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== Description: The Essential Concepts of Pure Islam ==

WHAT IS ISLAM ?

Islam enjoins faith in the oneness and sovereignity of Allah, which makes man aware of the meaningfulness of the Universe and of his place in it. This belief frees him from all fears and superstitions by making him conscious of the presence of the Almighty Allah and of man's obligations towards Him. This faith must be expressed and tested in action. http://islam.gov.qa.

CONCEPT OF GOD IN ISLAM

The One true God is a reflection of the unique concept that Islam associates with God. To a Muslim Allah is the Almighty, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, Who is similar to nothing and nothing is comparable to Him. The short chapter of the Quran, which is considered the essence of the unity or the motto of monotheism. : In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. "Say (O Muhammad) He is God the One God, the Everlasting Refuge, who has not begotten, nor has been begotten, and equal to Him is not anyone".

CONCEPT OF WORSHIP IN ISLAM

Islam being a way of life: requires that its followers model their life according to its teachings in every aspect, religious or otherwise. This might sound strange to some people who think of religion as a personal relation between the individual and God, having no impact on one's activities outside rituals.

HUMAN RIGHTS IN ISLAM

Since God is the absolute and the sole master of men and the universe, He is the sovereign Lord, the Sustainer and Nourisher, the Merciful, Whose mercy enshrines all beings; and since He has given each man human dignity and honour, .. , men are substantially the same and no tangible and actual distinction can be made among them, on account of their differences such as nationality, colour or race. Every human-being is thereby related to all others and all become one community of brotherhood in their honourable and pleasant servitude to the most compassionate Lord of the Universe. In such a heavenly atmosphere the Islamic confession of the oneness of God stands dominant and central, and necessarily entails the concept of the oneness of humanity and the brotherhood of mankind.

MORAL SYSTEM OF ISLAM

Islam has laid down some universal fundamental rights for humanity as a whole, which are to be observed and respected under all circumstances. To achieve these rights Islam provides not only legal safeguards but also a very effective moral system. Thus whatever leads to the welfare of the individual or the society is morally good in Islam and whatever is injurious is morally bad. Islam attaches so much importance to the love of God and love of man that it warns against to. much of formalism. We read in the Quran:

PROPHETHOOD IN ISLAM

According to Islam, Allah created man for a noble purpose; to worship Him and lead a virtuous life based on His teachings and guidance. How man would know his role and the purpose of his existence unless he received clear and practical instructions of what Allah wants him to do? Here comes the need for prophethood. Thus Allah had chosen from every nation a prophet or more to convey His Message to people. One might ask: How were the prophets chosen and who were entitled to this great honour?

LIFE AFTER DEATH

The explanation that the Quran gives about the necessity of life after death is what moral consciousness of man demands. Actually if there is no life after death, the very belief in God becomes irrelevant or even if one believes in God, that would be an unjust and indifferent God: having once created man not concerned with his fate. Surely, God is just. He will punish the tyrants whose crimes are beyond count: having killed hundreds of innocent persons, created great corruptions in the society, enslaved numerous persons to serve their whims etc..

WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT... ISLAM RELIGION

Here we furnish some observations on Islam by great and acknowledged non-Muslim scholars of modern time. Truth needs no advocates to plead on its behalf. But the prolonged malicious propaganda against Islam has created great confusion even in the minds of free and objective thinkers. We hope that the following observations would contribute to initiating an objective evaluation of Islam.

What they say about... Quran

Humanity has received the Divine guidance only through two channels: firstly the word of Allah, secondly the Prophets who were chosen by Allah to communicate His will to human-beings. These two things have always been going together and attempts to know the will of Allah by neglecting either of these two have always been misleading.

What they say about… MUHAMMAD

During the centuries of the crusades, all sorts of slanders were invented against the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). But with the birth of the modern age, marked with religious tolerance and freedom of thought, there has been a great change in the approach of Western authors in their delineation of his life and character. The views of some non-Muslim scholars regarding Prophet Muhammad, given at the end, justify this opinion. But the west has still to go a step forward to discover the greatest reality about Muhammad and that is his being the true and the last Prophet of God for the whole humanity.

ESSENCE OF THE RELIGION OF MAN AND ITS DIFFERENT FORMS2

The Unity of Religion of Islam : Allah has made the same religion obligatory for you that was bequeathed to Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. And that bequest is to keep the Religion exactly as it has been and not to allow schism to be born in it. (The Quran). This is the status of Religion in words of the Quran.

ESSENCE OF THE RELIGION OF MAN AND ITS DIFFERENT FORMS2

The Unity of Religion of Islam : Allah has made the same religion obligatory for you that was bequeathed to Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. And that bequest is to keep the Religion exactly as it has been and not to allow schism to be born in it. (The Quran). This is the status of Religion in words of the Quran.