An Objection Concerning the Verse ‘Indeed, Those Who Believed…’ and Its Answer

Question

Question: To be a believer (mu’min), both faith in Allah and faith in the Messenger are necessary. If a person does not believe in either one — Allah or the Messenger — he cannot be a believer. Yet in the verse: [ar]إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ وَٱلصَّـٰبِـِٔينَ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَـٰلِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ[/ar] “Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians…

Answer

Along with faith in the Messenger, faith in the angels and faith in the Books is also necessary; likewise faith in al-qadar (divine decree) is necessary as well. However, not every element is stated in every single verse — depending on the occasion and context, sometimes everything is mentioned, sometimes only part of it.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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