Basic articles of faith

Why did Muhammad Ali convert to Islam?

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"Well Mohammed Ali describes his conversion beautifully in an interview. But in short  He reasoned the created and knew the Creator. He found that nothing simply created on its own and came out of nowhere. The sun, the moon, planets, starts, humans simply did not came into being. There is a Masterplan and a Masterplanner.The path of Truth is clear for those Who truly see it."

Learn more about what Muslims believe. Muslims have six main beliefs, called the Articles of Faith. The primary Muslim belief is that there is only one God.

Basic articles of faith

Muslims have six main beliefs.

• Belief in Allah as the one and only God
• Belief in angels
• Belief in the holy books
• Belief in the Prophets...
• e.g. Adam, Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses), Dawud (David), Isa (Jesus).
• Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the final prophet.
• Belief in the Day of Judgement...
• The day when the life of every human being will be assessed to decide whether they go to heaven or hell.
• Belief in Predestination...
• That Allah has the knowlege of all that will happen.
• Muslims believe that this doesn't stop human beings making free choices.

Allah

Allah is the name Muslims use for the supreme and unique God, who created and rules everything.

The heart of faith for all Muslims is obedience to Allah's will.

• Allah is eternal, omniscient, and omnipotent...
• Allah has always existed and will always exist.
• Allah knows everything that can be known.
• Allah can do anything that can be done.
• Allah has no shape or form...
• Allah can't be seen.
• Allah can't be heard.
• Allah is neither male nor female.
• Allah is just...
• Allah rewards and punishes fairly.
• But Allah is also merciful.
• A believer can approach Allah by praying, and by reciting the Qur'an.
• Muslims worship only Allah...
• because only Allah is worthy of worship.

The one and only God

All Muslims believe that God is one alone:

• There is only one God.
• God has no children, no parents, and no partners.
• God was not created by a being.
• There are no equal, superior, or lesser Gods.

Wallahualam.