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Book 1. KITAB AL-IMAN - The Book of Faith Chapter .... What is Iman and what are its characteristics On Prayer - Salat - which is one of the Pillars of Iman Pertaining to Faith In Allah Concerning Iman by which a person would enter Heaven Concerning the saying of the Apostle; Islam is founded on five - fundamentals - Relating to the Command for Belief In Allah and His Prophet and the laws of Islam and inviting - people to - them Calling people to testifications and the Canons of Islam Command for fighting against the people so long as they do not profess that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger He who accepts Islam at the death-bed, before the actual agony of death, is a Muslim.It is forbidden to supplicate blessings for the polytheists.He who dies as a polytheist is one among the denizens of Hell and no means would be effective enough to take him out of that He who meets his Lord with implicit faith would enter Heaven and fire would be forbidden to harm him ... He relished the flavour of Iman who was pleased with Allah as his Lord Concerning the branches of Iman Concerning the comprehensive attributes of Islam ... Concerning the eminence of Islam and of the affairs which are excellent Concerning the attributes by which one gets the relish of Iman It is obligatory to love the Prophet more than the members of one's household: one's child, father or even the whole of humanity Concerning the fact that it is one of the characteristics of Iman that one should like the same thing for one's brother-in-Islam as one likes for one's self Concerning the prohibition to harm neighbour Concerning exhortation to accord honour and respect to the neighbour and the guest and obligation to observe silence except in goodness, and all these qualities come within the orbit of Iman Concerning the facts that Interdiction against abominable is a part of Faith, that Faith increases and diminishes; enjoining that which is good and for bidding that which is abominable are obligatory- acts - Precedence of the believers over one another and the superiority of the people of Yemen in this respect Concerning the fact that no one will enter Paradise except believers,that love for believers is - a characteristic - feature of - Faith and giving currency to - the practice of paying salutation by, saying - As-Salimu'Alaikum - peace be upon you - is the means to achieve it - Faith - Din is sincerity and well-wishing Concerning diminution of Belief due to sins and its separation from the sinner;negation of the excellence of Islam at the time of committing sin Concerning the peculiarities of a hypocrite The condition of the Faith of one who calls his brother Muslim as an unbeliever The condition of the Faith of one who knowingly denies his true fatherhood Abusing a Muslim is an outrage and fighting against him is unbelief Don't become unbelievers after me by striking the necks of one another The use of the word "Unbelief" in case of slandering - anyone - or one's lineage, and lamentation Calling the fugitive slave as infidel The unbelief of one who said: We got rainfall by the movement - of the stars - The love of Ansar - helpers - and 'All - may Allah be pleased with all of them - is - an Ingredient - of Iman and - one of - its signs, and hatred against them is a sign of dissemblance Ditninution of Imin by failing in submission and the use of the word "Kufr" for things besides unbelief of Allah, for example ungratefulness and Ingratitude Application of the word "Kufr" on one who neglects prayer Belief in Allah is the best of deeds Polytheism is the most shameful of sins and the mentioning of the gravest sin next to it Major sins and the gravest among these Forbiddance of pride He who dies associating none with Allah would enter Paradise and he who dies as a polytheist would enter the fire of Hell Prohibition of killing of an infidel after he say's: "There is no god but Allah" The utterance of the Apostle - may peace be upon him - :He who takes up arms against us is not of us - i.e. he ceases to be a Muslim - The utterance of the Apostle - way peace be upon him -. He who acted dishonestly towards us is not of us- i.e. he is not to be counted amongst Muslims - Beating of the cheeks, tearing of the front opening of the shirt, and calling the calls of the Jihillya - Ignorance - are forbidden Serious prohibition of tale-carrying Serious prohibition of letting down the lower garment: of laying obligation of selling goods by false oaths, and description of those three - persons - with whom Allah would not speak on the Day of Resurrection nor would He see towards them nor would absolve them, and for them is a painful chastisement Suicide is the gravest sin Strict forbiddance of acting unfaithfully in relation to the spoils or booty.The believers alone would enterParadise Argument in favour of the fact that he who kills himself does not become unbeliever Concerning the wind which would blow near the Day of Resurrection and would cause to die anyone having anything like faith in his heart Exhortation to be prompt in doing good deeds before the appearance of turbulence Pertaining to the fear of a believer lest his deed should be lost Would - people - be held responsible for the deeds committed during the state of ignorance? Islam effaces all the previous misdeeds and so do Migration and Pilgrimage Pertaining to the virtuous act of a man before embracing Islam The veracity of Faith and its sincerity Concerning the Words of Allah whether you manifest whatever is in your mind or hide it Allah disregards the premonition of the evil promptings of the heart so long as they do not take a firmroot Whenever a person intends to do a good deed, it'is recorded, but whenever he intends to commit evil, it is not written . Pertaining to evil suggestion or prompting in faith and what should be said when it occurs.to the mind of a man Warning for one appropriating the right of a Muslim by taking a false oath: the fire - of Hell - is his chastisement Concerning the fact that violable is the blood of one who makes an attempt to take possession of the property of another without any legitimate right.If such a man is killed his abode is Fire and he who dies in protecting his property is a martyr The ruler who is unjust to his subjects deserves punishment of Fire Removal of Trustworthiness and Faith from somehearts and appearance of discord therein Islam was initiated as something strange, and it would revert to its - old position - of being strange, and it would concentrate between the two mosques The effacing of Faith in the later age Permissibility of concealing the Faith of one who fears To habituate the heart with Faith which. due to its weakness, is scared and the forbiddance to call positively one.a believer without a definite proof The heart is more satisfied on seeing evidence The necessity of affirming the Prophethood of our Apostle Muhammad - MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM - who is the Apostle sent to the whole of humanity. and the abrogation of other religions with his religion The descent of Jesus son of Mary, and he will judge according to the Shari'ah of our Apostle, Muhammad- may peace be upon him - Description of the period In which Imin would not be acceptable to Allah The beginning of Revelation to the Messenger of Allah - MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM - Night journey of the Messenger of Allah - may peace be upon him - to Heaven. and the prayer made obligatory Pertaining to Jesus son of Mary and al-Masib al-Dajjil Concerniing Sidrat-ul-Muntabi - remotest Lote tree - The meaning of the words of Allah: "He saw Him in another descent" - al-Quran 2, liii. 13 -.Did the Apostle - may peace be upon him - see his Lord on the night of his journey - to Heaven - ? Pertaining to his - Prophet's - words: He is a Light; how could I see Him?-and his words: I saw the Light In proof of the fact that the believers would see their Lord hallowed be He and exalted - on the Last Day The way in which the believers would see the Lord Affirmation of intercession and rescue from Fire of the believers in Oneness of Allah The lowest of the ranks in Paradise Pertaining to the words of the Apostle of Allah - MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM -: "I would be the first among people to Intercede in the Paradise and among the Apostles I would have the largest following" Prayer of the Apostle - may peace be upon him - for his Ummah and his being moved to tears on account of his affection for them He who died with unbelief would be - thrown - into the Fire, intercession would be of no avail to him and the relationship of his favourites would not benefit him Regarding the words of Allah: "And warn thy nearest kindred" Intercession of the Messenger of Allah - may peace be upon him - for Abu Talib and some remission for him on this account Proof in support of the fact that he who died in unbelief, his deed would not be of any avail to him Friendship with believers and dissociation with non-believers and severance from the The admittance into Paradise of a group of Muslims without rendering any account and suffering punishment - torment - This Ummah - Ummah of Islam - would constitute half of the inhabitants of Paradise Epilogue