Three Basic Faith 1.Oneness of Allah 2.The Prophethood 3.Life After Death

THE BELIEFS OF ISLAM REGARDING ALLAH:

We should have the belief about Allah:
Oneness of God: "Tawheed"
There is ONLY One God (Allah). In Islam to believe in Allah is not only to believe in Allah's existence but also to believe in all Allah's attributions, to worship Allah alone, and to obey all Allah's commands. Tawheed includes the oneness of the Lordship, oneness of Worship and oneness of Names and Attributes:
A) Oneness of Lordship: To believe that Allah is The ONLY Creator, Provider, and The Commander.
B) Oneness of Worship: To believe that Allah is the ONLY God who should be worshipped, and obeyed as Allah prescribed.
C) Oneness of Allah's Names and Attributes: To believe that Allah Is Perfect and His Names and Attributes are Perfect according to what Allah tells us about Himself in the Quran, believing that those Names and Attributes, in their perfection, belong only to Allah.
◊ NO one shares Allah's divinity that is neither angel nor human. Allah says: "And Allah makes none to share in His decision and His rule." (Holy Quran 18:26)
◊ There is no intermediary who will take any one nearer to Allah or plead on anyone's behalf except with the Allah permission on the day of judgement.. They believe that any individual can directly supplicate to Allah and ask for anything he/she wants.
  1. Allah the Most Exalted is One.
  2. None is worthy of worship and devotion except Allah.
  3. There is no partner of Allah.
  4. He Knows everything; nothing is hidden from Him
  5. He is All Powerful and Mighty.
  6. It is He who created the earth, the sky, the moon, the sun, the stars, the angels, human beings, genies and the entire universe.
  7. He gives life and death. In other words, life and death of all creatures take place by His command.
  8. He feeds all His creation.
  9. He does not eat, drink, or sleep.
  10. He is Self-existent from eternity and will last till eternity.
  11. No one has created Him.
  12. He has no father, no son, no daughter, no wife, or other relations. He is above all such relationships.
  13. All depend on Him. He does not depend on anyone, and He has no needs.
  14. He is Peerless. There is nothing like Him. Nothing resembles Him.
  15. He is free from all imperfections.
  16. Unlike His creatures, He does not have hands, legs, nose, ears, face and shape.
  17. After creating the angels He has appointed them to carry out specific tasks, and to manage the affairs of the universe.
  18. He sent messengers for the guidance of His creatures; to teach people how to follow the true religion, do good deeds, and forbid them from the evil things.

THE ANGELS (MALAAIKAH):

Angels are a creation of Allah, the Almighty, created from light (NUR). They are invisible to us. They are neither male nor female. They do not disobey Allah and do not commit acts of sin. They are always busy in doing their task, assigned to them by Allah. The angels are many . No one except Allah know their exact number. We, however, know that there are many angels. Four of them are very famous and close to Allah. The first one of them is Angle Jibra'il (Gabriel) who brought Allah's Scriptures, Messages, and Commands to the prophets. The second is Angle Israfil who will blow the trumpet on the Day of Judgement. The third is Angle Mika'il who is appointed to manage the rains and to deliver livelihood to Allah's creatures. The fourth is Angle Izra'il, responsible for ending the life of Allah's creatures.
 

THE BOOKS OF ALLAH (The Divine Scriptures):

The Divine Scriptures (Books of Allah) are big and small. They were revealed to the Prophets. The big ones are called the Books, and the small ones are known as the Scrolls (Sahifas). The four famous Divine Books, and who are the Prophets upon whom these were revealed?
  1. The Holy Taurat (Torah) was revealed to Prophet Musa (Moses) (Peace be upon him).
  2. The Holy Zabur (Psalms) was revealed to Prophet Da'ud (David) (Peace be upon him).
  3. The Holy Injil (The New Testament) was revealed to Prophet Isa (Jesus) (Peace be upon him), and the;
  4. The Holy Qur'an, was revealed to our Holy Prophet Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).
The exact number of the Divine Scrolls (Sahifas) is not known. Nevertheless, some of them were revealed to Prophet Adam (Peace be on him), some to Prophet Sheeth (Peace be on him) and some to Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham), peace be on him. Apart from theses there are other Scrolls that were revealed to some other prophets.

THE MESSENGERS OF ALLAH (peace be on them):

1.The Allah's Messengers (Rasuls) are human beings, and Allah's servants. Allah appointed them to convey His messages to the other human beings. 

2.They were truthful; never lie, and did not commit sin. 

3.They showed miracles on Allah's commands; convey His messages in full, without adding, or leaving out anything from the orders of Allah. 

4.Nor did they withhold any of His messages. 

5.The Prophets (Nabi) were also human beings, and Allah's servants, They convey the commands of Allah to His beings; were truthful and never told a lie, nor committed any sins. They did not subtract or add anything in the commands of Allah, nor did they hide any Divine orders.

6.The prophet were appointed only by Allah's choice; meaning that there were no role for human effort, or intentions in this regard. This bestow, solely, depends on Allah's will.

7.Many Messengers and Prophets came to this world only Allah knows their exact number. A Muslim should believe and testify that all of them were true and right Messengers of Allah. The first Prophet was Prophet Adam (Peace be on him)., 
There are 25 prophets mentioned by name in the Qur'an, although Muslims believe that there were many more in different times and places. Among the prophets that mentioned in Quran are 
  • Adam 
  • Idris (Enoch)
  • Nuh (Noah)
  • Hud
  • Saleh
  • Ibrahim (Abraham)
  • Isma'il (Ishmael)
  • Ishaq (Isaac)
  • Lut (Lot)
  • Ya'qub (Jacob)
  • Yousef (Joseph)
  • Shu'aib
  • Ayyub (Job)
  • Musa (Moses)
  • Harun (Aaron)
  • Dhu'l-kifl (Ezekiel)
  • Dawud (David)
  • Sulaiman (Solomon)
  • Ilias (Elias)
  • Al-Yasa (Elisha)
  • Yunus (Jonah)
  • Zakariyya (Zechariah)
  • Yahya (John)
  • 'Isa (Jesus)
  • Muhammad 

  •                             (Peace be on All Prophets)
The last Prophet was The Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace be on him). The Muslims believe that the appointment of the Prophets and Messengers ended with The Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace be on him). 
No new Prophet will come until the Day of Judgement. After Prophet Muhammad (Peace be on him), whosoever claims to be a prophet, is a liar. Prophet Muhammad (Peace be on him) is the most exalted and glorious of all the Messengers and Prophets. He, too, is Allah's servant and obedient to Him. He is the most exalted after Allah, the Almighty.

THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT:

The most single certain and uncertain event in this world is related to the death, everyone certain that he or she will die one day but they are not certain when they will die. It is a fundamental belief of a Muslim that one day this universe will perish on the day of Qiyamma (Doomed day) when Angel Isra'fil (Peace be on him) will blow the trumpet. Its sound will be so frightening and intense that it's shock will kill every living thing and every material will be shattered and destroyed. That day all human beings and living souls Shall die; the entire universe will perish. Mountains will fly like cotton flakes, and the planets and stars etc. will disintegrate and fall down. The Day of Judgement (Qiyamat) is about to come. But no one known its exact time. except Allah. All that is we known is that it will be on (a) Friday, the 10th of Muharram. Our Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be on him) has foretold some signs of Qiyamat. By observing those signs, nearness of the Day of Judgement can be determined. they are:
 
  1. Sins begin to increase in the world.
  2. People begin to disobey their parents, and become harsh towards them.
  3. There is breach of trust.
  4. Singing, dancing, and revelry is in abundance
  5. The new generation begins to find fault in their forefathers.
  6. Uneducated, and the ill-educated become the leaders.
  7. Shepherds etc. and lowly placed people begin to build lofty buildings.
  8. Incompetent and unworthy persons are appointed to high positions.
When the above things happen, take that the Qiyamat is near.

THE FATE (TAQDIR):

Allah knows the good and bad of every thing, and He has full knowledge of His creation even before He brings them into existence. This prior knowledge of Allah is known as Fate or Destiny. Nothing good or bad is beyond Allah's knowledge.

RESURRECTION AFTER DEATH:

The On the Day of Judgement Angel Israfil (Peace be on him) will blow the trumpet for the second time when all things would re-emerge. The human beings, too, will come to life and presented before Allah, the Almighty, in the Plain of Resurrection (Maidan-e-Hashr). All shall be called to account, and good and bad deeds Will be paid for. The day when all this takes place is called 'Day of Reckoning' (You-mul-Hashr) i.e. when all are gathered; 'Yau-mul-Jaza' i.e. the Day to repay and 'Yau-mul-Hissab' i.e. the Day of Reckoning.
.  Article taken (with Thanks) from As-Sidq

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