one's trust in something or someone." In Islamic Sharee'ah
(legislation), Eemaan means putting one's entire trust in, and having
complete faith in Allaah, His Prophet andHis message.
Therefore, one who puts his entire trust in Allaah should not only
testify to his faith by word of mouth, but must also accept it with
all his heart and soul and then staunchly adheres to it physically.
Furthermore, he is obliged to do good works in keeping with the
fundamentals of the faith, as coinciding faith with right action is
absolutely vital.
Acceptance of Allaah as your Lord is like making a promise to place
Him atthe center of your life, so that He may become the pivot of your
thoughts and emotions. It means entrusting yourself to Him entirely,
and focusing all your hopes and aspirations, fears and entreaties upon
Him.Then, instead of living forworldly things, you should live for the
serviceof your Sustainer. He, Al-Mighty, will thus become all in all
in your life.
A Muslim declares his faith by saying: "Ash-hadu Allaa Ilaaha
Illallaah, Wa Ash-hadu Anna Muhammadun Rasoolullaah" (testify
thatthere no god (worthy of worship) except Allaah and that Muhammad
is the Messenger of Allaah) Its recital is called the Shahaadah.
For Muslims there are certain requirements, which have to be observed
regarding the Shahaadah. They are as follows:
• It has to be uttered aloud, at least once in a lifetime.
• It's meaning has to befully understood.
• It should be believed in "with the heart."
• It should be physicallyimplemented.
• It should be professeduntil death.
The six basic beliefs
There are six things that are essential for a Muslimto believe in.
These essential beliefs are pillars without which ones faith is not
accepted. They are called the articles (or pillars) of faith.
1. Allaah: To believe in Allaah, to believe that He exists, that He is
One, and that He Alone is the Creator, and Lord over everything, and
that He Alone is Worthy of worship. Additionally, one must believe in
all the beautiful Names and Attributes with which Allaah described
Himself or His messenger described Him with.
2. The Angels: To believe in the angels who alwaysobey Him and are His
creation of Allaah, and that Allaah created them from light.
3. The Revealed Books: Allaah revealed Books to His Prophets for the
guidance of mankind. Wemust believe that all these Books mentioned in
the Quran were revelations from Allaah.
4. The Messengers of Allaah: To believe in Allaah's prophets. We must
believe in all the prophets and give them due respect.
5. The Last Day: To believein the Day of Judgment and to believe that
life in this world will come to an end one day and that everything in
this world will perish. Then Allaah will bring all beings back to life
and will judge them according to all that they did while they lived on
earth.
6. The Predestination andDivine Decree: To believe that everything
comes from Allaah. This means that Allaah knows everything that is
going to happen, whether good or bad, Has predestined for it to happen
and decreed it.
Man too often lives for worldly objectives which come to dominate his
thoughts and emotions and thus resulting in him leading a heedless
life. The life that is truly worth striving for is that which is lived
for the sake of attaining the pleasure of one's Lord.
Man should live in remembrance of Allaah. His name should be on his
lips as he wakens and as he sleeps. As he halts or proceeds on his
way, he should live in trust of Allaah, and when he speaks or remains
silent, it should be for the pleasure of his Lord.
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