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Category: Aqeedah (Islamic Faith) - Comparative Religion Source: ‫ﻣ وﻗﻊ وذﻛر اﻹﺳﻼﻣﻲ‬ Publication Date: 17 Muharram 1434 (12/1/12)

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50 Que s t ions And Ans we rs On Is lamic Monot he is m

Q.1 Who is your Rubb? (t he Lord,t he Cre at or e t c). A. My Rubb is Allah Who has cre at e d me and all t hat e xis t s . He nouris he s me

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Q.2. What is your re ligion?

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A. My re ligion is Is lam, which is s ubmis s ion and obe die nce t o t he Orde r of Allah and His Me s s e nge r wit h love , hope and fe ar. Q.3. How did you know Allah? I know Him by His s igns and cre at ion like t he day and night ; t he s un and t he

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moon; t he he ave n and t he e art h, and all t hat is t he re in and be t we e n t he m. Q.4. Whe re is Allah? A. Allah is above t he he ave ns rais e d ove r t he Throne and s e parat e d from His cre at ure s . Q.5. Is Allah wit h us (in pe rs on)? A. Allah is s e t t le d ove r His Might y Throne , but He is wit h us by His Knowle dge , َ he aring ,s e e ing and ot he r at t ribut e s . As He s aid:{ ‫ﺳَﻤُﻊ َوَأَرى‬ ْ ‫َﻗﺎَل َﻻ ﺗ َ​َﺨﺎ َﻓﺎ ِإﻧ ﱠِﻨﻲ َﻣَﻌ ُﻜَﻤﺎ أ‬ }"Fe ar not ve rily! I am wit h you bot h he aring and s e e ing''.Trans lit e rat ion: Qāla Lā Takhāfā 'Innanī Maakumā 'As mau Wa 'Ará[Taha 20:46] Q.6. Who are t he frie nds of Allah? PDFmyURL.com


A. Thos e pe ople are t he frie nds of Allah who are pious and right e ous , fe ar Him much abs t ain from all kinds of s ins and pe rform all kinds of goods , and holdfas t t o t he Quran and Sunnah. Q. 7. How do you wors hip Allah? A. I wors hip Allah in a manne r in which all my ibadah is de dicat e d t o Him Alone . I do not as cribe anyone wit h Him in wors hip. Q-8. Why did Allah s e nd Me s s e nge rs ? A. Allah has s e nt Me s s e nge rs s o t hat t he y call t he pe ople t o wors hip Him Alone , not as cribing any part ne r wit h Him, and in orde r t hat mankind s hould have no ple a agains t Allah. Q-9 What is t he me aning of Is lam ? A. Is lam me ans i.e . s ubmis s ion t o Allah wit h Tawhid . Q-10 What are t he pillars of Is t am? PDFmyURL.com


A. 1. Te s t imony of Fait h (The re is no t rue God e xce pt Allah and Muhammad is t he Me s s e nge r of Allah ) 2. To e s t ablis h Salat (praye rs ). 3. To pay Zakat . 4. To obs e rve Saum (fas t ing) in Ramadan. 5. Hajj (pilgrimage t o t he Sacre d Hous e ) if one can afford t he journe y. Q-11 What is Iman? A. Iman (Fait h) me ans t o be lie ve in t he he art , t o confe s s by t he t ongue and t o act wit h t he part s of t he body. Q-12 Can t he re be any variat ion in Iman? A. By s ome words and de e ds it may incre as e and by s ome words and de e ds it may de cre as e . Q-13 What do you me an by incre as e and de cre as e in Iman? PDFmyURL.com


A- Iman (Fait h) incre as e s by obe die nce t o Allah and good de e ds while it de cre as e s by s ins and e vil act s . Q-14 What are t he pillars of Iman (Fait h) A. The pillars of Iman are s ix i.e . t o be lie ve in: 1. Allah. 2. His Ange ls . 3. His Me s s e nge rs . 4. His Books . 5. The Las t Day. 6. Divine Pre ordainme nt s good or bad. Q-15 What is Be lie f in Allah? A. The Be lie f in Allahi is t hat you s hould be lie ve t hat Allah is t he Sole Cre at or Sus t aine r Provide r and t he One in Whos e Hand is t he dis pos al of all affairs . Eve ryt hing s t ands in ne e d of Him, but He s t ands in ne e d of none . He is t he Only PDFmyURL.com


Eve ryt hing s t ands in ne e d of Him, but He s t ands in ne e d of none . He is t he Only One Who is wort hy of be ing wors hippe d. He has t he Be s t Name s and Pe rfe ct At t ribut e s . 0-16 Who are t he ange ls ? A. The ange ls are cre at ure s of light . The y are Allah's obe die nt s lave s , t he y do t hat which t he y are commande d and are incapable of dis obe die nce . Q-17 What do you me an by Be lie f in t he Book and t he Me s s e nge rs ? A. It me ans t hat Allah s e nt t he Me s s e nge rs like Mos e s , Je s us ,Abraham. Noah e t c. and s e nt down t he books like t he Torah, Inje e l, Zaboor (Ps alms ) e t c. t o call t he pe ople t o wors hip Allah Alone , as s ociat ing not hing wit h Him. He s e ale d (finalize d) t he Me s s e nge rs wit h Prophe t Muhamme d and abrogat e d all pre vious books wit h t he Qur'an. The re fore t he wors hip s hould be done according t o t he Qur'an and t he Sunnah of t he Prophe t . PDFmyURL.com


Q-I8 What is me ant by Be lie f in t he Las t Day? A. The Be lie f in t he Las t Day me ans t o be lie ve t hat Allah has ordaine d a fixe d t e rm for e ve ryt hing, and a t e rm for t his world. He will as s ure dly rais e t he de ad from t he ir grave s and will account for e ve ryone t he ir de e ds in t his world. On t hat Day of Re s urre ct ion, re wards and punis hme nt s will be as s igne d. Eve ry one will be jus t ly re warde d or punis he d. Q-19 What is me ant by Be lie f Pre ordainme nt (Qadar)? A. The Be lie f in Pre ordainme nt (Qadar) me ans t o be lie ve t hat e ve ryt hing — good or bad — happe ns or t ake s place according t o what Allah has ordaine d for it . He has cre at e d e ve ryt hing in due proport ion. Q-20 What is t he cle aning of "The re is no God but Allah"? A. It me ans t he re is no t rue de it y e xce pt Allah Alone , Ne gat ing all fals e gods and affirming t hat Allah is t he only t rue God. PDFmyURL.com


Q-21 What is t he me aning of ''Muhammad is t he Me s s e nge r of Allah"? A. It me ans t ot al s ubmis s ion t o him in what e ve r he orde re d, and avoiding what he forbade and be lie ving in all t hos e mat t e rs he informe d us about . Q-22 What are t he condit ions of t he t e s t imony of Fait h? A. The re are s e ve n condit ions of t he t e s t imony of Fait h: 1- Knowle dge which ne gat e s ignorance . 2- Ce rt aint y which ne gat e s doubt . 3- Since rit y and purit y of int e nt which ne gat e s Shirk. 4- Trut hfulne s s which ne gat e s hypocris y. 5- Love and de vot ion which ne gat e s dis dain of Allahs re ligion. 6- Submis s ion which ne gat e s dis obe dince . 7- Acce pt ance which ne gat e s re je ct ion or de nial. Q-23 What is t he gre at e s t t hing t hat Allah has e njoine d? A. The gre at e s t t hing Allah has e njoine d is Tauhid (Monot he is m). PDFmyURL.com


Q-24 What is Tauhid (Is lamic Monot he is m)? A. Tauhid me ans de claring Allah t o be t he only God who de s e rve s t o be wors hippe d in t rut h and confirming all at t ribut e s wit h which He has qualifie d Hims e lf or t hat are at t ribut e d t o Him by His Me s s e nge r . Q-25 What are t he as pe ct s of Tauhid? A. The re are t hre e as pe ct s of Tauhid: 1- Tauhid-ar-Rububiyah. 2- Tauhid-al-Uluhiyah. 3-Tauhid-al-As ma was -Sifat . Q- 26 What is Tauhid-ar-Rububiyah? A. It is de claring Allah t o be One and Unique in His work, like cre at ion, s us t e nance , bringing t o life and caus ing de at h e t c. Q-27 What is Tauhid-al-Uluhiyah? PDFmyURL.com


A. It is de claring Allah as t he Only God t o whom all act s wors hip mus t be de dicat e d s uch s alat (praye rs ), Zakat , Sawm(fas t ing), s upplicat ions vowing e t c. Q-28 What is Tauhid-al-As ma was -Sifat ? A. It is an affirmat ion of all t he Divine Name s and At t ribut e s of Allah in a manne r t hat s uit s His Maje s t y, as me nt ione d in t he Qur'an and t he Sunnah. Q-29 How would you de s cribe Ibadah? A. It is a compre he ns ive word compris ing de e ds and words t hat Allah love s and is ple as e d wit h whe t he r manife s t e d or hidde n, Q-30 What are t he condit ions of Ibadah? A. The re are t wo condit ions of 1. Since rit y t o Allah. 2. Submis s ion t o Allah's Me s s e nge r i.e . t o act according t o his Sunnah. PDFmyURL.com


Q-31 Writ e s ome t ype s of Ibadah. A. Some t ype s of Ibadah are t he praye rs , t he obligat ory charit y, fas t ing, t he pilgrimage , fe ar of Allah, hope in His Me rcy, s e e king His aid and ot he r act s of wors hip which Allah has commande d and e njoine d. Q-32 What is t he gre at e s t t hing Allah has forbidde n? A. The gre at e s t t hing Allah has forbidde n is Shirk (polyt he is m). Q-33 What is polyt he is m? A. It me ans t o be lie ve t hat t he re is one who s hare s Allah in His act s i.e . as cribing part ne rs or s e t t ing up rivals t o Allah in His right s . Q-34 What are t he t ype s of polyt he is m? A. The re are t hre e t ype s of polyt he is m: 1. The gre at e r polyt he is m (Shirk Akbar). 2. The le s s e r polyt he is m (Shirk As ghar). PDFmyURL.com


3. The incons picuous polyt he is m (Shirk Khafi). Q-35 What is gre at e r polyt he is m? A. The gre at e r polyt he is m is t o de vot e any form of wors hip t o ot he r t han Allah Allah will ne ve r forgive one who die s upon Shirk,nor acce pt his good de e ds , and he would be cas t out from t he folds of Is lam. Q-36 What are t he t ype s of gre at e r polyt he is m? A. The re are four t ype s of gre at e r polyt he is m: 1- The polyt he is m in invocat ion i.e . involving s upplicat ions t o ot he r t han Allah. 2. The polyt he is m in int e nt ions i.e . purpos e and int e nt ions not for t he s ake of Allah but dire ct e d t owards ot he r de it ie s . 3, The polyt he is m in obe die nce i.e . re nde ring obe die nce t o any aut horit y agains t t he Orde r of Allah. 4. The pot yt he is m in love i.e s howing love t o ot he rs which is due t o Allah Alone . PDFmyURL.com


Q-37 What is le s s e r polyt he is m? A. The le s s e r polyt he is m is Ar-Riya, t hat me ans t he act s of wors hip done t o gain prais e or fame rat he r t han t o ple as e Allah, t his t ype of polyt he is m, howe ve r, doe s not cas t t he pe rs on commit t ing it out of t he fold of Is lam. Q-38 What is incons picuous polyt he is m? A. The incons picuous polyt he is m implie s be ing dis s at is fie d wit h t he condit ions ordaine d by Allah. Q-39 What is t he proof of t he incons picuous polyt he is m? A.The proof of t he above Shirk is t he s aying of t he Prophe t ÂŤThe incons picuous polyt he is m is more hidde n among t his nat ion t han t he t rack of a black ant ove r a black s t one on a dark night Âť[Mus nad Ahmad] Q-40 What are t he t ype s of Kufr (dis be lie f )? A. The re are t wo t ype s of Kufr : PDFmyURL.com


1. The major Kufr which cas t it s pe ople out of Is lam, 2. The le s s or or minor Kufr which doe s not cas t t he one who commit s it out of Is lam. It is Kufr of ungrat e fulne s s . Q-41 What are t he t ype s of major Kufr? A. The re are five t ype s of major Kufr : 1. The Kufr of de nial. 2. The Kufr of arrogance as s ociat e d wit h re cognit ion of t he t rut h. 3. The Kufr of doubt . 4-. The Kufr of dis re gard, 5. The Kufr of hypocris y. Q-42 What are t he cat e gorie s of hypocris y ? A. The re are t wo cat e gorie s of hypocris y: 1. Hypocris y in Be lie f. 2. Hypocris y in de e ds and act ions . PDFmyURL.com


Q-43 What is t he hypocris y in Be lie f ? A. Hypocris y in Be lie f is of s ix t ype s : 1. De nial of t he Me s s e nge r . 2. De nial of t he t hing wit h which t he Me s s e nge r is s e nt . 3. Hat ing t he Me s s e nge r 4.Hat ing t he t hing wit h which t he Me s s e nge r is s e nt . 5. Re joicing at t he dis grace of Is lam. 6. Dis liking t he pre vale nce of Is lam. Q-44 What is t he hypocris y in de e ds and act ions ? A. The hypocris y in de e ds and act ions is of five t ype s : 1- Whe n he s pe aks , he lie s . 2- Whe n he promis e s ., he bre aks it . 3. Whe n he is e nt rus t e d, he be t rays . PDFmyURL.com


3. Whe n he is e nt rus t e d, he be t rays . 4. Whe n he dis put e s , he act s immorally. 5. Whe n he make s a pact , he make s act s t re ache rous ly. Q-45 Are good de e ds acce pt e d (by Allah) wit h t he polyt he is m? A. Ne ve r! None of t he de e ds are acce pt e d whe n mixe d wit h polyt he is m. َ ‫َـ‬ َ ‫ﺷ ﺮُﻛﻮْا ﻟ َ​َﺤِﺒـ‬ Allah s ays :{‫ﻂ َﻋْﻨُﮫﻢ ﱠﻣﺎ َﻛـ ﺎُﻧﻮْا ﻳ َْﻌَﻤُﻠﻮ َن‬ َ ‫ " } َو ﻟ ْﻮ أ ْـ‬If t he y had joine d in wors hip ot he rs wit h Allah all t hat t he y us e d t o do would have be e n of no be ne fit t o t he m" Trans lit e rat ion: Wa Law 'As hrakū َ ‫ﺸﺮ‬ Laĥabiţ a Anhum Mā Kānū Yamalūna[Al-'Anam 6:88] { ‫ك ﺑ ِ​ِﻪ َوﻳ َْﻐِﻔُﺮ‬ َ ‫ِإ ﱠن ا ﻟّﻠَﻪ ﻻ َ ﻳ َْﻐِﻔُﺮ َأ ن ﻳ ُ ْـ‬ ‫ﺸﺎُء‬ َ ‫} َﻣﺎ ُدو‬ َ َ ‫ن َذ ﻟ َِﻚ ﻟ َِﻤﻦ ﻳ‬ "Ve rily! Allah forgive s not s e t t ing up part ne rs in wors hip wit h Him, but He forgive s whom He ple as e s s ins ot he r t han t hat ".Trans lit e rat ion: 'Inna Allāha Lā Yaghfiru 'An Yus hraka Bihi Wa Yaghfiru Mā Dūna Dhālika Liman Yas hā'[An-Nis a'4:116] Q-46 What are t he nullifie rs of Is lam? A. The nullifie rs of Is lam are t e n: 1. Polyt he is m of wors hip. PDFmyURL.com


2. He who doe s not be lie ve t hat t he polyt he is t s are dis be lie ve rs , or doubt s t he ir infide lit y or holds t he ir be lie f t o be valid. 3. He who s e t s up int e rme diarie s be t we e n one 's s e lf and Allah, s upplicat ing t he m, t rus t ing t he m and as king t he m t o int e rce de on his be half. 4. He who be lie ve s t hat t he guidance of ot he rs is more pe rfe ct t han t he Prophe t . 5. He who hat e s anyt hing t hat t he Prophe t was s e nt wit h. 6. He who de nie s t he re ligion of t he Prophe t or ridicule s it s re ward or punis hme nt . 7. Sorce ry. 8. Support ing t he polyt he is t s agains t t he Mus lims . 9. He who be lie ve s t hat s ome pe ople are e xe mpt e d from abiding by t he Shariah as Khidr was e xe mpt e d by t he laws of Mus a. PDFmyURL.com


10. Turning away from t he re ligion of Allah by ne it he r le arning nor applying it . Q- 47 What are t he t hre e fundame nt als t hat e ve ry Mus lim mus t le arn? A. The t hre e fundame nt als are : I, Knowing Your Rubb (t he Lord, t he Cre at or, t he Sus t aine r, and t he One in Whos e Hand is t he dis pos al of all affairs ). 2. Knowing your re ligion (Is lam). 3. Knowing your Prophe t Muhammad Q-48 What is Taghut ? A. Eve ryt hing t hat is wors hippe d. or followe d or obe ye d ot he r t han Allah is Taghut . Q-49 How many Taghut are t he re and who are t he ir le ade rs ? A. The y are many but t he ir le ade rs are Five : Q. 50-Who are t he le ade rs of Taghut ? A. The y are : PDFmyURL.com


1. Sat an, may Allah curs e him, 2. Anyone who is wors hippe d wit h his cons e nt . 3. A pe rs on who calls t he pe ople t o be wors hippe d ins t e ad of Allah. 4. A pe rs on who claims t he knowle dge of Ghaib (uns e e n, hidde n, invis ible , abs e nt e t c). 5.The rule r who rule s by laws ot he r t han t he law s e nt down by Allah.

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