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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islam Fundamental Principles and Teachings Part One : Osool Al-deen Or (the Fundamental Principles of Islam) The fundamental principles or beliefs of Islam (Os}ool al-Deen), [or the ‘pillars’ of Islam], are five: Tawh}eed or the indivisible oneness of the supreme being and creator of all things. ‘Adl or the justice of the supreme being. Nobowwah or the Prophethood. Imamah or the Leadership of mankind. Me‘a>d or Resurrection. 1.

The Indivisible Oneness of Allah Tawh{eed is the belief that the universe, all existence, has a deity who created them all, and brought everything into existence from non-existence and that he sustains and maintains everything. Therefore creation, sustenance, bestowing, denying, death, life, sickness, health, etc.

are all under His control and will: .Verily His command is that if He wills a thing, He says to it “Be”, and it becomes..4 The evidence for the existence of Almighty Allah is what we see around us; the sky and whatever there is in it; the illuminating sun, the bright moon, all other stars and galaxies, the clouds, the winds, the rain . . . and the earth and whatever in it such as the seas and rivers, the trees and fruits, the various kinds of precious minerals 4 The Holy Qur’an; Ya>seen (36): 82.

such as gold, silver, emerald and suchlike. As well as the various categories of animals; those that fly, and those that swim in water or those that walk or move on land in various forms, having distinctive sounds and similar and dissimilar shapes and sizes.

And then there is this astonishing being, the human, who has a variety of sensory powers such as hearing and seeing, smelling and tasting, touching as well the gut feeling or hunch, and has many organs and limbs such as eyes and ears, tongue and heart, hand and legs, and other states or aspects such as health, disease, contentment, anger, happiness, sadness, and suchlike.

All of these are evidence of the existence of an all-wise and omniscient deity, in whom we believe, whom we worship, from whom we seek help and in whom we trust and rely upon. Almighty Allah and the Attributes of Beauty Allah, the Most High, has many attributes: He is omniscient, He knows about all things big and small. He knows what people may have in their hearts.

He has the power and ability to do everything, He has the power of creation, of giving sustenance, and He has the power of life and death, and suchlike. He is forever living and never dies.