Asked by Damianah Joy Locher

What are the 4 Islam Core Beliefs?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
It depends on how “core beliefs” are being counted. Traditionally, Sunni Islam teaches six articles of faith (iman). Those six are:
- Belief in God (Allah)
- Belief in angels
- Belief in the revealed books (Qur’an, Torah, Gospel, Psalms as originally revealed)
- Belief in the prophets and messengers (ending with Muhammad)
- Belief in the Day of Judgment (resurrection and life after death)
- Belief in divine decree/qadar (God’s predestination)

If you specifically want a four-part summary used by some teachers or simplified presentations, a common four-fold formulation is:
1. Belief in one God (Tawhid) — God’s oneness and uniqueness.
2. Belief in the prophets and messengers (Nubuwwah) — God’s guidance through chosen people, culminating in Muhammad.
3. Belief in the revealed scriptures (Kutub) — chiefly the Qur’an as God’s final revelation.
4. Belief in the Day of Judgment / the afterlife (Akhirah).

Which version are you looking for—the full six-article list, a simplified four-part summary, or the Shia “Usul al-Din” (their five principles)? I can expand on any of these.