The Muslim is required to have Imaan in Allah 􀀬, His messengers and the whole of the Islamic ‘Aqeedah; ie the belief in Allah 􀀬, His angels, Books, Messengers, in the Last Day and al-qadhaa wal-qadar, that both good and bad are from Allah 􀀬, and believe in whatever has come in the Kitaab and Sunnah in a decisive manner.

Thus, Imaan is fard ‘ayni (a personal obligation) on every Muslim. He is required to believe in it generally and he must have its foundation.

Thus, he is required to believe in the existence of Allah 􀀬, the Creator of everything and that there is none like Him. The One who has the attributes of perfection and from Whom any deficiency is removed, and that whatever is in the universe, and whatever life is established upon, and needed by man is from Allah al-Qadeer. Nothing on the earth or in the sky can escape Him; nothing can go against His Will and Knowledge. He 􀀬 is the only One to be truly worshipped, in Whom alone is the seeking of refuge, to Whom alone is the submission, and with His Pleasure alone comes tranquillity. When the Muslim possesses this foundation then he has obtained the Imaan in Allah 􀀬. He is also required to believe that Muhammad 􀁕 is the Rasool of Allah, who has come with the deen of Islam as a revelation from Allah 􀀬 and not through his genius or intelligence, and that he is infallible in what he conveyed from his Lord.

He should believe in the rest of the Messengers of Allah and His Books in a general manner, in the angels, the Last Day and in al-qadhaa walqadar.

These are the foundations of Imaan, whoever acknowledged them becomes a believer, even if he has missed some of the details - of course this is as long as he does not undertake or believe in anything that violates his Imaan. This Imaan, however increases and decreases, consequently this requires strong adherence and maintaining an upright behaviour.