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.

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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
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
Islamic seminaries NERFINISHED
mosques
theologicalScope Aqidah NERFINISHED

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Sunni theology hasCreedalFormula Six Articles of Faith