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ٱللَّهُGodٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُthe Most Graciousٱلرَّحِيمُthe Most Merciful

ٱلْحَمْدُAll praiseلِلَّهِto Godنَسْتَعِينُهُwe seek His helpوَنَسْتَغْفِرُهُand we seek His forgiveness،,وَنَعُوذُand we seek refuge بِٱللَّهِwith Godمِنْfromشُرُورِthe evilsأَنفُسِنَاof ourselvesوَمِنْand fromسَيِّئَاتِthe bad deedsأَعْمَالِنَاof our actions،,مَنيَهْدِهِGod guidesٱللَّهُGodفَلَاthere is noمُضِلٌّmisleaderلَهُfor himوَمَنand whoeverيُضِلَّلْHe misleadsفَلَاthere is noهَادٍguideلَهُfor him،,وَنَشْهَدُand we bear witnessأَنَّthatلَاthere is noإِلَٰهَdeityإِلَّاexceptٱللَّهَGodوَحْدَهُaloneلَاnoشَرِيكَpartnerلَهُfor himوَنَشْهَدُand we bear witnessأَنَّthatمُحَمَّداًMuhammadعَبْدُهُHis servantوَرَسُولُهُand His messenger،,صَلَّىpeace be uponٱللَّهُGodعَلَيْهِupon himوَعَلَىٰand uponآلِهِhis familyوَسَلَّمَand grant peaceتَسْلِيمًاa complete peace.

اعْلَمْKnowأَنَّthat«الإِيمَانَ»‘Iman (faith)و«الإِسْلَامَ»and ‘Islam (submission)يَجْتَمِعَانِare two essential parts ofفِيهِمَاin themٱلدِّينِthe Religionكُلَّهُentirely،,وَقَدْand there has beenكَثَرَmuchكَلَامٌdiscussionٱلنَّاسِamong the peopleفِيregardingحَقيقَةِthe realityالإِيمَانِof faithوَالإِسْلَامِand Islamوَنِزَاعَهُمْand their disputesوَاضْطِرَابَهُمْand their confusion؛;وَقَدْand there has beenصُنِّفَتْcompiledفِيinذَٰلِكَthatمَجَلَّدَاتٍvolumes،,وَالنِّزَاعُand the disputesفِيinذَٰلِكَthatمِنْsinceحِينٍthe timeخَرَجَتْthe Khawarij aroseٱلْخَوَارِجُ(the secessionists)بَيْنَamongعَامَّةِthe generalٱلطَّوَائِفِ.sects.

وَنَحْنُAnd weنَذْكُرُmentionمَاthat whichيُسْتَفَادُis derivedمِنْfromكَلَامِthe wordsٱلنَّبِيِّof the Prophet،,مَعَalong withمَاwhatيُسْتَفَادُis derivedمِنْfromكَلَامِthe wordsٱللَّهِof Godتَعَالَىٰ،the Exalted,فَيَصِلُwhich leadsٱلْمُؤْمِنَthe believerإِلَىtoذَٰلِكَthatمِنْfromنَفْسِthe wordsكَلَامِthe wordsٱللَّهِof Godوَرَسُولِهِand His messengerفَإِنَّfor indeedهَذَاthisهُوَisٱلْمَقْصُودُthe intended meaning،,فَلَاso do notنَذْكُرُmentionاخْتِلَافَthe differencesٱلنَّاسِof the people،ابْتِدَاءًto begin withبَلْbutنَذْكُرُmentionمِنْofذَٰلِكَthat--فِيinضَمْنِthe context ofبَيَانِclarificationمَاwhatيُسْتَفَادُis derivedمِنْfromكَلَامِthe wordsٱللَّهِof Godوَرَسُولِهِand His messenger--مَاwhatيُبَيِّنُclarifiesأَنَّthatرَدَّthe returnمَوَارِدَto sourcesالنِّزَاعِof disputesإِلَىtoٱللَّهِGodوَإِلَىand toٱلرَّسُولِthe messengerخَيْرٌis betterوَأَحْسَنُand more beautifullyتَأْوِيلاًinterpreted.،,وَأَحْسَنُand the bestعَاقِبَةٍconsequencesفِيinٱلدُّنْيَاthe worldly lifeوَٱلْآخِرَةِ.and the Hereafter.

فَنَقُولُSo we say::قَدْIndeedفَرَّقَthe Prophetٱلنَّبِيُّthe Prophetﷺ(peace be upon him)فِيinحَدِيثِthe hadithجِبْرِيلَof Gabrielعَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلاَمُ،peace,بَيْنَdistinguishedمُسَمَّىthe termsالإِسْلَامَ،Islam,وَمُسَمَّىand the termsالإِيمَانَfaithوَمُسَمَّىand the termsالإِحْسَانِ،excellence,فَقَالَhe said:الإِسْلَامُIslam is::أَنْthatتَشْهَدَyou bear witnessأَنْthatلَاthere is noإِلَٰهَdeityإِلَّاexceptٱللَّهَ،God,وَأَنَّand thatمُحَمَّدًاMuhammadرَسُولُis the Messengerٱللَّهِof God،,وَتُقِيمَand you establishٱلصَّلَاةَ،the prayer,وَتُؤْتِيَand you giveٱلزَّكَاةَ،the obligatory charity,وَتَصُومَand you fastرَمَضَانَ،during Ramadan,وَتَحُجَّand you perform Hajjٱلْبَيْتَthe House (Kaaba)إِنْifاسْتَطَعْتَyou are ableإِلَيْهِto itسَبِيلًاa way.»وَقَالَAnd he said:«الإِيمَانُ‘Iman (faith) is::أَنْthatتُؤْمِنَyou believeبِٱللَّهِin Godوَمَلَـٰئِكَتِهِand His angelsوَكُتُبِهِand His booksوَرُسُلِهِ،and His messengers,وَالْيَوْمِand the Dayٱلْآخِرِ،of Judgment,وَتُؤْمِنَand you believeبِٱلْقَدَرِin divine decreeخَيْرِهِits goodوَشَرِّهِand its evil (۱)(1)

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