To believe in:
1) Allah (in His Existence, His Oneness in His Attributes, His deserving to be worshipped and supplicated and His right to legislate.)
2) The Angels
3)The Books (The Torah, Gospel, Psalms, and Qur'an)
The belief in The Books Comprises of 4 matters:
1. To believe that the descent of the Books is truly from Allah (swt)
2) To believe in the Books whose names we know, each according to its name, like Al-Qur’aan which was sent down unto Muhammad (N), At-Tawraat which was revealed to Moosaa (O), the Injeel which was brought down to ‘Eesaa (O), and Az-Zaboor which was given to Daawood (O). As to those Books which we don’t know their names, we believe in them on the whole.
3) To attest to their authentic information like the news told in the Qur’aan and (or) in the old Scriptures as long as they are not altered or changed.
4)Acting upon its un-abrogated statutes, accepting and submitting to them whether we realize the wisdom behind them or we don’t. All of the old Scriptures are abrogated by the Great Qur’aan. 4)The Messengers
The belief in the Messengers Comprises 4 Matters
- to believe that their Message is a true one from Allah
- to believe in those of them whose names we know. As regard to those of them whose names we don't know, we believe in them on the whole (as true Messengers from Allah (swt)
- to believe in what is authentically reported from their news.
- To act upon the Sharee'ah of the Messenger who is sent to us amongst them, and he is Muhammad (saws), the last o the Messengers (and Prophets) who is sent to mankind.
6)Qadr (Divine Preordainment)
Belief in the Qadr comprises of 4 matters:
First: The Belief that Allah (G) knew
everything on the whole and in detail which took place in the past and is
taking or will take place in the future and forever, whether it is related to
His Actions or the actions of His Ibaad (creatures).
Second: The Belief that Allah (G) wrote (everything pertaining to His Knowledge) in Al-Lauhul Mahfoudh.[1] Regarding these two aspects (knowledge and writing
Third: The Belief that all created things do not come to exist except by the Will of Allah (G) making no difference whether it pertains to His Action or to that of the created beings
Fourth: The Belief that all beings are created by Allah including Thawaatiha (their selves), their qualities and their motion.
