What is Islam?

We are here to open an honest, calm, and respectful window into Islam.

In this section, we do not seek to pressurise or persuade, but to clarify and approximate.
We believe that everyone has the right to know the truth from its source, calmly and without prejudice.

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But they did not have the opportunity to hear from Muslims themselves, in their own language, in their own simplicity.

Here you will find:

- What is Islam and what does it mean to be a Muslim?
- Who is Prophet Muhammad and what is his message?
- What does Islam say about peace, women, man, the other?
- Answers to frequently asked questions... with respect and clarity.

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Islam in Brief

The word Islam in Arabic means “submission” and “obedience.” Islam means complete and sincere submission to God Almighty so that one can live in peace and tranquility. Peace (Salaam in Arabic, Shalom in Hebrew) is achieved through true submission to God’s revelation of justice and peace. The word Islam is universal in meaning, and therefore Islam is not attributed to a tribe or an individual, as is the case with Judaism, which was named after the tribe of Judah, Christianity after Christ, and Buddhism after Buddha. It is named by God, not by humans. Islam is a universal faith, not limited to the countries of the East or the West. It is a complete way of life in complete obedience to God. Whoever voluntarily submits to God is called a Muslim. In this sense, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was not the first Muslim, but Adam (peace be upon him) was the first to present it to humanity. Then, every prophet and messenger came in his time to urge people and clearly explain God’s will to them until God chose the Seal of the Prophets, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), to bring the final covenant, which is the Holy Qur’an. The words in bold in the text refer to a Qur’anic verse or to one of the names of God and His Attributes.
Some Muslims do not accept the term Islam as a “religion” because it is not an institutionalized belief. In Arabic, Islam is referred to as a “deen,” meaning “a way of life.” This is the same approach taken by early Christians, who called their religion “the path.”
The word “voluntarily” in this context does not mean “without coercion.” The word “Islam” means complete sincerity and submission to God without reservation or ulterior motives.
Islam is the final religion with which God concluded all religions, and He does not accept any other religion. God Almighty says: “And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he will be among the losers.” [Al Imran: 85] It is a comprehensive and complete religion, valid for all places and times. It is a universal religion for all peoples and nations. It is a religion of monotheism, unity, justice, mercy, and equality, guaranteeing happiness in this world and salvation in the Hereafter for those who adhere to it.

It is based on five pillars mentioned by the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, in the hadith of Ibn Omar, which was narrated by the two sheikhs. He, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Islam is built on five: the testimony that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God, establishing prayer, paying zakat, fasting Ramadan, and performing the Hajj to the House for whoever is able to do so.” These are the pillars of Islam. As for faith, it has six pillars, which the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, mentioned in the hadith of Omar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, in the two Sahihs. He said: “Faith is to believe in God, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day, and to believe in destiny, both good and bad.” If a servant reaches a stage of observing and fearing God, such that when he worships God, he worships Him as if he sees Him, then this level is called ihsan, and it came in the hadith of Omar mentioned above. At the end of it, the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Ihsan is to worship God as if you see Him, and if you do not see Him, then He sees you.” Islam takes care of all aspects of life, from the affairs of the individual and his health, to the affairs of the family and its rulings, such as marriage, divorce, companionship, and fulfilling the rights of the wife, children, and parents, and the rulings of inheritance. It also takes care of the affairs of transactions, such as buying and selling, renting, and the like. It is concerned with the rights of others, such as the rights of neighbors and friends, and it urges visiting the sick, maintaining family ties, and being kind to all of creation. God Almighty said: “Indeed, God commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin, and He forbids immorality, bad conduct, and oppression. He instructs you that perhaps you will be reminded.” [An-Nahl: 90] He also urges his followers to adorn themselves with noble morals, such as truthfulness, trustworthiness, forbearance, patience, and courage, and forbids them from base and evil morals, such as betrayal, lying, and cheating.

Unification

The concept of Tawhid (as it is called in Arabic) is considered the most important concept in Islam, as it refers to the first of the Ten Commandments - the Tawhid of God - on which the religion of Islam is based, as it calls upon all humanity to worship the one true God without any other creatures, as there is no value or meaning to any kind of worship if the concept of Tawhid is compromised in any way.

Due to this importance, Tawhid (Godhead and Divinity) must be properly and fully understood, and to facilitate this, Tawhid can be divided into the following three sections:

Tawhid al-Rububiyyah
Unification of divinity
Unification of Names and Attributes

This division is not the only way to understand Tawhid, but it is a way to facilitate analysis and discussion about it. (The concept of Tawhid is key to understanding the religion of Islam and reading about it is recommended.)

Tawhid al-Rububiyyah

It means singling out God as the creator and absolute sovereign over the universe, so that nothing happens in the universe without His permission, and He is the Razzaq, the destroyer of the time of His servants, the powerful and able, who is free from all defects and imperfections. No one disputes Him in His authority or command. He created us from a single breath until we became what we are now. He created more than a hundred billion galaxies with their electron, neutron and quark, He is in charge of all His creation and perfectly manages the laws of nature so that no leaf falls without His permission, and all this is in a memorised book.

He is the Creator of time and space, the realm of the unseen and the witnessed, but He is so omnipotent that He simply says "Be" and it is so. Most religions testify that He is the Creator of this universe alone, without a partner, and not part of His creation.

It is a form of shirk to believe that someone disputes God's authority, such as the mistaken belief that fortune tellers or astrologers can predict the future, which is in His hands alone. The belief that magic and talismans have any power or influence is a form of shirk, and all of this is forbidden in Islam.

Unification of divinity

And God alone - Thankful - This is the essence of Islam, which was proclaimed by all the prophets and messengers sent by God throughout the ages. He has said that His purpose in creating human beings is to worship Him alone, so the heart of Islam is to lead people from worshipping the creatures to worshipping the Creator of the creatures.

Although most religions believe that there is a Creator for all creatures, they are rarely free from some form of polytheism (idolatry) in worship. Either these religions invite their followers to worship creatures with the Creator God (even though they believe that these creatures are inferior to him), or they ask their followers to consider these creatures as intercessors between them and him.

All of God's prophets and messengers from Adam to Muhammad (peace be upon them) called people to worship God alone without any intermediary, which is a very easy and pure doctrine. Islam rejects the idea espoused by anthropological intellectuals that humanity was first polytheistic and then gradually evolved towards monotheism.

On the contrary, Muslims believe that humanity descended into idolatry during the intervals of time between many of God's messengers, and many people resisted the call of the messengers while they were among them, and worshipped idols despite the messengers' statements and warnings, so God ordered their successors to bring people back to monotheism again.

However, Satan, on the other hand, does his best to steer them away from monotheism and urge them to worship idols, as most people tend to worship something they see, or something they can imagine, despite their instinctive knowledge that the Creator of the universe is far greater than they can imagine. This is why God sent His messengers repeatedly throughout human history to invite people to worship the one true God, but Satan's seduction made them deviate again and again to worship creatures (idols).

Allah created human beings to worship Him alone, so the greatest sin in Islam is worshipping someone else with Him, even if the worshipper intends to get closer to Allah by worshipping someone else with Him, because Allah - Rich - He does not need a mediator or an intercessor, he hears our prayers and knows our circumstances.

But at the same time, he does not need our worship, but it is a means of pleasing him. Rich If all the people of the earth were to gather to worship Him, it would not benefit Him in any way, nor would it add one iota to His great King, and on the other hand, if all the people of the earth were to gather to leave His worship, it would not diminish His King in any way, for He is the Almighty. Al-Samad - He needs no one, and our worship of Him is a refinement of our souls, by which we fulfil the noble purpose for which we were created.

Worship in Islam is not just traditional religious practices, but the concept of worship encompasses all aspects of life. Changing our children's nappies, being kind to our parents, picking up a piece of broken glass from the pavement can all be a form of worship if the intention is to please Allah Almighty. If any kind of gain, be it wealth, job, prestige or praise, becomes more important than pleasing Allah, it is a form of polytheism.

Unification of Names and Attributes

Allah's monotheism in His names and attributes means that He does not resemble any of His creatures and none of His creatures resemble Him in His attributes, He is not like anything in any way, and His descriptions cannot be limited by anything because He is the Creator of everything. God Almighty says: "Allah, there is no God but He, the living and the resurrected, to whom neither age nor sleep can take away, has what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, and who can intercede with Him except with His permission, knowing what is between their hands and what is behind them, nor can they encompass anything of His knowledge except what He wills, and His throne has expanded the heavens and the earth, and He cannot be hindered by their preservation, and He is the Most High and the Greatest." (Surat al-Baqarah: 255)

Therefore, Islam has forbidden likening Allah to His creation, but only describing Him by what He has described Himself in His Book or His Prophet (peace be upon him) in His Sunnah. Many of Allah's attributes are similar to human beings, but this is only a matter of linguistic equivalence, for His attributes, like His Self, are different from anything in our perception, for example we describe Allah as knowledge and humans as knowledge, but Allah's knowledge is completely different from human knowledge. Knowledgeable His knowledge is all-encompassing, unaffected by increase or decrease, not limited or acquired, while human knowledge is acquired and limited, constantly increasing and decreasing, and subject to omissions and forgetfulness.

And God - The Mighty One- He has a divine will, and human beings also have a will, but His will is always effective, and like His knowledge, it surrounds everything in the past, present and future, but the will of human beings is only an intention and desire that cannot be carried out unless God wills it to be carried out.

He is not described by any of the attributes of His creatures because their attributes are limited, so He is not described by gender, nor is He attributed with weakness or imperfection, as He is devoid of the attributes of the human race and all creation, yet we use the masculine third person pronoun in referring to Him in line with linguistic convention and the absence of a neutral pronoun in the English language and Semitic languages. The Qur'an also refers to Him with the first person pronoun "we" out of respect and reverence and does not in any way mean the multiplicity of the divine self, as describing God with the attributes of created beings is a form of polytheism, as well as describing created beings with His attributes, for example, describing another as wise or powerful is considered polytheism. The Almighty says: "Blessed be the name of your Lord, the Most High and the Most Honourable" (Surat al-Rahman: 78)

The Five Pillars of Islam

It is a great sin to neglect them, as Islam is based on them, and one cannot be considered a Muslim if he denies the obligation of one of them, which are as follows:

The two shahadahs: To testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah
Establishing the prayer
Paying Zakat
Ramadan fasting
House Pilgrimage

The two testimonies

Those who wish to embrace the religion of Islam must testify and say: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. With this simple and important testimony, one becomes a Muslim, and there are no rituals or indoctrination rites in Islam.

The meanings of this testimony can be clarified by analysing each of its three parts: The first part, "There is no true idol..." is a negation of polytheism.

It denies the existence of any true idol except Allah, or any entity that shares the attributes of His divinity. The second part "...except Allah" is an affirmation and proof of monotheism, as there is no true idol except Allah.

The third part of the Tawhid testimony, "Muhammad is the Messenger of God," is a proof of the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and that he is the Seal of the Prophets, which entails full acceptance of the Qur'an and authentic Hadith.

By uttering the testimony of tawhid, one establishes the monotheism of Allah (SWT) and renounces all false gods, as He has no partner or equal. The Forgiving - By forgiving all the sins of anyone who sincerely utters the words "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah", so much so that he may reward that person for his good deeds that he did before he became a Muslim.

Establishing the prayer

Every Muslim must pray five times every day, and in his prayers, he turns towards the Sacred House in Mecca, the first house established for people to worship the one God. This house is called the Kaaba, which is an empty cube-like building now located in what is known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, erected by the Prophet Abraham and his son Ismail (peace be upon them) to worship God alone.

One should know that in Islam there are no sacred relics or symbols. We do not worship the Kaaba, but we do worship God as we turn towards it, as receiving it for prayer unites Muslims in their prayers to the one God. Anyone who worships the Kaaba or any other created object is an idol worshipper, as the materials that make up this house are no more sacred than any other building material.

Muslims perform these prayers daily to remind them of their constant duty and surrender to Allah (SWT). They are a direct link between the slave and his Lord, and an opportunity to repent and worship Him, thank Him, and seek guidance and mercy from Him (SWT).

Nafl prayers can be performed at many times, and can be performed - in the general sense of supplication - at any time or place.

Paying Zakat

It is an obligation on every Muslim whose wealth has reached a certain threshold to give a portion of it to the needy every year. In Arabic, this is called Zakat, which means "purification" as everything belongs to God. Rahman - Money is our trust. Leads Zakat is a means of purifying the souls of the rich and their halal wealth that God has bestowed upon them, reducing stinginess and greed, and strengthening the aspect of mercy and generosity among human beings, as well as a means of distributing wealth directly to help the poor and needy in society. The percentage of this charity is two and a half per cent of a person's wealth that has been with him for a whole year, and includes only his savings and has nothing to do with his income.

Ramadan fasting

A capable Muslim must fast during Ramadan, a month that has a high status as it is when the revelation of the Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) began.

Because the lunar year is eleven days shorter than the solar year, the month of Ramadan passes gradually through all seasons of the year. Fasting begins at dawn and ends at sunset local time, and the fasting person must abstain from eating, drinking and intercourse with his wife throughout Ramadan, but may do so from sunset until dawn the next day.

This ritual teaches us self-control and patience, and is similar to prayer in that both are a means of sincerely worshipping one's Lord, as well as zakat in its purpose: fasting purifies one's soul and zakat purifies one's wealth.

Muslims have two holidays: Al-Fitr, where they celebrate the end of Ramadan, and Al-Adha, where they celebrate the end of the Hajj pilgrimage.

Fasting reminds us of the conditions of those in need and inspires us to thank our Lord for the simplest of blessings that we take for granted, such as drinking a glass of pure water or eating food when we crave it.

Pilgrimage to the Sacred House in Makkah

Every able-bodied Muslim must make the Hajj pilgrimage to the Sacred House of Allah in Mecca once in their lifetime. The ritual is performed once a year and is visited by millions of people from all over the world to worship and satisfy God alone.

It was first performed by Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and was restored by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The ritual encourages Muslims to break down the racial, economic and social barriers that still plague their societies, and calls on them to be patient, self-controlled and God-fearing, as pilgrims wear simple clothes that erase the class and cultural differences between them.

Each one of these acts of worship revives the remembrance of God in our souls, and reminds us all that we are Allah's and to Him we return.

This negation means that there is no idol other than God, no one who shares the attributes of His divinity, and no creator or ruler except Him alone, with no partner and no equal.

One might ask: "If the teachings of Islam emphasise that all prophets and messengers are equal, why is it stipulated in the Shahada that Muhammad's prophethood is exclusive to other prophets?" The answer is that it is a matter of religious necessity that whoever believes in the prophethood of Muhammad has believed in all the prophets and messengers before him. For example, if one testifies that "there is no god but God and that Moses is the messenger of God," this does not require the person to accept the prophets and messengers who came after him such as Jesus or Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon them all).

Islam calls on its followers to be chaste and forbids any sexual relations before marriage

The Six Pillars of Faith

The 6 pillars of faith are several things that a Muslim must be certain of in order to become a Muslim. They are:

Believing in God
Belief in angels
Believing in books
Belief in Prophets and Messengers
Belief in the Last Day
Believing in fate

Believing in God

God is one without a partner, all-encompassing and all-encompassing. Rahman The one who deserves to be worshipped.

Believing in angels

The Almighty Allah created them from light and endowed them with supernatural power so that they do what they are commanded to do. The Almighty Allah has made it obligatory to believe in them, and has shown us the names and duties of some of them, such as Gabriel and Mikael, as in the Holy Qur'an, for example, Gabriel is specialised in carrying the revelation of Allah to His prophets and messengers.

Believing in books

Muslims believe in all holy books in the form in which they were revealed to God's messengers, including those mentioned in the Holy Qur'an as follows:

God revealed the newspapers to Ibrahim (peace be upon him)
God revealed the Torah to Moses (peace be upon him)
God revealed the Zabur to Dawud (peace be upon him)

4 . God revealed the Gospel to Jesus (peace be upon him)

God revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad (peace be upon him)

Muslims do not view the sacred texts that were revealed before the Qur'an - which are currently circulating in different editions and versions - as an accurate representation of their original form in which they were revealed, as the Qur'an has confirmed that these books were subjected to distortion by their people for their worldly gains, and this distortion took more than one method such as addition, deletion or alteration in meaning or language, and over time this approach of distortion was adopted until we were left with a mixture of the original text with human interpretation or distortion, and although Muslims believe in all books revealed in their original form, their last resort in judging various matters is to use the Qur'an as a guide to the interpretation of the original text.

Belief in Prophets and Messengers

Prophets are human beings who received God's revelation and communicated it to their people. They are human beings who do not have any of God's attributes, so it is forbidden for a Muslim to worship any of them, or to take them as a mediator between him and God in his worship, nor to call upon them or ask God for his mercy from them or through them, and therefore the term "Muhammadans" for Muslims is an insult that should never be relied upon, as every prophet and messenger has explained that such acts are polytheism and that whoever falls into them has left the circle of Islam.

Muslims must believe in all of God's prophets and messengers whom He has sent throughout the ages to all people all over the world, and God has mentioned some of them in the Qur'an, such as: Adam, Noah, Ibrahim, Moses, Isa and Muhammad (peace be upon them).

All the prophets and messengers preached the teachings of Islam, and therefore, anyone who professed monotheism throughout history, submitted to the will of God Almighty, and followed the revelations of the prophets of his time was a Muslim. Therefore, one does not have the right to belong to the Abrahamic legacy by descent alone, but by adhering to the doctrine of Abraham (peace be upon him) of monotheism and surrender to God Almighty, so whoever followed Moses (peace be upon him) was a Muslim, and similarly when Isa (peace be upon him) came as a prophet with clear signs, his people had to believe in him unconditionally if they wanted to be considered Muslims.

Anyone who denies the prophethood of Jesus (peace be upon him) is a disbeliever in Islam, and denying the prophethood of any prophet or hating him is contrary to Islam, as Muslims must love and respect all the prophets of God who called humanity to worship the Creator alone without a partner, and all of them surrendered to God - the Almighty - and in this sense it is the religion of Islam.

The prophets from Adam to Muhammad (peace be upon them) are brothers in religion, all calling to the same true message, although their laws differed in order to guide their people in their time, but the essence of their call is the same, which is the worship of God the Creator alone, and the rejection of anything else.

Muhammad (peace be upon him) has earned the honour of being the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers. This is primarily because Allah has completed His law and revelation to mankind in His book, the Qur'an, and ensured its preservation until the Day of Judgement, and the second reason is that Muhammad (peace be upon him) set an exemplary example during the thirteen years of his prophethood and clarified the teachings of Islam for all generations after him, so he is the Seal of the Prophets (Khatam al-Anbiya) The Almighty has confirmed in the Qur'an that there is no prophet or messenger after him, which means that his law that God revealed to him is for all mankind until the Day of Judgement, so for your Islam to be valid, you must believe in the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the law that he came with, as well as all of God's prophets before him who all surrendered to the command of the Almighty God Almighty. Although Muslims believe in all the prophets (peace be upon them), they follow the Shari'ah brought by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who was described by his Lord as "And we sent you only as a mercy to the world." (Surat al-Anbiya: 107)

Belief in the Last Day

Muslims must believe in the Last Day, the resurrection of the slaves, and the return of their souls to their bodies by the power of God Almighty. Just as He created us the first time, He will resurrect us to stand for judgement in His hands; there is no death after this day, but eternity. On this day, each person will be asked about what he has done in his world, and he will see in detail the consequences of his actions, even if they are as small as an atom of good or evil, in this majestic situation. There is no lie or deception on this day, but the reward for the obedient is Paradise and the reward for the disobedient is Hell, which are real, not metaphors or symbols.

Allah has described - Thankful - His Paradise is a place of joy and pleasure, a place full of delightful gardens that do not disappear, but have rivers flowing beneath them, so that its inhabitant does not feel sea, cold, sickness, fatigue or evil. God - Believer - It removes disease from the hearts and bodies of its owners, and one gets everything one wishes for, and it is said to those who enter it: "That is the paradise you have inherited by what you were doing." One of the greatest blessings is that the believers will see the face of Allah Almighty. It has been proven that being a Muslim in itself does not guarantee entry into Paradise unless one dies in Islam and submits to the One God.

God has described the fire as a horrible place that is unthinkable to the heart of mankind, and its fuel is people and stones, and its angels are very harsh, and they put its people in it, and say: "Then it will be said, 'This is the one in which you were disbelieving'" (Surat al-Mutafafeen: 17)

We believe that God, the Almighty, is Rahman the Merciful However, it is nonetheless Severely punished On the Day of Resurrection, each person will be held accountable for his or her deeds in accordance with His justice, and each person will enter His Paradise by His mercy, not by his or her labour alone.

Believing in fate

God is eternal and omniscient, and this means for us - as ephemeral creatures - that He is omniscient and knows what was, what is, and what will be. Conqueror He is above His servants, and everything in the universe is by His will, so nothing happens in His creation except under His power, will and knowledge.

The various Gospels that we have today were written after the time of Jesus (peace be upon him) by other authors, so the Gospel referred to in the Qur'an refers to the book revealed to Jesus (peace be upon him).

The following are the prophets and messengers mentioned in the Qur'an: Adam, Idris, Noah, Hood, Saleh, Abraham, Lot, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Yusuf, Shuaib, Job, Moses, Aaron, Ezekiel, David, Solomon, Elias, Elisha, Yunus, Zacharias, Yahya, Isa, and Muhammad (peace be upon them).

God inspired his prophet in the Qur'an and said: "He has prescribed for you from among the religions that which Noah recommended to you and that which we have revealed to you, and that which we have recommended to Abraham, Moses and Jesus, to establish the religion and not to divide in it, so that it will be difficult for the disbelievers what you are calling them to, for Allah draws to Him whoever He wills and guides to Him those who repent." (Surat al-Shura: 13)

Some Muslims point to the following passages from the Bible as proof of the prophethood of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): [Deuteronomy. 18:15, 18:18; John 1:19-21, 14:16, 14:17, 15:26, 16:7-8, 16:12-13]

What is the Quran?

Holy Quran HIt is the infallible word of God, the last revelation of God, which was revealed by Gabriel (peace be upon him) to the heart of our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). It was memorised and learnt by his companions (may Allah be pleased with them all), and transmitted to us by hearing and memorising (primary means) and writing (secondary means) over the centuries and times.

God revealed to His prophets and messengers (peace be upon them) some books before the Qur'an, but with the revelation of the Qur'an, He clarified and restated His message, which is a miraculous book in many ways that God, the Almighty, has preserved in its entirety from corruption and loss until the end of time.

None of the other scriptures have come down to us in their original language or form, and some, such as the Papers of Abraham, have not reached us at all. Over time, parts of the other scriptures have been rewritten to the point that some parts have been removed, distorting their message, but the Almighty has not allowed the Quran to be defiled and distorted because it is His last revelation to all humanity until the Day of Judgement.

Allah will not send a prophet after His Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and if He had not undertaken to preserve His Book, it would not have reached us in its original form as it was revealed, which is why He did not entrust its preservation to human beings.

The preservation of His previous books was not of great importance due to the succession of His prophets and messengers in those times, and those books did not include His legislation in its final form. For example, Isa (peace be upon him) came with the revelation of God, including the permissibility of some things that were not so before, but without any change to the concept of monotheism and its basic essence.

The Qur'an is miraculous in itself and this is one of its unique features. A miracle is a phenomenon that contradicts the natural order of things and clearly indicates the direct intervention of God Almighty.

Abraham (peace be upon him) escaped from the fire and was not harmed after he was thrown into it, Moses (peace be upon him) hit the sea with his stick and it parted for him by His mercy, Isa (peace be upon him) anointed those with chronic diseases and they were cured, and the dead were brought back to life by the permission of Allah, all these miracles supported the authenticity of the prophethood of these prophets and messengers, but only their people in these times have seen these miracles.

However, the Holy Qur'an remains the most important of these miracles, as Allah, the Almighty, has challenged anyone who doubts the authenticity of the Qur'an to come up with one surah of its kind (it should be noted that the smallest surah in the Qur'an consists of only three short verses), and no one has met this challenge despite the presence of many throughout history who wished to distort it and get rid of Islam, and this challenge still stands until the Day of Judgement (Doomsday).

One of the miracles of the Qur'an is that its eloquence has reached the pinnacle of literary excellence. It is the most eloquent Arabic prose ever written, its style is unmatched and unrivalled, and it is available to all people in its original Arabic language, which is still spoken by millions of people around the world. The original texts of many other holy books have been lost over time and were written in languages that are no longer common and used in our time.

Muhammad (peace be upon him) was an illiterate who could neither read nor write, but he read the Qur'an as transmitted to him by Gabriel (peace be upon him), and his companions memorised it directly from him in their chests and wrote it down in their journals.

The Qur'an is the word of God in truth, and the only word of God in our hands today. There are no other copies or versions of it, but although many translations of its meanings have been issued, they are not as wonderful and beautiful as its simple Arabic original, and the following is an example of it, Surah Al-Ikhlas (No. 112):

In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

"Say: Qal Ho Allahu Ahad. Allah is the Samad. He was not born and was not born. He was not born, nor was He born."

The Qur'an consists of 114 suras and is a single book unlike the various current versions of the Bible. Protestant Christians believe in a version with 66 books, Roman Catholics believe in a version with 72 books, and there are more books in other versions.

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

The Prophet (peace be upon him): He is Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abdulmuttalib Hashemi Qurashi. He was born in Mecca in 570 AD from an honourable lineage that goes back to two noble prophets: Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and his firstborn son Ismail (peace be upon him).

His father died in his mother's womb and his mother died Amna bint Wahb At the age of sixty-six, he was sponsored by his grandfather Abdulmutallab Then he died Abdulmutallab The Prophet (peace be upon him) was eight years old and was sponsored by his uncle Abu Talib.

He was known for his sincerity and honesty, and did not participate with the people of Jahiliyyah, nor did he engage with them in playing games, dancing and singing, nor in drinking alcohol, nor did he approve of it.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) got married when he was twenty-five years old Khadija bint Khuwaylid She was the first woman he married, and all his children are from her other than IbrahimHe did not marry her until she died. The Prophet was forty years old when he sent his message, and he used to go to a mountain near Makkah (Ghar Hira) It was in this place that revelation came to him, and the angel (Gabriel, peace be upon him) came to him from God Almighty. And the king said to him: Read. The Prophet could neither read nor write. And the Prophet said: I am not a reader - i.e., I don't read well - so the king repeated the request. He said: I am not a reader, so the king repeated the request a second time, and held him tightly until he was exhausted. Then he said: Read on. He said: I am not a reader - i.e. I don't read well. The third time he told him: "Recite in the name of your Lord, who created (1) Created Man from a Stork (2) Read and your most honourable Lord (3) Who taught with the pen (4) He taught man what he did not know" [139]. (Alalak: 1-5). He remained in Mecca for thirteen years, preaching monotheism and the exclusivity of God Almighty in worship and rejecting polytheism. He then migrated to Medina and migrated with his valued companions and formed the greatest community known to mankind. He remained in Medina for ten years, spreading the message of his Lord, and then died at the age of sixty-three years.

His Sunnah are his words, deeds and reports. His Sunnah, which are recorded in famous books, are called hadith. Like the Qur'an, they are a revelation from Allah, the Almighty, to His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), but they are not actual words like the Qur'an. The revelation of the Sunnah is from Allah and the verbal expression from His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Ummah followed a careful path in preserving and writing them down.

The Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is obligatory to follow, as Allah, the Almighty, has commanded the believers in the Qur'an to obey him (peace be upon him): "Obey Allah and obey the Messenger" (Surat al-Nisa: 59).

The purpose of life is to obey Allah, the Almighty, and this is achieved by following the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace be upon him), as the Almighty has said: "Indeed, you had a good example in the Messenger of Allah for whoever desires Allah and the Last Day and mentions Allah often." (Surat Al-Ahzab: 21).

The Prophet (peace be upon him) showed Muslims how to worship, and he always greeted his companions when he met them and left them with calls for peace, which is desirable for all Muslims. He died at the age of 63 (in 632 AD) and was buried in his home in Medina (Yathrib), and within a century Islam spread to three continents: China in Asia, Africa, and Spain in Europe.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is mentioned in the Old Testament. God promised to bless Ishmael and bring forth a great nation from his descendants.

"And as for Ishmael, I have heard you in him, behold, I will bless him and make him fruitful and multiply him very much, twelve heads, he shall bring forth and make him a great nation."[136] (Old Testament, Genesis 17:20).

This is one of the biggest proofs that Ishmael was the legitimate son of Abraham, peace be upon him. (Old Testament, Genesis 16:11).

"And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael: for the Lord hath heard thy humiliation." [137] (Old Testament, Genesis 16:3).

"And Sarah, the wife of Abraham, took Hagar the Egyptian, her slave, after ten years of Abraham's sojourn in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abraham as his wife."
One of the signs of his prophecy is the mention of his description and name in the Old Testament.

"The book will be given to someone who does not know how to read, and he will be told: 'Read this,' and he will say: I do not know how to read."[146] (Old Testament, Isaiah 29:12).

Although Muslims do not believe that the books of the Old and New Testaments that are currently in existence are from God because they have been corrupted, they believe that they both have a valid source, which is the Torah and the Gospel (what God revealed to his prophets: Moses and Jesus). Therefore, there may be something in the Old Testament and the New Testament that is from God. Muslims believe that this prophecy, if true, speaks of the Prophet Muhammad and is a remnant of the true Torah.

The Story of Adam and Eve in Islam

The story of Adam and Eve is revealed in the Qur'an, and although it is similar in many of its details to the rest of the scriptures, it differs in some important details.

The Almighty made it clear to His angels that He would create a new creation on earth. He created Adam (peace be upon him) from clay, breathed into him from his soul, taught him all the names, created his wife Eve from his soul, allowed them to remain in Paradise, and commanded His angels to say: "Prostrate to Adam" (Iblis was present among them, not one of them, but one of the jinns. They are creatures of choice, created by God - the Almighty - before Adam from maraj of fire.

When God commanded His angels and other creatures to prostrate to Adam (peace be upon him), they all complied except for Iblis, who refused to prostrate to him, claiming that he was better than him because he was created from fire while Adam (peace be upon him) was created from clay, so he was truly the first to call for racism in the universe.

Iblis was expelled from God's mercy, and he was denied. Hassib - He asked him to wait until the Day of Resurrection to defile Adam (peace be upon him) and his progeny, so he said: "And I will lead them astray and give them security."He knows what Iblis does not know, for he is a creature of His creation, like all His creatures, who has no right to fight Him, and his actions are subject to the will of Allah, the Almighty, from which they are inseparable; if Allah had willed, He would have removed Satan and his associates from life, and they would not have been able to stay even for a moment.

Islam refutes the idea that there was a war between God and Satan, which ended with Satan taking over a third of the soldiers of heaven. Satan is an apparent enemy of mankind, but he is, nevertheless, a mere creature who is totally dependent on God for his existence, and despite his greatness and his fall from God's mercy, he pursues his goal and purpose.

God has given human beings the freedom to choose between good and evil, and has instilled in them the ability to recognise and turn to their Creator, and created them inclined to the truth, and they came to this world as pure Muslims, but Satan and his soldiers discouraged them from good and ordered them to evil, seeking to mislead humanity - their sworn enemy - and direct it towards evil and idolatry, away from monotheism, righteousness and the way of God, but God - who is their archenemy - directed them towards evil and idolatry. The Wise One - He called mankind to good and warned them against evil, and by struggling against the temptation of Satan, one reaches the highest level of honour.

The following is a summary of the plight of Adam and Eve in Paradise, where both of them enjoyed complete freedom and happiness in Paradise, and were allowed to eat of its fruits as they wished, but God forbade them to approach a single tree, and warned them that if they did so, they would be among the unjust, but Satan deceived them by saying that God forbade them that tree because it would bring them immortality, or make them like angels, so in this way Satan deceived them, and they ate from the tree, and then Adam and Eve felt shame, but they repented to God sincerely, and God forgave them, as he is The Forgiving, the Merciful, the Compassionate.

There is no doubt that Islam rejects the concept of original sin, or the notion that human beings are born guilty because of Adam's (peace be upon him) sin. JusticeEvery man is responsible for his actions as one is born a Muslim, free from this sin.

It is important to note that Islam does not blame Eve, as both of them had the freedom of choice and both ate from the tree and disobeyed their Lord. Therefore, Islam rejects the idea of describing women as an evil, sinful creature who was cursed with the curse of the menstrual cramps and the pain of childbirth due to Eve's sin.

After that, God brought Adam and Eve down from Paradise and inhabited the earth, and God had previously told His angels that He was making a new creation in the earth, which is the place He wanted us - The omniscient surroundings - To inhabit it since the beginning of creation.

God created the jinn before Adam, giving them freedom of choice, and the disobedient ones are called devils. Jinns live with us in this worldly life where they see us and we do not see them unless they choose to show themselves to us, and magic - forbidden in Islam - is done with their help.

Prayer in Islam

Prayer is the pillar of religion, the link between the servant and his Lord and Master, and the difference between Muslims and infidels.

The qibla of Muslims is the Kaaba.

Prayers must be performed on time.

God has made it mandatory for Muslims to perform five prayers per day and night only, and set specific times for them, namely: Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha.

Prayer recipe

1- Intention: This means that he intends the prayer with his heart, knowing that it is the Maghrib prayer, for example, or the Isha prayer.

2- Standing up for prayer And he says: [Allahu Akbar].

3- After takbir, he places his right hand on his left hand on his chest and always does so in his resurrection.

4- Say the opening prayer: [Glory be to God, praise be to you, your name is blessed, your grandfather is exalted, and there is no god other than you].

5- Say: [I seek refuge in Allah from the evil one].

6- He says: [In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate].

7- Read Surah Al-Fatiha.

8- After reading or listening to the Fatiha in the Imam's reading, it is lawful for him to say: [Amen].

9- In the first two rak'ahs, another surah or verses from a surah is recited after Fatiha, while the third and fourth rak'ahs are limited to Fatiha.

10. Then he shall make the Kubr to kneel, saying [Allahu Akbar].

11- He kneels by bending his back towards the Qibla, with his back and head level, placing his hands on his knees, and saying: [Subhan Rabbi Al-Azim] It is desirable to repeat the praise three times, and it is obligatory only once.

12- He rises from Ruku' to the standing position saying: [May Allah hear those who praise Him], then say: [Praise be to you].

13- He then falls down on the ground in prostration on his seven members, which are the forehead with the nose, hands, knees and feet.

14- In his prostration, he says: [Subhan Rabi al-Ali] once, it is obligatory and desirable to repeat it three times.

15- Then he will say the Kabir and sit between the two prostrations.

16- Sitting between the two prostrations, he says: [My Lord, forgive me] and it is desirable for him to repeat it three times.

17- Then he prostrates a second time like his first prostration.

18-Then he rises from the second prostration to the standing position saying: [Allahu Akbar].

19- The second rak'ah is prayed exactly the same as the first except for reading the opening prayer.

20- After his second prostration in the second rak'ah, he sits for the first tashahhud and says: [Greetings to Allah, prayers and blessings, peace be upon you, O Prophet, God's mercy and blessings, peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of God, I testify that there is no god but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and messenger].

21- Then he rises for the rest of his prayer if the prayer is three or four rak'ahs, except that in the third and fourth rak'ahs he limits his reading to the Fatiha only.

However, if the prayer is two rak'ahs, such as Fajr, he will perform the last tashahhud as will be discussed below.

22- Then, in the last rak'ah after the second prostration, he sits for the final tashahhad, which is the same as the first tashahhad with the addition of praying for the Prophet in the following manner:

23- Then he turns to the right and says: [Peace be upon you and God's mercy] and then the same to the left.

With Salaam, the Muslim has completed his prayer.

Community Prayers

Allah has commanded men to gather in congregation for the five daily prayers, and the reward for doing so is great.

Friday Prayers

The Friday noon prayer is one of the greatest rituals of Islam and one of its most important obligations, in which Muslims gather once a week to listen to the teachings and instructions given by their leaders. They listen to the teachings and directives given by the Imam of the Prophet Muhammad, and they pray the Friday prayer, which is two rak'ahs.

Zakat

Allah imposed Zakat, making it the third pillar of Islam, and threatened those who abandon it with severe punishment.

Zakat is a financial obligation imposed by Allah on the rich Muslims to give to the poor, the needy, and other deserving people, thereby alleviating their suffering and not harming the rich. It is enacted by Allah to regulate people's lives, achieve greater security and stability, social cohesion, livelihood and economic development, and deepen spiritual values, moral and educational meanings, in the constant movement of individuals and societies.

Things for which zakat is obligatory:

Gold and silver.

Cash money.

Trade offers.

Out of the ground.

Beast of burden.

Zakat is a small amount of money that Allah has made obligatory on Muslims, which is paid by the rich to relieve the poor and needy and for other purposes and objectives.

Community Zakat Purposes

Zakat has great purposes; many Islamic texts have referred to the purposes, objectives and effects of zakat legislation, including the following:
1- The love of money is a human instinct that compels man to be very keen to preserve and hold on to it, so the Shari'ah made it obligatory to pay zakat to purify the soul from the vice of miserliness and greed, and to address the love of the world and clinging to its fringes, as Allah says: "Take from their wealth a charity that purifies and purifies them" (Al-Tawba: 103).
2- Purifying the soul of the poor and ridding it of envy and greed, and keeping it away from hatred and hatred and from what is called "class struggle". When he sees that the rich man cares for him, consoles him, and extends a helping hand to him, then his heart is reassured, his stumbling block is alleviated, and he becomes more enthusiastic and sincere in wishing the rich man more money, so that his present and future livelihood and the livelihood of his family can flourish and prosper.
3- Paying Zakat achieves the principle of cohesion and unity, because the human soul is hardwired to love those who do good to it, and thus the members of the Muslim community live in love and cohesion like a monolithic building that strengthens each other, and incidents of theft, looting, and embezzlement are reduced.
4- It fulfils the meaning of servitude, absolute submission and complete surrender to God, the Lord of the Worlds, when the rich man takes out his zakat, he is applying the law of God, executing His command, and thanking the Benefactor for that blessing, "If you give thanks, I will increase you" (Ibrahim:7).
5- By paying it, the concept of social security and the relative balance between the categories of society is realised, as by paying it to those who deserve it, the financial wealth does not remain in the hands of restricted and monopolised categories of society. God Almighty says: "so that there will be no state between the rich among you" (Al-Hashr: 7).
6- Contribute to spreading and consolidating security, fortifying and protecting society from crimes in general, and financial crimes in particular, many of whose causes are due to deprivation of money despite the need for it. When Zakat is paid and given to the poor and deprived, their souls do not talk to them about stealing and attacking the money of others; because they are no longer deprived of money, and they do not need to attack others and their money, and risk their lives, freedom and future.
7- The economic effects of zakat: It contributes to economic development and stimulates the process of production and investment, through the successive circulation and investment of funds in building factories, constructing buildings, cultivating land, exchanging goods and products, and not freezing and idling the funds, so that they do not erode and decrease with zakat at the end of the year, if not invested and developed, and with this successive investment of the funds from which zakat will later be extracted, zakat becomes a key pillar of driving economic development and increasing income.

Fasting

God has made it obligatory for Muslims to fast for one month of the year, the blessed month of Ramadan, making it the fourth pillar of Islam and its great buildings.

Fasting is: The act of abstaining from eating, drinking, sexual intercourse and all other breaking of the fast from dawn to sunset.

God has authorised certain types of people to break their fast during Ramadan as a matter of mercy and convenience, as follows:
A sick person who is harmed by fasting is allowed to break the fast and do so after Ramadan.
If he is unable to fast, he may break his fast and feed a poor person for each day.
A traveller is allowed to break the fast and perform it after Ramadan.
Menstruating women and women with vaginal bleeding are prohibited from fasting, and they must perform it after Ramadan.
Pregnant women and women who are ill, if they fear harm to themselves or their children, they should break their fast and make up that day.

Muslim holidays

Muslims celebrate two festivals in the year, and it is not permissible to set aside a day for people to celebrate other than them: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

Eid al-Adha is characterised by the obligation to slaughter a sacrificial animal, eat it, and distribute it to relatives and the poor as an offering to Allah Almighty.

Family in Islam

Islam is very keen on establishing and stabilising the family and preserving it from what harms it and threatens its structure.

The Status of Women in Islam

Islam honoured women and freed them from the ignorance that was practiced on them, and also freed them from being a cheap commodity with no honour or respect.

Islam has given women their right to inherit in a fair and honourable division.

He gave women the freedom to marry their husbands and made them take a large part of the responsibility in raising their children.

The man is obliged to take care of her and provide for her.

He emphasised the honour and virtue of serving vulnerable women who have no one, even if they are not relatives.

Marriage in Islam

Marriage is one of the greatest relationships that Islam emphasises and desires and makes it the Sunnah of the messengers.

God has imposed rights on both husband and wife and desires them to do everything that will develop and preserve the marital relationship.

Islam urges that the marriage contract should be permanent, and it is not permissible in Islam to specify a time when the marriage will end.

Islam has legalised divorce to get out of this contract, if it is impossible to live together and the means of reconciliation have failed, and to replace each of them with another spouse, with whom they may find what they lacked with the first one.

Parental rights

Doing good to one's parents is one of the greatest good deeds, and God has compared it to worshipping Him and monotheism.

Infidel parents:

It is obligatory for a Muslim to honour, obey and do good to his parents, even if they are unbelievers and non-Muslims.

Children's rights

Raise them well and teach them the principles of religion and make them love it.

Spend on them.

To be fair among them, both male and female.

Ethics in Islam

The greatest of these is what Allah, the Almighty, has described His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as follows.And you are of great moral character.'[Qalam:4], and our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "I was sent to perfect morals"And this exclusivity in his saying (I was sent) The purpose of the mission is to fulfil the perfect morals, and this makes morals comprehensive of all that is included in the Shari'ah and the religion of Islam, and this is the outward, and man has a creation and a morality, but the creation is the outward image, and the morality is the inner image of his soul, and just as man improves the outward image, so must he improve the inner image, which is included in the mandate, and this is included in the mandate related to the soul and spirit and instincts distract from that, so we say that the morals called for by Islam are diverse: The morals called for by Islam are diverse.

The Muslim man's morality with his Lord must be the highest morality in all that relates to his soul, and is the love, hope, fear, fear of God, prayer, humiliation, reliance on Him, and good faith in Him only one of the great devotional morals between man and his Lord Almighty.

Man's creation with his Lord includes his sincerity to his Lord and that his heart should have no intention and will other than God's.

For one be one in one, I mean the path of truth and faith

A Muslim's morality with himself, a Muslim's morality with his parents, family and children, a Muslim's morality with Muslims in how he treats them in terms of honesty and truthfulness, and to love them as much as he loves himself, and to take care of their honesty, and to avoid all the things that cause the devil to tempt them in the heart, and that is why the Almighty said in the sum total of this, "We must be honest and truthful.And tell my servants to say that which is best, for the devil will tempt them.Therefore, the better one's words and deeds in one's dealings, the better one's words and deeds in one's dealings, and the more he loves what he loves for himself, and the more he becomes a good moral being, all the qualities of honesty, faithfulness, fulfilment of the covenant, and fulfilment of rights about being truthful and not lying, being honest and not cheating, and being good to people as he likes them to be good, these are the types of morals that are commendable.

Similarly, a Muslim's behaviour with non-Muslims does not mean that a non-Muslim who does not share the Muslim's religion should be rude to him; rather, he should have good manners with him in his words and deeds:

As for The saying Allah, the Almighty, has stipulated thatSay good things to people([Al-Baqarah:83].

And as for Verb Allah (swt) has said, "I am not going to be able to do anything about it.Allah does not forbid you from those who have not fought you in religion and have not driven you out of your homes to give them charity and justice, for Allah loves the righteous.([Al-Mu'tamina:8].

Justice is the basis for all kinds of dealings with non-Muslims, including righteousness towards them, as well as saying good things to them, and this is all for those who do not show hostility to the people of Islam and its people.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) ordered the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) not to kill in war the old man, the woman or the child, not even trees should be cut down, and even the destruction of houses and the demolition of houses is not lawful, because civilians who have not fought are not at war with the warriors. This is a high level of selectivity in warfare, as warfare in Islam does not mean reaping the green and dry and harvesting people for the sake of victory, but in warfare, Islam takes care of selecting who is attacked and who is killed in the process.

A person with good manners is a person who has a good word and a good deed, and instincts and habits have a lot of influence on manners.

Sins and Repentance

Although any disobedience to God's law is a sin, the greatest sin is polytheism, and the Almighty has prohibited several things that are harmful to the individual or society, such as murder, aggression, theft, fraud, usury (footnote 19), adultery, witchcraft (footnote 16), taking intoxicants, eating pork, and using drugs: Murder, assault, theft, fraud, usury (footnote 19), adultery, witchcraft (footnote 16), drinking alcohol, eating pork, and using drugs.

Islam rejects the doctrine of original sin, an unjust doctrine, as it emphasises that no one is to blame for another's sin, as God - the Almighty - Rahim AdelEach of us is accountable to Insightful However, if one incites another to commit a sin, both will be punished, the former for his disobedience and the latter for his incitement.

Alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah) Rahman Al-GhafurMuslims do not believe that Isa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him) had to die to atone for the sins of mankind. Rahman This belief is a denial of God's power and infinite justice and mercy.

God promised us - Respondent - If we repent and turn to Him in sincere repentance, which is the way of salvation through His mercy, one should endeavour to strive for it, and its conditions are as follows:

Acknowledgement of guilt and remorse
Repent to God and ask for His forgiveness.
Resolve not to return to the offence again.
Make every effort to remove the harm if the offence relates to the right of the servants.

However, returning to sin again does not mean that one's previous repentance will not be accepted, what is required is a sincere heartfelt intention not to return again, as the door of repentance is always open - it is a worship in itself - and one does not know what lies ahead. The Forgiving - He rejoices when the son of Adam turns to Him for forgiveness, and only He forgives sins, so it is shirk to seek His forgiveness from others or through others.

Islam's stance on racism

Racism is an artificial source of race, which is the origin and descent, and racism is the discrimination between people on the basis of their race, origin, colour, country, etc. and treating them accordingly.

A racist is one who prefers his race over others and is fanatical about it, and the first to call for it was Iblis, against whom the curse of Allah Almighty is upon him, when he said: "I am better than him, you created me from fire and created him from clay" {S:76}.

Human societies have known different types of social stratification. Some have had a class of princes, a class of soldiers, a class of farmers, and a class of slaves, and this has resulted in many injustices, enslavement, oppression, harnessing, and eating people's rights, but Islam does not know this at all, and equals rights between the rich and the poor, the noble and the lowly.

The basis and basis on which the differentiation and differentiation between people in Islam is based is mentioned in the Holy Qur'an in Surat al-Hujrat in the saying: "O people, we created you from a male and a female and made you peoples and tribes to know each other, the most honourable of you in the sight of Allah is the most pious of you, Allah knows best.13} and the saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him): "O people, may your Lord be one and your Father one, may no Arab have preference over a foreigner, no foreigner over an Arab, no red over black, no black over red, except through piety...

How does Islam address racism?

Islam has opposed racism and provided solutions, practical models, plans and a vision to eradicate it, which the world now needs to benefit from. These are the most important axes on which Islam has worked to eliminate racism and build a compassionate, co-operative and mutually supportive society.

First: Changing Mindset and Building Awareness

The Qur'an repeatedly emphasises that all people are descended from a single origin, and the call is repeated in the Qur'an: "O Bani Adam", "O People", the first surah in the order of the Qur'an is "Al-Fatiha" which opens with "Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds", and the last surah is "Say: "Say: 'I seek the Lord of the People'".

Emphasise that the differentiation between people in this world is only due to their psychological, moral, spiritual and practical efforts that benefit people, and that gender, colour and race have nothing to do with the relegation of people to their homes.

O mankind, we have created you from a male and a female and made you peoples and tribes so that you may know each other. The most honourable of you in the sight of Allah is the most pious of you, for Allah is all-knowing and all-knowing." {Al-Hijrat:13}

Secondly: Recognising and enforcing rights

Islam did not limit itself to talking about equality and universal brotherhood, but laid down laws and legislations that preserve human dignity and protect the rights of the weak, so it obligated zakat to take care of the rights of the poor, the poor and the needy, and guarded the orphan so that he would not feel deprived and unjust, and honoured the status of women, raised their status and restored their dignity, and the day Islam came Islam established a plan to dry up the sources of slavery, by changing the perception of slaves, treating them well, making use of them and taking care of their rights, opening the door to liberation and encouraging it, and making many expiations a starting point for freeing slaves, until it was reported from Ibn Umar that he used to free slaves who prayed; one of them used to pretend to pray until he got his freedom, and when he was told: "They deceive you," he said: Whoever deceives us in Allah, we will deceive him.

The Prophet (PBUH) married Zayd ibn Haritha, who had no lineage, to Lady Zaynab bint Jahsh, a descendant of lineage and ancestry, and then adopted him to announce a new stage in the treatment of human beings. The slavery of yesterday did not prevent him from being the leader of the Muslim army in the Battle of Mu'ata, nor did the young age of his son Osama prevent him from taking command of the army, including the senior Companions, at the order of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH).

Bilal ibn Rabah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a black slave, occupies the highest positions in the hearts of the Companions and the hearts of the Ummah.

Third: Protecting Human Rights

It is not enough to declare rights, there must be bodies to guard them, implement them and monitor any possible violations.

Perhaps the oldest constitution in the world is the Medina Document, which created a single society, in which everyone is equal, based on citizenship, unity within diversity, and guaranteed that non-Muslims can live in peace and security with their Muslim brethren.

When a Jew was unjustly accused of theft, the Qur'an came down to declare his innocence and refuse to side with traitors: "We have sent down to thee the Book with truth, that thou mayest judge between men according to what God hath shown thee, and thou shalt not be an adversary to traitors." {Al-Nisa: 105}.

Islam rejects all forms of discrimination between people, as explained in Surah "Al-Hujrat", so there is no place for mocking, stabbing, insulting or shaming: (O you who have believed, do not make fun of other people, who may be better than them, nor women of women, who may be better than them, and do not insult yourselves, nor call each other names, which is the worst form of immorality after faith, and whoever does not repent, then those are the ones who are unjust) {Al-Hujrat: 11}.

Abu Dharr al-Ghaffari insulted Bilal and called him by his mother, saying: O son of black, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) angrily said to him: "The son of the white man has no advantage over the son of the black man.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said in the Hajj al-Wada'a and emphasised that all people are brothers, that their God is one and their father is one: "O people, your Lord is one and your Father is one, and there is no preference for an Arab over an Ajami, an Ajami over an Arab, a red over a black, or a black over a red except by piety." (Narrated by Ahmad and Al-Baihaqi)

This hadith indicates a great principle of Islam, which is the principle of justice between people, and not differentiating between them on the basis of race, shape, colour or country. Allah says: "O people, We have created you from male and female, and made you into peoples and tribes to know each other, that the most honourable of you in the sight of Allah is the most pious of you, for Allah knows best. The scale of differentiation between people is piety, faith, good deeds, high morals, and treating people with kindness. The hadith shows that the Lord of the people is one, and their origin is one, which is Adam, the father of mankind - peace be upon him - so no one is favoured over the other, nor is the Arab favoured over the Ajami, who does not speak the Arabic language, nor the Ajami over the Arab. In this hadith, there is an invitation for people to leave pride in their fathers, families, genealogies, countries, and fanaticism, because they will not benefit him in any way.

Islamic law

Islamic law derives its rulings from the Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and the Sunnah, like the Qur'an, is a revelation from God Almighty. The Shari'ah covers all aspects of life and shows the relationship between the servant and his Lord, and between the servants and each other. Omniscient Justice - However, society can enact some laws to improve life (such as traffic laws) as long as they do not conflict with the Shari'ah, as Allah has guided us - Alhadi - If we add to this the things that the Shari'ah permits, we end up with five basic judgements by which any human action can be categorised:

Duty
Recommended
Permissible
Hated
Sanctuary

Islamic law comes from God, the Almighty, and we follow its rulings in compliance with His command, but at the same time, Islam calls us to understand the wisdom behind those rulings, even though we should follow them even if we do not fully know the wisdom behind them, because knowing the wisdom is an additional gift. For example, Allah forbids eating pork, so we refrain from eating it for this reason, not because science has proven that it causes certain diseases, or because it is the least nutritious type of meat, pork will still be forbidden in Islam even if specialists manage to breed and genetically modify it to be a nutritious and disease-free food. (However, there is nothing wrong for a Muslim to eat it in order to save his life if there is no other option.)

The Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah are the sources of Islamic legislation, and it is shirk for people of knowledge to legalise what God has forbidden or prohibit what He has permitted, for He alone has the right to legalise and prohibit, and He alone has the wisdom and power in the afterlife to reward the good and punish the bad.

Charging any interest on loans was originally forbidden in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. However, since the Middle Ages, Christians in Europe have gradually changed this prohibition to such an extent that "Islamic" countries have sanctioned this disgraceful interference with God's law.

Dress Code in Islam

Islam calls for modesty and seeks to limit vice and immorality in society, and wearing modest clothing is one way to achieve this, as Islam has set standards for both men and women.

Most Western countries have set laws for this, where men are obliged to cover their genitals, as well as women, including their breasts. If this minimum is not adhered to, the most that a person can be charged with is public indecency, and the difference between what is required to be worn by the two sexes is due to the difference in the structure of each of them.

Islam has imposed a minimum standard of clothing, but it is more conservative for both men and women. Men and women wear simple and modest clothes, and men are obliged to cover their bodies with loose clothes that cover from their navel to their knees, so they do not wear short swimsuits in public places, and women are obliged to cover their bodies if they go out of their homes with loose clothes that hide the details of their bodies from people.

The wisdom behind these rulings is to minimise sexual arousal between men and women and avoid flooding society with it as much as possible. Compliance with these rulings is out of obedience to God, as Islam forbids any physical arousal or temptation except within the framework of marriage.

However, some Western observers have assumed that a woman's veil expresses her inferiority to men, which is far from the truth, because if a woman adheres to these rules in her dress, she imposes her respect on others, and by adhering to the creation of chastity, she rejects her sexual slavery, and her message to society when she wears her veil is "respect me for who I am, I am not a tool for sexual gratification."

Islam teaches us that the consequences of make-up fall not only on the individual, but also on the society that allows unrestricted mixing between men and women and does not prevent temptation between them, and these are serious consequences that cannot be ignored. It is not liberating to turn women into a tool for the sexual pleasure of men. This is a form of human degradation that Islam rejects, because their liberation is through recognition of their personal characteristics, not their physical characteristics, and therefore Islam sees those women from the West who are always concerned with their appearance, shape and youth for the pleasure of others as falling into the trap of slavery.

Women in Islam

Both men and women are accountable for their actions in the eyes of God, so that each of them will receive their reward in the Hereafter for their faith and good deeds.

Islam encourages marriage, which is a legal agreement and a sacred bond, and sees every woman - married or unmarried - as an independent individual with the same right as men to own property, earn and spend, and her husband has no right to her wealth after marriage or divorce. She also has the right to choose whom she marries, and is not obliged - out of respect for her lineage - to identify herself with her husband's family, and she may ask for divorce if she sees no benefit in continuing this marital relationship.

Economically, each man and woman is an independent legal entity, and each has the right to own property, engage in commerce, inherit, receive education and apply for jobs as long as they do not violate any of the principles of Islamic law.

For example, society needs doctors, teachers, counsellors, social workers and many other important professions, so when society suffers from a shortage of qualified cadres, it becomes obligatory for women or men to gain expertise in these fields to meet the needs of the Muslim community while adhering to the principles of Islam.

Islam encourages women to seek legitimate knowledge and pursue their efforts to achieve this within the framework of the teachings of Islam in order to satisfy their intellectual curiosity, because denying any man his right to receive knowledge is contrary to the teachings of Islam.

A man is responsible for supporting his family, protecting it, and providing its basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter for his wife, children, and female relatives if necessary. Women are not primarily responsible for this, even if they are married, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The most perfect believers are those with the best manners, and the best of you are those who are good to their wives."

Male chauvinism

Many people view Islam as a religion that glorifies men and belittles women. To prove this, they cite the situation of women in some "Islamic" countries, but they are mistaken in linking the culture of those peoples with the pure teachings of the Islam they espouse. It is unfortunate that these heinous practices against women persist in many cultures around the world, as women in many third world countries live a horrible life controlled by men and deprived of many basic human rights, so this is not limited to Islamic countries alone, as Islam is a religion that denounces injustice.

It is unfair to blame these cultural practices on the religious beliefs of their people when the teachings of that religion do not call for such behaviour. Islam forbids the oppression of women and makes it clear that both men and women must be respected equally.

These heinous practices include "honour killings", where a man kills a female relative because he feels ashamed and humiliated by her behaviour. Although extremely rare, this behaviour is still practiced by certain groups in the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and other places, and is not exclusive to Muslims and "Islamic" countries only. It is a full-fledged murder crime in the religion of Islam, as a person may not kill anyone as part of so-called honour killings, as racism, gender discrimination, and all forms of prejudice are forbidden in the religion of Islam.

On the other hand, forced marriage is unfortunately practised in many traditional societies, another practice forbidden by Islam. When some parents forced their daughters to marry during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), and then complained to him, he annulled their marriage or gave them the option to end the marriage even if it was already in place, setting a clear precedent for Islamic law on freedom of choice in marriage and putting an end to this oppressive practice, but unfortunately, it is still practised in many parts of our world today, including a number of "Islamic" countries. Although the practice is legally criminalised in almost all countries, many women in traditional societies either do not know their rights or are afraid to claim them, all of which are contrary to Islamic law, and it is the responsibility of Muslims to eradicate it from their societies.

There is no doubt that Islam is tolerant of cultural diversity, does not believe in eradicating the way of life of different peoples, and does not force people to give up their cultural identity when they convert to Islam, but when the cultural practices of some conflict with the laws of Islam or deprive them of their inherent, God-given rights such as the right to choose, it becomes a religious obligation to abandon those practices.

Unfortunately, the term "Islamic" state does not necessarily mean that its government or its people follow Islamic law.

Islam and Science

Islam was the cause of lifting the Arabs out of the state of wandering in which they were living, and transforming them into a qualitative leap, to carry the greatest message known to mankind; the eternal message of Islam, which came with a comprehensive conception of a correct and dignified life in light of Islam's conception of man, the universe and life, so that the giant Islamic civilisation was built on correct foundations, and created various manifestations of human progress in all areas of life. The foundations of Islamic civilisation There are a number of foundations on which the Islamic civilisation was built, including: The Holy Qur'an, which is considered the first inspiration for Islamic civilisation, as there is no science that does not have an origin in the Qur'an. The Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad, which had a detailed role in most aspects of life. Belief in God and the various issues that are related to the Muslim's behaviour and discipline in life. The series of sciences that have been fused in the service of the Holy Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah, which is filled with thousands of titles. The great system of morals that Islam came up with, which was a great reason for its spread to different places in Europe. The series of great principles that emerged from the message of Islam, such as the principles of freedom, equality, and shura, and their unique and wonderful behavioural models, the effects of which are still present in the human mind. Manifestations of Arab-Islamic civilisation The mention of Arabs in relation to Islamic civilisation is not surprising, as the Holy Quran was revealed in Arabic, and the Arab nation was honoured to carry the message of Islam to the world, so Islamic civilisation was an expression of the great response of the Arabs and their carrying of the eternal message of Islam, and this is an honour for them: The creation of registries: It includes records of salaries, workers' statements, various tenders, revenues and expenses, etc. The language of the books was unified during the reign of Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan, where it became in Arabic, after it was in the language of the provinces. Minting money: Instead of the currency of the Persians and Romans, which was struck during the reign of Caliph Umar ibn Al-Khattab, and there became a mint during the reign of Abdul Malik ibn Marwan, where the Muslims had a unified currency in the 76th century AH. The emergence of a proper judicial system: Where the judiciary graduated from the governor, and expanded to become a judge specialised in the judiciary. The Diwan of Grievances: The Diwan of Grievances had a higher authority than the judge, and was aimed at stopping the encroachment of the powerful, governors, emirs, and other senior officials. Hisbah system: Known as the mandate of enjoining good and forbidding evil, the Hisbah was responsible for monitoring the maintenance of public morals and ensuring that merchants adhered to prices and weights in the markets. The postal system: It developed gradually through the use of horses, mules, ships, postmen, carrier pigeons, etc. Light signals: by lighting a fire on the coasts, as the sea has well-known maritime communications. Islamic Navy: The first Islamic fleet was established during the reign of Uthman bin Affan by Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan, then it developed into a shipbuilding house in the Levant, and as a result, the Mediterranean Sea came under Arab sovereignty. Writing and codification of science: The first to excel in this were the writers of the revelation who memorised the Holy Quran in the lines, so that the Holy Quran was memorised both in the lines and in the chests, and the process of collecting the Holy Quran was a pioneering process based on a precise scientific methodology, led by Abdullah bin Abbas, may God be pleased with him, with the utmost accuracy, which is based on: The process of collecting the Holy Quran was a pioneering process that was based on an accurate scientific methodology, led by Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), following the martyrdom of a large number of memorisers of the Holy Quran in the battle of Yamama, and then there was the stage of copying the Holy Quran during the reign of Uthman ibn Affan, against the background of the difference between the Arabs in reading the Holy Quran and the ensuing strife, as Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) formed a committee to copy the Holy Quran into seven copies, which were distributed to Islamic emirates. Codification of the Prophetic Sunnah: The codification of the Sunnah followed the strongest degree of accuracy, so that the Arab nation was called the nation of the bond, in reference to the continuous bond in the narration of the hadith. The emergence of mathematical sciences: Muslims excelled in mathematical sciences, and Al-Khwarizmi was the creator of algebra, and Muslims also excelled in analytical geometry, and paved the way for the science of integration and differentiation in mathematics, and among the Muslim scientists in mathematics were Al-Khwarizmi, Al-Baroumi, and others, as most of their works were translated into foreign languages. Advances in medicine: Many Arab doctors excelled in medicine, such as Al-Razi, Ibn Sina, and others, as the Arabs were not satisfied with what other nations had in the field of medicine, but revised and added a lot to it. The development of geographical sciences: Many Arab Muslims stood out in this field, such as al-Idrisi, al-Bakri, Ibn Battuta, Ibn Jubayr and others. Islamic architecture: Arabs expressed their creativity in the construction of mosques and schools. The duty and responsibility of Muslims towards their civilisation As we can see, with their great Islam, Muslims have been a source of civilisational and humanitarian radiation at the level of the entire world, where the light of their civilisation spread to science, and this was thanks to their understanding of the great message of Islam and their understanding of the great role entrusted to them, so they complied with the orders of their Lord and truly carried their message, and their books were translated into other languages and studied in schools of other nations, when the compass of the nation in general deviated, the Arabs retreated and their civilisation retreated. Today, in the midst of great scientific progress, there is a duty and responsibility placed on everyone to rise again, each in his work site and field of specialisation, starting with education and its systems and means, passing through the age and its various technologies, ending with the media and its great role, and good and rational governance systems are the guarantee to achieve all of this, because our nation with its Islam and the authenticity of its Arabism is strong, and we are a nation whose return is not straight and whose pride is only in what God has given it, through the Qur'an and the Sunnah.

Islam and Jihad

Jihad means jihad of the soul in refraining from sins, jihad of the mother in her pregnancy by enduring the pain of pregnancy, the diligence of the student in his studies, jihad of the defender of his wealth, honour and religion, even perseverance in worship such as fasting and praying on time is considered a type of jihad.
We find that the meaning of jihad is not, as some understand it, the killing of innocent and peaceful non-Muslims.
Islam values life. It is not permissible to fight peaceful people and civilians. Property, children and women must be protected even during wars, and it is not permissible to mutilate or mutilate the dead, as this is not Islamic morality.
In the field, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was guiding Muslims towards the supreme concept of Jihad, establishing its purposes and generalising its rules and regulations through the following:

First: Expanding the Concept of Jihad

The Sunnah emphasises the broad and multiple meanings of jihad, so that the concept is not limited to the image of confrontation with the enemy on the battlefield, although this is the broadest field in which the meaning of jihad is true, and is intended in most of the texts on the subject, but the Sunnah informs us of other concepts of jihad as the prelude through which he can reach this image.
From that: Al-Bukhari has written in his Sahih a chapter for those who strive to obey Allah, and cited the hadith of Fadala ibn Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) considered it a jihad to strive against the self to obey Allah, because the tendency of the self to be lazy in obedience and desire for disobedience is considered an enemy of man in reality, and therefore the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) considered confronting this self to be a jihad because it is difficult to overcome the temptation, and it may be more difficult than confronting the enemy on the battlefield, but the jihad of the self is a basis for jihad against the enemy.
And from that: The word of truth, commanding what is right and forbidding what is wrong, especially if it is in front of those whose power is feared, as in the hadith of Abu Said al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "One of the greatest jihad is a word of justice before an unjust sultan." Narrated by al-Tirmidhi in his Sunnah, and in the Middle Dictionary from Ibn Abbas, he said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "The master of martyrs on the Day of Resurrection is Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib and a man who stood up to an unjust imam, forbade him and ordered him, and killed him." This is because whoever is weak in a word of truth to support an oppressed person, or to establish a right, or to deny a wrong, is weaker in everything else, and Muslims have weakened in this type of jihad either because of a desire for a worldly pleasure or fear of harm that may befall them.
And from that: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) made it a form of jihad for Muslim women, as in the hadith of our mother Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) who said: "O Messenger of Allah, we see jihad as the best work, shall we not wage jihad?" He said: "No, but the best jihad is justified pilgrimage." This is because justified pilgrimage requires struggling against the self and the devil, enduring various hardships, and expending money and body for the sake of it.
This makes the concept of jihad much broader than the mental image of some people, and we can even include in the concept of jihad in a general sense everything that is within the meaning of the stipulated Kafa'i duties that achieve sufficiency for the Ummah in the military, industrial, technological and other factors of civilisational advancement for Muslims, as long as the aim is to achieve succession to the religion of Allah on earth, as it is included in the scope of jihad for the sake of Allah.

Secondly: Expanding the Tools and Means of Jihad

It remains to clarify the breadth of the concept of jihad in the way of Allah, and its inclusion of many doors of goodness, so that some may not think that if they are unable to wage jihad with their hands, the duty is omitted. Indeed, the tools of jihad are as broad as the concept of jihad itself, as they are ranks and the Muslim moves from one rank to another, according to circumstances and conditions, as in the hadith of Abdullah bin Masud, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, said: "No prophet was sent by Allah in a nation before me, except that he had from his nation his apostles and companions who took his sunnah and followed his command, then after them there will be successors who say what they do not do and do what they are not commanded, so whoever fights them with his hand is a believer, whoever fights them with his tongue is a believer, and whoever fights them with his heart is a believer, and behind that there is not a grain of mustard seed of faith." Narrated by Muslim in his Sahih (Sahih).
Al-Nawawi, in his commentary on Muslim, said: "The aforementioned 'Hawariyyun' are different. Al-Azhari and others said: They are the salvation of the prophets and their pure ones, and the pure ones who are free from all defects: The khuluf, with the inclusion of the word khuluf, is the plural of khuluf, which is the successor to the Prophet (peace be upon him), or the successor to the Prophet (peace be upon him), or the successor to the Prophet (peace be upon him), which is the most common.
The place of witness in the hadith for what we are concerned with are those ranks and tools that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) emphasised as the means by which jihad is achieved according to ability and capacity, as in his words: "Whoever fights them with his hand is a believer, whoever fights them with his tongue is a believer, and whoever fights them with his heart is a believer, and there is not a grain of mustard seed beyond that of faith."
The first of these is jihad by hand for those who are able to do so, or by tongue for those who can: Jihad with the hand for those who are able to do so, or with the tongue for those who are able to do so from the people of opinion, thought and media, which today has become one of the broadest fields and tools of jihad with the tongue, by stating the truth that God wants from creation, defending the absolutes of the religion and its clear rulings, and so on until it ends with the denial of the heart when it is completely unable to do so, and this degree of denial does not fall when the previous one is unable to do so; because everyone can do it and it is the evidence of what remains of faith in the heart of the slave!!!
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) emphasised the wide range of tools and means of jihad, as reported in the Musnad on the authority of Anas: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Fight the polytheists with your money, yourselves and your tongues." His attribution is correct on the condition of Muslim.

Third: The purposes of fighting in Islam:

The Prophet (peace be upon him) came to correct the concept of fighting in the life of the Arab society based on the tribal raids that had taken place between them on ignorant foundations, to establish a fighting whose greatest purpose is to exalt the word of God only. He dissolved from their chests all the ignorant purposes of revenge, pride, victory for cousins, seizing wealth, owning necks and humiliating them, so that these purposes no longer had value in the prophetic logic derived from the revelation of heaven: "O Messenger of Allah, a man fights for booty, a man fights to be remembered, a man fights to see his place, who is in the way of Allah?" The Messenger of Allah said, "Whoever fights so that the word of Allah may be higher, he is in the way of Allah." Narrated by Muslim in his Sahih.
This purpose is achieved through the call to Islam and the removal of obstacles to this just call, so that people can hear and learn about Islam, and then they have the option of accepting it and entering it, or living in its shadows in peace, but if they choose to prevent people from the call of Islam, it is no longer necessary to fight them, as Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Rawdat Al-Talibin (Rawdat Al-Talibin): "Jihad is a compulsory call, so it must be established as much as possible until there is no one left but a Muslim or a peaceful person."
Fighting in Islam was not prescribed to eradicate the infidels from the earth, as this would be contrary to God's universal will. Therefore, Islam does not permit the killing of all those who are characterised as infidels at all, but must be warriors and aggressors against Muslims, as Ibn Taymiyyah says: "And the saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him): "I was ordered to fight people until they testify that there is no god but Allah and that I am the messenger of Allah, and if they do so, their blood and property are exempt from me except by right, and their account is with Allah." This is a mention of the end to which it is permissible to fight them, so that if they do so, it is forbidden to fight them, and the meaning is: I was ordered to fight only to this end, not that I was ordered to fight everyone to this end, for this is contrary to the text and consensus, as he never did so, but his practice was that those who peacefully did not fight him."
Therefore, the concept of jihad in the prophetic logic is an integrated system of rulings and teachings, lofty objectives, and diverse tools and means according to circumstances and conditions. It is not an improvisational process subject to whims and policies, but rather a strict law and a past obligation, and the Sunnah of the Prophet is the supreme application of jihad in its comprehensive concept, with its broad tools and deep objectives, and no jihad experience can bear fruit unless it is governed by the prophetic application of this great obligation.

Islam and Terrorism

The highest prostitution rates in the world:

1. Thailand (Buddhist)
2. Denmark (Christian)
3 - Italian (Christian)
4. German (Christian)
5. French (Christian)
6. Norway (Christian)
7. Belgium (Christian)
8. Spanish (Christian)
9. United Kingdom (Christian)
10. Finland (Christian)

The highest theft rate in the world:

1. Denmark and Finland (Christian)
2- Zimbabwe (Christian)
3. Australia (Christian)
4. Canada (Christian)
5. New Zealand (Christian)
6. India (Hinduism)
7 - England and Wales (Christian)
8. United States (Christian)
9. Sweden (Christian)
10. South Africa (Christian)

The highest rate of alcoholism in the world:

1) Moldova (Christian)
2) Belarusian (Christian)
3) Lithuania (Christian)
4) Russia (Christian)
5) Czech Republic (Christian)
6) Ukrainian (Christian)
7) Andorra (Christian)
8) Romania (Christian)
9) Serbian (Christian)
10) Australia (Christian)

The highest murder rate in the world:

1. Honduras (Christian)
2- Venezuela (Christian)
3. Belize (Christian)
4 - El Savador (Christian)
5. Guatemala (Christian)
6- South Africa (Christian)
7. St Kitts and Nevis (Christian)
8. Bahamas (Christian)
9. Lesotho (Christian)
10. Jamaica (Christian)

The world's most dangerous gangs:

1. Yakuza (no religion)
2 - Agberus (Christian)
3. Wah Sing (Christian)
4 - Jamaica Boss (Christian)
5 - Primero (Christian)
6. Aryan Brotherhood (Christian)

The largest drug cartels in the world:

1 - Pablo Escobar - Colombia (Christian)
2 - Amado Carrillo - Colombia (Christian)
3 - Carlos Lederman (Christian)
4 - Griselda Blanco - Colombia (Christian)
5 - Joaquin Guzman - Mexico (Christian)
6 - Rafael Caro - Mexico (Christian)

Then it is said that Islam is the cause of violence and terrorism in the world and they want us to believe it.

Who started the First World War?

They are not Muslims.

Who started World War II?

They are not Muslims.

Who killed about 20 million Australian Aborigines?

They are not Muslims.

Who dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan?

They are not Muslims.

Who killed about 100 million Red Indians in South America?

They are not Muslims.

Who killed about 50 million Red Indians in North America?

They are not Muslims.

Who kidnapped more than 180 million Africans as slaves from Africa, of whom 88% died and were dumped in the oceans?

They are not Muslims.

Firstly, it is necessary to define terrorism or recognise terrorism for non-Muslims.

If the terrorist act is carried out by a non-Muslim, it is a crime, but if it is carried out by a Muslim, it is terrorism.

Double standards must be abandoned.
Then you can get to the point.

Map of Muslims around the world

The history of the spread of Islam spans about 1442 years. The Islamic conquests that followed the death of the Prophet Muhammad led to the beginning of the Islamic Caliphate, which took on the task of spreading Islam over a vast geographical area through Islamic conquests. Conversion to Islam was promoted through proselytising activities, particularly by the Imams, who mingled with the local population to spread religious teachings. This early caliphate, coupled with the Islamic economy and trade, the Islamic Golden Age, and the era of Islamic conquests, led to the spread of Islam beyond Mecca towards the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific oceans and the creation of the Islamic world. Trade played an important role in the spread of Islam to many parts of the world, especially Indian traders in Southeast Asia.

Islamic empires and dynasties such as the Umayyads, Abbasids, Fatimids, Mamluks, Seljuks, and Ayyubids were among the largest and most powerful in the world. The Ajuran Sultanate and the Sultanate of Adil, the rich kingdom of Mali in North Africa, the Delhi, Deccan, and Bengal Sultanates, the Mughal and Durrani empires, the Mysore and Nizam of Hyderabad in the Indian subcontinent, the Ghaznavids, Ghurids, Samanids, Timurids and Safavids in Persia and the Ottoman Empire in Anatolia dramatically changed the course of history. The peoples of the Islamic world established many sophisticated centres of culture and science with far-reaching trade networks, explorers, scientists, hunters, mathematicians, physicians and philosophers, all of which contributed to the Islamic Golden Age. The Timurid Renaissance and Islamic expansion into South and East Asia fostered cosmopolitan and eclectic Islamic cultures in the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and China.

By 2016, there were 1.6 billion Muslims, with one in four people in the world being Muslim, making Islam the second largest religion. Among children born from 2010 to 2015, 31 per cent were Muslim and Islam is currently the fastest growing major religion in the world.

Islam is the second largest religion in the world. According to a study conducted in 2023, Muslims number 2 billion people and make up about 25% of the world's population. Most Muslims are either of two sects: Sunni (80-90%, approximately 1.5 billion people) or Shia (10-20%, approximately 170-340 million people). Islam is the dominant religion in Central Asia, Indonesia, the Middle East, South Asia, North Africa, the Sahel and some other parts of Asia. The diverse Asia-Pacific region contains the largest number of Muslims in the world, surpassing the Middle East and North Africa.

About 31% of Muslims are of South Asian origin, so South Asia contains the largest Muslim population in the world. In this region, Muslims are second in number only to Hindus, with Muslims being the majority in Pakistan and Bangladesh, but not India.

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, where Islam is the dominant religion in all countries except Israel, various countries with Afro-Asiatic languages (including Arabic, Amazigh), Turkish, and Persian have about 23% of total Muslims.

The country with the largest Muslim population is Indonesia in Southeast Asia, which alone is home to 13% of the world's Muslims. Muslims in Southeast Asian countries make up the world's third-largest Muslim population. In the Malay Archipelago countries, Muslims are the majority in every country except Singapore, the Philippines and East Timor.

About 15% of Muslims reside in sub-Saharan Africa, and there are large Muslim communities in the Americas, the Caucasus, China, Europe, the Philippines and Russia.

Western Europe hosts many Muslim immigrants in societies where Islam is the second largest religion after Christianity, accounting for 6% of the total population or about 24 million people. Conversion to Islam and Muslim immigrant communities are found in almost every part of the world.

Interfaith dialogue

Yes, Islam is available to everyone. Every child is born with the right instinct to worship God without an intermediary (Muslim)Without interference from parents, schools, or any religious body, he worships God directly, until the age of puberty, when he becomes charged and accountable for his actions, at which point he either takes Jesus as a mediator between him and God and becomes a Christian, or he takes Buddha as a mediator and becomes a Buddhist, or Krishna and becomes a Hindu, or he takes Muhammad as a mediator and turns away from Islam completely, or he remains the religion of instinct and worships God alone. Following the message of Muhammad (peace be upon him) that he received from his Lord is the true religion that corresponds to the natural instinct, and everything else is a deviation, even if it is taking Muhammad as a mediator between man and God.

For example, Catholicism, Protestant and other sects, and Hinduism differ on how to communicate with the Creator, not on the concept of the existence of the Creator Himself. If they all worshipped God directly, they would be unified.

For example, at the time of Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him, whoever worshipped the Creator alone was on the religion of Islam, which is the true religion, but whoever took a priest or saint between him and the Creator was on the wrong path. The followers of Abraham, peace be upon him, had to worship God alone, and testify that there is no god but God, and that Abraham is the messenger of God. Abraham's followers had to accept the new prophet and testify that there is no god but God and that Moses and Abraham were God's messengers. Those who worshipped the calf at that time, for example, were in error.

When Jesus came to confirm the message of Moses, peace be upon him, the followers of Moses had to believe and follow Jesus, and testify that there is no god but God, and that Jesus, Moses and Abraham are messengers of God. Whoever believed in the Trinity and worshipped Christ and his mother, Mary, was in error.

When Muhammad came to confirm the message of the previous prophets, the followers of Christ and Moses had to accept the new prophet and testify that there is no god but God and that Muhammad, Christ, Moses and Abraham are messengers of God. Whoever worships Muhammad or begs him or seeks help from him is in error.

Islam believes in the origins of the divine religions that preceded it and extended to its time, and which were brought by the prophets appropriate to their time. As the need changes, a new phase of the new religion is introduced that agrees in its origin and differs in the law in accordance with the needs, with the later believing the former in the origin of monotheism, and by taking the path of dialogue, the believer has grasped the truth of the unity of the source of the Creator's message.

Interfaith dialogue must start from this basic concept to emphasise the concept of the one true religion and the invalidity of everything else.

Dialogue has existential and faith-based fundamentals and premises that make it imperative for humans to respect them and proceed from them to communicate with others, because the purpose of dialogue is to get rid of fanaticism and whims, which are projections of blind neurotic affiliations that prevent humans from the truth of pure monotheism and lead to clashes and destruction, as is our current reality.

How to convert to Islam

Those who wish to enter Islam do not have to go through complicated rituals; they have to pronounce the two shahadahs by saying, ‘I bear witness that there is no god but Allah; And I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.’ They say it with sincerity, certainty, and knowledge of its meaning, and they say it without requiring a specific place to pronounce it, or requiring one of the scholars to pronounce it in front of him, as once it is pronounced, the person becomes a Muslim, with the rights of Muslims and the duties and obligations of Muslims.

Washing is not required for those who want to enter the Islamic religion, but it is a recommended practice that some scholars have said is desirable.

After pronouncing the two shahadahs, he is obliged to perform the Islamic rituals, namely performing the five prayers, fasting during Ramadan, paying zakat if his money reaches the nisab, and making the pilgrimage to the Sacred House of Allah if he is able, and he must learn the matters of religion that make these rituals valid, such as: The conditions for the validity of prayer, its pillars, the invalidities of fasting, and so on.

He should endeavour to find good companions who will help him to do good deeds and remain steadfast in religion, and to stay away from any environment that would lead him away from the truth.

A directory of selected websites to introduce Islam in the world's languages

This is a collection of useful websites and links to introduce non-Muslims to Islam, in multiple languages:

- Islam Question and Answer website (for non-Muslims)
[https://islamqa.info/ar/]

(Contains detailed answers to non-Muslims' questions about Islam)

- "Inviting Non-Muslims" website (Introducing Islam portal)
[https://www.islamland.com/ara]

(Provides simplified articles and videos about Islam)

- Quran with translation and interpretation

[https://quran.com]
(Useful for those who want to read the Quran in clear translation)

- IslamHouse (in hundreds of languages)
[https://www.islamhouse.com]

(Contains brochures, videos and audios for non-Muslims)

- WhyIslam website

[https://www.whyislam.org/ar/]

(Provides information about Islam in a modern way)

- Islamic Invitation website
[https://www.islamic-invitation.com]

(Contains various invitation materials)

- Zakir Naik Channel (English and Arabic)
[/www.youtube.com/user/DrZakirchannel]

Tips for using these sites

- If a non-Muslim is Reasonable, you can head to sites like WhyIslam.
- If you're looking for a comparison of religions, the Nike Ticket videos are helpful.
- If you are interested in reading the Quran, quran.com is the best

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What is Islam?

We are here to open an honest, calm, and respectful window into Islam.

In this section, we do not seek to pressurise or persuade, but to clarify and approximate.We believe that everyone has the right to know the truth from its source, calmly and without prejudice.

Why did we create this department?

Because we know that many people around the world hear about Islam.But they did not have the opportunity to hear from Muslims themselves, in their own language, in their own simplicity.

Here you will find:

- What is Islam and what does it mean to be a Muslim?- Who is Prophet Muhammad and what is his message?- What does Islam say about peace, women, man, the other?- Answers to frequently asked questions... with respect and clarity.

Who are we?

We are a group of Muslims who love to share the beauty of faith and compassion that we have come to know in this religion.We are not official, we are not scientists. We just want to talk to you as people talk to each other in the language of the heart and mind.

Can I ask?

Yes. If you have any question, curiosity, or even an objection - we welcome you with respect.There are no 'inappropriate' questions, no judgements. We are here to listen and speak kindly.

Contents

Islam in Brief

Unification

Due to this importance, Tawhid (Godhead and Divinity) must be properly and fully understood, and to facilitate this, Tawhid can be divided into the following three sections:

Tawhid al-Rububiyyah

Unification of divinity

Unification of Names and Attributes

This division is not the only way to understand Tawhid, but it is a way to facilitate analysis and discussion about it. (The concept of Tawhid is key to understanding the religion of Islam and reading about it is recommended.)

Tawhid al-Rububiyyah

He is the Creator of time and space, the realm of the unseen and the witnessed, but He is so omnipotent that He simply says "Be" and it is so. Most religions testify that He is the Creator of this universe alone, without a partner, and not part of His creation.

Unification of divinity

Unification of Names and Attributes

The Five Pillars of Islam

It is a great sin to neglect them, as Islam is based on them, and one cannot be considered a Muslim if he denies the obligation of one of them, which are as follows:

The two shahadahs: To testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah

Establishing the prayer

Paying Zakat

Ramadan fasting

House Pilgrimage

The two testimonies

Those who wish to embrace the religion of Islam must testify and say: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. With this simple and important testimony, one becomes a Muslim, and there are no rituals or indoctrination rites in Islam.

The meanings of this testimony can be clarified by analysing each of its three parts: The first part, "There is no true idol..." is a negation of polytheism.

It denies the existence of any true idol except Allah, or any entity that shares the attributes of His divinity. The second part "...except Allah" is an affirmation and proof of monotheism, as there is no true idol except Allah.

The third part of the Tawhid testimony, "Muhammad is the Messenger of God," is a proof of the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and that he is the Seal of the Prophets, which entails full acceptance of the Qur'an and authentic Hadith.

Establishing the prayer

Muslims perform these prayers daily to remind them of their constant duty and surrender to Allah (SWT). They are a direct link between the slave and his Lord, and an opportunity to repent and worship Him, thank Him, and seek guidance and mercy from Him (SWT).

Nafl prayers can be performed at many times, and can be performed - in the general sense of supplication - at any time or place.

Paying Zakat

Ramadan fasting

A capable Muslim must fast during Ramadan, a month that has a high status as it is when the revelation of the Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) began.

This ritual teaches us self-control and patience, and is similar to prayer in that both are a means of sincerely worshipping one's Lord, as well as zakat in its purpose: fasting purifies one's soul and zakat purifies one's wealth.

Muslims have two holidays: Al-Fitr, where they celebrate the end of Ramadan, and Al-Adha, where they celebrate the end of the Hajj pilgrimage.

Fasting reminds us of the conditions of those in need and inspires us to thank our Lord for the simplest of blessings that we take for granted, such as drinking a glass of pure water or eating food when we crave it.

Pilgrimage to the Sacred House in Makkah

Every able-bodied Muslim must make the Hajj pilgrimage to the Sacred House of Allah in Mecca once in their lifetime. The ritual is performed once a year and is visited by millions of people from all over the world to worship and satisfy God alone.

Each one of these acts of worship revives the remembrance of God in our souls, and reminds us all that we are Allah's and to Him we return.

This negation means that there is no idol other than God, no one who shares the attributes of His divinity, and no creator or ruler except Him alone, with no partner and no equal.

Islam calls on its followers to be chaste and forbids any sexual relations before marriage

The Six Pillars of Faith

The 6 pillars of faith are several things that a Muslim must be certain of in order to become a Muslim. They are:

Believing in God

Belief in angels

Believing in books

Belief in Prophets and Messengers

Belief in the Last Day

Believing in fate

Believing in God

God is one without a partner, all-encompassing and all-encompassing. Rahman The one who deserves to be worshipped.

Believing in angels

Believing in books

Muslims believe in all holy books in the form in which they were revealed to God's messengers, including those mentioned in the Holy Qur'an as follows:

God revealed the newspapers to Ibrahim (peace be upon him)

God revealed the Torah to Moses (peace be upon him)

God revealed the Zabur to Dawud (peace be upon him)

4 . God revealed the Gospel to Jesus (peace be upon him)

God revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad (peace be upon him)

Belief in Prophets and Messengers

Muslims must believe in all of God's prophets and messengers whom He has sent throughout the ages to all people all over the world, and God has mentioned some of them in the Qur'an, such as: Adam, Noah, Ibrahim, Moses, Isa and Muhammad (peace be upon them).

Belief in the Last Day

God has described the fire as a horrible place that is unthinkable to the heart of mankind, and its fuel is people and stones, and its angels are very harsh, and they put its people in it, and say: "Then it will be said, 'This is the one in which you were disbelieving'" (Surat al-Mutafafeen: 17)

Believing in fate

The various Gospels that we have today were written after the time of Jesus (peace be upon him) by other authors, so the Gospel referred to in the Qur'an refers to the book revealed to Jesus (peace be upon him).

The following are the prophets and messengers mentioned in the Qur'an: Adam, Idris, Noah, Hood, Saleh, Abraham, Lot, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Yusuf, Shuaib, Job, Moses, Aaron, Ezekiel, David, Solomon, Elias, Elisha, Yunus, Zacharias, Yahya, Isa, and Muhammad (peace be upon them).

Some Muslims point to the following passages from the Bible as proof of the prophethood of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): [Deuteronomy. 18:15, 18:18; John 1:19-21, 14:16, 14:17, 15:26, 16:7-8, 16:12-13]

What is the Quran?

Allah will not send a prophet after His Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and if He had not undertaken to preserve His Book, it would not have reached us in its original form as it was revealed, which is why He did not entrust its preservation to human beings.

The Qur'an is miraculous in itself and this is one of its unique features. A miracle is a phenomenon that contradicts the natural order of things and clearly indicates the direct intervention of God Almighty.

Muhammad (peace be upon him) was an illiterate who could neither read nor write, but he read the Qur'an as transmitted to him by Gabriel (peace be upon him), and his companions memorised it directly from him in their chests and wrote it down in their journals.

In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

In this section, we do not seek to pressurise or persuade, but to clarify and approximate.
We believe that everyone has the right to know the truth from its source, calmly and without prejudice.

Because we know that many people around the world hear about Islam.
But they did not have the opportunity to hear from Muslims themselves, in their own language, in their own simplicity.

- What is Islam and what does it mean to be a Muslim?
- Who is Prophet Muhammad and what is his message?
- What does Islam say about peace, women, man, the other?
- Answers to frequently asked questions... with respect and clarity.

We are a group of Muslims who love to share the beauty of faith and compassion that we have come to know in this religion.
We are not official, we are not scientists. We just want to talk to you as people talk to each other in the language of the heart and mind.

Yes. If you have any question, curiosity, or even an objection - we welcome you with respect.
There are no 'inappropriate' questions, no judgements. We are here to listen and speak kindly.

"And Sarah, the wife of Abraham, took Hagar the Egyptian, her slave, after ten years of Abraham's sojourn in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abraham as his wife."
One of the signs of his prophecy is the mention of his description and name in the Old Testament.