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3. What is your definition of faith?
The Islamic definition of faith comes from two sources: "the Quran" and "the Hadith". Both have the same six fundamental aspects of faith. (However, "the Hadith" lists them in the same verse, while "the Quran" mentions them in different verses.)
Faith is to believe in
i. God
ii. His Angels
iii. His Books
iv. His Prophet
v. Judgement Day
vi. Destiny
Devout Muslims believe in all of the above six fundamentals; if otherwise, the person is understood to have no faith. The Holy Books are the "Quran", the "New Testament", the "Torah" and the "Psalm of David".
4. Who has faith?
Belief and good deeds are always mentioned together in the same verse of "the Quran". This leads to the conclusion that if a person has belief/faith, but doesn't reflect it on his deeds, then his faith is challenged.
A believer in the six fundamental aspects of faith (God, His Angels, His Books, His Prophet, Judgement Day and Destiny) that are listed in "the Hadith" and in "the Quran", is supposed to be the one who has faith.
5. Is it possible to say that one person has more faith than another person? Are there any visible signs of this?
Muslims believe that no person has the right to point to another's faith. However, it is possible to conclude that one person can be more faithful over another based on his actions.
Verses in the Quran help in judging the faith in a person. The Quran talks about how people who have faith perform good deeds versus those who don't. This derives from the Islamic belief that faith without action is incomplete. In other words, the stronger the faith, the more good deeds that person carries out. And vice versa: the more a person lies or is dishonest, the weaker his faith. As "truth" comes from God, a person who lies, avoids the truth or cheats, has doubts in his faith
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