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WHAT ASPECTS MAKES A PERSON A MUSLIM

WHAT ASPECTS MAKES A PERSON A MUSLIM

1. For a person to become a Muslim it is necessary for him or her to believe Islam as the true religion and not to reject any of it's necessary aspects. A person should also not have beliefs contradictory or against the religion's necessary aspects (Zaroriyaat-e-Deen).

2. A Muslim must love and respect all those who are the beloved of Allah Ta’ala and His Rasool (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) even though that person may be his enemy.

3. He must disrespect and hate all those who disrespect and hate Allah Ta’ala and His Rasool (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) even if that person may be his beloved son.

4. Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) states: "One who loves for Allah, hates anyone because of Allah, spends for Allah and holds back for Allah, then, indeed, he has completed his Imaan."

5. If the person does not have the knowledge about all the religion's necessary aspect, i.e. even if he is a complete and utter illiterate, he must believe in Islam and in the Messenger of Islam (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) and not have any beliefs against the necessary aspects of Islam (Zarooriyat-e-Deen).

6. Whether he cannot pray the Kalima (submission into Islam) properly he is still a Muslim and not a Kaafir. Therefore, if he misses Salaah, Saum, Hajj, etc. he will be a grave sinner, but will remain a Muslim. This is because deeds are not a part of faith.

7. Whatever is without doubt Haraam (forbidden) and to believe it as Halaal (allowed), and to believe something Haraam, which is no doubt Halaal, is Kufr, when there is no suspicion of a particular thing being Halaal or Haraam or the person knows this.

Posted on 10/30/2003 8:34:20 AM

Beshak

Posted on 10/30/2003 12:45:16 PM