Basics of Religious Education — Page 5
5 5 5 5 5 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION Set of Beliefs Set of Beliefs Set of Beliefs Set of Beliefs Set of Beliefs F aith or Eeman is the foundation of Islam. Eeman means our accep- tance of all the beliefs, which constitute the Islamic Faith. These are defined in one of the Traditions (Ahadith) of the Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad sa , as follows: “The requirements of Eeman (Faith) are that you should believe in Allah and in His Angels and in His Books and in His Prophets and in the Last Day and that you should be- lieve in Allah’s determination of good or of evil (Decree of Allah) ”. (Muslim) The Six Articles of Islamic Faith mentioned in the above tradition are as follows: 1 - Belief in Allah (One God) 2 - Belief in the Angels of Allah 3 - Belief in the Books of Allah 4 - Belief in the Prophets of Allah 5 - Belief in the Last Day 6 - Belief in the Decree of Allah The Holy Qur’an (2:4) mentions the righteous people who believe in al- Ghaib , i. e. , the unseen. Besides other meanings, the Arabic word al-Ghaib refers to the above Articles of Faith which are all unseen. No doubt, a re- vealed Book is visible as a book, but the fact that it is a revealed Book of Allah is unseen. Similarly, a prophet of Allah is visible as a human being, but the fact that he has a mission from God remains unseen. Six Articles of Eeman (Faith) 1. 2 1. 2 1. 2 1. 2 1. 2 I I I I I S L A M S L A M S L A M S L A M S L A M — S — S — S — S — S ET ET ET ET ET O F O F O F O F O F B B B B B ELIEFS ELIEFS ELIEFS ELIEFS ELIEFS