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What is Imaan and Kufr?

What is Imaan and Kufr? Imaan is to accept every word of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) as the absolute truth and to testify whole-heartedly the reality and truth of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). One who observes the above would be called a Muslim, that is, if any of his words, actions or conditions does not reject, insult or falsify Allah Ta�ala and His Rasool (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). If you reject one aspect, which you know that to believe is part of Islam, then this is Kufr. For example, to reject Qiyamat, Angels, Jannat, Dozakh, Hisab, or not to believe that Salaah, Saum, Zakaah or Hajj is Fardh (obligatory) would make one out of the folds of Islam. It is also Kufr not to believe that the Holy Quran is the Words of Allah Ta'ala. To insult the Holy Ka'aba, the Holy Quran, or any of the Prophets or Angels is also Kufr. To degrade any of the Sunnats (actions of th