Just to share some knowledge to everybody regardless your faith. For those who already know it then just treat it as a revision, for those who newly know it then another additional knowledge for your collection.
A) A muslim can be part of the following level of faith within Islam in reaching to God:
A1) Muttaqqeen (taqwa) - Muslims who totally keep distance in Syirik against Allah (distance against pluralizing Allah intentionally or unintentionally / directly or indirectly) and who work only in His obedience with purity of faith that do good deeds as commanded and encouraged or abandon those that are prohibited and discouraged only for God's mercy and redha;
A2) Mukhliseen - Muslims who practice Islam with purity of faith who have compassion to fellow creation with full purity of heart (ultimate sincerity);
A3) Muhsineen - Muslims who practice Islam with purity of faith and compassion towards fellow creation;
A4) Mu'mineen - Muslims who practice Islam with his purity of faith (shahadah) i.e. adhere to 6 pillars of faith (e.g. 1-have faith in Allah; 2-have faith in existence of angels like Gabriel, Micheal; 3-have faith in revealed holy books ; 4-have faith in all prophets of God including Adam, Abraham, Solomon, David, Aaron, Moses, Jesus etc Peace be to them all; 5-have faith in resurrection and the events of Qiyamah; 6-have faith in Qada' and Qadar);
A5) Muslimeen - people who testify (shahadah) his faith that there is no other gods but God (Allah) and Muhammad pbuh is Allah's last messenger (Prophets) and practicing towards 5 pillars of Islam (Shahadah, Prayers, Fasting, Hajj, Zakat);
A6) Muslim Fasiqun - People who have shahadah (testimony) or born and keep the faith of his/her parent's faith but careless in practicing the fulfillment of faith;
A7) Munafiqeen (Hypocrite/Pretender) - Muslim by conversion or by birth that become or remain as Muslim but does not have faith in it and live his/her life in total lies and deceiving the teaching of Islam.
B) Two types of non-muslim:
B1) Musyrikeen / Kafireen Zimmi - non-believers (including seculars) that live peacefully alongside Muslims with mutual respect and tolerance despite different of faith;
B2) Musyrikeen / Kafireen Harbi - non-believers (including seculars) that have no respect towards Muslims fulfilling their faith and trying to mislead Muslims with other values which is not compatible to God's command while deceiving the non-muslims about Islam.
Hence, to all my acquaintance, colleagues & friends, regardless whichever category you are, so long as you are not in the category A7 or B2, I fully respect you in embracing your faith even in fulfilling your believe onto your fellow devotees or even if you are an atheist. But if you are in A7 or B2...so be it.
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