In order to enter into the fold of Islamic religion it is incumbent to believe in the following:
1– Presence of Allah and His Oneness in nature and attributes in every respect,
2– Angels,
3–Books which have come down through revelations,
4–All Prophets,
5–Day of resurrection,
6–That measurements of good or bad ar from Allah and
7– Life after death.
All these are narrated in the Holy Quran. Hence if we say that in order to be a muslim, belief in all three things are essential. They are as follows:
1– Oneness of Allah, that is, Allah in nature and attributes is one from every point of view and is unique.
2-The Prophethood of Hazrat Muhammad (SAW), that is, that Muhammad (SAW) is the true and last Prophet.
3-Righteousness of the Holy Quran, that is, the Quran as it was revealed to Holy Prophet Muhammad(SAW) exists even today without any change whatsoever and Islam is nothing else and nothing more but to act upon, do and don’t of the Holy Book.
Now the real thing to ponder over is that all these three things pertain to unknown and invisible, that is, cannot be known or proved by known sense. Allah is invisible. He cannot be perceived through known senses.The Holy Prophet Muhammad came to the world in human body but the means of his being a prophet, that is, revelation is concerned with invisibility. Similarly though the Holy Quran is with us in the form of book but the way it came down to us, that is, Gabriel is also invisible. Besides these there are many things which have been described in the Holy Book which cannot be known through external senses such as angels, hell, heaven, the corded from eternity etc., etc.
This means that in order to become a Muslim the foremost requirement is “Faith in Invisible” that is, Allah desires that we should believe in these things without any argument and discussion. This is the highest Kind of faith because to accept these things without argument is to accept the truth of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) I do not know what is Allah? How He is? Is He at all or not? But we know Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) that he was true, he was trustworthy and innocent. When he says that Allah exists, then we need no argument and discussion. But we should remember that like other things faith also has degrees. A man just cheat others says that ” I believe in Allah and Prophet Muhammad” is a hypocrite. There is another man who recites Kalimah with the faith of becoming a Muslim and utters with heart and soul that ” I have faith in Allah, his Holy Prophets and Books ” etc ..etc.. but he has not genuine faith in his words, he is without doubt a Muslim but not a Momin.Momin is only one who has unflinching faith.
I am not saying it. Even Allah says in the Holy Quran. The dwellers of the desert say : “We believe.” Say: “You do not believe.” Better say: “we submit; for faith has not yet entered into your hearts” (Chapter Al Hujrat, verse 14). That is you will be called Momin only when faith will encompass your heart and soul. This verse proves that there are two sections of Islamic Millat——one is Musalman and the other Momin. Now the question arises what is belief ? What is its sign and can it be achieved? The answer to the first question has been given. The answer to the second question is that Momin is one who fears none except Allah. He does not depend upon anybody, The Holy Prophet has also praised Momin that when he prays he feels that he is seeing Allah or in lesser degree that Allah is seeing him. The answer to the third question is how such faith can be attained. This is a very exhaustive subject, Therefore, in the following pages I shall try to answer the question in a little detail.
