A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
The third pillar of the pillars of faith.
Belief in the scriptures that Allah revealed to His messengers.
It is the third pillar of the pillars of faith.
As the Almighty said:
“The messenger believeth in that which hath been revealed unto him from his Lord and (so do) believers. Each one believeth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers - We make no distinction between any of His messengers - and they say: We hear, and we obey. (Grant us) Thy forgiveness, our Lord. Unto Thee is the journeying.” (2:285)
“The messenger believeth in that which hath been revealed unto him from his Lord and (so do) believers. Each one believeth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers - We make no distinction between any of His messengers - and they say: We hear, and we obey. (Grant us) Thy forgiveness, our Lord. Unto Thee is the journeying.” (2:285)
The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, defined faith,
When Jibril, peace be upon him, asked him about it.
“O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His messenger and the Scripture which He hath revealed unto His messenger, and the Scripture which He revealed aforetime. Whoso disbelieveth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers and the Last Day, he verily hath wandered far astray.” (4:136)
And that you believe in the divine decree, its good and its evil.
Narrated by Muslim.
Thus, the Prophet, peace be upon him, clarified that faith has six pillars.
And that belief in the revealed scriptures is the third of them.
A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.