Thy forgiveness (do we crave), and to Thee is the eventual course.

Thy forgiveness (do we crave), and to Thee is the eventual course." (Surah Baqarah, 2: 285) On paying attention to the above verses, it becomes amply clear that to accept Allah and whatever He has revealed, and to obey Him, is belief. On the flip side, refuting anything revealed by Him is disbelief and for the unbelievers, Allah the Almighty has prepared a painful chastisement. True Islam We should strive to ensure that our lives end on Islam (i.e. we die as Muslims).

For this, it is essential that we must subscribe to all that Allah the Almighty has revealed and the Messenger of Allah (S) has conveyed. It is easy to believe in something. Anybody can believe in anything. But only that creed can guarantee salvation, which has been endorsed by those whom Allah has chosen as witnesses over this nation. Allah the Almighty has appointed the Messenger of Allah (S) and the infallible Imams (a.s.) as witnesses over this nation.

On the Day of Judgment, only those, whose belief and creed has been verified by these holy personas (a.s.), will gain deliverance. True Beliefs Sayyed Abdul Azeem Ibn Abdullah al-Hasani (r.a.) was a highly revered personality from the progeny of Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (a.s.), whose resplendent shrine is in Rayy, a suburb of present day Tehran, Iran. The reward of visiting his shrine is as much as that of going to the holy shrine of Imam Husayn (a.s.).

He enjoyed an extremely great position and had attained a high level of perfection in knowledge and virtues. He is the pride of the family of Prophethood and Imamat. Fountains of guidance have gushed out from his clan. But concerning truth and correctness of his belief, he does not rely on his knowledge and pre-eminence. Rather, he goes to the Imam of his time, Imam ‘Ali Naqi (a.s.), presents his beliefs to him (a.s.) for verification and deems him (a.s.) to be a witness over his creed.

Come, let us hear it from the source himself. ''I went to the presence of my blessed master, Imam ‘Ali Naqi (a.s.). On seeing me, he (a.s.) remarked, 'Welcome, O Abul Qasim! You are our true friend.' I requested, 'O son of Allah's Messenger! I want to present my beliefs and creed before you.

If you declare these beliefs to be correct and are satisfied with them, I will remain steadfast on them and meet the Lord with them.' He (a.s.) ordered, 'Go ahead, and explain them." I declared, 'I believe that Tawhid (Divine Monotheism) Allah, the High and the Almighty, is only One. None is like Him.