The religion of Islam requires accepting some main Articles of Faith. These are the core beliefs - without any one of these, one would not be accepted as a believer. The acceptance of these Articles leads to the practical five Pillars of Islam. These are the Articles of Faith in Islam:
- Belief in the Oneness of Allah (God) To believe in the existence of God, and that He is One, Alive and Eternal, Infinite and Mighty, Merciful and Compassionate, Creator and Sustainer, Generous and Kind and He takes care of the whole universe.
- Belief in the Angels Angels are pure and sinless creations of Allah (God) (God) alone and fulfil and obey His commands. Some of the most well known amongst the Angels are the Archangels: Jibraeel (Gabriel), Mikaeel (Michael), Israfeel (Raphael) and Izraeel (also known as Malakal Mawt or the Angel of Death). (light). They worship Allah
- Belief in the Revealed Scriptures / Books sent by God Muslims believe that all the Revelations sent by Almighty Allah (God) to Messengers were true. These include the Qur'aan, the Torah (Tawraat), the Gospel (Injeel), the Scrolls of Abraham (Sahifas) and the Psalms of David (Zabur), in there original form. The only authentic, unaltered and complete book of Allah (God) in existence today is the Qur'aan.
- Belief in all the Prophets and Messengers sent by God Muslims believe in all the Messengers of Allah (God) without any discrimination amongst them. They were chosen by Allah (God) to teach mankind and deliver His divine message. Some of those mentioned in the Qur'aan are; Adam, Ibraheem (Abraham), Musa (Moses), Dawood (David), Isa (Jesus) and Muhammad- the Final Prophet (Peace be upon them all).
- Belief in the Day of Judgment and Accountability Muslims believe that Allah (God) has appointed a day in which He will judge between the Creation that this world will come to an end and that all the people will be brought back to life (resurrected) in order to face the Judgment by Almighty Allah (God) in accordance to their actions. Then they will be either rewarded with Heaven or punished in Hell.
- Belief in Destiny or Predetermination (Qadar) Muslims believe that Almighty Allah (God) has timeless knowledge of, and control over everything that He has created. All actions good or bad occur for a reason and hence Muslims lay their trust in Allah (God).
- Belief in life after Death A Muslim must have conviction that there is life in the Hereafter.
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