Articles of Faith in Islam

Faith in Islam

There are six articles of faith in Islam:

1. Belief in Allah

2.Belief in Angles,

3. Belief in the Books (Scriptures) of Allah

4. Belief in the Prophets of Allah,

5. Belief in the Day of Judgment

6. Belief in the Divine Laws

Umar ibn Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, relates:

We were sitting in the company of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, when suddenly a man arrived. He was wearing clean, white clothes and his hair was jet black. He did not look as though he were a traveler and he was not known to any of us. He sat down close to the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, his knees touching the knees of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

He said: O Muhammad, tell me something about faith.

The Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied:

"Faith is that you should believe in Allah, His Angels, His Books and His Prophets; that you should believe in the Day of Judgment and that you should believe in the Divine Laws relating to good and evil." (Tirmidhi)

Ali ibn Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, relates that he Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

"The faith is that one recognizes God at heart, accepts Him verbally and acts on His commandments." (Ibni Majah)