Islamic belief guides the spiritual, cultural and social life of the Ummah, explains the truth of our origin and destiny, and directs us to the best conduct towards the Creator, the universe and mankind. It is therefore the first building block a student of knowledge should attend to, studying its sound evidence from its original sources: the Noble Qur'an and the authentic Sunnah, the source of the Muslims' belief and the basis of their rulings and laws.
With its truth, the purity of its foundations and the soundness of its evidence, Islamic belief has a deep effect on the soul. The believer who lives in its shade keeps his heart connected to Allah the Exalted — His all-encompassing knowledge, His comprehensive will, His absolute and effective power and His all-embracing mercy — so that faith turns his weakness into strength, his fear into security and his confusion into tranquillity and guidance.
The book covers the essential principles of a Muslim's belief, with methodological and introductory chapters on the place of belief, its effect on souls, and the Qur'anic method of presenting it.
