In
order to enter into the fold of Islamic religion it is incumbent
to believe in the following:
1-
Presence of Allah and His Oneness in nature and attributes in every
respect,
2-
Angels,
3-Books
which have come down through revelations,
4-All
Prophets,
5-Day
of resurrection,
6-That
measurements of good or bad ar from Allah and
7-
Life after death.
All
these are narrated in the Holy Quran. Hence if we say that in order
to be a muslim, belief in all three things are essential. They are
as follows:
1-
Oneness of Allah, that is, Allah in nature and attributes is one
from every point of view and is unique.
2-The
Prophethood of Hazrat Muhammad (SAW), that is, that Muhammad (SAW)
is the true and last Prophet.
3-Righteousness
of the Holy Quran, that is, the Quran as it was revealed to Holy
Prophet Muhammad(SAW) exists even today without any change whatsoever
and Islam is nothing else and nothing more but to act upon, do and
don't of the Holy Book.
Now
the real thing to ponder over is that all these three things pertain
to unknown and invisible, that is, cannot be known or proved by
known sense. Allah is invisible. He cannot be perceived through
known senses.The Holy Prophet Muhammad came to the world in human
body but the means of his being a prophet, that is, revelation is
concerned with invisibility. Similarly though the Holy Quran is
with us in the form of book but the way it came down to us, that
is, Gabriel is also invisible. Besides these there are many things
which have been described in the Holy Book which cannot be known
through external senses such as angels, hell, heaven, the corded
from eternity etc., etc.
This
means that in order to become a Muslim the foremost requirement
is "Faith in Invisible" that is, Allah desires that we
should believe in these things without any argument and discussion.
This is the highest Kind of faith because to accept these things
without argument is to accept the truth of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
I do not know what is Allah? How He is? Is He at all or not? But
we know Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) that he was true, he was trustworthy
and innocent. When he says that Allah exists, then we need no argument
and discussion. But we should remember that like other things faith
also has degrees. A man just cheat others says that " I believe
in Allah and Prophet Muhammad" is a hypocrite. There is another
man who recites Kalimah with the faith of becoming a Muslim and
utters with heart and soul that " I have faith in Allah, his
Holy Prophets and Books " etc ..etc.. but he has not genuine
faith in his words, he is without doubt a Muslim but not a Momin.Momin
is only one who has unflinching faith.
I
am not saying it. Even Allah says in the Holy Quran. The dwellers
of the desert say : "We believe." Say: "You do not
believe." Better say: "we submit; for faith has not yet
entered into your hearts" (Chapter Al Hujrat, verse 14). That
is you will be called Momin only when faith will encompass your
heart and soul. This verse proves that there are two sections of
Islamic Millat------one is Musalman and the other Momin. Now the
question arises what is belief ? What is its sign and can it be
achieved? The answer to the first question has been given. The answer
to the second question is that Momin is one who fears none except
Allah. He does not depend upon anybody, The Holy Prophet has also
praised Momin that when he prays he feels that he is seeing Allah
or in lesser degree that Allah is seeing him. The answer to the
third question is how such faith can be attained. This is a very
exhaustive subject, Therefore, in the following pages I shall try
to answer the question in a little detail. |