Hi there Ablaze,
I'm sorry, but I'm not sure what you mean by "detailed note form"
either. If you would like further clarification, or the information
in a different format, please let me know and I’ll do my best.
First of all, since the terms of Islam are not English, there is a
wide disparity in spelling. The most common spellings I found for the
terms in your question were “Iman”, “Mufassal” and “Mujmal”.
The first information I came across was a basic definition of the
terms:
"Orthodox Muslims have a formal confession of faith called the "Iman
Mufassal." The belief in the Qur'an and the Sunna (tradition) are the
"Iman Mujmal" but the "Iman Mufassal" is the Muslim creed [of
belief]."
http://www.lca.org.au/resources/islamindex.htm
(The above is from a Lutheran web site, and their information is
directed toward those propagating the Lutheran faith, but I think the
information provided on the page is relevant as far as a basic
definition of the terms is concerned. There are several links on the
same page which discuss the relation of the Imaan Mufassal with
Christianity/Lutheranism.
The Iman Mufassal is fundamentally a list of seven things a Muslim
must believe in:
"I believe in Allah, in His Angels, His Scriptures, His Prophets, the
Day of Judgement, and in the fact that every thing in the world, good
or bad, is pre-destined by Allah the Exalted, and in the resurrection
after death."
http://www.as-sidq.org/faith.html
or, probably more correctly:
I believe in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers and
the Last Day, and in Taqdeer (fate) the good hereof and the bad
thereof which is from Allah, the Most High, and I believe in the
raising after death.
(TAQDEER: Predestination; measurement of things)
http://www.as-sidq.org/durusulQuran/Prayers/kalima/i-mufassal.htm
[This page has the above written in Arabic and WAV files for
pronunciation.]
In this respect, the Iman Mufassal is much like the Nicene Creed in
Christianity:
[Roman Catholic version] “We believe in one God, the Father, the
Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and
unseen…etc:
http://www.mit.edu/~tb/anglican/intro/lr-nicene-creed.html
The Iman Mujmal on the other hand represents simply the belief in the
Quran, (Koran), and in the tradition, (Sunnah), of Islam, making no
mention of the seven tenets of the Iman Mufassal. It seems simply
more broad in its scope and thus a less dogmatic statement of faith:
“I believe in Allah as He is understood by His names and His
attributes (qualities) and I accept all His orders.”
http://www.as-sidq.org/durusulQuran/Prayers/kalima/i-mujmal.htm
[With the same Arabic text and pronunciation as the www.as-sidq.org
site referenced above.]
I am not of the Muslim faith, nor do I speak any languages or dialects
used in the holy texts of Islam. However, from what I gather, the two
different confessions of faith are related to the nuances of the
Arabic, Persian and probably Farsi languages. I came across a very
erudite, (if opaque to my western consciousness), discussion of the
differences of clarity in the interpretation of Islamic words and
texts, and this is a passage dealing with the differences between
Mujmal and Mufassal:
“Mujmal denotes a word or text which is inherently unclear and gives
no indication as to its precise meaning. It may have several meanings
or it may be unfamiliar word or the lawgiver may not have explained
the word to clarify it. . For instance the words such as Salat Hajj,
Riba and Siam. They have lost their literal meaning and taken a
technical meaning given by the lawgiver. However, these words have
become totally clear or Mufassar due to explanations provided in the
Sunnah.”
http://www.wponline.org/vil/Books/SH_Usul/interpretation_1.htm
So, to sum up, the Iman Mujmal is a broad expression of faith, while
the Iman Mussafal is a strict interpretation of what Muslims must
believe. The difference having to do with nuance and connotation in
interpretation.
If this does not answer your question, or if you need the information
in another format, please let me know!
SEARCH STRATEGY
Mujmal
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Mufasal
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Mufassal
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Iman
://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&q=iman&btnG=Google+Search
Islamic tenets
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