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− walqadri khairihi wa sharrihi". − − 'Umar ibn Khattab relates that they were sitting in the company of the ra ±± − Holy Prophet when suddenly a man arrived. He was wearing clean white sa clothes, and his hair was jet black. He did not look as though he was a traveler, and he was not known to anyone there. He sat down close to the Holy Prophet , his knees touching the knees of the Holy Prophet. He sa sa said: "O Muhammad, Tell me something about faith. " The Holy Prophet sa ± replied: "Faith is that you should believe in Allah, His Angels, His Books − and His Prophets; that you should believe in the Day of Judgement and you should believe in the Divine laws regarding good and evil. " (Tirmidhi Kitabul ‘iman Bab fil wasf Jibril annabiyyul ‘iman wal Islam) − − − − − ± − − − − Islam has six fundamental articles of faith, which must be − professed by everyone who desires to become a Muslim. a 1. Unity of All h (Tauhid) − ± − 2. Angels 3. Books 4. Prophets 5. The Day of Judgment 6. Divine Decree (Taqdir) − 1. Unity of Allah ( ) Tauhid − ± − The first article of faith in Islam is to firmly believe in the absolute − Oneness of God. Acknowledgment of the Oneness of Allah is the most − important and the cardinal principle of Islam. It is a Unity which is − unsplittable and indivisible, and one which cannot be multiplied or compromised in any form. The belief in the Unity of God influences man's life in all its aspects. All other beliefs spring from this Fountainhead of eternal truth. To deny Allah's Oneness, and to associate any other with Him − ( ), is the gravest sin in Islam. i. e. , Shirk − 54