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The Truth About Islam
- Islam means “submission to the Will of God.” In Its ethical sense Islam signifies “striving after the ideal” A Muslim is one who submits to the Will of God.”Islam” and “Muslim” derive from the same word as the Arabic for “peace.” The traditional Muslim greeting is “Peace be unto you.”
- Islam offers hope for salvation to the righteous and God-fearing of all religions. Muslims believe in the Devine Revelations of many prophets including Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, but do not believe that God assumed human form. The Quran, Muslims believe, is God’s Word and Final Revelation to the Prophet Muhammad. Revealed over a period of twenty-three years, The Quran was compiled and disturbed to distant lands within twenty-five years of The Prophet’s death in 632 A.D. This is the only Quran recognized by Muslims.
- Comprising laws, moral precepts, and narratives, The Quran’s timeless text remains an inspiration and guide for more than one fifth of humanity.Together with The Ouran,the epitome of Classical Arabic ,Muslims lives are guided by the examples and sayings of The Prophet. Thousands of saying have been attributed to The Prophet’s death in 632 A.D. This is the only Quran recognized by Muslims.
“The first thing created by God was the Intellect.”
“The most excellent Jihad is that for the conquest of self”
“The Link of the Scholar is more holy than the blood of the martyr”
“One learned man is harder on the devil than a thousand ignorant worshippers.”
“Riches are not form an abundance of worldly goods, but from a contented mind.”
“ He who wishes to enter Paradise at the bestdoor must please his mother and father.”
“No man is a true believer unless he desire for his brothew that which he desires for himself.”
“When the bier of anyone passes by You ,whwther Jew , Christion ,or Muslim, rise to your feet.”
“The thing which is lawful ,but disliked by God, is divorce.”
“heaven lies at the feet of mothers.”
“Women are the twin- halves of men.”
“Action will be judged according to intention,”
“That which is lawful is clear and that which is unalawful likewise,
but there are certain in doubtful things between the two from which it is well to abstain .”
“The proof of a Muslim’s sincerity is that he pays no atte ntion to that which is not his business . ”
“ That person is nearest to God, who pardons . . . him who would have injured him .”
“. . . yield obedience to my successor , although he may be an Abyssinian slave . ”
“ Assist any person oppressed, whether Muslim or non -Muslim .”
“ The creation is like God’s family . . . the mos t belovd unto God
is the pe r so n who doe s good t o God’s fa m il y.”
“ Modesty and chastity are parts of th e Faith.”
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Islamic law is based upon The Qura n, examples and sayings of The Prophet, consensus among thelearned, analogical deduction, and individual reasoning. Islamic society comes closer than any other society to the ideal democracy . All per sons are equal be for e God; goodnes is the only criterion of worth. There is no priesthood in Islam ; evena child, with greater knowledge of The Quran t ha n hi s elders , may lead them in prayer. To be come a Muslim , one need only profess ,
“There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”
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