The six articles of faith - Sunni Islam
In Muslims who believe in the successorship of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali as leaders of the Muslim community after the Prophet Muhammad. Islam, there are six main articles of faith:
- Belief in one God (The belief in the oneness of Allah. It is acknowledged in the First Pillar of Islam: There is no god but God.) This means having absolute faith in the oneness of God. Allah is simply the Arabic word for God and is not the name of any other being. Muslims believe that nothing can be likened to Allah. It is important to note that Allah has no plural in Arabic, showing the belief in the oneness of God.
- Belief in angels (The Arabic word for angels, used in the Qur’an.) Muslims believe that God’s greatness means he cannot communicate directly with humans. Instead, God passed messages to his Someone believed to give messages from God. via malaikah, angels, who were God’s first creation and who always obey him.
- Belief in holy books (The belief in books which were revealed by Allah.) The holy books of Islam should be respected. This is especially true of the The Recitation or Reading. Allah’s eternal utterance revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Jibril as his final revelation to humankind., which is the direct and unchanged word of God, revealed to the The last messenger of Allah, and founder of Islam, called ‘Seal of the prophets’ in the Qur’an..
- Belief in the prophets (Prophets chosen by Allah to deliver his message to humanity.) Allah is believed to have communicated with the prophets through the angels. Muslims believe the prophets should be respected but never worshipped.
- Belief in the Day of Judgement and the afterlife (Everlasting life after death in Islam.) All Muslims believe that this life is a test. When they die, they will be judged by God and sent to either Paradise or Hell.
- Belief in predestination (Al Qadr) This means that everything in the universe is following a divine masterplan, which shows the importance of God’s will. Muslims believe that Allah knows or decides everything that will happen:
In all things the master-planning is God’s (Qur’an 13:42).
Question
What is nubuwwah?
Nubuwwah is the fourth article of faith in Sunni Islam. It is the belief that God chose special people, called prophets, to communicate messages to humankind.
