Articles of Faith Q&A

Unity or Oneness of Allah

1. How many articles of faith are there and what are they?
The six articles of faith are Unity or Oneness of Allah, belief in angels, belief in the
four revealed books, belief in the prophets, belief in life after death and belief in predestination and decree.
2. Where are these Articles of Faith stated?
The Articles of Faith are stated in the Iman-e-Mufassal
3. Briefly describe Tauhid.
Tauhid is the belief in the unity or oneness of Allah. It is the first and main principle
of Islamic Faith. It means that Allah is the Supreme Being, the Creator, Sustainer, and
Master of the universe.
4. In which Surah has the greatest emphasis been laid on Allahs absolute Unity and
Oneness?
Surah Ikhlas has laid the greatest emphasis on this.
5. What is the biggest sin in Islam?
The biggest sin in Islam is Shirk.
6. Describe the biggest sin in Islam?
Associating partners with Allah is called Shirk. It is the worship of idols, and offering
prayers and supplications to anyone other than Allah. It is an unpardonable sin. It is
the only unpardonable sin
7. What are the adjectives only for Allah?
It means that Allah is the Supreme Being, the Creator, Sustainer, and Master of the
universe, the Highest Authority and exclusively worthy of worship. The first Surah
of the Holy Quran begins with the words, Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher, and
Sustainer of the Worlds.

Angels
1. What did the non-believers believe angels to be?
The non-believers believed that angels were deities, and the sons and daughters of
Allah.
2. Do the angels have greater knowledge than men? How do we know this?
Men have greater knowledge than angels. We know this because on the very first day
of Adams creation Allah told the angels to prostrate before Adam and granted him
greater knowledge than they possessed.
3. Which angel brought down revelations to the Holy Prophet?
Hazrat Jibrail brought revelations to the Prophet.

4. How do angels serve Allah?

The angels are absolutely obedient to Allahs command and are engaged in worship
and service to Him. They are sent to protect men, to administer Allahs punishments,
to carry His messages and to perform various other functions.
5. What are the angels various functions and duties?
They act as Allahs messengers, but do not descent except by Allahs command. They
strengthen the hearts of righteous believers and are their protectors. They send
blessing on the believers and implore forgiveness for them.
6. Which angels rule over heaven and hell respectively?
Rizwan rules over heaven while Malik rules over hell.
7. Name the four prominent angels.
The four prominent angels are Hazrat Jibrael, Izrael, Israfil, and Mikail.
8. What are their duties?
The duty of Hazrat Jibrael is to be the chief among the angels. Hazrat Izrael is
responsible for taking our souls upon death, hence the name angel of death. Hazrat
Israfil will blow the trumpet at the time of the end of the world. Hazrat Mikail is
charged to look after the universe, movement of stars, planets and galaxies.
9. Name two other prominent angels and their duties.
Two other angels are Munkir and Nakir who will question the dead in their graves.
10. Who is called angel of death?
Hazrat Izrael is called the angel of death.

Revealed Books
1. Where is the guidance that human beings need?
The guidance is contained in the books of revelation sent to mankind through
prophets and messengers.
2. What is revelation?
It is the name given to the means of communication employed by Allah for conveying
His command and messages to prophets and apostles. Revelation is not due to
prophets own thoughts. It is a special gift from Allah.
3. What is the only revealed scripture that has been preserved?
The Holy Quran
4. What are the four revealed books that Muslims believe in?
The four revealed books are Zabur, Taurat, Injeel, and Holy Quran.
5. Who were these books revealed to?
The Zabur was revealed to Hazrat Daud. The Taurat to Hazrat Musa, Injeel to Hazrat
Isa, and the Holy Quran to the Holy Prophet.

6. What are sahifas?

Sahifas are messages send to various prophets to and certain people for guidance.
These showed them how to live and tackle certain problems that arose during their
times.
7. Why hasn't the Quran changed during the last 1400 years?
Allah himself promised to protect the Quran from corruption and change.
8. What is the difference between the previous books and the Holy Quran?
The Holy Quran is unchanged throughout history and it is a book for all mankind. It is
not only for one nation.
9. Name the divine books.
The divine books are the Sahifas, Zabur, Taurat, Injeel, and the Holy Quran.
10. Who were the Shahifas revealed to?
They were revealed to Hazrat Adam, Ibrahim, and other prophets.

Prophets
1. What does the word Nabi mean?
Nabi means prophet or one who is very near to Allah through the total surrender of his
entire being to Him and who receives revelations from Him, which serve as a source
of guidance for men.
2. What classifies a Nabi as a Rasul?
If the revelation is in the form of a scripture, the prophet is then a messenger or a
Rasul.
3. What are the characteristics of a prophet?
He is absolutely truthful, free of all sins, delivers the messages from Allah without
any omission or concealment and, has the highest order of intelligence and mental
ability. All of these prophets were men, had wives, and were mortal.
4. How many prophets are their believed to be in total?
1 lac, 24 thousand.
5. What does the Quran state about the prophets?
The Quran states the stories of some earlier prophets and nations. The Quran mentions
revelations sent to Hazrat Nuh, Ibrahim, Ismil, Ishaq, Daud, Musa, Isa, and the Holy
Prophet. It also says that each of the previous prophets were sent to some particular
nation, people or tribe. Therefore, the books revealed to those prophets was a
guidance to the people it was sent for.
6. On the Day of Judgment, what will the apostles and prophets be questioned about?
The apostles and prophets will be questioned about the response of their people to
their mission.
7. What is the Holy Prophet PBUH termed as?
The seal of the Prophets.

8. What is the difference between the messages sent through the Holy Prophet PBUH
and the other prophets?
All the messages sent to Prophets before the Holy Prophet PBUH were as warnings
and guidance for a particular tribe or community. Where as in the other case, they
were meant to be universal.
9. How is the Prophet hood of the Holy Prophet PBUH distinguished?
The Prophet hood is eternal. The religion is divine and perfect in all aspects. It is
meant to be universal and for all of mankind.
10. What is Sahifah?
Sahifahs were messages given from Allah to various Prophets like Hazrat Adam
PBUH, Hazrat Ibrahim PBUH.