Believing in the Qadar
Allaah, ta`aalaa, said in the Qur’aan: (إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ) Innaa kulla shay’in khalaqnaahu biqadar Aayah 49 of Sooratul-Qamar means: {Allaah creates everything according to His Destining.} The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, said: الإيمانُ أن تُؤمِنَ باللهِ وَ ملائِكَتِهِ و كُتُبِهِ وَ رُسلِهِ واليَومِ الآخِرِ و تُؤمِنَ بِالقَدَرِ […]
The Oneness of Allaah
Allah, ta`ala said in the Qur’an: { لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ ۖ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ البَصِيرُ }سورة الشورى 11 Laysa kamithlihi shay’ Ayah 11 of Suratush-Shura means: {Nothing resembles Him (Allah) in any way.} This means that Allah, ta`ala, does not resemble any of His creations. It was related that a […]
The Belief in Prophet Muhammad
Muslims believe that Muhammad (son of `Abdullaah, the son of `Abdul Muttalib, the son of Haashim, the son of `Abdu Manaaf, of the noblest Arab tribe: Quraysh) was God’s last Prophet and Messenger (may Allaah raise his rank). He was sent to both Jinn (invisible beings that God created from fire– the non-Muslims among them […]
The Attributes of Allaah
The scholars said that it is obligatory upon every accountable person (mukallaf) to know thirteen Attributes of Allaah. They are: Existence, Oneness, Eternity, Everlastingness, Non-neediness of others, Power, Will, Knowledge, Hearing, Sight, Life, Speech, and Non-Resemblance to the Creation. The explanation of these attributes is as follows: Existence: It is obligatory to believe that Allaah […]
The Accountable Person (Al-Mukallaf)
Islaamically, the accountable person (al-mukallaf) is the one who is pubescent, sane, and has received the message of Islam. Pubescence happens when one reaches the age of fifteen (15) lunar years, or otherwise. The sane person is the one who has not lost one’s mind.For one to be accountable (mukallaf), it is a condition that […]
HOW DOES ONE BECOME A MUSLIM?
One becomes a Muslim by believing in the Two Testifications of Faith and uttering them with the intention of leaving out blasphemy (kufr). What are the Two Testifications of Faith? The Two Testifications of Faith are: أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأشهد أن محمدا رسول الله In English: I BEAR WITNESS THAT NO ONE […]
