Faiths (Aqaids)

1. Faiths (Aqaids) TO SUBMIT IN FAITH… BECAUSE IT IS TRUTH GUARANTEED BY GOD

2. FAITH WHEREBY MAN COMPLETELY SUBMITS HIS INTELLECT AND WILL TO GOD

3. Concept • Dictionary Meaning • complete trust or confidence in someone or something • Aqd in Arabic • Literal Meaning • In Fiq • Bertrand Russell noted, • "Where there is evidence, no one speaks of 'faith‘, • We only speak of faith when we wish to substitute emotion for evidence

4. Few Concepts • Faith • confidence or trust in person, doctrine, thing, etc • Belief • is not based on proof • Aqeeda • Aqd/Girha lagana • Eeman • Complete submission to Allah

5. Introductory Remarks • In theology, believing is a pre-requisite to knowing. • Owing to limitations of the human mind, we often end up with truths that cannot be fully grasped • We call them mysteries, which could only be appreciated in faith and they are the truths beyond comprehension • Even ,science makes use of human reason, theology remains primarily studied from the point of view of faith

6. 7 Components of Faith • Psychological Trust A certain kind of affective psychological state—namely, a state of feeling confident and trusting • Faith as a knowledge faith as knowledge of specific truths, revealed by God • Faith as a Reason • Faith as a Belief If faith is not ‘a firm and certain knowledge’ of theistic truths, faith may be a certain kind of belief.

7. Cont… 5.Faith as a Trust • believing in God, rather than believing that God exists 6.Faith as a hope • faith as involving belief beyond the evidence • faith with hoping that the claims of faith are true 7.Faith as a virtue • Faith is traditionally regarded as one of the ‘theological’ virtues

8. Process

9. Zan is to know • Pickthall • Who know that they will have to meet their Lord, and that unto Him they are returning.2/46 • Urdu • اور جو یقین کئے ہوئے ہیں کہ وہ اپنے پروردگار سے ملنے والے ہیں اور اس کی طرف لوٹ کر جانے والے ہیں

11. Practical form of Faith • Doctrine, morality, and worship are three dimensions of faith • It is through these that we are able to manifest completely our faith in God • Believing is also vital to our everyday life • It is a fundamental property of human relations

12. FAITH IS A GIFT OF GOD A supernatural virtue infused by God

13. Some Questions • Can there be faith without adherence to any theistic tradition ? • Is faith an instinct ? • Do all of our beliefs rest ultimately on beliefs accepted by faith ? • Is faith merely the virtue by which we hold to our reasoned ideas ?

14. 77 Branches of Iman • A collection compiled by Imam Al-Bayhaqi in his work Shoob al-Iman • 30 of Heart, 7 of Tong, 40 of Body • Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said: • "Iman has more than 70 branches. The most excellent among these branches is the saying of "Laailaaha ill Allah" (there is no God but Allah), and the smallest branch is to remove an obstacle from the wayside. And Haya (modesty) is an important branch of Iman." (Sahi-Muslim)

15. Need and Importance of Faith • Faith as ideology of Religion • Faith is spirit of Ideology /way of life • Faith as an importnat part of a deen • Faith,Rituals,Matters,Ethics,Social System • All other branches of deen depends upon faith

16. Recognizing the true Faith • Some of basic questions of a human requires answer by faith and ,plausible answers are the true faiths • Aqal is an instinct, human needs some faiths to control/satisfy the instinct

17. Important Faiths • In Allah-Tauheed-Oneness of God-Monotheism/Unity of God • In Rasools-Risalat-Prophethood • Akharat-

18. Tuheed

19. “ Faith in Allah ” • Allah exists and nobody has created Him • He alone is the Lord of the whole Universe • He alone is the Master and He alone is authorized to make any modifications in the universe according to His will • He alone is to be exclusively worshipped and He has no associates • SurahIkhlas _AyatUlKersi

20. Definition of Allah

21. Tauheed by Shah Wali Ullah 4 Parts • La elaha-No God But Allah • Creator-Khaliq is Allah • Master of Destiny-Taqdeer ka Malik • Only he to be Worshiped-Ebadat k laiq

22. Explanation

23. Cont…

24. Oneness of Allah Characteristics • Tuheed-bi-Zat • Tuheed-bi-Siffat • Eternity of Allah

25. Important • La e la ha illa 12 • Allah 2696 • Elah 125 • Elaho (plural of Elah) 36 • Socraties, Plato, Aristitle, Xenofin all were monotheist

26. In other Religions 10 commandments

27. Some Believes • Trinity • God • Holy Christ • Marry • Deciding about Permited (Halal)/Prohibited (Haram) • Pop as innocent • Confession

28. Udai Bin Hatim’s Question from Holy Prophet (PBUH) • They have taken as lords beside Allah their rabbis and their monks and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to worship only One Allah. There is no Allah save Him. Be He Glorified from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)! (Tubah-31) • انہوں نے اپنے علماء اور مشائخ اور مسیح ابن مریم کو الله کے سوا خدا بنا لیا حالانکہ اُن کو یہ حکم دیا گیا تھا کہ خدائے واحد کے سوا کسی کی عبادت نہ کریں۔ اس کے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں۔ اور وہ ان لوگوں کے شریک مقرر کرنے سے پاک ہے

29. In Hinduism • Believe in monotheism( Eshaver) • Even Nastik (Dhria) can be a Hindu • Believe in Trinity • Pantheism • Totoism

30. Jew • Pickthall • And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah, and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah. That is their saying with their mouths. They imitate the saying of those who disbelieved of old. Allah (Himself) fighteth against them. How perverse are they! (SuraTuoba : 30 • اور یہود کہتے ہیں کہ عُزیر خدا کے بیٹے ہیں اور عیسائی کہتے ہیں کہ مسیح خدا کے بیٹے ہیں۔ یہ ان کے منہ کی باتیں ہیں پہلے کافر بھی اسی طرح کی باتیں کہا کرتے تھے یہ بھی انہیں کی ریس کرنے میں لگے ہیں۔ خدا ان کو ہلاک کرے۔ یہ کہاں بہکے پھرتے ہیں

32. Its importance • Base of all other belief • Have reciprocal effects all other believes • Sets the Foundation of good deeds • It’s the ultimate truth • Defines the relationship between God and man

33. Shirk (Association) • Shirk bi Zat • Shirk bi Siffat • Not Accepting the Eternity • Shirk-e-Asgher (Musnad Ahmed) • Show off-Dikhawa-Ria Kari • Shirk by the People of the Book (4/48-51) • Denying Superiority of God, Al-jubbat(Idol/Shaitan),Taghoot (khuda ki eta`at sy nikal jana)

34. Shirk Five Elements (by Mulana Abdul Wahab of Najad) • Fi-Ilm-Knowledge • Knowledge of Gaib • Fi-Siffat-Authority • Someone else has the power • Fi-Ebadat-Worship • Praying from someone else • Fi-Aadat-Laws • Believing in Superstitions • Fi-Adab-Respect • Taking oath of other than God

35. The Effects of Tawheed on Human Life • A believer in this Kalima can never be narrow-minded. • He believes in a God who is Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Master of the East and the West and Sustainer of the entire universe. After this belief he does not regard anything in the world as a stranger to himself. • He looks upon everything in the universe as belonging to the same Lord whom he himself belongs to. His sympathy, love, and service do not remain confined to any particular sphere or group. His vision is enlarged, his intellectual horizon widens.

36. Cont.. • This belief produces in man the highest degree of self-respect and self-esteem. • The believer knows that Allah alone is the possessor of all power, and that none besides Him can benefit or harm a person, or provide for his need, or give and take away life, or wield authority or influence. • This conviction makes him indifferent to, and independent and fearless of, all powers other than those of God.

37. Cont… • This belief makes man virtuous and upright. • If a man has the conviction that theirs is no other means of success and salvation for him except purity of soul and righteousness of behavior. • As to the atheists, they do not believe that there is any Being having power over them, to whom they would be responsible for their good or bad action; therefore they consider themselves altogether independent to act in whatever way they like in this world. Their own fancies become their gods and they live like slaves of their wishes and desires.  

38. Cont… • This belief produces in man a very strong degree of determination, patient perseverance, and trust in God • When he makes up his mind and devotes his resources to fulfill the Divine Commands in order to secure God’s pleasure, he is sure he has the support and backing of the Lord of the universe, this certainty makes him firm and strong like a mountain, • No amount of difficulties, impediments, and hostile opposition can make him give up his resolution. Shirk, Kufr, and atheism have no such effect.  

39. Cont… • The believer does not become despondent and broken-hearted under any circumstances. • A man has firm faith in God who is the Master of all the treasures of the earth and the heavens, whose grace and bounty have no limit and whose powers are infinite. This faith imparts to his heart extraordinary consolation, fills it with satisfaction and keeps it filled with hope • Mushirks, kafirs, and atheists have small hearts; they depends upon limited powers; therefore in hours of trouble they are soon overwhelmed by despair and, frequently, they commit suicide

40. Effects on Individual and Collective life • Ensures Dignity of Man • Nourishes self-esteem • Flourish Selflessness • Generates Bravery and Nonchalance • Satisfaction of heart • Completes our Faiths • Cause the deliverance from sins etc • Nurture Patience and Contentment • Equality-if any • Brotherhood and Social Compliance

41. Symptoms of weak faith • Falling into sin and committing haraam deeds • Feeling that one’s heart is hard and rough • Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Then, after that, your hearts were hardened and became as stones or even worse in hardness…” [al-Baqarah 2:74]. • Not doing acts of worship properly • Allaah “does not accept the du’aa’ of one whose heart is heedless of Him.” (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, no. 3479; al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 594).

42. Cont… • Laziness and carelessness in performing acts of worship • (interpretation of the meaning): “… and when they stand up for prayer, they stand up with laziness…” [al-Nisa’ 4:142]. • Stinginess and miserliness • “meanness and faith never exist together in the heart of the believer.” (Reported by al-Nisaa’i, al-Mujtaba, 6/13; Saheeh al-Jaami’, 2678). • Excessive arguing and disputing • “No people will go astray after having being guided except that they become argumentative.” (Reported by Ahmad in al-Musnad, 5/252; Saheeh al-Jaami’, 5633).

43. We and our Faith Decide Yourself

44. Fideism and logical Positivism • Fideism • Faith is needed to determine some philosophical and religious truths, and it questions the ability of reason to arrive at all truth • true belief can only arise from faith, because reason and physical evidence cannot lead to truth • logical Positivism • Which denies the validity of any beliefs held by faith

45. Deism • That reason and observation of the natural world, without the need for organized religion • God never intervenes in human affairs or suspends the natural laws of the universe • rejects supernatural events such as prophecy and miracles • Assert that a god (or "the Supreme Architect") does not alter the universe by intervening in it • ( clockwork universe theory, in which a god designs and builds the universe, but steps aside to let it run on its own)

46. Modern Deism • Deism is the recognition of a universal creative force greater than that demonstrated by mankind • Supported by personal observation of laws and designs in nature and the universe • Perpetuated and Validated by the natural ability of human reason coupled with the rejection of claims made by individuals and organized religions of having received special divine revelation

47. Deism on Prayers • Do not believe in divine intervention, but still find value in prayer as • a form of meditation, • self-cleansing, • spiritual renewal • Prayers : • Appreciative ("Thank you for") • Supplicative ("Please God grant me ")

48. Contemporary deist opinions on prayer • That God has created the universe perfectly, so no amount of supplication, request, or begging can change the fundamental nature of the universe • That God is not an entity that can be contacted by human beings through petitions for relief;