Senses In difficult times you raise your hands to the sky and say ‘O Lord’ ‘O Lord’ ‘O Lord’ and by the per mission of Allah your calamity is removed. Natural Instinct “No one is born except they are upon Al-Fitrah. His parents turn him into a Jew or Christian or Magian…” (Bukharee and Muslim). 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’an 52:35)

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), 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 an d respond which proves that they have intellect. We believe in them, their names ( Jibreel , Meekaaeel , Israafeel , etc.), their duties (such as ‘the carriers of the Throne’), and everything 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/ P salm (The book of Prophet Dawood), Suhu f of Ibraheem and Moosaa (The Scriptures of Prophets Ibraheem and Moosaa).

Fourth: Belief in the Messengers

We believe that they are all men and possess none of the characteristics of Lordship. Allah sent them, sent down revelation to them, and aided them with His verses and signs. We believe that they are slaves and not to be worshipped, messengers not to be re jected, they conveyed the message, they advised their nations, they fulfilled their mission and 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 of the Prophe ts 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 .ﷺ

Fifth: Belief in the Last Day

Believing in everything that happens after death from the soul exiting the body, the Angels carrying it to the heavens – either the heavens will open or the gates of the heavens will be closed on him -, then they will return it back to the body as one hears the footsteps of the those burying him. Then the questioning of the two angels, and the punishment or reward of the grave, followed by the resurrection, the account, the Bridge, Paradise or Hell Fire, the intercession, and the believers seeing their Lord on the Day of Judgement and in P aradise as Allah wills, and Hawd h (River) of the Prophet –may Allah praise him and send him peace -. Sixth: Belief in the Qadar (Predestiny) Consists of four matters: Creation : The slave is created and his actions follow him so they are created as well. “Allah has created you and that which you do” (37:96). Writing : Allah –Glorified is He – commanded the Pen to write everything that will happen until the Day of Judgment. Allah says: ”And there is nothing concealed within the heaven and the earth except that it is in a clear Register” (27:75). Will: People have a will but their will cannot be executed except by the will of Allah, for whatever Allah wills happens, and whatever Allah does not will, will not come to pass. Allah says :”And you do not will except that Allah wills – Lord of the worlds” (81:29). Knowledge: To believe that Allah is All -Knowing of everything and nothing is hidden from Him neither on Earth nor in the Heavens. Allah says: ”He ˹fully˺ knows what is ahead of them and what is behind them…” (2:255).