Q-11 What is Iman?
A. Iman (Faith) means to believe in the heart, to confess by the tongue and to act
with the parts of the body.
Q-12 Can there be any variation in Iman?
A. By some words and deeds it may increase and by some words and deeds it
may decrease.
Q-13 What do you mean by increase and decrease in Iman?
A- Iman (Faith) increases by obedience to Allah and good deeds while it decreases by sins and evil acts.
Q-14 What are the pillars of Iman (Faith)
A. The pillars of Iman are six i.e. to believe in:
1. Allah.
2. His Angels.
3. His Messengers.
4. His Books.
5. The Last Day.
6. Divine Preordainments good or bad.
Q-15 What is Belief in Allah?
A. The Belief in Allahi is that you should believe that Allah is the Sole Creator
Sustainer Provider and the One in Whose Hand is the disposal of all affairs.
Everything stands in need of Him, but He stands in need of none. He is the Only
One Who is worthy of being worshipped. He has the Best Names and Perfect
Attributes.
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Q-16 Who are the angels?
A. The angels are creatures of light. They are Allah's obedient slaves, they do
that which they are commanded and are incapable of disobedience.
Q-17 What do you mean by Belief in the Book and the Messengers?
A. It means that Allah sent the Messengers like Moses, Jesus,Abraham. Noah
etc. and sent down the books like the Torah, Injeel, Zaboor (Psalms) etc. to call
the people to worship Allah Alone, associating nothing with Him. He sealed
(finalized) the Messengers with Prophet Muhammed and abrogated all
previous books with the Qur'an. Therefore the worship should be done according
to the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet .
Q-I8 What is meant by Belief in the Last Day?
A. The Belief in the Last Day means to believe that Allah has ordained a fixed
term for everything, and a term for this world. He will assuredly raise the dead
from their graves and will account for everyone their deeds in this world. On that
Day of Resurrection, rewards and punishments will be assigned. Every one will
be justly rewarded or punished.
Q-19 What is meant by Belief Preordainment (Qadar)?
A. The Belief in Preordainment (Qadar) means to believe that everything — good
or bad — happens or takes place according to what Allah has ordained for it. He has created everything in due proportion.
Q-20 What is the cleaning of "There is no God but Allah"?
A. It means there is no true deity except Allah Alone, Negating all false gods and
affirming that Allah is the only true God.
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