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52 Sunan

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The Beloved of Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam is surely the greatest, the most respected and honoured of the entire creation of Allah. To respect and honour the noble Prophet
sallallahu alaihi wasallam in every condition is fard. I will now try to present to you 52 sunan of the Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam which can guide us in respecting Muslims:-

1. The Prophet of Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallamalways safeguarded his blessed tongue and talked only when necessary.

2. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam treated the people lovingly. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam never did anything that would cause hatred.

3. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam always honoured the ‘respected person’ of a nation and would appoint him as the nation’s leader.

4. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam always advised people to fear Allah.

5. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam would not hurt people, his friendliness, excellent morals & superb character always remained the same.

6. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam always enquired about the blessed
companions.

7. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam always praised people’s positive talks & ideas and condemned anything that was evil and
forbade people from acting upon it.

8. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam dealt with matters moderately.

9. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam was not funny at all.

10. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam was never neglectful of rectifying
people.

11. His sallallahu alaihi wasallam talk and sitting would always begin and finish with the Zikr of Allah .

12. When He sallallahu alaihi wasallam went somewhere, he would sit wherever he found place and also advised others to do the
same.

13. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam would fulfil the rights of the people who sat by him.

14. Whoever that was blessed with sitting besides the Holy
Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam felt that the Prophet of Allah
sallallahu alaihi wasallam loved him the most.

15. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam would not end the conversation with any one until that person left himself.

16. Whenever he sallallahu alaihi wasallam
shook hands with someone, he did not withdraw his blessed hands first.

17. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam would always help the needy.

18. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam treated every one generously and
politely.

19. His sallallahu alaihi wasallam blessed gathering was the gathering of knowledge, modesty, patience & trust.

20. His sallallahu alaihi wasallam blessed gathering was very peaceful and nobody was disgraced.

21. If anyone made a mistake in the blessed gathering, he
would not be ridiculed and his mistake would not be spread.

22. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam would pay complete attention while talking to someone.

23. His sallallahu alaihi wasallam blessed eyes would remain lowered with modesty.

24. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam was shyer than even an unmarried girl.

25. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam would always say Salaam first.

26. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam would say Salaam to children as well.

27. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam would not turn his blessed face away from his visitor until the visitor did not turn his face and leave.

28. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam never stretched his blessed legs
towards people in the gathering.

29. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam often sat facing the Qibla.

30. If the Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
resented someone's comments, He sallallahu alaihi wasallam would say “May Allah
give him goodness”.

31. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam never took revenge of any one due to any personal reason.

32. Instead of taking revenge, he sallallahu alaihi wasallam always forgave those who distressed him.

33. Apart from Jihad, he sallallahu alaihi wasallamnever hit anybody with his blessed hands. Not even his wives or servants.

34. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam spoke gently; a blessed Hadith says,
“The worst person amongst the people is he whom people
left because of his indecent & offensive language.” (Sahih
Muslim, V2, P322, Afghanistan)

35. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam was naturally very gentle and would remain delighted.

36. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam would never scream.

37. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam would never speak harshly.

38. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam would never blame people.

39. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam was not a miser at all.

40. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam saved himself from three things: quarrelling, arrogance and involving himself in unnecessary activities.

41. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam would never find faults with people.

42. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam would never tell a person off due to personal reasons.

43. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam not only advised people to perform good deeds but also did so himself.

44. He ssallallahu alaihi wasallam patiently tolerated the harsh words and unnecessary questions of the traveller.

45. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam never interfere and interrupt someone's conversation.

46. If anybody spoke unnecessarily, he sallallahu alaihi wasallam would forbid him or leave the place.

47. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam was so simple and humble that he
sallallahu alaihi wasallam did not specify any prominent place for
himself to sit. (Ihya-ul-Uloom, V2, P396)

48. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam would sometimes rest upon a blessed mat and sometimes upon the ground without spreading
any thing.

49. When sleeping, he sallallahu alaihi wasallamwould sometimes use his blessed hand as a pillow.

50. The blessed speech of the Holy Prophetsallallahu alaihi wasallam was so clear that if a person wanted, he could easily count
the number of words.

51. He sallallahu alaihi wasallam never laughed aloud (means if there is someone else, he will hear the sound of laughing).

52. Whilst talking, he sallallahu alaihi wasallamwould never stare at the face of the person he was talking to.

99 Names of Allah

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The 99 Names and Attributes of Allah (God) It is not possible to perfectly translate the names and attributes of Allah from their original Arabic into English. However, here are some fairly close explanations.
Allah: He who has the Godhood which is the power to create the entities.
Ar-Rahman: The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers and the blasphemers in this world and especially for the believers in the hereafter.
Ar-Rahim: The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers.
Al-Malik: The One with the complete Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection.
Al-Quddus: The One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and adversaries.
As-Salam: The One who is free from every imperfection.
Al-Mu'min: The One who witnessed for Himself that no one is God but Him. And He witnessed for His believers that they are truthful in their belief that no one is God but Him.
Al-Muhaymin: The One who witnesses the saying and deeds of His creatures.
Al-'Aziz: The Defeater who is not defeated.
Al-Jabbar: The One that nothing happens in His Dominion except that which He willed.
Al-Mutakabbir: The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures and from resembling them.
Al-Khaliq: The One who brings everything from non-existence to existence.
Al-Bari': The Creator who has the Power to turn the entities.
Al-Musawwir: The One who forms His creatures in different pictures.
Al-Ghaffar: The One who forgives the sins of His slaves time and time again.
Al-Qahhar: The Subduer who has the perfect Power and is not unable over anything.
Al-Wahhab: The One who is Generous in giving plenty without any return.
Ar-Razzaq: The One who gives everything that benefits whether Halal or Haram.
Al-Fattah: The One who opens for His slaves the closed worldy and religious matters.
Al-'Alim: The Knowledgeable; The One nothing is absent from His knowledge.
Al-Qabid: The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdom and expands and widens it with His Generosity and Mercy.
Al-Basit: see above
Al-Khafid: The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises whoever He willed by His Endowment.
Ar-Rafi': see above
Al-Mu'iz: He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him; And He degradeswhoever He willed, hence there is no one to give Him esteem.
Al-Muthil: see above
As-Sami': The One who Hears all things that are heard by His Eternal Hearing without an ear, instrument or organ.
Al-Basir: The One who Sees all things that are seen by His Eternal Seeing without a pupil or any otherinstrument.
Al-Hakam: He is the Ruler and His judgment is His Word.
Al-'Adl: The One who is entitled to do what He does.
Al-Latif: The One who is kind to His slaves and endows upon them.
Al-Khabir: The One who knows the truth of things.
Al-Halim: The One who delays the punishment for those who deserve it and then He might forgive them.
Al-'Azim: The One deserving the attributes of Exaltment, Glory, Extolement,and Purity from all imperfection.
Al-Ghafur: The One who forgives a lot.
Ash-Shakur: The One who gives a lot of reward for a little obedience.
Al-'Aliyy: The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures.
Al-Kabir: The One who is greater than everything in status.
Al-Hafiz: The One who protects whatever and whoever He willed to protect.
Al-Muqit: The One who has the Power.
Al-Hasib: The One who gives the satisfaction.
Aj-Jalil: The One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of status.
Al-Karim: The One who is clear from abjectness.
Ar-Raqib: The One that nothing is absent from Him. Hence it's meaning is related to the attribute ofKnowledge.
Al-Mujib: The One who answers the one in need if he asks Him and rescues the yearner if he calls upon Him.
Al-Wasi': The Knowledgeable.
Al-Hakim: The One who is correct in His doings.
Al-Wadud: The One who loves His believing slaves and His believing slaves love Him. His love to His slavesis His Will to be merciful to them and praise them:Hence it's meaning is related to the attributes of the Will and Kalam (His attribute with which He orders and forbids and spoke to Muhammad and Mu sa -peace be upon them- . It is not a sound nor a language nor a letter).
Al-Majid: The One who is with perfect Power, High Status, Compassion, Generosity and Kindness.
Al-Ba'ith: The One who resurrects His slaves after death for reward and/or punishment.
Ash-Shahid: The One who nothing is absent from Him.
Al-Haqq: The One who truly exists.
Al-Wakil: The One who gives the satisfaction and is relied upon.
Al-Qawiyy: The One with the complete Power.
Al-Matin: The One with extreme Power which is un-interrupted and He does not get tired.
Al-Waliyy: The Supporter.
Al-Hamid: The praised One who deserves to be praised.
Al-Muhsi: The One who the count of things are known to him.
Al-Mubdi': The One who started the human being. That is, He created him.
Al-Mu'id: The One who brings back the creatures after death.
Al-Muhyi: The One who took out a living human from semen that does not have a soul. He gives life bygiving the souls back to the worn out bodies on the resurrection day and He makes the hearts alive by the light of knowledge.
Al-Mumit: The One who renders the living dead.
Al-Hayy: The One attributed with a life that is unlike our life and is not that of a combination of soul, fleshor blood.
Al-Qayyum: The One who remains and does not end.
Al-Wajid: The Rich who is never poor. Al-Wajd is Richness.
Al-Majid: The One who is Majid.
Al-Wahid: The One without a partner.
As-Samad: The Master who is relied upon in matters and reverted to in ones needs.
Al-Qadir: The One attributed with Power.
Al-Muqtadir: The One with the perfect Power that nothing is withheld from Him.
Al-Muqaddim: The One who puts things in their right places. He makes ahead what He wills and delays what He wills.
Al-Mu'akhkhir: see above
Al-'Awwal: The One whose Existence is without a beginning.
Al-'Akhir: The One whose Existence is without an end.
Az-Zahir: The One that nothing is above Him and nothing is underneath Him, hence He exists without aplace. He, The Exalted, His Existence is obvious by proofs and He is clear from the delusions of attributesof bodies.
Al-Batin: see above
Al-Wali: The One who owns things and manages them.
Al-Muta'ali: The One who is clear from the attributes of the creation.
Al-Barr: The One who is kind to His creatures, who covered them with His sustenance and specified however He willed among them by His support, protection, and special mercy.
At-Tawwab: The One who grants repentance to whoever He willed among His creatures and accepts his repentance.
Al-Muntaqim: The One who victoriously prevails over His enemies and punishes them for their sins. It maymean the One who destroys them.
Al-'Afuww: The One with wide forgiveness.
Ar-Ra'uf: The One with extreme Mercy. The Mercy of Allah is His will to endow upon whoever He willedamong His creatures.
Malik Al-Mulk: The One who controls the Dominion and gives dominion to whoever He willed.
Thul-Jalal wal-Ikram: The One who deserves to be Exalted and not denied.
Al-Muqsit: The One who is Just in His judgment.
Aj-Jami': The One who gathers the creatures on a day that there is no doubt about, that is the Day of Judgment.
Al-Ghaniyy: The One who does not need the creation.
Al-Mughni: The One who satisfies the necessities of the creatures.
Al-Mani': The Supporter who protects and gives victory to His pious believers. Al-Mu'tiy The Withholder.
Ad-Darr: The One who makes harm reach to whoever He willed and benefit to whoever He willed.
An-Nafi': see above
An-Nur: The One who guides.
Al-Hadi: The One whom with His Guidance His belivers were guided, and with His Guidance the living: beings have been guided to what is beneficial for them and protected from what is harmful to them.
Al-Badi': The One who created the creation and formed it without any preceding example.
Al-Baqi: The One that the state of non-existence is impossible for Him.
Al-Warith: The One whose Existence remains.
Ar-Rashid: The One who guides.
As-Sabur: The One who does not quickly punish the sinners.

Bayanat

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Hum Kab Badlain Gy?
Jesay Meray Sarkar Hain Aesa Nahi Koi
Sab Sy Aola-o-Ala Hamara Nabi
Naam-e-Muhammad صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم Ki Barkatai
Akhlaq-e-Mustafa صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ والہ وسلم
Loaab-e-Dehan Ki Barkatain
Alahazrat Ki Inferadi Koshis
Serat-e-Alahazrat Par Ek Nazar
AlaHazrat رحمۃ اللہ تعالی علیہ Ka Ilm o Amal
Khutba e Razavia Aur Ishq e Rasool
Mureed Ko Kesa Hona Chahiye?
Khazanay Ke Ambaar
Imam Hussain Aur Shuhada-e-Karbala
Imam Hussain Aur Karbala Ka Safar
Karamaat-e-Farooq-e-Aazam رضی اللہ تعالی عنہ
Maktoob-e-Attar Banaam Aazim-e-Madina
Karamaat-e-Usman-e-Ghani رضی اللہ تعالی عنہ
Qurbani Ke Baray Mai Suwal Jawab Part-3
Qurbani Ke Baray Mai Suwal Jawab Part-2
Qurbani Ke Baray Mai Suwal Jawab Part-1

The Cause of most Women’s being in Hell?

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Some women are extremely disobedient and ungrateful to
their husbands. If they are offended even slightly, they forget
all the previous kindnesses and favours and start cursing their
husbands. Those women who often curse and annoy their
husbands should repent immediately; once the Prophet of
Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam was going to the Eid-Gah on Eid day. He
sallallahu alaihi wasallam passed by some women and said, “Oh women!
Give charity as I have seen most of you in the Hell.” The
women asked, “Ya Rasool-Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallamL! What is the
reason for this?” The Prophet of Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam
replied, “You often curse and are ungrateful to your husbands.”
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith 304, V1, P123, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)

How shall we save our family members from Hell?

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It is stated in Khazain-ul-Irfaan with regard to the forgoing
verse, “(save yourselves and your families from the fire of Hell)
by obeying Allah and His beloved Prophetsallallahu alaihi wasallam,
performing worship, refraining from sins, guiding your families
towards goodness and forbidding them from evils and by
teaching them knowledge & etiquettes.”

Three types of People are deprived of Heaven

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Parents and the (blood relatives) deserve our polite
behaviour more than every one else in society but unfortunately,
a little attention is paid to this matter. Some people look very
humble and well-mannered in general public but they mistreat
their family-members. Drawing the attention of such people, I
would mention the Hadith narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah
ibn Umar radi allahu anhu. Therefore, the beloved of Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam
said, “Three people will not enter the Heaven: the one
who distresses his parents, the Dayyuth (TE 3 ) and the woman
who adopts masculine style.” (Majma’uz Zawaaid, Hadith 13431, V8,
P270, Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut)

Woman wearing Masculine Clothes is deprived of Heaven

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It is stated in a Hadith that the woman who adopts masculine
styles will be deprived of Heaven. The woman who wears
masculine clothes, shoes, or has a masculine hairstyle also deserves
the same punishment. Often, this issue is not considered when
dressing children. (Allah forbid) sometimes, the boys are
made to wear the dress of girls making them look like girls and
similarly, girls are made to wear shirts & trousers along with a
hat making them look like boys. It is a sin to get your
daughters wear boyish dress or masculine hairstyle. Henna can
be applied on the palms and feet of the girls only, applying
henna on the hands or feet of boys is a sin. (Raddul-muhtar v9,
p522, Dar-ul-kutubul Ilmiyya Beirut)
Do not dress your children in clothes which have pictures of
living things on them. Do not apply nail polish on children's
nails and the children’s mother should never also do so because
wudu & ghusl will not be complete.

Respect of the elder brother

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Along with parents, other close relatives such as brothers and
sisters should also be respected. After the father, the grandfather
and elder brother are closer as the elder brother is like the
father. The Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam said, “The right of
an elder brother upon his younger brother is like the right
which a father has upon his children.” (Shu’ubul-Imaan, Hadith
7929, V6, P210, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)

Respect of Relatives

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All relatives should be treated nicely. Sayyiduna Aasim radi allahu anhu
narrates that the Holy Prophet of Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam said,
“Whoever wants a long life, increase in his sustenance and
protection from bad death, should fear Allah and treat his
relatives politely.” (Mustadrak, Hadith 7280, V4, P97, Dar-ul-Kutubul
Ilmiyyah Beirut)
The beloved of Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam said, “The one who
breaks relations will not enter the Heaven.” (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith
5984, V7, P95, Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut)

Reconcile with Relatives

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Dear Islamic Brothers! The people who break relations with
their relatives on trivial matters should learn a lesson from the
foregoing narration. Such people should approach their relatives
and offer reconciliation themselves with humility even if the
relatives are at fault for the quarrel. However, if there is a Shari’
reason preventing you from reconciliation with them, so you
should refrain from doing so. With the blessings of travelling
in the Madani Qafilas every month, filling in the Madani
In’aamaat card and handing it in to the relevant responsible
Islamic brother at the end of every Islamic month,
for the sake of the Beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam , you will get such
spirit of respecting Muslims in your heart that all of your
differences and quarrels with your family & relatives will be
settled andthey will also join the Madani environment
of Dawat-e-Islami.

Created from a Crooked Rib

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A husband should treat his wife nicely and deal with her wisely.
Our Holy Prophetsallallahu alaihi wasallam said, “Woman has been
created from a rib and you cannot straighten her. If you wish
to get benefit from her, you can do so with her crookedness. If
you try to straighten her, you will break her and breaking a
woman means divorcing her.” (Sahih Muslim, V1, P475, Afghanistan)

The Excellence of Gentleness towards Wife

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We therefore realise that some of her habits will be displeasing,
but the husband should always remain patient and tolerant.
The Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam said, “Amongst the true
believers is he who possesses a nice character and is the most
gentle with his wife.” (Jami’ Tirmizi, Hadith 2621, V4, P278, Dar-ul-
Fikr Beirut)

Do not leave the home of even a Cruel Husband

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Those women who frequently fall out with their husbands over
small matters and go to their parent’s home should listen
attentively and try to act upon the following blessed Hadith
with heart and soul. The Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam said,
“And (the wife) must not leave the house of her (husband)
without his permission. If she does so, until she does not
repent, Allah and His (innocent) angels send curse upon
her.” Someone asked, “Even if the husband is cruel?” The Holy
Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam replied, “Even if he is cruel.” (Kanzul-
Ummal, Hadith 44801, V16, P114, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)

Rights of the Husband

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The wife should also treat her husband in a good manner. The
Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam said, “I swear by the One under
Whose Omnipotence my life is, if there are wounds, in the
husband's body from foot to head, from which pus and blood
flow, and the woman licks them, still she has not fulfilled the
husband’s rights.” (Musnad Imaam Ahmad, Hadith 12614, V4, P318,
Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut)

The Rights of Neighbours

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Dear Islamic Brothers! Everyone should treat their neighbours
nicely and respectfully unless there is a valid Shari’ reason.
Once, a person came in the presence of the Holy Prophet
sallallahu alaihi wasallam and asked, “Ya Rasool-Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam !
How will I know if I have done something right or wrong?”
The Respect of a Muslim
The Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam replied, “When you hear
your neighbours saying that you have performed something
right, indeed you have performed something right and when
you hear them saying that you have committed something
wrong, indeed you have committed something wrong.” (Sunan
Ibn-e-Maja, Hadith 4223, V4, P479, Dar-ul-Ma’rifa Beirut)

Offer Your Seat to Somebody Else

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If there is shortage of seats during a bus or train journey, those people sitting should not remain sitting and those people standing should not remain standing for the whole journey. Everyone should take turns to sit and thus earn reward of facing a difficulty. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ood radi allahu anhu says that there was only one camel for three persons in the battle of Badr, hence, Sayyiduna Abu Lubaba and Sayyiduna The Respect of a Muslim Ali radi allahu anhu were with the camel of the Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam Both say that when it was the turn of the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam to walk, both of us would request the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam to remain seated and that we will walk in lieu of him. The Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam replied, “You are not stronger than me and I am not indifferent to reward.” (i.e. I also need reward so why should I not walk!)
(Sharh-us-Sunnah, Hadith 2680, V5, P566, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)

Don’t hurt anyone’s feelings

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Dear Islamic Brothers! The Muslim's respect demands us to
fulfil the rights of every Muslim at any cost. We must not hurt
the feelings of any Muslim without a Shari’ reason. Our blessed
Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam never hurt the feelings of any Muslim.
He sallallahu alaihi wasallam never teased anyone, never made a joke of
anybody, never pushed anybody away and never insulted anyone.
Instead, he sallallahu alaihi wasallam embraced every one.

The Five Kalimas

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Kalimah Tayyibah

Laa ilaaha illallaahu Muhammadur rasoolullaah (Trans: There is none worthy of worship besides Allah, Muhammad [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] is the messenger of Allah)

Kalimah Shahaadat

Ash-hadu an-laa ilaaha illallaahu wahdahoo laa shareeka lahoo, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan abduhoo wa rasooluh (Trans: I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship besides Allah. He is alone. He has no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger)

Kalimah Tamjeed

Subhaanallaahi wal hamdulillaahi wa laa ilaaha illallaahu wallaahu Akbar, wa laa hawla walaa quwwata illaa billaahil aliyyil adheem (Trans: Glory be to Allah. All praise be to Allah. There is none worthy of worship besides Allah and Allah is the Gratest. There is no power and might except from Allah, the Most High, the Great)

Kalimah Tawheed

Laa ilaaha illallaahu wahdahoo laa shareeka lah. Lahul mulk, wa lahul hamd, yuhyiy wa yumeet biyadihil khayr wa huwa alaa kulli shay-in qadeer (Trans: There is none worthy of worship besides Allah who is alone. He has no partner. For him is the Kingdom, and for Him is all praise. He gives life and causes death. In His hand is all good. And He has power over everything)

Kalimah Radd Kufr

Allaahumma inniy a’oodhu bika min an ushrika bika shay-an wa ana a’alamu bihi wa astaghfiruka lima laa a’alamu bih. Tubtu anhu wa tabarratu minal kufri wash-shirki wal kizbi wal ma’aasi kullihaa aslamtu wa aamantu wa aqoolu laa ilaaha illallaahu Muhammadur rasoolullah (Trans: O Allah, surely I do seek refuge in You from knowingly associating any partner with You, I beg Your forgiveness for the sin from which I am not aware of, I repent it and I declare myself free from infidelity, polytheism (associating any partner with Allah), telling lies and all other sins. I accept Islam and believe and declare that there is none worthy of worship besides Allah and Muhammad [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] is the messenger of Allah.

The Six Pillars of Iman

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The Six Pillars of Iman

Just as Islam has five pillars (please recall tohe definitions of Islam and Pillar), so Iman (please recall the definition of Iman in all of its three necessary components) also has six pillars, taught to us by the Prophet (saws). These pillars are:

Belief in Allah;

Belief in the angels;

Belief in the revealed books;

Belief in the commissioned Messengers (peace be upon them).

Belief in the resurrection and the events of Qiyamah.

Belief in the predestination by Allah of all things, both the (seemingly) good and the (seemingly) bad.

The First Pillar

Belief in Allah Most High.

It is the foundation of the Islamic personality.
It is a basic human need, more basic than the need for his provision and sustenance.
Acts of worship only become real and valid with the feeling and awareness of their Object.

supplication
love
humility
fear
hope/reliance
adoration

Differences between the Creator and His creation.

He is free of any need for others.
He is the sole Creator of all that which pleases Him (and that which doesn't).
Allah has ordered His creation and forbidden them only in ways which are in their best interest.
He sent the Messengers and the books with the truth Ilm-ul-Ghaib.

He alone can guide to Iman. This is why the people of paradise will say:

[All praise be to Allah who guided us to this, for we never would have been guided to it if He had not guided us to it.]

The best worship is insufficient as gratitude for his bounties and mercies - they always fall short and we are need of His forgiveness.

No one's works will merit paradise. There is no contradiction between the Hadith:

None shall enter Paradise by his actions. and the verse which says:

[These are the people of paradise, therein forever, a reward for that which they used to do.]

Every human needs Allah's forgiveness of his sins.

The Second Pillar

Belief in the Angels.

Belief that among Allah's creation are angels.

Real beings, not illusions or figments of human imagination.

Created from light.

A Muslim must believe specifically in all the angels named and/or described in the Qur'an and the Sunnah.

Jibreel: in charge of delivering revelation.

Mika'il: in charge of bringing the rain.

Israfil: the blower of the horn on Qiyamah.

Malik-ul-Maut: the Angel of Death who takes people's souls at death.

The Noble Recorders: those who record people's actions.

The Protectors (Al-Mu'aqqibat): who keep people from death until its decreed time.

Ridhwan: in charge of Paradise.

Malik: in charge of Hell.

Munkar and Nakir: the questioners in the grave.

The Carriers of the Throne.

Those who record the future of the foetus.

Those who enter the Haraam: 70,000 every day.

Those who move about, descending upon gatherings at which Allah and His Book are mentioned and studied.

Belief in the angels is an integral part of Iman.

[See 2/285 Al-Baqarah]

Kufr with respect to the angels is Kufr.

[See 4/136 An-Nisaa]

They are not some metaphysical force or aspect of the human psyche or self. Deviants have said such things for many centuries, and it was not a new deviation when it was being propagated in America during this century.

The Third Pillar

Belief in the Books of Allah.

General belief in the phenomenon of the sending of books.

Six specific books mentioned in the Qur'an:

As-Suhuf of Ibrahim and Musa.

Az-Zaboor given to Daud.

At-Taurat revealed to Musa.

Al-Injeel revealed to Isa.

Al-Qur'an - the final revelation.

Attributes of the Qur'an:

Flawless and untampered with:

[See 41/42 Fusilat]

The final authority over any remnants of the previous books.

[See 5/48 Al-Maidah]

A guidance and a mercy.

[See 10/37 Yunus]

The Qur'an must be followed and applied.

[See 6/155 Al-An'aam]

Hadith narrated by Ali:

The Prophet (saws) said: Verily, there will be fitan. I said: What is the way out of them, Messenger of Allah? He said: The Book of Allah; in it is news of those who came before you; news of what is to come after you; the ruling on that which is between you; it is the decisive criterion, and is not jest. Whoever leaves it among the arrogant ones will be made small by Allah; whoever seeks guidance from other than it will be sent astray by Allah. It is the mighty rope of Allah, the Wise Reminder, and the Straight Path. With it, inclinations do not deviate nor tongues become confused. Scholars are never satiated with it; it never becomes tiresome with repetition; its wonders never diminish. ... Whoever speaks by it is truthful; whoever applies it is rewarded; whoever judges by it is just; and whoever calls to it is guided to a straight path.

- Narrated by At-Tirmidhi [Its chain is not strong because of two unknown narrators.]

The Fourth Pillar

Belief in the prophets, prayers and salutations of Allah be upon them.

Belief in the process of prophethood.

Allah in His wisdom did not neglect His creation.

Prophets sent to guide us in this life and the next.

Specific belief in the 25 prophets named in the Qur'an: (1)Adam, (2)Nuh, (3)Idris, (4)Saleh, (5)Ibrahim, (6)Hud, (7)Lut, (8)Yunus, (9)Isma'il, (10)Is-haq, (11)Ya'qub, (12)Yusuf, (13)Ayub, (14)Shu'aib, (15)Musa, (16)Harun, (17)Alyas', (18)Dhu Al-Kifl, (19)Daud, (20)Zakariya, (21)Sulaiman, (22)Ilyas, (23)Yahya, (24)Isa, and (25)Muhammad, prayers and salutations of Allah be upon him and upon all the messengers of Allah.

General belief that there are many other prophets and messengers, but never assuming anything without knowledge from Allah.

The subject matter of the prophethood.

Warnings and glad tidings.

So the disobedient will have no excuse before Allah. (Prophets sent to every nation.)

Enjoining the worship of Allah and the avoidance of At-Taghoot (Shaitaan, etc.)

[Study: 4/165, An-Nisaa; 16/36, An-Nahl]

Prophets are the best of the Awliyaa (Allies) of Allah.

What is wilaya; what it isn't.

Wilaya, Iman, Kufr and Nifaaq are all variable attributes which can all be present to varying degrees.

The best of Allah allies are the prophets (a.s.).

The best among the prophets are the messengers.

The best among the messengers are the five firmly intentioned mentioned in the Qur'an.

[See: 42/13, Ash-Shuraa]

The best of the firmly intentioned is Muhammad (saws).

Attributes of the Prophet Muhammad:

Seal of the prophets; Imam of the pious; Foremost among the sons of Adam; Imam and Khatib of the prophets when they assembled; Possessor of the Praiseworthy Position which all of mankind will wish they had attained (and which is mentioned in the Du'a of hearing the adhan); Owner of the pool in paradise; Intercessor for all mankind on the day of Qiyamah.

Allah sent him with the best of the books and the best of His law. Allah made his nation the best nation brought forth for mankind. Allah gave him (and us) all of the good that was given only partially to the previous nations. His nation is the last in creation, the first in resurrection.

From the moment of his prophethood, Allah made him the criterion (Al-Farooq) for distinguishing Allah's allies and their actions from His enemies and their actions: None can have any relationship to Allah except through belief in the Prophet (saws) and following what he brought in public and in secret. Whoever claims love or closeness to Allah while disobeying the message is actually drawing closer to Sheytan, farther from Allah.

The Fifth Pillar

Belief in the resurrection . Reconstruction of the body and return of the soul to it. People will come forth out of their graves like locusts. Faces bent down. Rushing to the Caller.

[See 53/76 Al-Qamar; 70/43 Al-Ma'arij; 17/49 Al-Israa; 36/78 Yasin; 20/108 Taha]

The resurrection is of the body and the soul, not some metaphysical resurrection of the latter.

Twelve verses from the Qur'an which prove that.

Hadith: The sun will come down toward the people on the day of Qiyamah until it is only about a mile up. The people will be in their own perspiration according to their acts: some of them will be in it up to their ankles, some up to their groin and others up to their chins, and he pointed to his mouth. Narrated by Muslim.

A disbeliever once came to the Prophet (saws) with an old bone, crumbled it with his hand and said: O Muhammad, will Allah bring this back to life after it has rotted?! The Prophet said: Yes, Allah will resurrect this and he will cause you to die, bring you back to life, and put you into the fire of Jahannam!

The Sixth Pillar

Belief In Predestination and Decree

A Muslim believes in Allah's predestination of all things and events (Qadhaa), His decree (Qadar), His wisdom in His actions, and His will. Nothing in the universe can occur, even the voluntary actions of His slaves, except after Allah's knowledge, and His decree of that event. A Muslim further believes that Allah is Just in His predestination and His decree, Wise in all of His actions. His wisdom follows His will: Whatever He wills is, and whatever He does not will is not. There is no power nor any movement except by Allah. This is substantiated by the textual and logical proofs which follow:
Textual Evidence

1) Allah informed us of this in the Qur'an:

[Verily, we have created everything in (predetermined) measure.] Qur'an 54/49

[And there is nothing whatsoever but that its reserves are with us, and we do not send it down except in known measure.] Qur'an 15/21

[No calamity strikes in the earth nor in your selves but that was in a book since before We created it (i.e. the event). That is easy for Allah.] Qur'an 57/22

[No calamity strikes except with the permission of Allah.] Qur'an 64/11

[Say: Nothing will befall us except what Allah had decreed for us, He is our protecting Ally, and upon Allah let the believers depend.] Qur'an 9/51

[And with Him are the keys of the unseen, no one knows them except Him. He knows all that is in the ocean and on the land. No leaf falls without His knowledge, nor any particle in the dark recesses of the earth, nor anything green and fresh or dry and withered but that it is in a clear book.] Qur'an 6/59

[This is nothing less than a reminder to all the worlds. * For whoever among you has an intention to go straight. * But you will never have this intention unless Allah so wills, Lord of the worlds.] Qur'an 81/27-29

[Those for whom good has already been decreed by us will be far removed from it (i.e. hell).] Qur'an 21/101

[If only, when you entered your garden, you had said: (This is only) by the will of Allah. There is no power except from Allah.] Qur'an 18/39

[Praise be to Allah who guided us to this, and we would never have attained guidance if Allah had not guided us.] Qur'an 7/43

2) The Prophet (saws), too, has informed us about the reality of Allah's predestination and decree in many hadith:

Verily, each one of you is formed in his mother's womb forty days as a drop, then he is something suspended for a similar period, then he is a piece of flesh like a chewed piece of meat for another period of forty days, then the angel is sent to insert the soul. This angel is ordered to record four things: the sustenance which he will receive during his lifetime, the length of his life, all actions that he will do, and whether he will end up miserable (in hell) or joyous (in paradise). I swear by the One other than whom there is no deity, one of you may do the works of the people of paradise right up until there is only an arm's length between him and paradise, but his destiny overtakes him, so he does the actions of the people of the fire and enters it. And, verily, one of you may do the works of the people of hell until there is nothing between them and hell except for one arm's length, but his destiny overtakes him, and so he does the works of the people of paradise, and enters it. (Muslim)

Young man, I will teach you some words: Preserve (your obligations toward) Allah and He will preserve you. Guard (your obligations toward) Allah, and you will find Him on your side. When you ask, ask Allah. When you seek aid and succour, seek it from Allah. And know, that if the entire nation got together to benefit you in some way, they could never benefit you at all except for that which Allah had already decreed for you. And, if they all got together to harm you in some way, they could do you no harm except for that which Allah had already decreed for you. The pens have been lifted, and the tablets have dried. (At-Tirmidhi, and he rated it Sahih.)

The first thing which Allah created was the pen. Then, He said to it: Write. It asked: My Lord, what should I write? He said: Write the proportions of all things up until the Hour. (Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi, and it is hassan.)

Adam disputed with Musa. Musa said to Adam: O, Adam, you are the father of the human race, Allah created you with His hand, and blew into you of His spirit, and made His angels prostrate to you, why did you expel yourself and us from the garden? Adam said to him: You are Musa whom Allah favoured with His speech, and wrote for you the Taurah with His hand, so (tell me) by how many years before my creation did you find it written about me: [... then Adam disobeyed his Lord and got lost.] (Qur'an 20:121)? Musa said: By forty years. Then, Adam said: So how do you blame me for something which Allah had decreed for me before my creation by forty years? The Prophet said: And so, Adam defeated Musa in the dispute.

Iman (faith) is to believe in Allah, His angels, His revealed books, His messengers, the last day, and the predestination of all things both (those which appear) good and (those which appear) bad. (Muslim)

Act, for each of you will find easy that for which he was created. (Muslim)

Verily, oaths do not change destiny. (Sahih)

O, Abdullah ibn Qais, should I not teach you a word which is one of the treasures of paradise? (It is to say): There is no movement nor any power except from Allah.

Someone said: That which Allah wants and you want. To which the Prophet (saws) replied: That which Allah alone wants. (An-Nasaa'i, and he rated it sahih)

3) Millions of people from the nation of Muhammad (saws) have believed in Allah's predestination and decree of all things and events including its scholars, righteous ones and others. They all believed too in His wisdom and His will and that everything is known to Allah in advance of its occurrence, and only takes place by His decree. Nothing can take place anywhere in His kingdom except for that which He wills. What He wills is, and what He does not will is not. The pen has already recorded the destinies of all things up to the establishment of the hour.