Fundamental Doctrines

Sovereignty of God

I believe one of the main fundamental doctrines of Islam is the sovereignty of God because even though Islam is monotheistic like Judaism and Christianity, it places a heavy emphasis on remembering that there is only one God. This can be seen with what is known as the main pillar in the Five Pillars of Islam, the Shahadah. This statement says what is the true principle of God: “There is no god but God”. Unlike Christianity which has made God into three different entities in one being (the Trinity), Islam truly believes that there is only one God and cannot be made into anything less than that.

Human Self

This is another fundamental doctrine because it goes into why it is hard to be a Muslim and stay Muslim. As each Muslim struggles daily with the Greater jihad that every believer faces, they strive to continue to live as God wants them to. However, because of human nature, mankind constantly forgets that God is the supreme ruler and can perform acts against mankind that forget His power.

Day of Judgement

This last doctrine is important because it is the day when every believer is placed before God and judged on every action that they have done in their lifetime. This is the day that decides whether or not a person spends eternity in Paradise or in Hell. What God does during this day is look at every good action a person had committed and every bad actions and makes the person explain every bad action they have done in their lifetime. If He deems that a person has done more good deeds than bad deeds, he allows that person entrance into Paradise. If not, they go to Hell.