All praise, thanks and worship are due to Allah the Almighty, and may His peace, blessings and mercy be on our beloved prophet Muhammad....
Dear Muslim/Muslimah,
I’m quite sure that you do not only follow Islam, but you love it, act according to its teachings willingly because you know it’s the religion of peace, truth and prosperity in this world and in the next.
Following are some lines to remind ourselves few things with regards this precious gift (Islam) from the creator.
Islam unlike any other religion demonstrates proofs for its teachings and beliefs. It also deals with both the bodily satisfaction and spiritual wishes of human beings.
The concept of God is one that’s real, unique and well explained in Islam. It teaches something called Tawheed which basically means the unification of the true Allah’s attributes, powers and worships. Tawheed lies in four simple lines of the glorious Qur’an:
“Say; He is Allah, the One and only.
Allah the absolute and eternal.
He begets not and He’s not begotten.
And there’s nothing like (comparable) Him” [Surah Ikhlas, 112:1-4]
This Surah (chapter) of the Qur’an is equivalent to one-third of the Qur’an’s message, some scholars call it the touchstone of theology for the fact that it describes the true God in a very concise way.
Since Allah is the creator of time and space, he’s always been there. He’s the uncaused cause, the absolute eternal. Amongst his beautiful attributes we find that he’s the most merciful and most just. He never treats anyone unjustly and he never spares anyone who deserves a punishment.
For more on the concept of God you may refer to the following sources:
- Kitab At-tawheed by Sh. Muhammad Bin Abdul-Wahab
- http://www.onereason.org/
The concept of ‘Ibadah (worship) in Islam is understood to be doing all our daily actions according to Allah’s manual instructions of how human-being should lead their lives. All these instructions can be found in the Qur’an, and prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) role was to explain the Qur’an. There’re certain major acts of worship including but not limited to:
- Salah - Five times mental programming towards righteousness, Allah Says:
“...Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing....” [Ankabut, 29:45]
- Zakah - A lunar financial (charity) system to eradicate poverty and cure the disease of selfishness and greed.
“Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase (faith)....” [Tawbah, 9:103]
- Siyam - A healthy fasting system in the month of Ramadan which helps increase faith, God consciousness, remembering and helping the poor. Allah orders the believers:
“O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous” [Baqarah, 2:183]
- Hajj - People from all over the world go on hajj every year showing Islam’s universal message, Allah orders prophet Ibrahim saying:
“And proclaim to the people the Hajj [pilgrimage]; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every distant pass” [Hajj, 22:27]
Islam doesn’t forbid humankind to enjoy life, but it shows them the best way to enjoy it. All healthy food, having lawful sex, making money (while preserving peoples’ rights) and all sorts of individual and social development are permitted. You may read "Enjoy your life" a book written by Dr. Muhammad Al-Arefe for more examples.
Certain things are prohibited in Islam for the sole purpose to protect mankind from any sorts of mischief and misery.
Certain things are prohibited in Islam for the sole purpose to protect mankind from any sorts of mischief and misery.
Many sciences define this great religion of Almighty Allah. It’s discussed in various branches of speciality in schools and universities. Believe me you’ll never regret the time you spend on learning God’s last message to humanity.
If you’re not ready to enroll yourself in one of its professional courses, at least give it some of your time, read online, listen, watch and contemplate.
If you’re not ready to enroll yourself in one of its professional courses, at least give it some of your time, read online, listen, watch and contemplate.
Here are some good resources for you to ponder over:
For miracles in Islam:
http://kaheel7.com/eng/
http://www.scienceislam.com/
If you are a new Muslim (revert/convert) you can go to this website:
www.NewMuslims.com
http://www.scienceislam.com/
If you are a new Muslim (revert/convert) you can go to this website:
www.NewMuslims.com
You might’ve noticed there’s an online islamic university:
If you have any comment on this message feel free to comment below, or you can reach me at
http://www.facebook.com/Muslimfauzy
http://www.facebook.com/Muslimfauzy
Jazakallahu kheiran for your time,
Wassalamu Aleikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
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