There are six articles of faith in Islam: 1.
Belief in Allah 2.Belief in Angles, 3. Belief
in the Books (Scriptures) of Allah 4. Belief
in the Prophets of Allah, 5. Belief in the Day
of Judgment and 6. Belief in the Divine Laws
Umar ibn Khattab, may Allah be pleased with
him, relates:
We
were sitting in the company of the Holy
Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him, when suddenly a man arrived. He was
wearing clean, white clothes and his hair was
jet black. He did not look as though he were a
traveler and he was not known to any of us. He
sat down close to the Holy Prophet, peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him, his knees
touching the knees of the Holy Prophet, peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him. He said: O
Muhammad, tell me something about faith. The
Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him, replied:
"Faith is that you should believe in Allah,
His Angels, His Books and His Prophets; that
you should believe in the Day of Judgment and
that you should believe in the Divine Laws
relating to good and evil." (Tirmidhi)
Ali ibn Talib, may Allah be pleased with him,
relates that he Holy Prophet, peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
"The faith is that one recognizes God at
heart, accepts Him verbally and acts on His
commandments." (Ibni Majah)
