WHAT IS ISLAM?
Azhar Aziz
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The word "Islam" is an Arabic word that means submitting and surrendering your will to Almighty God. The religion of Islam is the acceptance of and obedience to the teachings of God, which He revealed to His last Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Belief:
There are six articles to belief;
1. Belief in God.
2. Belief in the angels.
3. Belief in God's revealed books.
4. Belief in the Prophets.
5. Belief in the Day of Judgment.
6. Belief in Al-Qadar (divine predestination).
- Belief in God is to believe that He is One, The Creator, Sustainer, Provider, and the One who disposes of all affairs.
- Belief in the angels is to believe that they exist and that they are honored, creatures. Angels are created from light, who worship God alone, obey Him, and act only on His command. Among the angels is Gabriel, who brought down the Quran to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
- Belief in Allah's revealed books and Prophets means that Allah sent messengers like Noah, Abraham Moses, Jesus, Muhammad (PBUH). And the books that came with them like the Torah, Zaboor (Psalms), Injeel, Quran to call people to worship Allah alone, associating nothing with him. He sent the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as the last messenger and abrogated all the previous books with the Quran.
- Belief in the Day of Judgment is to believe that the Day of Resurrection when all people will be resurrected for Allah's judgment according to their beliefs and deeds.
- Belief in Al-Qadr is believing in divine predestination. So everything good or bad that happens or takes place according to what Allah has foreordained. Divine predestination includes belief in four things;
1. Allah knows everything. He knows what has happened and what will happen.
2. Allah has recorded all that has happened and all that will happen.
3. Whatever Allah wills to happen, happens. And whatever He wills not to happen, does not happen.
4. Allah is the creator of everything.
In belief is also your testimony of Faith. In your testimony of faith there are seven conditions;
1. Knowledge which negates ignorance.
2. The certainty which negates doubt.
3. Sincerity and purity of intent which negates shirk (The sin of idolatry or associating partners, beings or things with Allah)
4. Truthfulness which negates hypocrisy.
5. Love and devotion which negates disdain of Allah's Deen (religion).
6. Submission which negates disobedience.
7. The acceptance which negates rejection or denial.
The Purpose of Islam;
Islam is a complete way of life that governs all facets of life, moral, spiritual, political, economic, intellectual, etc. It establishes peace and order and creates a very strong ethical and spiritual society on earth. The "religion" and "way of life" is to bring the human being back to the natural state that is was originally created in; that of humility, piety, peace, and submission. Islam's purpose is to save mankind from the anguish of this world and the hereafter. Islam calls people away from the worship of "creation" and calls them towards the worship of the "Creator" and the concept of monotheism uniting us all under one God.