
Basic Tenets of Faith
Torment and Blessing in the Grave
The belief of Ahl As-Sunnah wal-Jama`ah is that there is torment and punishment in the grave and life in Al-barzakh, and there is blessing and pleasure, according to the status of the deceased. According to the most correct scholarly view, the torment of the grave befalls both the soul and the body.SaveWhy Must We Love the Prophet Muhammad?
Muslims love Prophet Muhammad the most for the following reasons: • Allah has commanded us to obey the Prophet. • Allah has told us that obedience to the Prophet is obedience to Him. • Allah has warned us against failing to obey Prophet Muhammad. • The Muslim’s faith cannot be complete unless he loves the Prophet and until the Prophet is dearer to him than his father, his son, his own self and all the people.SaveSigns of a Good End in Islam
Signs of a good end in Islam are: Uttering the Shahadah (testimony of faith) when dying. Dying with sweat on the forehead. Dying on the night or day of Friday. Dying as a fighter for the sake of Allah. Dying of plague. Dying of a stomach disease. Dying because of being crushed by a falling wall or by drowning. A woman dying as a result of childbirth, or when she is pregnant. Death caused by burning, pleurisy and tuberculosis. Dying while defending one’s religion, wealth or life. Dying while guarding the borders of Islam for the sake of Allah. Dying whilst doing a righteous deed.SaveThe Best Means to Increase Your Faith
The best 3 means to increase your faith are: 1- Learning about Allah through His names and attributes; 2- Observing the signs of Allah in the universe and the signs of Shari`ah; 3- Performing many acts of worship.SaveHow Will People Pass Over the Sirat?
The Sirat is a bridge that will be set up over Hell, over which people will pass according to their deeds. Some will pass as fast as the blink of an eye, or as fast as lightning, or as fast as the wind, or as fast as swift horses. Some will cross running, some walking, some crawling, and some will be snatched and thrown into the Fire, each according to his deeds.SaveWhat Do Muslims Think about the Gospels?
1. Muslims believe that Allah revealed the Gospel (Injil) to His Prophet `Isa (Jesus). Muslims also believe that, apart from the Quran, no book remained as it was revealed by Allah, neither the Gospel nor anything else. 2. There are four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Christians agreed that Luke and Mark did not see the Messiah (peace be upon him), rather he was seen by Matthew and John. The four Gospels were written by these men after the Messiah had been taken up into heaven.SaveWhat Does Islam Say About Other Religions?
Islam considers other religions to be either fabricated and false, or abrogated. The fabricated and false religions are those like the ancient Arabian practise of worshipping idols and stones. The abrogated religions are those which were taught by the Prophets who came before our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).SaveDifferences between Christianity and Islam
Muslims believe that there is only One God and that Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His Messenger. They also believe that Jesus was a human being with no divine qualities. Christians, on the other hand, believe in the divinity of Jesus as the Son of God and the second person of the holy trinity. They hold that divinity can be incarnated in humanity and that Jesus (Peace be upon him) was crucified by the Jews, dying on the cross as a ransom for mankind to atone for original sin.SaveTypes of Love in Islam
Love in Islam may be divided into specific love and general love. Specific love may be divided into permissible love and prohibited love. General love is of three types: 1- natural love; 2- love based on mercy and pity; and 3- love based on acquaintance and friendship.SaveReconciling the Divine Decree and Free Will
There is no contradiction between the fact that things are decreed and written, and the fact that we have free will when doing them, for we do not know what is written and we feel that we have complete freedom to choose what actions to take, and we distinguish between involuntary actions such as the heartbeat and the activity of the intestines, and voluntary actions that we do with our hands or feet or eyes and so on.Save