The Islamic Faith

Chapter 1 Islam is the religion of all prophets and the true and everlasting religion. Chapter 2 Interpretation of Islam: What is in God's book may be interpreted onlythrough the Sunnah, the… Lue lisää Chapter 1 Islam is the religion of all prophets and the true and everlasting religion. Chapter 2 Interpretation of Islam: What is in God's book may be interpreted onlythrough the Sunnah, the understanding of the Prophet's companions andanalogy with these. Chapter 3 The right owed to God by His servants: Unbelievers incur punishment inhell but this does not negate granting them bene����ts in this life. Chapter 4 Faith, disbelief and hypocrisy: Which property enjoys sanctity? - Who isconsidered unbeliever? - The status of ignorant people whether deliberatelyor by inability. Chapter 5 The nature of faith: What is faith? - Faith may increase or decrease. -What proves it and who has excuses. Chapter 6 God's names and attributes: Their con����rmation or negation. - God's will. - Are His attributes comparable with those of others? Chapter 7 God's words and the Qur'an: The Qur'an is His word, whether spoken orwritten. - The ruling regarding anyone who claims that it is a creature. Chapter 8 The nature of religious truth: The relation between religious text andreason. Chapter 9 God's legislation for religion and life: Both are the same. - God's law issuited for all generations. - Deduction of rulings is only in cases whereno religious text applies. Chapter 10 God's determination of destiny: His will and cause and effect. Chapter 11 The inevitability of death: Resurrection, reckoning, reward and punishment, and other matters related to the life to come. Chapter 12 The Muslim community: Its leader and the obedience due to him. - Conditionsof his authority and the ruling regarding rebellion. - What is dueto him from his people and the place of scholars. Chapter 13 Jihad: Its types and conditions. - Intention and obedience of the leader ofthe Muslim community. Chapter 14 The status of the Prophet's companions and their distinction: The best ofthem and the consequences of speaking ill of them. - How to regard theirdisagreements. Chapter 15 Who may be ruled as unbeliever and on what basis: The claim that aparticular person will be in heaven or hell. Chapter 16 Servitude and the nature and extent of freedom.