The iman in Allah (swt) comes through the rational way and this iman must be by the rational way. Thus, as such, it becomes the basis upon which the iman in all matters beyond our senses and in all of that which Allah (swt) informed us is built. This is because we believe in Allah (swt), Who has the divine attributes, we must definitely believe in everything that He has informed us of, whether it is mentally comprehended or it is beyond the minds capability, simply because Allah (swt) informed us of it. We must believe in the Day of Resurrection (baath), in paradise (jannah) and hell (naar), in reckoning (hisaab) and punishment (adhaab), in angels (malaaikah), in jinn, in ShayaaTeen and all others that the Quran or a hadeeth mutawaatir have mentioned. This iman, though it is through narration and hearing (textual) it is originally rational, because its origin was proven by the mind (intellect). Therefore, the Muslims ‘aqeedah must depend on the mind or on that whose origin is proven through the mind. Thus, Muslims must believe only in what is proven intellectually through the rational way or the definite and decisive texts, that is, what is proven by the Quran and the hadeeth mutawaatir. Anything not proven through these two methods: the mind and the text of the book and of the definite hadeeth is prohibited to believe in, because creeds (aqaaid) should not be taken except with certainty (yaqeen). - Book: The System of Islam (Nidhaam ul-Islam) by Sheikh Taqiuddin an-Nabhani
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