Six Articles of Faith
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The Six Articles of Faith are the core Sunni Islamic beliefs outlining faith in God, His angels, His revealed books, His messengers, the Day of Judgment, and divine decree.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic creed
ⓘ
Sunni theological doctrine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Arkan al-Iman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Sunni Muslims
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
adult Muslims ⓘ |
| centralBelief | Tawhid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
Belief in Allah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belief in His angels ⓘ Belief in His messengers ⓘ Belief in His revealed books ⓘ Belief in divine decree ⓘ Belief in predestination ⓘ Belief in the Last Day ⓘ |
| concerns | matters of belief ⓘ |
| defines | minimum required beliefs for a Muslim in Sunni theology ⓘ |
| definesAspect | Iman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Five Pillars of Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
accountability in the Hereafter
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belief in the unseen ⓘ divine omnipotence ⓘ divine omniscience ⓘ monotheism ⓘ |
| hadithSource | Hadith of Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalElement |
belief in Hell
ⓘ
belief in Paradise ⓘ belief in creation by Allah ⓘ belief in judgment ⓘ belief in resurrection ⓘ belief that all good and evil is by Allah’s decree ⓘ |
| influences |
Sunni legal schools
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunni spiritual practice ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Sahih Muslim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahih al-Bukhari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| normativeStatus | orthodox Sunni belief ⓘ |
| numberOfComponents | 6 ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Islamic angelology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic eschatology NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic prophetology ⓘ Islamic theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Hadith
ⓘ
Quran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
Islamic education curricula
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Islamic seminaries NERFINISHED ⓘ mosques ⓘ |
| theologicalScope | Aqidah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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