Six Articles of Faith in Islam
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The Six Articles of Faith in Islam are the fundamental theological beliefs that every Muslim is expected to hold, including belief in God, angels, revealed books, prophets, the Day of Resurrection, and divine decree.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theological doctrine
ⓘ
core Islamic belief ⓘ |
| acceptedBy | most Islamic theological schools ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Arkān al-Īmān
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Articles of Iman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | all Muslims ⓘ |
| associatedWithHadith | Hadith of Gabriel (Ḥadīth Jibrīl) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept | īmān (faith) ⓘ |
| componentOf | Islamic creed (ʿaqīdah) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | external acts of worship ⓘ |
| defines | what a Muslim must believe ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Five Pillars of Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
God’s knowledge and will
ⓘ
accountability in the Hereafter ⓘ monotheism (tawḥīd) ⓘ |
| fifthArticle | belief in the Last Day ⓘ |
| firstArticle | belief in Allah ⓘ |
| focus | internal belief ⓘ |
| fourthArticle | belief in prophets and messengers ⓘ |
| includesBeliefIn |
Allah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Day of Resurrection ⓘ Last Day (Yawm al‑Qiyāmah) NERFINISHED ⓘ angels (malāʾikah) ⓘ divine decree (al‑qadar) ⓘ messengers (rusul) ⓘ predestination of good and evil ⓘ prophets (anbiyāʾ) ⓘ revealed scriptures ⓘ |
| influences |
Muslim ethics and practice
ⓘ
Muslim worldview ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | hadith literature ⓘ |
| normativeIn | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfArticles | 6 ⓘ |
| purpose | to define orthodox Islamic belief ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Five Pillars of Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | criterion of correct faith ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Qurʾan (indirectly, in multiple verses)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahih Muslim (Hadith of Gabriel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondArticle | belief in angels ⓘ |
| sixthArticle | belief in divine decree (al‑qadar) ⓘ |
| taughtIn | Islamic catechism ⓘ |
| taughtTo | children in Muslim communities ⓘ |
| theologicalDiscipline | ʿaqīdah ⓘ |
| thirdArticle | belief in revealed books ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Day of Resurrection