Eman-e-Mufasal
What is eman-e-Mufasal
Eman-e-mufasil :
I have faith in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Day of Judgment, and that all good and bad fate is from Allah, the Most High, and in life after death.”
Belief in Allah (Tawheed):
- A Muslim believes in one God, Allah, who is the Creator, Sustainer, and the only one worthy of worship.
Belief in Angels (Malaika):
- Angels are the obedient servants of Allah who carry out His commands, like Jibreel (Gabriel), who delivered revelations.
Belief in Divine Books (Kutub):
- Allah sent scriptures to guide humanity, including the Quran (to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ), Torah (to Prophet Musa), and others.
Belief in Prophets (Rusul):
- Allah sent messengers to guide people, starting with Prophet Adam and ending with Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, the final messenger.
Belief in the Day of Judgment (Qiyamah):
- There will be a Day when all humans will be resurrected and held accountable for their deeds.
Belief in Fate (Taqdeer):
- Both good and bad events happen by Allah’s will and wisdom.
Belief in Life After Death:
- After this life, humans will face eternal rewards in Paradise or punishment in Hell, based on their deeds.
Quran & Hadith References
- Belief in Allah
- Qur’an:
- Surah Al-Ikhlas (112:1-4):
“Say, ‘He is Allah, [Who is] One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent.'” - Surah Al-Baqarah (2:255):
“Allah – there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence…”
- Surah Al-Ikhlas (112:1-4):
- Hadith:
- Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, Hadith 9:
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Faith is to believe in Allah…”
- Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, Hadith 9:
- Belief in Angels
- Qur’an:
- Surah An-Nisa (4:136):
“O you who have believed, believe in Allah and His Messenger and the Book that He sent down upon His Messenger and the Scripture which He sent down before. And whoever disbelieves in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day has certainly gone far astray.” - Surah Al-Tahrim (66:6):
“…angels, severe and powerful, do not disobey Allah in what He commands them and do what they are commanded.”
- Surah An-Nisa (4:136):
- Hadith:
- Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Belief, Hadith 50:
The Prophet ﷺ mentioned the angel Gabriel (Jibreel), saying: “Gabriel comes to me to teach you your religion.”
- Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Belief, Hadith 50:
- Belief in Divine Books
- Qur’an:
- Surah Al-Baqarah (2:2):
“This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah.” - Surah Al-A’la (87:18-19):
“Indeed, this is in the former scriptures, the scriptures of Abraham and Moses.”
- Surah Al-Baqarah (2:2):
- Hadith:
- Sunan Abi Dawood, Hadith 4449:
The Prophet ﷺ said: “The people of the Torah acted upon the Torah, the people of the Gospel upon the Gospel, and the people of the Qur’an upon the Qur’an…”
- Sunan Abi Dawood, Hadith 4449:
- Belief in Messengers
- Qur’an:
- Surah Al-Baqarah (2:285):
“The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers…” - Surah Al-Ahzab (33:40):
“Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and Seal of the Prophets.”
- Surah Al-Baqarah (2:285):
- Hadith:
- Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, Hadith 1:
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Faith is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day…”
- Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, Hadith 1:
- Belief in the Last Day
- Qur’an:
- Surah Al-Zalzalah (99:6-8):
“That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds. So whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it, and whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it.” - Surah Al-Hajj (22:7):
“And [that] the Hour is coming – no doubt about it – and that Allah will resurrect those in the graves.”
- Surah Al-Zalzalah (99:6-8):
- Hadith:
- Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Belief, Hadith 47:
The Prophet ﷺ said: “The Last Hour will not come until knowledge is taken away, earthquakes become frequent, time passes quickly, tribulations appear, and killings increase.”
- Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Belief, Hadith 47:
- Belief in Fate (Good and Bad)
- Qur’an:
- Surah Al-Qamar (54:49):
“Indeed, all things We created with predestination.” - Surah Al-Hadid (57:22):
“No disaster strikes upon the earth or among yourselves except that it is in a register before We bring it into being – indeed that, for Allah, is easy.”
- Surah Al-Qamar (54:49):
- Hadith:
- Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, Hadith 8:
The Prophet ﷺ said: “You will not have faith until you believe in divine decree, its good and its evil.”
- Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, Hadith 8:
- Belief in Life After Death
- Qur’an:
- Surah Al-Baqarah (2:28):
“How can you disbelieve in Allah while you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him, you will be returned?” - Surah Yasin (36:78-79):
“And he presents for Us an example and forgets his own creation. He says, ‘Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?’ Say, ‘He will give them life who produced them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing.'”
- Surah Al-Baqarah (2:28):
- Hadith:
- Sunan Ibn Majah, Book of Zuhd, Hadith 4251:
The Prophet ﷺ said: “When the soul of a believer is taken, two angels take it to the heavens… The soul is then brought back to the body, and two angels ask, ‘Who is your Lord? What is your religion? Who is your Prophet?'”
- Sunan Ibn Majah, Book of Zuhd, Hadith 4251:
These references affirm the Imaan-e-Mufassal, the foundation of Islamic belief, and demonstrate its grounding in both the Qur’an and Hadith.