Beliefs of Islam

Sherif Elaraby

Core Religious Practice of Islam: The Five Pillars...

The Five Pillars of Islam: These are the foundation of Muslim life and Muslims are required to observe them with utmost devotion. 

Sherif Elaraby

The fifth Article of Faith: Belief in The Day of J...

Belief in Day of Judgment: The life of this world and all that is in it will come to an end on an appointed day.  At that time, every person will...

Sherif Elaraby

Belief in Prophets and Messengers of Allah

Muslims believe that God communicates His guidance through human prophets sent to every nation. These prophets start with Adam and include Noah, Abr...

Sherif Elaraby

The Third Article of Faith: Belief in Revealed Boo...

Belief in Revealed Books of Allah: Muslims believe that God revealed His wisdom and instructions through ‘books’ to some of the prophets like the Psal...

Sherif Elaraby

The second Article of Faith: Belief in Angels

Allah created unseen beings called angels who work tirelessly to administer His kingdom in full obedience.  The angels surround us at all times,...

Sherif Elaraby

The First Article of Faith: Belief in Allah

The most important teaching of Islam is that only God is to be served and worshiped.  Also, the biggest sin in Islam is to worship other beings w...

whyIslam

What are the Pillars of Islam?

What makes one a Muslim is the acceptance of Islam’s core beliefs found here. This article will not focus on the main beliefs of Islam, but rather the...

messagecims

Belief in Fate

This Islamic guide is for non-Muslims who would like to understand Islam, Muslims (Moslems), and the Holy Quran (Koran).  It is rich in informati...

messagecims

Day of Judgement

This Islamic guide is for non-Muslims who would like to understand Islam, Muslims (Moslems), and the Holy Quran (Koran).  It is rich in informati...

whyIslam

Belief in One God

The most fundamental teaching of Islam is to believe in the Oneness of God, in the sense of His being the only Creator, Preserver, Nourisher, etc.

Naji Ibrahim Al-Arfaj

The One True God in the Bible (The Old Testament)

Not only does the Bible affirm that God is only ONE, but it also reveals that the true God, the Creator, is the only Savior. 

Naji Ibrahim Al-Arfaj

Just One Message

Studying the concept of God in the Bible and the Qur’an sincerely and objectively, a sincere seeker of the truth would be able to discern the unique q...

Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo

The Fruits of Proper Belief in Divine Decree

When a person realizes that all things are under the control and decree of Allah, he is freeing his belief from any form of shirk or associating partn...

Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo

The Belief in Divine Decree

The original meaning of the word Qadar is specified measure or amount, whether of quantities or qualities. It has many other usages which branch out f...

Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo

Belief in the Messengers

The next article of faith is belief in Allah’s Messengers. A messenger is any human who was chosen by Allah to receive revelation from Him and who was...

Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo

Belief in Allah’s Books

Belief in Allah’s books is the third article of faith. It refers to the revelations that Allah sent down to His messengers as a mercy and guidance to...

Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo

Belief in the Angels

The second article of faith mentioned by the Prophet (peace be upon him) was belief in the angels. Angels are a type of creation of Allah that is, in...

Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo

The Belief in Allah

The Islamic belief in God revolves around a pure, unadulterated mo-notheism, commonly referred to in Arabic as tauheed.  In order to clarify matt...

Imam Kamil Mufti

Jihad & Terrorism

 Islam prohibits all forms of terrorism, sabotage, and destruction, and demands the heaviest punishment on those who commit such vicious acts.

Imam Kamil Mufti

God Beautiful, Loving, & Merciful

One of the greatest misconceptions about Islam is regarding the Arabic term for God. Some non-Muslims assume that ‘Allah’ is a God other than the God...

Imam Kamil Mufti

Kindness & Mercy

The Prophet Muhammad  always commanded his followers to treat everyone with kindness, and to give to give charity. There are countless stories of...