SIX FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH

Al-Īmān ( الايمان‎ ), or “the Faith,” is defined as consisting of the six articles of belief:— 1. Allāh , God. 2. Al-Malāʾikah , the Angels. 3. Al-Kutub , the Books (of the Prophets). 4. Ar-Rusul , the Prophets. 5. Al-Yaumu ʾl-Āk͟hir , the Last Day. 6. Al-Qadar , the Decrees of God. These Six Articles of Faith are entitled Ṣifātu ʾl-Īmān , “the Attributes of Faith,” or Arkānu ʾl-Īmān , “the Pillars of Faith.” [ MUHAMMADANISM .] SIYAR ( سير‎ ), pl. of sīrah . Lit . “Going in any manner or pace.” The record of a man’s actions and exploits . Stories of the ancients. Kitābu ʾs-Siyar is the title given to a history of the establishment of Islām, hence as-Siyar means an historical work on the life of Muḥammad, or any of his Companions, or of his succe ors, . The earliest book of the kind written in Islām is that by Imām Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq, who died A.H . 51. ( Kashfu ʾz̤-Z̤unūn , Flügel’s edition, vol. iii. p. 634.)