Faith is defined by Muslim theologians as: "Confession with the tongue and belief with the heart."[100] It is said to "stand midway between hope and fear." It is sub-divided into Iman-i-mujmal and Iman-i-mufassal. The former is an expression of the following faith: "I believe in God, His names and attributes, and accept all His commands."[101] The latter is the acceptance of the following dogmas: "I believe in God, Angels, Books, Prophets, the Last Day, the Predestination by the Most High God of good and evil and the Resurrection after death."[102] These form the articles of faith which every Muslim must believe, to which belief, in order to render it perfect, he must add the performance of the "acts of practice," _viz._: (1) "The recital of the Kalima or creed:--'There is no deity but God, and Muhammad is the Apostle of God.' (2) Sulat. The five daily prayers. (3) Roza. The thirty days fast of Ramazan. (4) Zakat. The legal alms. (5) Hajj, or the pilgrimage to Mecca." This chapter will contain an account of the Iman--the dogmas of Islam. An account of the Din--the practical duties, will be given in the next chapter. {117} 1. GOD.--This article of the faith includes a belief in the existence of God, His unity and attributes, and has given rise to a large number of sects. Some acquaintance with the various controversies which have thus arisen is necessary to a correct knowledge of Islam. I commence the consideration of this subject by giving the substance of a Sunni, or orthodox treatise known as the Risala-i-Berkevi. The learned orientalist M. Garcin de Tassy, considered it to be of such authority that in his "L'Islamisme d'apres le Coran" he has inserted a translation of the Risala.[103] Muhammad Al-Berkevi, speaking of the Divine attributes, says:-- (1). Life. (Hyat). God Most High is alone to be adored. He has neither associate nor equal. He is free from the imperfections of humanity. He is neither begotten nor does He beget. He is invisible. He is without figure, form, colour or parts. His existence has neither beginning nor end. He is immutable. If He so wills, He can annihilate the world in a moment of time and, if it seem good to Him, recreate it in an instant. Nothing is difficult to Him, whether it be the creation of a fly or that of the seven heavens. He receives neither profit nor loss from whatever may happen. If all the Infidels became Believers and all the irreligious pious, He would gain no advantage. On the other hand, if all Believers became Infidels, He would suffer no loss.