Six articles of belief

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Part of a series on Basic Muslim Beliefs
Sunni Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jama'ah Five Pillars of Islam
Shahādah - Profession of faith Salah - Prayer Zakât - Paying of alms Sawm - Fasting during Ramadan Hajj - Pilgrimage to Mecca
Sunni Six articles of belief
Tawhīd - Oneness Nabi and Rusul - Prophets and Messengers Kutub - Divinely Revealed Books. Malā'ikah - Angels Qiyâmah - Judgment Day Qadar - Fate
Shia Twelvers Roots of Religion
Tawhīd - Oneness Adalah - Justice Nubuwwah - Prophethood Imamah - Leadership Qiyâmah - Judgment day
Shia Twelvers Branches of Religion
Salah - Prayer Sawm - Fasting during Ramadan Hajj - Pilgrimage to Mecca Zakât - Poor-rate Khums - One-fifth tax Jihad - Struggle Amr-Bil-Ma'rūf - Commanding good Nahi-Anil-Munkar - Forbidding evil Tawalla - Loving the Ahl al-Bayt Tabarra - Disassociating from Ahl al-Bayt's enemies
Shia Ismaili 7 pillars
Walayah - Guardianship Taharah - Purity & cleanliness Salah - Prayers Zakât - Purifying religious dues Sawm - Fasting during Ramadan Hajj - Pilgrimage to Mecca Jihad - Struggle
Shia Druze 7 pillars
Shahadah - Profession of faith Salah - Prayer Zakât - Paying of alms Sawm - Fasting during Ramadan Hajj - Pilgrimage to Mecca Walayah - Guardianship Jihad - Struggle
Others
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Six articles of belief is a set of beliefs enumerated by the Sunnis:

The six Sunni articles of belief are:

Belief in God (Allah), the one and only one worthy of all worship (tawhid).
Belief in all the Prophets (nabi) and Messengers (rusul) sent by God.
Belief in the Books (kutub) sent by God (including the Qur'an).
Belief in the Angels (mala'ika).
Belief in the Day of Judgement (qiyama) and in the Resurrection (life after death).
Belief in Destiny (Fate) (qadar).

In the Hadith Sahih Al-Muslim and Sahih Al-Bukhari, Muhammad (final prophet of Islam) explains, "It (Al-Iman/faith) is to affirm your faith in Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers and the Last Day, and to believe in the Divine Destiny whether it be good or bad."

In Sunni viewm, having "Iman" literally means to have belief in Six articles. However the importance of Iman relies heavily upon reasons. Islam explicitly asserts that belief should be maintained in that which can be proven using faculties of perception and conception. Muslims are of same faith as of Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and The Last Messenger prophet Muhammad.

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