6. PROMISE AND THREAT:

We hold that Allah is true to His promise and threat.

We hold belief in eternal existence of the people of Paradise in paradise, and in eternal existence of the people of Hell in Hell.

We hold that both Paradise and Hell are everlasting and will never pass away.

We hold that God's reward to His friends in the World to come, and His punishment for His enemies in the World to Come do not resemble His reward and punishment in this World.

7. THE INTERMEDIATE POSITION:

We hold that the state of hypocrisy is the intermediate position between faith and polytheism.

We hold that Hypocrites are neither Believers nor Polytheists.

We hold that Polytheists are neither believers nor Hypocrites.

We believe that the believers are neither Hypocrites nor Polytheists; and whosoever calls any one of these by the name of another is an 'infidel-ingrate.'¹⁶⁰

8. NO INTERMEDIATE POSITION:

We hold that there is no intermediate position between faith and disbelief.

We hold that he is an 'Infidel-ingrate' him who maintains that the whole of faith is monotheism, and all disbelief is polytheism.

We hold that Allah forgives the minor sins of those who avoid major sins, but He does not forgive major sins except through repentance.

We hold belief in designating as 'infidel-ingrate' the profligate woman who has sexual intercourse not per vulvam.

We hold belief in designating as 'infidels-ingrate' those who practice interpretation erring in their interpretation.

9. THE NAMES AND STATUTES:

We hold that the names are subject to the statutes, and we hold that the statutes affecting Monotheists are not like the statutes affecting Polytheists, and that the statutes affecting Polytheists are not like those affecting Monotheists.