S 79: Apakah maksud beriman kepada Kitab-kitab Allah?
Q 79: What does affirming faith in Allah's Scriptures mean?
A--- Maksudnya ialah beriman dengan keyakinan yang murni, sempurna dan mutlak bahawa semuanya diturunkan oleh Allah Yang Maha Agung, dan bahawa Dia telah berfirman dengannya. Ia terbahagi kepada lebih daripada satu kategori: ada yang diwahyukan dari sebalik hijab tanpa perantaraan Utusan Ilahi; ada yang disampaikan melalui perantaraan Utusan Ilahi kepada utusan manusia; dan ada yang dituliskan dengan Tangan Allah. Allah Yang Maha Agung berfirman dalam Al-Qur'an-Nya yang Mulia: {Dan tidaklah layak bagi seorang manusia bahawa Allah berkata-kata dengannya kecuali dengan wahyu, atau dari sebalik tabir, atau (dengan) Dia mengutus seorang utusan lalu diwahyukan kepadanya dengan izin-Nya apa yang Dia kehendaki. Sesungguhnya Dia Maha Tinggi lagi Maha Bijaksana}. (Asy-Syura, 51)
A--- It means to have pure, perfect and absolute belief in the fact that they are all sent down by Allah the Almighty, and that He spoke therewith. They are divided into more than one category: some were revealed from behind a veil with no intermediary Divine Messenger; some were conveyed through the intermediary Divine Messenger to the human Messenger; and some were written down by Allah's Hand. Almighty Allah says in His Glorious Qur'an: {It is not given to any human being that Allah should speak to him unless (it be) by revelation, or from behind a veil, or (that) He sends a Messenger to reveal what He wills by His Leave. Verily, He is Most High, Most Wise, or from behind a veil, or (that) He sends a Messenger to reveal what He wills by His Leave. Verily, He is Most High, Most Wise}. (AshShura,51)