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heres to the Qur'an alone and regards everything else as open
to question because no genuine Tradition of Muhammad can
ever disagree with the Qur'an or be opposed to it.
Remarks
In this discussion of the cardinal articles of Faith in Is-
lam, we have deliberately differed from the traditional view
on the subject. We did not confine them to five or six arti-
cles. Instead, we tried to include as many principles as was
possible. But it should be pointed out here that all the arti-
cles of Faith mentioned above are based upon and derived
from the teachings of the Qur'an and the Traditions of Mu-
hammad. More verses from the Qur'an and many parts of the
Traditions could have been quoted to show the foundation of
these articles of Faith. This was not done because of the lim-
itations of space. However, the Qur'an and the Traditions of
Muhammad are available references for any detailed study.
We have also kept to a minimum the use of Western ter-
minology and technical language like predestination, fatal-
ism, free will, and so on. This was done deliberately because
we wanted to avoid confusion and technicalities. Most of the
technical terms used in religion among non-Arabic speaking
people lead to misunderstanding, when applied to Islam, and
give wrong impressions. It would be impossible to serve the