[NH] Understanding Islam and Muslims

Understanding Islam and Muslims


Understanding Islam and Muslims What is Islam ? Islam is not a new
religion, but the same truth that God revealed through all His
prophets to every people. For a fifth of the world's population, Islam
is both a religion and a complete way of life. Muslims follow a
religion of peace, mercy, and forgiveness, and the majority have
nothing to do with the extremely grave events which have come to be
associated with their faith. Who are the Muslims? One billion people
from a vast range of races, nationalities and cultures across the
globe - from the southern Philippines to Nigeria - are united by their
common Islamic faith. About 18% live in the Arab world; the world's
largest Muslim community is in Indonesia; substantial parts of Asia
and most of Africa are Muslim, while significant minorities are to be
found in the Soviet Union, China, North and South America, and Europe.
What do Muslims believe? Muslims believe in One, Unique, Incomparable
God; in the Angels created by Him; in the prophets through whom His
revelations were brought to mankind; in the Day of Judgement and
individual accountability for actions; in God's complete authority
over human destiny and in life after death. Muslims believe in a chain
of prophets starting with Adam and including Noah, Abraham, Ishmael,
Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elias, Jonah,
John the Baptist, and Jesus, peace be upon them. But God's final
message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal message and a summing-
up of all that has gone before was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad
through Gabriel. How does someone become a Muslim? Simply by saying
'there is no god apart from God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of
God.' By this declaration the believer announces his or her faith in
all God's messengers, and the ******ures they brought. What does
'Islam' mean? The Arabic word 'Islam' simply means 'submission', and
derives from a word meaning 'peace'. In a religious con**** it means
complete submission to the will of God. 'Mohammedanism' is thus a
misnomer because it suggests that Muslims worship Muhammad rather than
God. 'Allah' is the Arabic name for God, which is used by Arab Muslims
and Christians alike. Why does Islam often seem strange? Islam may
seem exotic or even extreme in the modern world. Perhaps this is
because religion does not dominate everyday life in the West today,
whereas Muslims have religion always uppermost in their minds, and
make no division between secular and sacred. They believe that the
Divine Law, the Shari'a, should be taken very seriously, which is why
issues related to religion are still so important


If you want to know about Islam,
please visit the following websites:

http://www.islam-guide.com

http://www.islamhouse.com/s/9661

http://www.thekeytoislam.com

http://www.todayislam.com

http://islamtomorrow.com

http://www.islamland.com

http://www.thisistruth.org

http://www.quran-m.com/firas/en1

http://kaheel7.com/eng

http://www.womeninislam.ws

http://www.knowmuhammad.com/

http://www.rasoulallah.net/v2/index.aspx?lang=e

http://www.prophetmuhammed.org

http://www.quranexplorer.com/quran

http://www.chatislamonline.org/ar/

http://youtubeislam.com

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