The Last Prophet of God i.e. Muhammad (May peace and blessings be upon him)

This blog is dedicated to the last Prophet of God i.e. Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), the greatest man that has ever lived on this planet, God Almighty testifies to it, the Jew testifies, the Christian testifies it and the Hindu testifies it too, as we shall shortly be seeing. He is also prophesied in the various world religious scriptures. He prophesied many things 1400 years ago which today have come True. All these evidences prove that he is indeed a True Prophet of God and a mercy to the whole of human kind. Accept him and his teachings and be benefitted

"We have not sent thee but as a universal (Messenger) to men, giving them glad tidings, and warning them (against sin), but most men understand not." (Quran 34:28)

The Quran says

If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost (All spiritual good).(Quran 3:85)


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Sunday, January 20, 2008

What is Islam? A brief Introduction



By

Shais


Islam means “To submit your will to God”. One should do whatever God wants him to do and is this not a fair deal that we all must do what God wants us to do. He has created us and bestowed us all the bounties and we all should do what God wants us to do.

In short, Islam is all about worshipping God alone without any partners and obeying the commandments of Almighty God and anyone who does so is called a “Muslim”. One doesn’t need to become an Arab. All Arabs are not Muslims and nor are all Muslims the Arabs. Arabs are only about 19% of the Muslims.

Islam today has more than 1.3 billion followers making it the second largest religion in the world after Christianity. Islam also happens to be the fastest growing religion in the world.

Islam not a new religion

It’s a common misconception among many Muslims and non-Muslims alike that Islam is a new religion and it was founded by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in the 7th Century.


In fact, Islam is NOT a new religion at all. It existed since the time man set foot on this earth and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is not the founder of this religion but he is the last and final messenger of God who is sent for the whole of humanity. All other Prophets before Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) were only sent to those people and for that time.


Read this article which explains the concept of Prophethood in Islam.

Islam, which means “submission to God’s will”, was the religion of all the Prophets of God.

Prophet Abraham (pbuh) was a Muslim. The Quran says

“Abraham was not a Jew nor yet a Christian; but he was true in Faith, and bowed his will to Allah.s (Which is Islam), and he joined not gods with Allah.” (Quran 3:67)

Jesus Christ (pbuh) was too a Muslim. The Quran says.

“When Jesus found Unbelief on their part He said: "Who will be My helpers to (the work of) Allah." Said the disciples: "We are Allah.s helpers: We believe in Allah, and do thou bear witness that we are Muslims.” (Quran 3:52)

According to the above verse the disciples said to Jesus that they were Muslims i.e. the ones submitting their wills to God, indicating that Jesus too submitted his will to God. In other words, he too was a Muslim.

Islam in the Bible

Even according to the Bible, religion of Jesus Christ (pbuh) was “Islam” i.e. Submission to God’s will. Its mentioned

“I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.” (John 5:30)

“And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.” (Mark 14:36)

If you translate “not my will but the will of God” as Jesus said in Arabic, it means nothing But Islam. Jesus Christ (pbuh) was a Muslim! He NEVER claimed to be a Christian. The first time the word Christian was used was by the Jew at Antioch to describe the disciples of Jesus. (Read Acts 11:26). This word “Christian” is not even there in the gospels.

The Lord’s Prayer which Most of the Christians know is also speaking about “Islam” i.e. Submission to God’s will

“Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” (Mathew 6:9-10)

This portion “Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven” means nothing but Islam. God’s will should be done on earth as it is in heavens.

6 Pillars of Faith

There are actually 6 pillars of faith.

  1. Belief in One and Only God
  2. Belief in the angels
  3. Belief in the Prophets of God
  4. Belief in his divine books (the final one being the Quran)
  5. Belief in the Hereafter
  6. Belief in Qadr i.e. Destinity

A Muslim must have faith in all of the above 6 pillars of faith.

5 Pillars of Islam

There are basically 5 pillars of Islam. These 5 pillars do not constitute the whole Islam, but if the pillars are strong then the structure too would be strong

1. Shahadah i.e. bearing witness that God is One and Muhammad (pbuh) is his messenger.

2. Salaat i.e. prayers. A Muslim is obliged to pray 5 times a day every single day of the year.

3. Saum i.e. Fasting in the Holy Month of Ramadan

4. Zakaat i.e. regular charity which is 2.5% ever lunar year on access wealth which is above the Nisaab level i.e. 85 grams of gold.

5. Hajj i.e. Pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca once in the lifetime of every adult Muslim who can afford it.

Thus this is the brief description of Islam. To know more contact me at shaisahmad@yahoo.com

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