ÎMÂN - ايمان

Etymology & Literal Meaning: It derives from the root ʾ-m-n (أ م ن). Literally means protecting, securing and making safe from danger, doubt or difficulty. It also denotes granting life, pardoning, believing, acknowledging something as truth, confessing one's belief and placing one's faith as an article of religious belief, especially in Islam.

As an Islamic Term: To believe in Allah in accordance with Islam’s teachings, accepting, confirming and having idh‘ân to the haqq. That is, to wholeheartedly accept all the haqiqahs of Islam, act according to Islam’s decrees and fulfill its requirements.