Aqidah

==Introduction==[[Muslim]]s enumerate their creed to include the Six articles of belief. There is a consensus on the elements of this creed across all spectrums as they are clearly articulated in the [[Quranqurʾān]].
Sectarian differences between [[Shias]] and [[Sunni IslamSunnis]] are often expressed in differences in branches or elaboration of creedal beliefs as opposed to the core creed (aqidah).
For example, Muslims may have different ideas regarding the attributes of God or about the purpose of angels. However there is no dispute on the existence of God, that he has sent his revelation via messengers nor that man will be held to account and rewarded or punished with heaven or hell.
===Six articles of belief===In the Hadith [[Sahih Muslim]] and [[Sahih al-Bukhari]], the [[Prophets of IslamIslamic prophet]] [[MuhammadMuḥammad]] explains, "It (Al-Iman/faith) is to affirm your faith in Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers and the Last Day, and to believe in the Divine Destiny whether it be good or bad."
The six Sunni articles of belief are:# Belief in God (''[[Allah]]''), the one and only one worthy of all worship (''[[tawhid]]'').# Belief in all the Prophets (''[[Prophet#The Islamic concept of prophetnabi]]'') and Messengers (''[[rusul]]'') sent by God# Belief in the Angels (''[[Islamic view of angelsmala'ika]]'').# Belief in the Books (''[[Islamic Holy Bookskutub]]'') sent by Godhttp://al-quran.info/#&&sura=2&aya=177&trans=en-arthur_arberry&show=both,quran-uthmani&format=rows&ver=1.00 (including the Qurʾān).# Belief in the Day of Judgment (''[[qiyama]]'') and in the Resurrection (life after death).# Belief in Destiny (Fate) (''[[qadar]]'').
The first five are based on several Qurʾānic creeds::Whoever disbelieveth in God and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers and the Last Day, he verily wandered far stray (4:136) :Who is an enemy of God, His Angels, His Messengers, Gabriel and Michael! Then, lo! God is an enemy to the disbelievers (2:98) :…righteous is he who believeth in God and the Last Day and the angels and the scripture and the prophets (2:177) :…believer believe in God and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers (2:285)
The sixth point made it into the creed because of the first theological controversy in Islām. Although not connected withthe sunni-shiʿi controversy about the succession, the majority of Twelfer Shiʿites do not stress God's limitless power (qadar), but rather is boundless justice [[adlʿadl]] as the sixth point of believe – this does not mean that Sunnis deny his justice, or Shiʿites negate his power, just the emphasis is different.
In Sunni and Shia view, having ''[[Iman (concept)Iman]]'' literally means to have belief in Six articles. However the importance of Iman relies heavily upon reasons. Islam explicitly asserts that belief should be maintained in that which can be proven using faculties of perception and conception.