CHAPTER ONE

PREFACE

The definition of the Science of Iman.

The Status of the Science of Iman among all Other Sciences

The Qur’an is the Great Book of Iman

The Deep Interest of Muslims in the Science of Iman

The Negligence of this Science by Muslims

The Importance of Iman with Respect to Accepting One’s Deeds

A Misgiving

To illustrate the truth, we give the following example

The Gate to Islam Is the Saying of the Two Testimonies

The Belief of the Imitator

The Significance of Faith

Corruption on Earth

Competition for the pleasures of life

Hard, wretched, and narrowed life

Afflicting those who reject faith with Divine Penalty

The Fruits of Belief (in the Life to Come)

The good fate in the end of one’s life

Receiving strength when questioned in grave

 His grave is expanded and he sees his seat in Paradise

They are safeguarded against the Great Terror

They will be offered all kinds of prosperity, luxury and felicity

Characteristics that befit the felicity of Paradise

Some of the Consequences of Disbelief (in the Hereafter)

They will receive all types of torture

The Ranks of Faith and its Highest Fulfillment

The rank of the Companions and Tabi’in (the generation following them)

The Rank of hard-working Scholars

The Rank of Common Believers

The Perfect Faith