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The articles of faith
Compiled by
mahftloud R. mUlQd
3rd Revised Edition
Third Edition, 142V/200'\
Copyright Mahmoud R. Murad
All rights reserved
1422/2001
©CooperativeOfficeofCanandGuidanceatSulay,1006
KiogFahadNationalLibraryCataloging-In-PublicationData
Murad,MahmoudRidha
Thearticlesoffaith.IMahmoudRidaMurad;
Riyadh,2006
96p;17cm
ISBN:9960-9746-4-2
I-Faith(Islam) 1-Tide
240dc 1417/1159
L.D.no. 141711159
ISBN:9960-9746-4-2
Bookspublished bythe author
1- TheMiniLibraryofIslam
2- Commentaryonal-Aqeedahal-WasitiyahByal
Harras,IbnUthaimeen& al-Fozan
3- AbridgmentoftheProphefsBiographybyIbn
Hisham
4- Life& BeliefsofMuhammadb.Abdulwahhab
5- ExpositionoftheArticlesofFaith
6- RulingsonFasting
7- TheOtherSideofSufism
8- SearchingfortheTruth
9- MuslimWoman'sGuide
10- TheIslamicMethodologyofAqeedah&Fiqh
11- TheBookofTawheedByDr.S.AI-Fozan
12- TheMessageofIslam
13-TheLoftinessofAllah& otherpublications.
Contents
•••
Introduction , 1
The Levels of Deen 4
The Articles of Faith 7
Who Is Allah 8
TheTypes of Tawheed , 12
Rules Regarding the Divine Names &
Attributes 17
Beliefin the Angels 22
Angels' Duties 28
Beliefin the Scriptures 40
How to believe in the Messages .41
The Qur'anis Comprehensive Legislation 48
Beliefin the Messengers .51
Jesus' Status in Islam .56
Beliefin the LastDay 63
Signs of the Final Hour 64
The Day ofResurrection 68
The Nature ofJannah 75
Viewing the Face ofAllah 76
The Nature ofHell 78
Beliefin al-Qadha' & al-Qadar 81
The Invalidators ofIslm 84
•••
Preface to Third Edition
More than three years have passed since
'The Mini Library' was first published, during
which Muslims' dire need for such works, and
their keen interest in learning their faith
subsequent to the international events during the
pastfour years.
Compiling the Mini Library took too long to
compile; which makes it imperative revising it,
and reprinting a large quantity to cover the need
of English-speaking Muslims for such a reliable
and authentic sourceofIslamic data.
Besides, in the wake of the 9/11 events,
curiosity has driven many non-Muslims, whose
respective media kept bombarding them with
distorted and fictitious data about Islam and its
adherents, to search for the truth. A fact, which is
proven by their rush to buy whatever Islamic
literature they layhandson. This, indeed, is one of
the positive aspects of the plight of the Muslim
Ummah.
The investigative study of the prevalent
situation suggests that the 3rll edition of the Mini
Library should mark a 100,000. Copies for the first
a
stage to be available for free distribution, and be
followed by similar quantities in subsequent
stages.
After the 2nd edition ran out of print, this
edition has since been revised, its typographical
errors are corrected, and every book in it is
thoroughly reviewed. However, regardless how
hard man keeps improving his work, it remains
vulnerable and imperfect in comparison with the
Book of Allah, simply because it is a human's
work.
One of the main changes I have made in the
Manual of Arkan is the issue of Istiwa' of Allah
above His Throne. Some brothers have graciously
drew my attention to the possibility of
misconstruing the verb 'to mount', which agreed,
so I changed the verb 'to mount' into the verb 'to
ascend' thus to allow no chance for
misinterpreting this Divine action, bearing in
mind that there is no exact, or a loan term that
may substitute the Arabic verb 'ISTAWA'.
We should keep in mind too that since Allah
needs of none of His creatures, therefore,
b
'ascending His throne' means He is above without
contact, and in a mannerwhich suits His Majesty.
You may also notice that I have changed the
title of this work into "The Mini Library of Islam"
for it in deed contains the basic information
a Muslim, new or otherwise, needs to know about
Islam.
It is appropriate to express my gratefulness to
those who were gracious enough to review this
work, and make valuable observations on its
contents. May Allah grant them the best of
rewards.
I also ask Allah to reward me for it, and help
me accomplish the (Mini Library of Islam II)
which will include works that will be of great
benefitto the studentsofknowledge in sha'Allah.
All praise is due to Allah, the Rubb of the
Worlds.
M.Murad
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