Islam is the Fastest Growing Religion on Earth, It has approximately over 2 Billion followers all over the world known as Muslims and growing, Who follow the Final Revelation to Mankind, known as the "Quran", Revealed to Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him about 1400 years ago. Contrary to the common misconception, only about 20% of all Muslims are Arabs, the rest are americans , French , chinese , German , Russians , Pakistanese , Africans , Indians, Indonesians, Bosnians , Italians and so on.
What is Islam
Islam, unlike most other religions, is not named after any man. Instead Islam means the submission of one's will to the only true god worthy of worship "Allah" and anyone who does so is termed a "Muslim". The word also implies "peace" which is the natural consequence of total submission to the will of Allah. Islam is the religion that was given to Adam, the first man and the first prophet of Allah on Earth, and it was the religion of all the prophets and messengers sent by God 'Allah' to mankind like Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elias, Jesus and Mohamad ( Peace be upon them all ) and many others whom sent with Books or Not. So all The Prophets and messengers of Allah to Mankind on Earth Were Muslims! All of them Have the Same One Basic Message of Allah :
[ Laa Illaha
Illa Allah ]
which means ( No God Worth of Worshiping But Allah ) ? Simple Like that,
Although they came with Different books and different Practices and Methods of
worshipings, prayers, Fasting, Laws of Lifes.
The Major Differnet between the prophet and the messenger is that the prophet wasn't sent with Holy Books from God But messengers came
with ones Like Torah, Bible and Quran.
So Every Prophet shouldn?t be necessary a messenger but every messenger
Should be defined as a prophet.
THE MESSAGE OF
ISLAM
The most important message of Islam is the Absolute Unity of Allah 'God' - that there is only One Supreme Being who has no partners and is not dependent on anyone or
anything. He is the creator of everything and the whole Universe is under His Own Control. Since the total submission of one's will to Allah represents the
essence of worship, Islam is the worship of Allah alone and the avoidance of
worship directed to any person, place or thing other than Allah. In essence,
Islam calls man away from the worship of Creation and invites him to worship
only its Creator. Allah is the only one deserving man's worship as it is only by
His will that prayers are answered. Hence prayers to the non-living such as the
Sun, Fire, Moon, Rocks, Stars, Idols, Planets and even humans whether they are Jesus, Moses or even Muhammad are
rejected, as Allah informs us in the opening chapter of the Holy Book "The
Quran", known as Soorat Al-Fatihah, verse 4:
"You alone do we worship and from you alone
do we seek help."
A Muslim believes that Allah and His creation are distinctly different
entities. Neither is Allah His creation or a part of it, nor is His creation Him
or a part of Him. Ultimately, it is the belief that the essence and The
Knowledge of Allah is everywhere in His creation 'Universe' or that His divine being is or was present in
some aspects of His creation, which has provided justification for the worship
of creation. Islam, hence, is a Clear Call to the worship of
the Only Creator and the rejection of creation-worship in any
form.
THE MIRACLES OF THE QURAN
"And if you are in doubt as to what We
[Allah] have revealed?then produce a Soorah (chapter) like thereunto"
( the Holy Quran -
Soorat Al-Baqarah 2:23)
This was the challenge put forth by Allah in the Quran 1400 years ago. As of
yet, none has or will ever come close to meeting this challenge. Hence, as a
result, multitudes throughout the centuries have believed and continue to
believe in the Quran as a revelation beyond any human capacity. Modern
scientists, for instance, have been amazed by the accuracy of scientific
information presented in the Quran. Here are just a few examples:
In his book of embryology-'The Developing Human' [W.B.
Saunders Publishing, 1982], Dr. Keith Moore added a whole chapter to discuss the
scientific accuracy of the Quranic discussion of this science. Another eminent
scientist, Dr. Maurice Bucaille wrote in his book-'The Bible, the Quran and
Science':
"I could not find a single error in
the Quran?if a man was the author of the Quran how could he have written facts
in the 7th century A.D. that today are shown to be in keeping with modern scientific
knowledge"
-
Dr. Maurice Bucaille
Facts about astronomy, the animal world and other natural
phenomenon, that were alien to modern science not long ago, are
scattered among the messages of Allah's Unity and His Attributes throughout the
miracle that is known as al-Quran.
WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OTHER
RELIGIONS
There are so many sects, cults, religions, philosophies, and
movements in the world, all of which claim to be the right way or the only true
path to Allah. How can one determine which one is correct or if, in fact, all
are correct? The method by which the answer can be found is to clear away the
superficial differences in the teachings of the various religions, and identify
the central object of worship to which they call, directly or indirectly. False
religions all have in common one basic concept concerning Allah: they either
claim that all human beings are gods or that specific individuals were Allah or
that nature is Allah or that Allah is a figment of man's imagination. For
example, Prophet Jesus invited his followers to worship Allah but those who
claim to be his followers today call people to worship Jesus, claiming that he
was Allah while Jesus himself would deny this as Allah says in the
Quran:
And behold Allah will say: "O Jesus the son
of Mary Did you say to men, Worship me and my mother as gods besides Allah; He
[Jesus] will say-"Glory to You I could never say what I had no right (to
say'
)"
(Soorah Al-Maa'idah-
5:116)
Even though False Religions ( or Edited Books ) Might Teach Some
Good Things, they all, however, teach the greatest evil - The Worship Of The
Creation. Creation-worship is the greatest Sin that mankind can
commit because it contradicts the very purpose of his creation, which is the
worship of Allah as explained in the following verses:
"Verily Allah will not forgive the joining
of partners with Him, but He may forgive (sins) less than that for whom so ever
He wishes"
(Soorah An- Nisaa 4:48 and 116)
"I have only created Jinns and men, that
they may worship me"
(Soorah Zaareeyaat 51:56)
WHY SHOULD I BE A
MUSLIM?
Since the consequences of false religion are so grave, the true
religion of Allah must be universally understandable and attainable, not
confined to any people, place or time. Within the central principle of Islam and
in its definition, lies the roots of lslam's universality. Whenever man comes to
the realization that Allah is one and distinct from His creation, and submits
himself to Allah, he becomes a Muslim and is eligible for paradise. This is the
essence and the corner-stone of Islam:
"Laa Elaaha Illa Allah"
(means : There Is No God Worthy Of Worship
Except Allah)
Its repetition and the sincere belief in it automatically
brings one within the fold of Islam and guarantees one Paradise. Thus, the final
prophet of Islam is reported to have said, "Any one who says: there is no god
but Allah and dies holding that (belief) will enter paradise." ( Reported by Abu
Zharr and collected by Al-Bukharee and Muslim From The Prophet Mohamed Speakings
'massenger Of 'Allah' ).
HOW TO BECOME A
MUSLIM?
To Become A Muslim All You Have to Do is Just To Say "The Shahaddah"
(The Declaration Of Islam ) which is in Arabic language and English
Pronounciation:
" LAA ELLAHA ILLA ALLAH ? MUHAMMAD?ON RASOOLO ALLAH"
Means :
There Is No God on
The Existence and Worth Of Worshiping But 'Allah' and Muhammad
is His Messenger and Muhammad is the Last one on Earth Like
all of his Past messengers and Prophets
(Adam,Noah,Ibrahim,Yusuf,Moses,Aron,Jesus and others).
In Arabic Pronounciation we call messengers of Allah 'God' :
:to Face your Will to The soley and Only God and the Only Creator Of
existence "Allah" Untill The Muslim Dies and Meet Him .
Beside
you have to Do The Other Four Islam Pillars which are :
The Shahadah - Prayer - Zakah - Fast of Ramadan Month - Hajj
The Shahaddah means :
the Declaration Of Islam
which we have just said ?La Illaha Illa Allah ? Muhammad Rasool
Allah".
Prayer :
doing 5 (Five) Prayers Every Day on
Certain Times ? Certain Way.
Fasting On Islam means :
Holding Off Food and
Drinks (Includes Water) One Month every year which is called Ramadan;every Day
from the dawn of The Sun (begenning of Sunrise) to the beginning of Sunset which
specifically from the declaration of Al Fagr Prayer to the declaration of the
Mag?reb Prayer.
Zakah means :
Giving away free money, foods, clothes and drinks to
the needy and poor people from your own earned money.
Hajj means :
Visiting Certain Holy Places On Earth
To do Certain Orders Of God (Makkah ' the Holy Mosque ' ;Arafaat & Mena
Mountains. All Are Located in Arabian Penesula saudi arabia).
P.s/ Hajj Is Not A Must ? Allah Order Us to Do For Whom Can Do ( male or
female who have health and Enough Money)
Hajj is Done at least Once in The lifetime of the Muslim And If possible.. !
THE BOTTOM-LINE
Islam is the universal message of Allah to mankind, and
Muhammad is the Final and Last messenger of Allah on Earth. And Allah
will not accept any other way of life as He Himself asserts:
"If anyone desires a religion other than
Islam (submission to Allah 'God' ) never will It be accepted of
Him"
(the Holy Quran - Soorah Aal'Imran
3:85)
Please consider Islam as the only savior from all of society's evils and most
importantly the savior from Hell-Fire and Make the Most Important Choice of your Whole Life. Submit yourself to the Will of Allah before it is too late...
I thank you for your Precious time. May Allah guide all of us to the
truth.
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