Creed

The Quran affirms that Allah is the One God, there is no god worthy of worship but Him, He neither begets nor is begotten, and nothing is equal to Him.

The Quran forbids associating anything with Allah and calls shirk a great wrong, a sin that is not forgiven, a cause for deeds to be wiped out and a barrier from Paradise.

Faith is not mere words but conviction settled in the heart in Allah, His Messenger and His Book, without doubt.

These verses name together the matters that must be believed in: Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day.

Islam is the religion accepted by Allah, and no religion other than Islam is accepted.

Allah has the most beautiful names (al-asma al-husna), and the Quran commands calling on Him by them.

Allah created everything according to its decree and measure, and all of it is written in the Preserved Tablet.

The Quran commands belief in the angels and describes them as honoured servants of Allah, with wings, never too proud to worship, glorifying Him without pause and always doing what He commands.

The Quran is revelation from the Lord of the worlds, brought by Gabriel in clear Arabic, sent down on the Night of Decree in Ramadan and then in stages, as guidance and clarification, and as healing and mercy for the believers.

The Quran states that Allah sent a messenger to every nation in the language of its people, to call to the worship of Allah alone, bring good news and warning, and deliver the message.

The jinn were created from intensely hot fire before humankind, and like humans they were created to worship Allah.

Iblis refused to bow to Adam out of arrogance, then swore to lead the children of Adam astray from every direction, and he tempted Adam and Eve until they left the Garden.

The spirit is part of Allah's affair, and only He knows its reality.

Allah created people upon fitrah, His upright religion, and before birth the children of Adam testified that Allah is their Lord.

Allah is the Provider who guarantees the provision of every creature and sends it down from the sky and the earth, while those worshipped besides Him cannot provide anything.

Allah's blessings cannot be counted and all of them come from Him, and the Quran repeatedly commands remembering and proclaiming them.

Allah has prescribed mercy for Himself, and His mercy encompasses everything.

Allah created life and death to test who is best in deeds, and whoever claims faith will surely be tested.

No calamity strikes except by Allah's leave, and all of it is written before it happens, so that people do not grieve over what they miss.

In the Quran, fitnah means trial, persecution and idolatry, not slander.

The friends of Allah are those who believe and are mindful of Him; they have no fear and do not grieve, and for them is good news in this world and the Hereafter.

The Quran describes the disbelievers as people whose hearts are sealed so that warning does not benefit them, and whose deeds are like ashes blown by the wind or a mirage that yields nothing.

Allah takes people through the stages of life: from a weak infant to a strong adult, reaching forty, then old and weak again, some even to senility.