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Introduction to Islam
- The literal meaning of Islam is peace;
surrender of one’s will i.e. losing oneself for the sake of God and
surrendering one’s own pleasure for the pleasure of God. More
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Some Basic Islamic Beliefs -Muslims believe in one, unique, incomparable God,
Who has no son nor partner, and that none has the right to be
worshipped but Him alone. More
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A Brief of
Islam -
The name of the religion is Islam,
which comes from an Arabic root word meaning "peace" and
"submission." More
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Islam An Historic Perspective
- Islam began
when man's career on earth began---more precisely at the time of man's
creation and his descent. Allah created Adam and Eve and enjoined them
to worship Him and live a life of obedience to the Divine Will. More
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The
Religion of Islam - The first thing that one should know and clearly
understand about Islam is what the word "Islam" itself means.
The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of
Christianity which was named after Jesus Christ, Buddhism after Goutama
Buddha, Confucianism after Confucius, and Marxism after Karl Marx. More
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The One True
God - Belief in one God, Allah in Arabic, constitutes the
very foundation of Islam. There is no deity except Allah. He is
indivisible and absolutely transcendent. God is the Almighty, the
Creator and the Sustainer of the universe, Who is similar to nothing and
nothing is comparable to Him. More
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Recognition Of Allah-
The question which arises here is, "How can all people be
expected to believe in Allah given their varying- backgrounds, societies
and cultures? More
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The Message
Of Islam - Since the total submission of one's will to
Allah represents the essence of worship, the basic message of Allah's
divine religion, Islam is the worship of Allah alone and the avoidance
of worship directed to any person, place or thing other than Allah. More
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