| There are FIVE basic beliefs of
Islam. In Islamic terminology, we call them Usul - e - Din. i.e., fundamentals
of Islam. Anyone who has slightest doubts in these basic beliefs, or accepts them
without understanding, is not a true Muslim. These basic principles of Islam are
as
follows; - Tawheed
-
Adl
- Nabwwat
- Imamat
-
Qiyamat
It
is important to know the meanings and have good understanding of these basic principles
of Islam. What is Tawhid ? Tawhid
is the most basic principle of Islam.
Islam is the only religion which teaches
a pure, perfect and unadulterated concept of monotheism, and entertains no compromise
with nationalism, racism, polytheism, trinitariasm, saint-worship, idol worship
or considering anyone in anyway equal to God or part of God. The
concept of Tawhid has two inseparable components. -
Belief in the existence of God.
- Belief in the absolute
oneness of God.
Those who do not believe in the
existence of God are called atheists. In Islamic terminology, we call them Kafir
and Mulhid. And those who do not believe in the absolute
oneness of God are called polytheists. In Islamic terminology, we call such people
as Mushrik.
Both Mulhid and Mushrik are the most condemned people, and their
ultimate end is eternal hell-fire. Thus, the most essential
requirement of being a Muslim is that one must believe in the existence of God
and also in His absolute oneness. The most basic teaching
of Islam is that the universe and everything in it, such as sun, stars,planets,
moon, mountains, oceans, trees, animals, men, and billions of other material and
invisible things around the universe, have been created by Allah Taala alone without
any help from anyone. Mathematically speaking, anything other than Him and everything
other than Him is His creation. The Holy Quran has beautifully
explained the meaning of Tawhid in Surah Al-Ikhlas which is also known as Surah
Tawhid; Say: Allah is one, the eternal God. He begot
none, nor was He begotten. None is equal to Him or like Him. (112) This
surah precisely tells us that there is none comparable or equivalent to Him. In
surah ash-Shura, Quran tells the same fact in simple manner, 
“Nothing
is similar to Him”. (42:11)
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