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God is deemed in total control of every man's destiny and able to grant his needs and remove distress.
Allah, the Exalted, says:"And do not invoke, along with God, anything that can neither benefit you nor harm you, for behold, if you do it,you will surely be among the evildoers!" Qur'an 10:106
Allah, the Exalted, says: " Blessed be He Who sent down the criterion (of right and wrong, i.e. this Qur'an) to His slave (Muhammad) that he may be a warner 'Alamin'(mankind and Jinn). He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Who has begotten no son (children or offspring) and for Whom there is no partner in the dominion. He has created everything, and has measured it exactly according to its due measurements. Yet they have taken besides Him other gods who created nothing but are themselves created,and possess neither harm nor benefit for themselves, and possess no power (of causing) death, nor (of giving) life, nor of raising the dead." Qur'an 25:2-3
Allah, the Exalted, says: “He it is who sends Salat (His blessings) on you, and His angels too (ask Allah to bless and forgive you), that He may bring you out from darkness (of disbelief and polytheism) into light (of Belief and Islamic Monotheism). And He is Ever Most Merciful to the believers. Their greeting on the Day they shall meet Him will be [Salam: Peace {i.e. the angels will say to them: Salamun Alaikum}! And He has prepared for them a generous reward (i.e. Paradise)” Qur’an 33:43-44
At the heart of Islam lies belief in God.
The core of the Islamic creed is bearing witness to the phrase,
(La ilaaha illa Allah), 'There is no true deity deserving worship but Allah.' The testimony to this belief, called tawhid, is the axies around which all Islam revolves. Moreover, it is the first of the two testimonies by which a person becomes a Muslim. Striving after the realization of that oneness, or tawhid, is the core of Islamic life.
According to Islam, the correct way of finding God is through the preserved teachings of the prophets. Islam maintains that the prophets were sent by God Himself throughout the ages to guide human beings to Him. God says in the Holy Qur'an that the correct path to belief is to reflect upon His signs, which point to Him.
Allah, the Exalted, says:... “We have indeed made plain the signs for people who believe with certainty." Qur'an 2:118
Allah, the Exalted, says: "Say, (O believers). We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abrahamand Ismael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims (in submission) to Him."Qur'an 2:136
Allaha, the Exalted, says: “There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. (He is) your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers. But they are in doubt, amusing themselves."
Qur'an 44:8-9
Mention of God's handiwork occurs often in the Qur'an as the locus of divine revelation.
Anyone who sees the natural world in all its wonder with open eyes and an open heart will see the unmistakable signs of the Creator.
Allah, the Exalted, says;
"And on the earth are signs for those who have Faith with certainty. And also in your ownselves. Will you not then see ?" Qu'an 51:20-21
Belief in God in Islam consists of four matters:
1. Belief in God's existence.
2. God is the Supreme Lord.
3. God Alone is entitled to worship
4. God is known by His Most Beautiful Names and Attributes.
One of the greatest acts of worship is prayer, invoking the Divine Being for aid. Islam specifies that prayer should only be directed to God.
Allah, the Exalted, says: "Whatever Allah grants to people of mercy - none can withholds it; and whatever He withholds - none can release it thereafter. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise."Qur'an 35:2
Allah, the Exalted, says: "Say, 'Do you worship besides Allah that which holds for you no [power of] harm or benefit while it is Allah who is the Hearing, the Knowing?"Qur'an 5:76
Allah, the Exalted, says: "Blessed is He whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent." Qur'an 67:1
The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said: "Do you know what Allah's Right upon His slaves?
He said: To worship Him Alone and to join none in worship with Him."
Allah, the Exalted, says: “There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. (He is) your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers. But they are in doubt, amusing themselves. " Qur'an 44:8-9
Giving anyone else - angels, prophets, Jesus, Mary, idols or nature - portion of one's worship, which is essentially due only to Allah, such as prayer, is called Shirk and is the most enormous of sins in Islam. Shirk is the only unforgivable sin if not repented from, and it denies the very purpose of creation.
Worship in Islam consists of every act, belief, statement or sentiment of the heart which God approves and loves; everything that brings a person closer to His Creator
“ So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?”
| Belief in Angels |
| Belief in Scriptures |
| Belief in Prophets |
| Belief in Life after Death |
| Belief in Divine Degree |