Articles of Faith
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Articles of faith are formal creeds, or lists of beliefs, sometimes numbered, and often beginning with "We believe...", which attempt to more or less define the fundamental theology of a given religion and/or church. Articles of faith are common in both Christianity and Islam.
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Catholicism
The Nicene Creed and the shorter Apostles' Creed are articles, or professions of Faith said by members of the Roman Catholic Church. The Nicene is predominantly recited during the Catholic mass while the Apostle's is typically used for other occasions.
Mormonism
Template:Main The Articles of Faith of Mormonism are a creed composed by Joseph Smith, Jr. as part of a 1842 letter sent to "Long" John Wentworth, editor of the Chicago Democrat. It is a concise listing of thirteen fundamental doctrines of Mormonism.
Most Latter Day Saint denominations view the articles as an authoritative statement of basic theology. Some denominations, such as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have adopted the articles as scripture (see Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)).
Protestantism
In Protestantism, several denominations have articles of faith. The Anglican articles of faith are the Thirty-Nine Articles, which were issued by the Convocation of clergy of the Church of England in 1571. These articles were adapted by John Wesley as the Articles of Religion, which are the defining articles of Methodism.
Islam
Traditionally, there are six basic beliefs of Muslims, of which include a belief in:
- Oneness of God
- Angels
- Prophets
- Scriptures
- The Day of Judgment and the Akhirah or afterlife
- Predestination
In Sahih Al-Muslim and Al-Bukhari, Muhammad 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."
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Prophets in here refer to previous prohets such as Adam, Abraham, Noah, Moses, Jacob, David, Salomon and so on all the way until Jesus and Muhammed, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon all of them.
The word "scriptures" refers to the original scriptures that were given to certain prophets. Moses received the Toora and Muhammed received the Qur'aan.