Each religion which Allâhu ta’âlâ declared is of two component parts: i’tiqâd (belief) and ’amal (worship); i.e., îmân and rules. Of them, i’tiqâd is the same in every religion. I’tiqâd is the essence and the basis of the religion. It is the trunk of the tree of the religion. And ’amal is like the branches and leaves of the tree. The i’tiqâds communicated in ancient religions were defiled in the course of time. The only correct i’tiqâd today is the i’tiqâd which is communicated by the Islamic religion. He who does not have this correct i’tiqâd will not be saved from Hell. It will be impossible for him to escape the torment in the next world. There is hope for those without ’amal to be saved. They may rely on the mercy of Allâhu ta’âlâ; He may forgive them, if He wills, or may torment them as much as they deserve on account of their sins, if He wills, and then take them out of Hell. Staying eternally in Hell is for those who do not hold the correct i’tiqâd taught by the Islamic religion, that is, those who do not believe the tenets of the Islamic religion, which were conveyed by Muhammad ‘’alaihis-salâm’. Those who hold the i’tiqâd, but who do not have ’amal, that is, who do not carry out the rules with their heart and body, will not stay in Hell eternally, though they may go there.
