Islamic Creed

Pillars of Islam

On the authority of Abu Muhammad Abdullah ibn ’Amr bin al-’Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, 'None of you [truly] believes until his desires are subservient to that which I have brought.'" Imam an-Nawawi says, "We have related it in Kitab al-Hujjah with a saheeh (authentic) chain of narrators."

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, 'Verily Allah ta’ala has said, 'Whosoever shows enmity to a wali (friend) of Mine, then I have declared war against him. And My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more loved to Me than the religious duties I have obligated upon him. And My servant continues to draw near to me with nafil (supererogatory) deeds until I Love him. When I Love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him; and were he to seek refuge with Me, I would surely grant him refuge.'" (Bukhari)

On the authority of Abu Najeeh al-’Irbaad ibn Saariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave us a sermon by which our hearts were filled with fear and tears came to our eyes. So we said, 'O Messenger of Allah! It is as though this is a farewell sermon, so counsel us.' He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, 'I counsel you to have taqwa (fear) of Allah, and to listen and obey [your leader], even if a slave were to become your ameer. Verily he among you who lives long will see great controversy, so you must keep to my Sunnah and to the Sunnah of the rightly guided caliphs, those who guide to the right way. Cling to it stubbornly [literally: with your molar teeth]. Beware of newly invented matters [in the religion], for verily every bidah (heresy) is misguidance.'" (Abu Dawud) It was related by at-Tirmidhi, who said that it was a good and sound hadeeth.

A Friday speech in English in which Sh. Bilal Philips explains the third pillar of belief, belief in scriptures. In this lecture, he shows the importance of belief in this pillar, its proofs from the Islamic texts, and the wisdom behind revealing these sacred scriptures.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Saleh Al-Saleh defines the concept of faith based on the doctrine of Ahl-us-Sunnah wa Al-Jamaah, which is a belief in one's heart, tongue’s saying, and tangible acts.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Saleh As-Saleh confirms that humankind needs worship but who they worship, what about the right god’s attributes, and how they worship him. In this lecture, Dr. Saleh A-Salah answers all of these questions.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Saleh Al-Saleh confirms that a Muslim's belief is not complete except after believing in the divine destiny. In this lecture, he explains the meaning of this Islamic pillars and some sayings of the deviated sects about it.

A lecture in English in which Sh. Bilal Philips explains the real message and religion which Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) came with, from both the Bible and the Quran.

A Friday speech in English in which Sh. Bilal Philips explains the fourth pillar of belief, belief in messengers of Allah. He confirms that Allah has sent to every nation a messenger or prophet to call them to worship Allah alone and abandon the worship of other things.

A Friday speech in English in which Sh. Bilal Philips explains the first pillar of Faith, belief in Allah, and the moral principles behind it. In this lecture, he mentions the meaning of belief in Allah in the light of the Quran and Prophetic tradition.

A lecture in English in which Sh. Bilal Philips mentions that many of the world’s six billion people do not believe in Allah, the only God worthy of worship. In fact, most either associate partners with Allah or completely deny his existence. This two-part series helps explain the attributes of Allah, the Almighty.

A Friday speech in English in which Sh. Bilal Philips explains the sixth pillar of Faith, belief in destiny. He shows why so many people went astray about the right understanding of this pillar to the extent that some have denied it totally while others completely denying the human free will.

Pillars of Faith - Tawheed Al-Asma Wa Sifaat

Pillars of Faith - Tawheed of divinity

Pillars of Faith - Tawheed Al-Rububiyyah

An episode in English in which Sh. Abderrahim Green covers a detailed background on the various aspects of polytheism and goes into discussion on how a great number of people may fall prey of committing polytheism.

Pillars of Islam: In this video Sheikh Abdul Qader Arnaout spoke on the pillars of Islam and its features, while explaining hadith of the Prophet peace be upon him which has been narrated by Bazzaar.

A lecture in English in which Sh. Bilal Philips talks raises the following questions which we can use to judge to what degree do we know who our Lord is. He addresses these questions and clear the many false ideas and misconceptions many people have when it comes to their Lord: (1) Do you agree with those who say that belief is a matter of blind faith?, (2) If everything has a Creator then who created God?, (3) If God can do anything, why can’t He have a son?, (4) If God is all-powerful, can He create a stone which is too heavy for Him to lift?, and (5) If God is all-good and He is able to do all things then where did evil come from?

An explanation of the ’real’ message and religion which Jesus (peace be upon him) came with, from both the Bible and the Qur’an. How did the Quran Narrated the stories of the messengers and prophets from Adam to Muhammad, and the Quran had explained in detail the story of Jesus peace up on him.