The 6 Basic Principles Of Islam

There are 6 areas of belief that a person must have if he wants to be a Muslim. If you do not have any one of these beliefs then your faith is incomplete and you cannot be considered a Muslim.

The First basic principle is to believe in Allah as was taught to us by The Holy Prophet Mohamed (S.A.W). A Muslim has to believe that there is only one Allah and that Allah has no equal nor does He have any partners. Allah Almighty is All-Present and All-Knowing. The second is to believe in the existence of Angles as the obedient servants of Almighty Allah.

The third basic principle is to believe in all the Scriptures that Allah Ta'alah revealed to His Prophets over time. However we have to remember that many of these scriptures have been changed and are not the same as those revealed to the Prophets of that time. The only scripture we should follow at this time is The Holy Quran which has remained unchanged for more than 1400 years.

The fourth principle is to believe in all the Messengers of Allah. You must believe that all the Messengers were sent for the guidance of mankind, they were higher in status in the eyes of Allah than the rest of creation and that to deny their Prophethood is Kufr.

Part of this fourth principle is to believe in the Last Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) There will be no other Messengers after this until The Day Of Judgment. A Muslim also has to believe in all that The Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) has taught. If you deny any of His (S.A.W) teachings you will lose your Imaan (faith)

The Fifth basic belief is to believe in the Last Day, in resurrection after death, in the existence of Heaven and Hell and in all events that are connected to them.

The Sixth, and last, basic belief is to believe in fate. That means that you have to believe that whatever good or bad befalls you is from Allah and was predetermined.

All these basic beliefs are covered in the Kalima (declaration of faith)
"I believe in Allah and His Books and His Messengers and the Last Day and in Taqdeer - the good and the bad thereof - which is from Allah, the Most High; and I believe in the raising after death."