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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 118
THE FIRST PILLAR
The first among the pillars of belief is the knowledge of the
Essence of Allah - the Exalted, the High - and that Allah-
the High - is One.
It consists of ten principles:
1(a) THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS EXISTENCE
The first principle is the knowledge of the existence of Allah
-the High:-
The first light which should be used for illumination and the
first thing to be followed on the road of admonition are the
instructions of the Koran, because there is no explanation
beyond that of Allah - the Exalted -. Allah says in the Koran:
"Have We not made the earth a cradle and the mountains as
The first among the pillars of belief is the knowledge of the
Essence of Allah - the Exalted, the High - and that Allah-
the High - is One.
It consists of ten principles:
1(a) THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS EXISTENCE
The first principle is the knowledge of the existence of Allah
-the High:-
The first light which should be used for illumination and the
first thing to be followed on the road of admonition are the
instructions of the Koran, because there is no explanation
beyond that of Allah - the Exalted -. Allah says in the Koran:
"Have We not made the earth a cradle and the mountains as