Translator’s Preface 5
Introduction 9
The Islamic Religion (Deen) 11
The Pillars of Islam 15
Pillars of Islam
• Shahaadah (Testimony of Faith) 15
• Salaah (Prayer) 16
• Zakaah (Alms and charity) 17
• Sawm (Fasting) 17
• Hajj (Pilgrimage) 17
The Fundamentals of Islamic Creed 20
‐ Pillars of Īman (Creed) 20
• Belief in The God – Allah 22
• Belief in the Angels 40
• Belief in the Scriptures 47
• Belief in the Messengers and Prophets 50
• Belief in the Last Day and Resurrection 58
• Belief in Qadar 77
Objectives of Islamic Belief and Creed 91

Indeed, all praise belongs to Allah. We praise Him, seek His
Aid and His Forgiveness and we seek refuge in Allah from
the evil of ourselves and from the evil of our actions.
Whomsoever Allah guides, none can misguide; and whom‐
soever Allah leaves unguided, none can guide thereafter. I
bear witness that there is no god (nothing has the right to be
worshipped) except Allah, who is alone without partners,
and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Mes‐
senger.
O you who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared
and die not except that you are Muslims. [Surah Aali‐
’Imraan (3):102]
O Mankind! Fear your Lord, Who created you from a
single soul (Adam) and from him created his partner
(Eve) and from them both sent forth and scattered
many men and women. So fear Allah through whom
you demand your mutual rights and by the reverence
of the wombs that bore you. For Allah is ever watchful
over you. [Surah an‐Nisaa’ (4):l]
O you who believe! Fear Allah and say a truthful word.
He will direct you to do righteous actions and will for‐
give your sins. Whosoever obeys Allah and His Mes‐

senger has already attained the highest success. [Surah
al‐Ahzaab (33):70‐71]
To proceed: Indeed the best speech is the Book of Allah and
the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad, peace and
blessing be upon him. The worst of affairs are the newly in‐
vented matters (in religion), for every invented matter is a
bid’ah1, every bid’ah is a misguidance, and every misguid‐
ance is in Hellfire.
This is a new translation of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Salih al‐
Uthaymeen’s book about the fundamentals of Islam and Is‐
lamic creed and belief, may Allah have mercy on him. It is
hoped that the information and learned perceptions of the
Sheikh are communicated in a manner and form which cap‐
ture and express the concepts and eloquent arguments of
the Sheikh, who is known for making complicated matters
easy and simple for us common Muslims, seeking to better
understand and practice our religion of Islam.
My gratitude goes to all those who assisted in the prepara‐
tion of this booklet, for their useful suggestions and correc‐
tions, and my special gratitude goes to Um Salman for con‐
tinual encouragement and detailed scrutiny, criticism and
review of the work. May Allah give all of them the great
reward for all their good deeds, and for engaging in the
work that pleases their Lord, Most Majestic and promoting
the revitalization of His religion of Islam.

 Explaining the Fundamentals of Faith: discusses the fundamentals of faith, by outlining and detailing the objectives of the Islamic ’Aqeedah. Numerous references are made to the Qur’an and authentic Ahadith, for establishing the sincere intention and worship to Allaah, liberating the mind and thought from the irrational and chaotic losses, establishing peace of mind and sound thinking, safeguarding the intentions, learning to establish a strong Ummah community , achieving happiness in this life and the hereafter, and more.