INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM

Introduction to Islam

 Islam is a Semitic religion, which has over one billion adherents all over the world. Islam means "submission to the will of God". Muslims accept the Qur’an, as the word of God revealed to His last and final prophet, Mohammed (peace be upon him). Islam states that Allah sent messengers and prophets throughout the ages with the message of Unity of God, and accountability in the Hereafter. Islam thus makes it an article of faith to believe in all the earlier prophets, starting with Adam, and continuing with Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, John and Jesus amongst many others (may peace be on them all).

The word ISLAM is derived from the Arabic root word ‘Salam’, which means Peace and also derived from word ‘Silm’, means submitting your will to God Almighty. In short ISLAM means acquiring peace by submitting your will to Allah.

"And if all the trees on earth were pens

And the Ocean (were ink), with seven Oceans behind it

To add to its (supply), yet would not the Words

Of Allah be exhausted (In the writing): for Allah

Is Exalted in power, Full of Wisdom."

[Al-Qur’an 31:27]

Islam is based on 05 pillars.
01. Faith (To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Mohammed(PBUH) is the Messenger of Allah!)
02. Establishing five times obligatory prayer
03. Obligatory charity (Zakaat)
04. Performing Hajj
05. Observing Fasting during the month of Ramadan. (Saum)

 

“Truly the religion with Allah is Islam”

(AlQur'an 03:19)

‘And when those who associated partners with Allah see their (Allah’s so-called) partners, they will say;

‘ Our Lord! These are our partners whom we used to invoke besides you.’’ But they will throw back their word at

them (and say); ‘’Surely, you indeed are liars’’And they will offer (their full) submission to Allah (Alone) on that

Day, and their invented false deities (all that they used to invoke besides Allah, e.g. idols, saints, priests, monks,

 angels, jinn, Jibrael (Gabriel), Messengers) will vanish from them'.

(Qur’an 16:86-87)

Superiority of a person who embraces Islam Sincerely :- Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (RA): Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said;
“If a person embraces Islam sincerely, then Allah shall
forgive all his past sins, and after that starts the settlement of accounts, the reward of his good deeds will be ten
times to seven hundred times for each good deed and evil deed will be recorded as it is unless Allah forgives it”
(Bukhari 1:40(A) O.B)