Topic
Foundations of Faith
5 entries
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* What is the difference between Islam and Sufism?
There is no separation. Sufism (Tasawwuf) is not a different religion beside Islam. It is the inner dimension of Islam, the part concerned with sincerity and the state of the heart, corresponding to the level of Ihsan the Prophet ﷺ described.
اسلام اور تصوف میں کیا فرق ہے؟ -
* What is Ihsan in Islam?
Ihsan is spiritual excellence: to worship Allah as if you see Him, and though you do not see Him, to know that He sees you. It is the highest of the three levels of the religion, and it is what Tasawwuf pursues.
اسلام میں احسان کیا ہے؟ -
* What is the Hadith of Jibril (Gabriel)?
It is the hadith in which the angel Jibril, in the form of a man, questioned the Prophet ﷺ about Iman, Islam, and Ihsan, then departed, and the Prophet ﷺ said he had come to teach the people their religion.
حدیثِ جبریل کیا ہے؟ -
What are Islam, Iman, and Ihsan, and where does Sufism fit?
In the famous Hadith of Jibril, the Prophet ﷺ named three levels: Islam (outward practice), Iman (inward belief), and Ihsan (to worship Allah as if you see Him). Ihsan is Tasawwuf.
اسلام، ایمان اور احسان کیا ہیں، اور تصوف کہاں آتا ہے؟ -
Do good deeds count if a person has no faith?
In the hereafter, no, faith is the foundation that gives deeds their worth. But once a person accepts Islam, even the good he did beforehand is credited to him.
کیا نیک اعمال کا شمار ہوتا ہے اگر کسی کے پاس ایمان نہ ہو؟