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Ahmad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Qadi

THE ISLAMIC FAITH A SIMPLIFIED

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shape Belief in Allah

That Allah exists is an absolute truth: ‘Thus it is, because Allah alone is the Ultimate Truth, and all that people invoke beside Him is sheer falsehood, and because Allah alone is the One Most High, Great’.

To deny Allah’s existence is an act of arrogance, injustice and disbelief: ‘[Moses] said, “You know full well that none other than the Lord of the heavens and the earth has revealed these

 

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  • Al-Fatiha

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  • Al-Baqarah

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(54: 49)
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Seeing Allah

His messengers, and the Last Day has indeed gone far astray. (4: 136) ‘We have created everything in due measure’.

he essence of the Islamic faith is the belief in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day and divine decree: good and bad. Allah says in the Qur’an: ‘Truly righteous is he who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the Prophets’. (2: 177)0 ‘Believers! Do believe in Allah and His Messenger, and in the Book which He has bestowed from on high upon His Messenger, and in the Book which He sent down in earlier times. Anyone who denies Allah, His angels, is revealed books

Leadership and community

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One: The pledge of allegiance

The Prophet says: ‘Whoever dies without having given a pledge of allegiance, dies in an un-Islamic condition’.

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Two: Obedeince towards leaders in what is reasonable

This includes participation in the pilgrimage with the rulers, whether they are pious or sinners, as well as Friday and Eid prayers. It further includes giving them sincere advice, and referring any dispute to Allah’s book and the Prophet’s Sunnah. Allah says: ‘Believers, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those from among you who have been entrusted with authority. If you are in dispute over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you truly believe in Allah and the Last Day. This is the best [for you], and most suitable for final determination’.

(4: 59)