THE ISLAMIC FAITH

Chapter 1 Islam is the religion of all prophets and the true and everlasting religion.
Chapter 2 Interpretation of Islam: What is in God's book may be interpreted only
through the Sunnah, the understanding of the Prophet's companions and
analogy with these.
Chapter 3 The right owed to God by His servants: Unbelievers incur punishment in
hell but this does not negate granting them bene¿¿¿¿ts in this life.
Chapter 4 Faith, disbelief and hypocrisy: Which property enjoys sanctity? - Who is
considered unbeliever? - The status of ignorant people whether deliberately
or by inability.
Chapter 5 The nature of faith: What is faith? - Faith may increase or decrease. -
What proves it and who has excuses.
Chapter 6 God's names and attributes: Their con¿¿¿¿rmation or negation. - God's will.
- Are His attributes comparable with those of others?
Chapter 7 God's words and the Qur'an: The Qur'an is His word, whether spoken or
written. - The ruling regarding anyone who claims that it is a creature.
Chapter 8 The nature of religious truth: The relation between religious text and
reason.
Chapter 9 God's legislation for religion and life: Both are the same. - God's law is
suited for all generations. - Deduction of rulings is only in cases where
no religious text applies.
Chapter 10 God's determination of destiny: His will and cause and effect.
Chapter 11 The inevitability of death: Resurrection, reckoning, reward and punishment,
and other matters related to the life to come.
Chapter 12 The Muslim community: Its leader and the obedience due to him. - Conditions
of his authority and the ruling regarding rebellion. - What is due
to him from his people and the place of scholars.
Chapter 13 Jihad: Its types and conditions. - Intention and obedience of the leader of
the Muslim community.
Chapter 14 The status of the Prophet's companions and their distinction: The best of
them and the consequences of speaking ill of them. - How to regard their
disagreements.
Chapter 15 Who may be ruled as unbeliever and on what basis: The claim that a
particular person will be in heaven or hell.
Chapter 16 Servitude and the nature and extent of freedom.