Baadhi ya imani (mifumo ya itikadi) kwa asili yake ni ya kiroho. Hii ina maana kwamba zinahusu tu kutambua uwepo wa muumba au mpangaji wa ulimwengu, na zinashughulikia tu uhusiano wa watu binafsi na muumba huyo. Mfano wa hili ni Ubuddha, ambao unasisitiza kiroho zaidi kuliko upangaji wa jamii na mambo ya maisha. Kwa hiyo, Ubuddha unaweza kuitwa ‘aqeedah ya kiroho. Imani nyingine ni za kisiasa kabisa. Kwa mfano, katika Ukomunisti, uwepo wa muumba unakanushwa, na kwa hiyo imani yake haiibui suala la uhusiano wa mtu binafsi na muumba. Hata hivyo, Ukomunisti unashughulikia mambo ya binadamu, na unaweka kanuni kuhusu jinsi wanavyopaswa kupanga maisha yao, hasa kwa kuzingatia upande wa kiuchumi. Kwa hiyo, Ukomunisti ni ‘aqeedah ya kisiasa.

Some belief systems are by their nature spiritual. By this, it is meant that they relate only to the cogniscance of a creator or organiser of the universe, and they address only the relationship of individuals to that creator. An example of this is Buddhism, where emphasis is laid upon spiritualty, rather than organisation of society and lifes affairs. Thus, Buddhism can be called a spiritual ‘aqeedah. Other creeds are entirely political. For example, in Communism, the existence of a creator is denied, and its belief therefore does not raise the issue of the relationship of the individual with a creator. However, Communism addresses the affairs of human beings, and it lays down rules regarding how they should organise their lives, particularly in reference to the economic aspect. Thus, Communism is a political ‘aqeedah.