ISLAM IS YOUR BIRTHRIGHT - الإسلام دين الفطرة

ISLAM IS YOUR BIRTHRIGHT
Compiled by Majed S. Al-Rassi
Edited by Dr. Bilal Philips
Rev. 4
Nov., 2005
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الإسلام دين الفطرة
إعداد : ماجد بن سليمان الرسي
راجعه : د. أبو أمينة ؛ بلال فيليبس
This book is available in [ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط]
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NO DOUBT THIS LIFE IS AN EXAMINATION
WHICH NEEDS YOUR FULL CONSIDERATION
AS TO WHAT YOU WILL TAKE TO YOUR LAST DESTINATION
ONLY TRUE BELIEF AND GOOD DEEDS ARE YOUR WAY TO
SALVATION
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الإسلام دين الفطرة ؛ كتيب تعريفي بدين الإسلام ، ُ ذكر فيه :
1. الهدف من خلق البشر ،
2. إلى ماذا يدعو دين الإسلام ،
3. أدلة استحقاق الله تعالى وحده للعبادة ،
4. أدلة بطلان الأديان الأخرى سواء كانت كتابية أو وثنية ،
5. الفرق بين الخالق والمخلوق ،
6. بيان معنى كلمة " الإسلام " ،
7. أركان الإيمان ، مع التركيز على ذكر حقيقة الأنبياء عليهم السلام
على وجه العموم ، وعيسى وموسى ومحمد صلى الله عليهم وسلم على
وجه الخصوص ،
8. أركان الإسلام ،
9. الإسلام والأديان الأخرى ،
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10 . ذكر طرف من محاسن الدين الإسلامي ،
11 . بيان عموم دين الإسلام لكافة البشر
12 . مزايا تعاليم الدين الإسلامي
13 . لماذا يجب على المكلف اعتناق دين الإسلام ،
14 . خاتمة ،
15 . بيان كيفية الدخول في دين الإسلام ،
16 . ذكر مراجع علمية باللغة الإنجليزية لمن أراد مزيدا من الاطلاع
على الدين الإسلامي ، مع ذكر بعض المواقع العلمية ودور النشر
على شبكة الإنترنت .
وكان الفراغ منه في التاسع عشر من شهر الله المحرم لعام 1424 من
الهجرة النبوية المباركة ، والحمد لله أولا وآخرا .
وكتبه ماجد بن سليمان الرسي
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INDEX
I. PURPOSE FOR CREATION
II. THE BASIC MESSAGE OF ISLAM
III. PROOFS FOR GOD'S RIGHT OF WORSHIP
IV. THE MESSAGE OF FALSE RELIGIONS
V. GOD AND HIS CREATION
VI. THE RELIGION’S NAME
VII. THE SIX ARTICLES OF ISLAMIC FAITH
VIII. THE PILLARS OF ISLAM
IX. ISLAM AND OTHER RELIGIONS
X. BEAUTIES OF ISLAM
XI. ISLAM, THE UNIVERSAL RELIGION
XII. FEATURES OF ISLAMIC TEACHINGS
XIII. WHY ISLAM?
XIV. CONCLUSION
XV. HOW TO BECOME A MUSLIM
XVI. FURTHER READING MATERIAL ABOUT ISLAM
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ISLAM
IS YOUR BIRTHRIGHT
ach person is born in a religious environment that is not of his/her own
choice. From the very beginning of human existence in this world, they
are assigned the religion of their family or the ideology of the state. By the
time individuals reach their teens they usually accept the beliefs of their
parents or that of their particular society.
However, when some people mature and are exposed to other beliefs
and ideologies, they begin to question the validity of their own beliefs.
Seekers of truth often reach a point of confusion upon realizing that
believers of every religion, sect, ideology and philosophy all claim to have
the one and only correct religion or ideology. There are only three
possibilities. They are either all correct; all wrong or only one is correct and
the rest are wrong. They cannot all be right since all religions are different
from each other in their fundamentals. Furthermore, the majority claim that
they alone are correct and the rest are wrong. On the other hand, to claim
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that they are all wrong is to deny that God revealed His will to humankind.
This proposition is absurd to those who believe in a Wise Creator. So, which
religion is the right one and how can the seeker of truth know it? This is the
subject of the booklet in your hands.
In beginning one’s search for which religion is true, one should keep
four things in mind: First, God gave us the ability and intellect to make the
crucial decision: WHAT IS THE TRUE RELIGION? Second, God, the
Most Compassionate, did not leave us to go astray without any guidance.
Indeed, He sent us prophets with scriptures to show us the right path. Third,
seeking the true religion should be the most important thing in one’s life
because the everlasting life to come depends on it.1 Fourth, one can
determine the true path and make a rational and correct decision only if
emotions and prejudices, which often blind one to reality, are put aside.
1 The Bible, in its present form, confirms that seeking the truth is the main cause for
salvation. It states in John 8:32: “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make
you free.” Muslims believe that the existing form of the Bible contains facts of the
original truth though it has been significantly altered.

I. PURPOSE FOR CREATION
ave you ever wondered about the reason of our existence? Have you
ever wondered why we die, and where we go after death? What will
happen to us in the end? Have you ever asked yourself why God made the
earth and all that is in it under man’s dominion? Why were the night and the
day, and the sun and the moon created? What are we supposed to do during
our lifetime? Were we created just to eat, drink, and enjoy ourselves before
we die? As one poet put it:
“I do not know whence I have come.
I saw my feet walking on the road.
As they please I go and stop.
What am I doing here?
How did the road find me?
I do not know! I do not know! I do not know! ”
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God has emphasized in many verses of the Qur’an2 that He did not
create us without purpose. He said: “What! Do you think that I created
you simply in jest ? And that you would not be returned to Me?”3
(23:115) He also said: “What! Does man think that he will be left to
roam at his will?” (75:36) In addition, He said: “Do people think that
they will be left to say: “We believe,” and they will not be held
accountable?” (29:2)
Indeed, God Has created human beings for a purpose and with a purpose:
TO WORSHIP HIM ALONE (Monotheism). He said: “I have not created
the Jinn and humankind except only to worship Me. I don't require
provision or feeding from them. Surely Allah4 is the All-provider, the
Possessor of all strength, the Firm.” (51:56-58) In fact, all prophets told
their people to worship God alone (Monotheism) and shun worshipping His
creation (Paganism). God said: “I assuredly sent among every people a
messenger with the command: Worship Allah and avoid worshipping
false gods.” (16:36)
2 Qur'an is the Holy Book revealed to Prophet Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be
upon him). Elaborate definition of Qur'an is explained on page 22.
3 Please note that any quotation in this booklet from the Qur’an is the closest meaning to its
translation from Arabic. It is not the text itself.
4 As per Qur’an, "Allah" is the proper name for " God ".
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Prophet Abraham, for example, believed in One God, who had no partner.
Anyone who holds a different understanding of God than this has
contradicted the religion of Abraham and follows falsehood. God says in the
Qur’an: “Those who reject the religion of Abraham make fools of
themselves.” (2:130)
Prophet Jesus was reported in the Gospels to have said: “It is written:
‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only’.” (Luke 4:8)
Prophet Jacob also said (in the Qur'an) to his people: “Indeed, those which
you worship besides Allah are only names that you and your forefathers
have established, for which Allah has sent down no authority. The
command belongs only to Allah. He has commanded that you worship
none but Him. That is the right religion, but most people do not
understand.” (12:40)
II. THE BASIC MESSAGE OF ISLAM
he basic message of Islam is the same message of all the previous
prophets: worship God alone and avoid worshipping anything besides
Him, whether it is a person, place or thing, directly or indirectly. This basic
principle of Monotheism is contained in the opening chapter of the Qur’an,
known as Soorat al-Faatihah, verse 4: “You alone we worship and from
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you alone we do seek help.” In (4:36), God also said: “Worship Allah and
do not associate partners with Him.” Muhammad, the last Prophet (mercy
and peace of God be upon him) is reported to have said: “Anyone who
says: There is no god worthy of worship but Allah, and dies holding
that belief will be granted paradise.”5
III. PROOFS FOR GOD'S RIGHT OF WORSHIP
nly God should be worshipped because He is the Creator and
sustainer of all that exists. This Great Universe and everything that is
in it cannot be the product of chance, and could not have created itself.
Signs testifying that God is the only Creator can be seen throughout the
earth and in the very soul of each person. God said in the Qur’an: “It is
Allah who created the sky and the earth, and sent down from the sky
water by which He brought forth fruits for your sustenance. He
subjected for you the ships to sail upon the sea at His command, and He
subjected for you the rivers. And He subjected for you the sun and
moon in continuous cycles, and He subjected for you the night and day.
And He gave you all you asked Him for .” (14:32-34)
5 Sahih Al-Bukhari (5827) and Sahih Muslim (94).
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In the Qur’an, God mentions Prophet Abraham’s search for truth as an
example of how those who follow God’s signs will be rightly guided to the
worship of Him alone; God said: “In this way I showed Abraham the
kingdom of the heavens and the earth so that he would have faith with
understanding and certainty. When the night covered him with
darkness, he saw a star and said: ‘This is my Lord’, but when it set, he
said: ‘I don’t like those that set.’ When he saw the moon rising up, he
said: ‘This is my Lord’, but when it set, he said: ‘Unless my Lord guides
me, I will certainly be among the people who went astray.’ When he
saw the sun rising up he said: ‘This is my Lord, this is the greatest of
all.’ But when it set, he said: ‘O my people! I am indeed free from what
you join as partners with Allah. Verily, I have turned my face towards
Allah who created the heavens and the earth and I reject those who
associate partners with Allah (in worship).”(6:75-79) Actually, in the
Qur’an God calls people to continuously look at the Universe, as this will
affirm the divine truth of His existence, His greatness and that He alone
should be worshipped.
God alone deserves our worship because only He can answer our
prayers. God says in the Qur’an: “And your Lord says: Call on Me and I
will answer your prayer.” (40:60) Hence, if a human being prays to an idol
and his prayers are answered, it is not the idol which actually answered his
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prayers but God. Similarly, prayers to Jesus Christ, Buddha, Krishna, Saint
Christopher, Saint Jude or to Prophet Muhammad, are not answered by
them, but are answered by God. Consequently, prayer is an act of worship
which should be directed to God alone.
Indeed, prophets who are worshipped besides Him did not tell
people to worship them. Instead, the prophets warned their people against
doing just that. For example, Islam teaches that Prophet Jesus (mercy and
peace of God be upon him) was a human being who was created by God in
a miraculous way. He was born of a mother, Mary, without a father and he
worshipped God. He was not God, nor was he the son of God. He was
neither one of three manifestations of God as Christians say, nor was he the
son of a prostitute as the Jews say. He told his people (the tribes of Israel) to
worship God alone. He did not tell people to worship either himself or his
mother. Furthermore, Prophet Jesus (mercy and peace of God be upon him)
did not worship himself when he worshipped, rather he worshipped God.
However, those who claim to be the followers of Jesus Christ today worship
Jesus himself, claiming that he is God, and others also worship his mother
calling her ‘the mother of God.’! God says in the Qur’an that He will ask
Prophet Jesus (mercy and peace of God be upon him) on the Day of
Judgment: “O Jesus, son of Mary! Did you tell people: Take me and my
mother as gods besides Allah? Then he will say: Glory to you, I could
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never say what I had no right to say. If I had said it, You would have
known it, You know what is within myself, but I do not know what is
within Yourself. Verily, You alone are the Knower of the unseen. I did
not say to them except what You commanded me; to worship Allah, my
Lord and your Lord, and I was a witness over them as long as I was
among them, but when You raised me up, You were the observer over
them, and You are the witness over all things.” (5:116 - 117)
God emphasizes in the Qur’an that Prophet Jesus (mercy and peace
of God be upon him) was neither killed nor crucified, but God raised him up
into the heavens in body and spirit and he will be returned to the earth
before the end of the world. Prophet Muhammad (mercy and peace of God
be upon him) stated that Prophet Jesus would rule the earth according to the
Islamic law, then he will die on earth like other human beings and will be
buried and resurrected like them on the Day of Judgment. Hence, Prophet
Jesus who was given life, was born from a woman’s womb and circumcised,
ate, slept, went to the toilet, grew up, prayed, and will die, should never be
taken as God as all these characteristics are not the attributes of God, but of
His creatures.
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The New Testament states that Jesus Christ taught his followers to
pray to God saying: “Our Father6 who art in heaven, hallowed be your
name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in
heaven.” (Luke 11:2 / Matthew 6:9-10) Also, he taught that only those who
submit to God would inherit paradise: “None of those who call me ‘Lord’
will enter the Kingdom of God, except one who does the will of my
Father in heaven.”(Matthew 7:21) Prophet Jesus also pointed out that he
himself submitted to the will of God: “I cannot do anything of myself. I
judge as I hear and my judgment is honest because I am not seeking my
own will but the will of Him who sent me.” (John 5:23)
In fact, there are many reports in the Gospels that show that Prophet Jesus
made it clear to his followers that he was not God. For example, when
speaking about the final hour, he said: “No one knows about that day or
hour, not even the angels in heaven, not the Son7, but only the Father.”
(Mark 13:32)
Buddha, was a reformer who introduced a number of humanistic
principles in the Hindu religion practiced in India. He did not claim to be
6 This is an example of the distortions that exist in the Gospel. " Father " should be
" God ".
7 This is another example of the distortions that exist in the Gospel. " Son " should be " the
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God, nor did he suggest to his followers that he be worshipped. Yet, today
most Buddhists have made him their God and they prostrate themselves
before idols representing his likeness. In brief, from the perspective of the
object worshipped, all religions today [except Islam] invite people to the
worship of creation!
God’s attributes point to the fact that God alone deserves
worship. He is One, without relatives; He has neither father, son, mother
nor wife. He is the Eternal Absolute. He neither gives birth, nor is He born,
and there is nothing like Him. He is perfect in His knowledge, in His power,
in His will, in His mercy and in all His other attributes. God is all-powerful
and perfect, while human beings are weak and imperfect. That is how He
defined Himself and how all prophets defined Him.
Another proof that God alone deserves to be worshipped can be
found within the human soul. Islam teaches that all human beings have
imprinted on their souls an awareness of God and a natural inclination
towards worshipping Him alone imprinted on their souls. In the Qur’an,
God explained that when He created Adam He caused all of Adam’s
descendants to come into existence and then He took a pledge from all of
them saying: “Am I not your Lord? To which they all replied: Yes, we
testify to it.” God then explained why He had all of humankind bear
witness that He is their Creator and only true God worthy of worship: “That
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is in case you, humankind, may say on the Day of Resurrection: Indeed
we were unaware of this.” God further elaborated on this point saying: “It
is also in case you may say: It was our ancestors who made partners
with Allah, and we are only their descendants, will you then destroy us
for what those liars did?” (7:173) Hence, people who associate partners
with God in worship cannot claim on that day that they had no idea that
Allah was the only god who deserved to be worshipped.
Prophet Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon him) reported
that God said: “I created my slaves upon the right religion, but devils
made them go astray.”8 He also said: “Each child is born in a state of
Islam. Then his parents make him a Jew, Christian or a Zoroastrian.”9
Thus, Islam is the birthright of every human being, since every child is born
with a natural belief in the existence of God and an inborn inclination
towards worshipping Him alone. Just as the child submits to the physical
laws which God has imposed on the physical world, in the same way its soul
also submits naturally to the fact that God is the only Lord and Creator. But
if their parents are following a different path, the child is usually not strong
or aware enough to recognize the truth or resist the will of the parents. In
such cases, the religion which the child follows is one of custom and
8 Sahih Muslim (2865).
9 Sahih AlBukhari (1385) and Sahih Muslim (2658 upbringing. But God, the Most Merciful and Compassionate, will not hold
him to account or punish him for following a false religion before he
reaches the age of reason and is exposed to the pure message of Islam.
IV. THE MESSAGE OF FALSE RELIGIONS
alse religions, on the other hand, all teach the worship of creation
(Paganism) in one way or another. Some religions call to idolatry
indirectly while proclaiming God’s unity, while others openly call to the
worship of other gods besides God or along with God, instead of calling to
the worship of God alone (pure Monotheism). Idolatry is the greatest sin
that a human being could commit because it equates the Creator with the
creation and diverts worship from the Creator to the creation. It also
contradicts the very purpose for which humans were created; the worship
of God alone. One who dies in a state of idolatry has sealed his or her fate
in the next life. This is not an opinion, but a divinely revealed fact stated by
God in the Qur’an: “Verily, Allah will not forgive joining of partners
with Him, but He may forgive sins less than that for whomsoever He
wishes.” (4:48 & 116)
Man should not worship other than God because it makes no
sense to worship the creation which is weak in nature, and neglect the
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Creator who controls the whole Universe! God says in the Qur’an: “Do they
attribute to Me partners who created nothing but are themselves
created? They can neither help others nor can they help themselves.
And if you call them to guidance they will not follow you. It is the same
for you whether you call them or you keep silent. Certainly, those
whom you call upon besides Allah are slaves like yourselves. So call
upon them and let them answer you if you are truthful. Do they have
feet with which they walk, hands with which they hold, eyes with which
they see? Or do they have ears with which they hear?” (7:190-195)
The following is an example of a sign revealed by God to a man to
show him the error of his idol-worship.
In the southeastern region of the Amazon jungle in Brazil, South America, a
primitive tribe erected a new hut to house their main idol Skwatoo,
representing the supreme God of all creation! The following day a young
man entered the hut to pay homage to his god. While he was prostrating to
what he had been taught was his creator and sustainer, a mangy, old and
flea-ridden dog slunk into the hut. The young man looked up just in time to
see the dog lift its hind leg and pass urine on the idol. Outraged, the young
man chased the dog out of the temple, but when his rage died down, he
realized that the idol could not be the Lord of the Universe. God must be
elsewhere, he concluded. As strange as it may seem, the dog urinating on
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the idol was a sign from God for that young man that his idol does not
deserve to be worshipped. This sign contained the divine message that what
he was worshipping was false. It liberated him from slavishly following his
traditionally learned worship of a false god. As a result, this man was given
a choice: either to seek the true God or to continue in the error of his ways.
V. GOD AND HIS CREATION
slam emphasizes that God and His creation are distinctly different
entities. God is neither a part of His creation nor is He mixed in with it.
His creation is neither equal to Him in His attributes nor a part of Him.
Indeed, God is the Most High; He is above all creation, above the heavens
and above His Throne, as He informed us about Himself in the Qur’an and
in the previous scriptures. This might seem obvious, but man’s worship of
creation instead of the Creator is to a large degree based on ignorance or
negligence of this fact. The wrong belief that the essence of God is
everywhere in His creation or that He is a part of His creation, has provided
justification for the worship of God’s creation. Philosophical idol
worshipers justify their idolatry by saying that they do not actually worship
the stone or metal image, but God who becomes concentrated in it during
their rituals of worship! They claim that the stone idol is only a focal point
for God’s essence and is not itself God! Anyone who accepts the concept of
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God being present in any way within His creation will be obliged to accept
this argument in justification of idolatry.
Actually, those who have claimed divinity for themselves down
through the ages have often based their claims on the mistaken belief that
God is present in humans. Taking this belief one step further, they claim that
God is more present in them than in others, and that other humans should
therefore submit to them and worship them as God incarnate or as God
concentrated within their person. Similarly, those who have asserted that
others were God, after their deaths, have found fertile ground among those
who accept the false belief of God’s presence in man.
Some idol worshippers try to justify what they are doing by saying:
“We treat idols as mediators and intercessors between us and God.” This is
also an incorrect belief because God does not need mediators between Him
and people. He hears everything and knows all the needs of His creation. In
fact, this argument reduces God to the level of His creatures who often use
intermediaries to achieve their goals. In hundreds of Qur’anic verses God
invites humans to have a direct relationship with Him without any mediator
or intercessor, and He prohibits them from worshipping anything other than
Him under any circumstance or for any justification. God, the Most Wise,
did not prescribe for people religious rites that would affect the direct
relationship between Himself and humans, such as baptism confession, or
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belief in man as a savior, or as an intermediary. Indeed, God is too great and
perfect to will a thing that would lower Himself to a level of weakness and
inferiority. To claim that God humbled Himself and took a human form is to
claim that He became feeble. And to claim that He decided to die means that
He decided to be as weak as His weakest creature. It also means that those
who were alive when He died would have been superior to Him!
To conclude, all false religions have in common one basic concept
with regard to God; that God and His creation are one. They either claim
that all men are God, or that specific men are God, or that nature is God, or
that God is a figment of man’s imagination or that man is a mediator
between people and God. Thus, it may be said that false religions invite
humans to the worship of creation instead of the Creator by calling the
creation or some aspect of it ‘God’.
VI. THE RELIGION’S NAME
nother evidence that Islam is the true religion can be identified by the
meaning of the word “Islam” itself. Basically, the word ' Islam ' is an
Arabic word that denotes submission and obedience. As a religion, Islam
has two meanings; general and specific. Islam in general, refers to the
religion which God revealed to all prophets: The worship of God alone

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(Monotheism) and the avoidance of Paganism. This explains why in the
Qur'an all prophets call themselves Muslims.10 However, the word Islam
also specifically refers to the religion that was revealed to Prophet
Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon him). None of the ‘previous
religions’ were given specifically their name by God, except for this last
religion - Islam.
Islam was not named after a person or a group of people, nor was it
decided upon by later generations of humans. Indeed, the name Islam was
given by God Himself as is clearly mentioned in the Qur’an in many verses
(e.g. “Indeed, the only religion accepted by Allah is Islam.”[3:19]). On
the other hand, Christianity was named after Jesus Christ (by its followers),
and Judaism after the tribe of Judah. However, it is not mentioned anywhere
in the Bible that the religion of the followers of Prophets Isaac and Moses
and their descendants is called Judaism, or that the religion of the followers
of Christ11 is called Christianity. In other words, the names ‘Judaism’ and
10 Consequently, one should not regard Islam as an innovation that was brought by the
Prophet Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon him), but as the original
message of God (in its fundamentals) to all prophets throughout history.
11 Both the names ‘Jesus’ and ‘Christ’ are derived from Hebrew words, through Greek and
Latin. Jesus is the English equivalent and Latin form of the Greek ‘Iesous’, which in
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‘Christianity’ had no divine origin or approval. It was not until long after
Jesus' departure that the name Christianity was given to the religion of those
claiming to be his followers. The same applies for Buddhism, which was
named after Gautama Buddha, Confucianism after Confucius, Marxism
after Karl Marx, and Hinduism after the Hindus and so on.
VII. THE SIX ARTICLES OF ISLAMIC FAITH
slamic belief is based on the following six fundamental articles of
faith:
1. Belief in God. This includes the following beliefs:
• Belief in God’s existence. The existence of man and the
entire universe is not a mere accident or the product of
chance. This universe and everything that is in it manifests
and points to the realization of a Creator.
Hebrew is ‘Yeshua’. ‘Christos’ is a Greek translation of the Hebrew ‘messiah’, which
means ‘the anointed’.
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• Belief that God is the Creator, the Sustainer, the Owner of the
Universe and its contents, the provider of everything, the
Giver of life and the Causer of death.
• Belief that God is the only One who has the right to be
worshipped.
• Belief in God’s names and attributes which befit His Majesty.
He does not resemble His creation, God says in the Qur’an:
“There is nothing like Him” [42:11].
2. Belief in the Angels
Angels are creatures created by God for specific functions in this
world. They are normally invisible and they have no free will; they do as
God commands them. They are not to be worshipped. Angel Gabriel was
responsible for conveying the revelation to the prophets. Two angels are
assigned to every human being to record their good and evil deeds. Another
angel accompanies each human being encouraging him/her to do good
deeds. Others blow the human spirit into the fetus when it reaches the end of
the fourth month and others take the human spirit at the time of its death by
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God’s permission. There are other angels that have other responsibilities too
many to enumerate in this small booklet.12
3. Belief in the Scriptures
This article of faith refers to belief in all the scriptures revealed by
God to His messengers in their original form. These scriptures form the
enlightenment which the messengers received to show their people the right
path of God. All the revealed books call to the worship of God alone and
avoidance of worshipping other than Him or others besides Him. However,
due to the difference between nations in time and locations, there was some
difference in the canonical teachings (Law) between scriptures according to
the wisdom of God.
Muslims believe in the previous books mentioned in the Qur’an: the
books of Abraham (Suhuf), the Scripture of Moses (Torah), the Psalms of
David (Zaboor) and the Gospel of Prophet Jesus (Al-Injeel). However, long
before the advent of Prophet Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon
him), they had all been lost or distorted by later generations over the
centuries. They were polluted with myths, superstitions, idolatry and
12 See for detail " The explanation of the three fundamentals " for Sheikh Muhammad S.
Al-Othaimeen, published at Alhidaayah, U.K..
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irrational philosophical beliefs, carrying contradicting thoughts. Hence, the
original scriptures are no longer in existence. A brief historical review, for
example, of the evolution of Christianity from pure monotheism into tritheism
within the first 400 years after Jesus’ departure clearly illustrates this
process of degeneration.13
The Qur’an
However, God, the Most Compassionate, didn't leave man to go
astray without an unadulterated reference. Indeed, He revealed the Qur’an
and promised to preserve it as the final revelation for humankind for all
times. It is the word of God which He revealed to Prophet Muhammad
(mercy and peace of God be upon him) through the Angel Gabriel. It was
revealed in parts over a period of 23 years. The Prophet Muhammad (mercy
and peace of God be upon him) dictated the revelation to his companions
who wrote it down during his lifetime on palm leaves, parchments, bones,
flat stones, etc. In addition, the Qur'an was committed to heart by many of
Prophet Muhammad's companions. One year after the death of Prophet
Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon him), the first Caliph, Abu-
13 See " The True Message of Jesus Christ", " Jesus a Prophet of Islam", " The Myth of
God Incarnate", for further reading on this subject.
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Bakr, instructed the Prophet’s companions to collect the whole Qur’an in
one volume. The third Caliph, Uthman, prepared several copies from the
original text and sent them to the major centers of Islamic Civilization.
From that time onwards, more than 1400 years ago, the same Qur’anic text
has been in use with the exact wording, order and language (Arabic). Not a
single word from its 114 chapters has been changed since it was revealed.
Indeed, God promised in the Qur’an to preserve it forever. He said: “Verily,
I have sent down the Qur’an, and indeed, I will guard it from
corruption.”14 (15:9)
An essential point to understand about the Qur’an is that it is a
miracle both in its revelation and content. At the time of the revelation and
since, there have been those who have denied the divine and miraculous
nature of the Qur’an saying that Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be
upon him) was either taught by others or that he wrote it by himself! In
order to counteract this claim, God lays down a challenge to the whole of
humankind saying: “ If you are in doubt concerning what I have
revealed to My slave (Muhammad), then produce one chapter like it
14 The teachings of Prophet Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon him) explain
and elaborate the Qur’anic verses. They also explain in minute detail the manner of
worship as performed by the Prophet. These teachings were meticulously collected and
reported by the Prophet’s companions (may God reward them all).
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and you may call on your helpers beside Allah, if you are truthful.”
(2:23) These are from the prophecies which the Qur’an foretold as no one
from the time of the Prophet (mercy and peace of God be upon him) until
this day has been able to produce the like of one chapter or even a verse of
the Qur’an.
4. Belief in the Messengers of God
This article of faith addresses the belief that God conveyed His
message through selected human beings. These individuals, called prophets
and messengers, were selected by God to be examples of how the scriptures
were to be understood and implemented. God sent to every nation a
prophet(s) to convey the message that He alone was to be worshipped and
any thing worshipped along with Him or besides Him is false. The Qur’an
mentions the names of only twenty-five of the prophets while indicating that
many others were not mentioned by name. The first of these prophets was
Adam and the last was Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon them
all). Every prophet was sent to a specific people for specific periods of time
except Prophet Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon him) who
was sent to all people until the Final Hour. The proofs that Muhammad
(mercy and peace of God be upon him) was a messenger of God are more
than a thousand; all are mentioned in his biography. The greatest proof is
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the miracle of the Qur’an, which couldn’t have been conveyed but by a
messenger. Indeed, mention of Prophet Muhammad’s coming can be found
in the books of the Bible in spite of the changes which have taken place in
their texts (See Deut. 18:18, 18:15; Isaiah 29:12; Songs of Solomon 5:16;
John 16:12-14 & John 14: 15-16).
5. Belief in the Last Day
Islam teaches that this life is but a test of conduct for man to see
whether or not he will follow the commands of God. In the Hereafter,
people will be resurrected and stand before God for a just reckoning of their
worldly deeds and actions. People with good deeds will be generously
rewarded and warmly welcomed to the heavens of God. However, those
with bad records will be punished and cast into Hell. People have been
given knowledge of right and wrong, instinctively and through revelation,
and they must choose their path in this short life. Their choices in this life
will ultimately determine their places in the eternal life to come. God says in
the Qur’an: “Whosoever has done an atom’s weight of good will see it,
and whosoever has done an atom’s weight of evil will see it.” (99:7-8)
Belief in the Day of Judgment implants in man’s heart the
consciousness of God, impelling man and society at large to obey Him
sincerely without any external pressure.
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6. The Belief in Predestination
It includes the belief in the following:
a) God knows everything. His knowledge is not bound by time. Past,
present and future are all known to Him.
b) Everything which takes place is already written in a book called: The
Preserved Tablet.
c) God has created everything, including the actions of people, the
good and the bad, but He commanded people to do good deeds and
forbade them from doing evil.
d) One must believe that everything that happens in this Universe is
happening with God’s permission, and nothing can take place
against His will.
It should be noted that God’s prior knowledge of things does not mean that
human beings have no choice. Human beings choose, but God knows their
choices prior to their choosing and action.
VIII. THE PILLARS OF ISLAM
orship in Islam is an all inclusive term for all action and sayings that
W God loves. Every virtuous action which is performed with the
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intention of carrying the commandments of God and seeking His pleasure is
considered as an act of worship. However, the very specific acts of worship
are five. They stand as the framework of spiritual life on which the structure
of Islam rests. They are the following:
1. The two Declarations of faith of which the Arabic transliteration is
(Ashhadu an la elaaha illa Allah, wa Ashhadu anna Muhammad Rasool
Allah) which means: I testify that there is no god worthy of worship but
God, and I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of God. The sincere
declaration of God’s unity and the acceptance of Muhammad’s prophethood
and adherence to his teachings automatically brings one within the fold of
Islam and guarantees him Paradise. Hence, Monotheism is the cornerstone
of Islam. The acceptance of this belief differentiates the Muslim from the
non-Muslim.
2. Prayers: Formal Prayers are prescribed five times daily as a duty to God
at the following times: dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset and nightfall. A
Muslim may offer formal prayers almost anywhere as long as the location is
clean. Muslim males are enjoined to pray in congregation in a mosque,
while females are encouraged to pray in their homes. Prayer provides
human beings with a regular contact with God, which helps them avoid evil.
Furthermore, it is symbolic of equality, for the poor and the rich, the ruler
and the ruled, the black and the white stand together, united in rows,
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shoulder to shoulder and prostrate themselves before God. Prayer
strengthens the belief in God and elevates man to a higher morality. It helps
to purify the heart and prevent temptation towards wrong – doing and evil.
3. Zakah (Charity): Every Muslim whose net annual savings are above a
certain specified minimum must pay an annual amount of 2.5% of his
savings to the poor and needy people in the community. Zakah fosters
generosity and helps purify the soul of selfishness and greed. Zakah also
helps reduce resentment and envy between poor and rich members of the
society.
4. Fasting the month of Ramadhan: Fasting in Islam means abstention
from food, drink and ****ual acts from dawn to sunset. It is an annual
obligation during the month of Ramadhan, the ninth month of the lunar
calendar. Fasting teaches sincerity and engenders devotion. It develops a
sense of social conscience, patience, self-restraint, will power and
compassion for the needy members of the society. Furthermore, it has been
medically proven that fasting helps to maintain good health.
5. Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makkah): Hajj is obligatory for every Muslim once
in a lifetime, if one can afford it financially and bear it physically. During
Hajj, Muslims from all corners of the world meet in an international
congregation dedicated to the worship of God. It is a great lesson in
patience. The huge gatherings in Hajj remind one of the Day of Judgment
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when people will gather for their reckoning. It emphasizes the belief that all
Muslims are brothers, irrespective of their geographical, cultural or racial
origins.
IX. ISLAM AND OTHER RELIGIONS
ne may ask: “If all true religions came with the same message, namely
the worship of God alone, why then do we find differences between
them?” The answer is that the original forms of these earlier messages were
either lost or distorted by later generations. Consequently, the pure
messages of monotheism became polluted with myths, superstitions,
idolatry and irrational philosophical beliefs and hence, those religions are no
more valid. But God, the Compassionate, did not leave human beings astray.
He sent, ultimately, Prophet Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon
him) to revive the original message and to call human beings back to the
correct path: belief in the unique oneness of God and worship of Him
according to His teachings mentioned in the Qur'an. Consequently, Islam is
the seal of all religions, and the Qur'an is the seal of all revealed books, and
Prophet Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon him) is the seal of all
prophets.
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X. BEAUTIES OF ISLAM
ll of the Qur’an is a proclamation of Tawheed (The Oneness and Unity
of God). Some of the verses inform about God, His Names, Attributes,
Acts and Speech. These verses indicate the Unity and Oneness of God with
respect to His most excellent Names and perfect Attributes. Other verses
call to the necessity of worshipping God alone, without any associate or
partner and the renunciation of worship of anything other than Him. These
verses indicate the Oneness and Unity of Worship and the necessity for
people to single out their Lord in their intention, desire, requesting and their
turning to Him. The Qur’an also contains injunctions and prohibitions, and
so the doing of something or refraining from doing it is the fulfillment and
perfection of the affirmation of the Oneness and Unity of God. In addition,
the Qur’an includes stories and information about the people of true and
sincere belief and tells of their immediate reward in the life of this world as
well as the immense reward reserved for them in the hereafter. The Qur’an
also contains stories about those who associate partners with God and
informs of their punishment in the life of this world and the punishment they
are promised in the hereafter. This is the reward for those that associate
partners with God and deviate from affirmation of God’s Oneness and
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The Qur’an calls for the correcting and strengthening of peoples’
relationship with their Lord, and their relationship with each other. It also
calls for people to correct and straighten their own selves, both inwardly and
outwardly.
Concerning the correcting and strengthening of the relationship
between a person and his Lord, the Qur’an calls for people to draw close to
Him through both physical and financial acts of worship such as prayer,
Hajj, sacrifice and so forth. In addition, the Qur’an calls to the knowledge of
God through His Names and Attributes and this instills fear and awe of the
Lord in peoples’ hearts and establishes discipline in applying God’s
commands and prohibitions and strengthens the relationship between people
and their Lord.
Concerning the straightening of a person’s relationship with other
people, the Qur’an calls to behaviour which strengthens and reinforces
social relationships such as the importance given to the role of the family.
So treating parents kindly, maintaining good relations with other family
members, seeing to the rights and needs of wives and children, doing good
to neighbours are all obligatory while disobeying parents, severing family
ties and social isolation are all prohibited. The Qur’an also instructs that
reconciliation should be encouraged between husband and wife if a dispute
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occurs between them to avoid the break up of the family and separation of
the children.
In addition, the Qur’an instructs that all people should be treated
with high moral behavior and noble manners such as smiling with them,
being gentle in speech to them, controlling one’s anger with them, forgiving
any harm or offence they may have caused and even returning that harm
with good, in order that any spite or hatred might be removed from the
hearts and that enmity be turned into love and affection. Whoever achieves
this is promised an immense reward.
The Prophet, mercy and peace be upon him, instructed that even
animals be treated fairly and with kindness, instructing that they should be
fed and watered and informing that such action would be rewarded on the
Day of Resurrection. He also instructed that they should not be made to
carry a burden more than they could bear, nor tormented or caused undue
suffering or killed unless they were harmful. And if an animal was to be
eaten then it should be made to feel relaxed at the time of slaughter and
other animals should not be slaughtered in front of it.
The Qur’an also enjoins both physical and spiritual cleanliness and
purification. It encourages that the body be kept clean, the wearing of clean
clothes and shoes and the use of perfume. A bath should be taken every
Friday and after ****ual intercourse and ablution performed before prayer,
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nails should be clipped, hair under the armpit plucked, pubic hair shaved,
the moustache trimmed, the siwak (the small branch of a tree used for
cleaning the teeth) used regularly and the private parts washed after going to
the toilet.
Concerning spiritual purity the Qur’an instructs that the soul be
straightened and corrected and that the heart be purified of spite, malice,
jealousy, pride and inequity. It calls for integrity of heart and love, affection
and humility towards people. It instructs that the tongue be purified from
lying, backbiting, slander and insulting people and adorned with truthfulness
and softness of speech. The eyes should be restrained from looking at
pornographic pictures and at peoples’ private parts and the ears should be
kept from listening to loose and immoral talk. The Qur’an praises and
encourages knowledge and criticizes ignorance saying that it leads to
destruction. It commands to action and dynamism while prohibiting inaction
and laziness. Likewise, the Qur’an calls to all similar praiseworthy behavior
and virtuous qualities.
The Qur’an orders that children be born within a legal marriage
contract and that ****ual desire be controlled and contained within these
parameters. Marriage is fulfilled by the obligatory payment of a dowry by
the husband and by his supporting his wife and children financially and
treating them kindly. In the same manner, the Qur’an prohibits fornication
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because it is one of the worst assaults on other peoples’ honour and dignity
and something which causes disease and produces illegitimate children.
Likewise, the Qur’an forbids everything which leads to fornication and so it
prohibits looking at pornographic pictures and being alone with
marriageable women. It also commands that men should lower their gaze
from looking or staring at improperly dressed women just as it has ordered
women to dress modestly and cover their bodies.
The Qur’an also calls to the protection and sanctity of peoples’ lives
and specifically mentions that the taking of an innocent life is one of the
worst and most hideous crimes. The Prophet forbade breaking the bones of a
dead animal so what about the taking of an innocent life? The Qur’an
prescribes a life for a life and an eye for an eye for all injuries, however
large or small, unless the family of the person killed or the injured person
accepts financial compensation instead.
The Qur’an commands that peoples’ property and wealth be safe and
inviolable and therefore prohibits theft, bribery, usury and deception. It calls
for moderation in spending and so forbids extravagance, lavishness and the
squandering of money while at the same time forbidding the hoarding and
amassing of wealth. It calls for balance and commands that people should
neither be greedy and covetous nor spend thrifty and wasteful. It encourages
the seeking and striving for provision in lawful ways such as buying, selling
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and renting - activities that bring financial or material benefit to all parties
concerned - as well as safeguarding the rights and needs of the poor,
especially those of them who are relatives.
Islam promotes the protection of good health and has therefore
commanded that only wholesome and nutritious food in moderation be
eaten and has prohibited the consumption of all bad and harmful food and
drink such as carrion, liquor, smoking, drugs and so forth. It also prescribes
fasting that has many benefits for the body, especially the stomach.
The Prophet, mercy and peace be upon him, taught many general
good manners, including the virtue of adopting the correct manners for
eating and drinking. These include eating with the right hand and not
finding fault with the food but rather being satisfied with it. Therefore, if
someone likes the food, they should eat it but if they have no appetite for it,
they should leave it without criticizing it. This is both out of respect for the
blessing of the food and in order not to hurt the feelings of the person who
cooked it. It is also preferred that a person eats with others and not alone,
either by eating with his family or by inviting a poor person to eat with him.
The words ‘In the name of God’ (bismillah) should be said before beginning
to eat, and ‘All praise belongs to God’ (Al-hamdulillah) after finishing the
food, in order that people remember the blessing they have been given and
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prohibited people from blowing on food or drink or breathing on to it, out of
respect for others who may be **** it and to avoid the spread of
contagious diseases.
The Prophet, mercy and peace be upon him, instructed people to
adopt good manners when in a gathering such as not raising one’s voice,
respecting elders, showing mercy to the young, greeting those present
(saying as-salaam) when entering the gathering and guarding the tongue
from saying bad things about people, even if it is true.
The Prophet, mercy and peace be upon him, also instructed people to
remember God at all times and in every situation. This creates a permanent
connection between people and their Lord and instills stability, stillness and
tranquility in their hearts and it is one of the means of protecting against evil
and vice. The Prophet, mercy and peace be upon him, for example
instructed that specific invocations be said at the time of sleep, before
entering the toilet, before ****ual intercourse, while traveling, due to fear of a
people, upon entering or leaving one’s house, first thing in the morning and
in the afternoon, on being afflicted by distress, anxiety or misfortune, when
burdened by debt or poverty, upon entering a graveyard, when stopping for
a rest or setting up camp and other situations when specific invocations and
prayers should be said.
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Another aspect of general behaviour which the Prophet, mercy and
peace be upon him, gave guidance about concerns correct behaviour and
manners when traveling. For example, he instructed that the one traveling
should say goodbye to his family and supplicate for them just as they should
supplicate and pray for him. In addition, he instructed that a person should
not travel alone but in company, one of whom should be appointed as the
leader, who undertakes to make decisions after consulting the others. The
traveler should also make continual invocation and remembrance of God
during his journey. He should also not surprise his family by returning
unexpectedly late at night. Rather, he should inform them before he arrives
in order that the wife can prepare for his arrival or leave returning until the
following morning.
The Prophet, mercy and peace be upon him, also instructed that a
woman should not travel by herself but travel either with her husband or
with someone who she cannot marry such as her father or brother to ensure
that both her honour and wealth are protected.
Islam calls for justice and noble conduct and urges that agreements
and contracts be fulfilled, that trusts are returned, that rulers are obeyed and
enjoins every noble character just as it forbids vileness, baseness, crime,
oppression, hostility, aggression and all blameworthy and reprehensible
qualities.
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XI. ISLAM, THE UNIVERSAL RELIGION
slam is a universal message because God sent every previous prophet to
his own people for limited periods of time except Prophet Muhammad
(mercy and peace of God be upon him) who was sent to all people; black
and white, rich and poor, the ruler and the ruled, Arabs and non-Arabs, the
slave and the master. Islam is for all people from when it was revealed until
the Day of Judgment. It is universally attainable in the sense that it can be
practiced anywhere on earth ((or even on the surface of the moon)).
XII. FEATURES OF ISLAMIC TEACHINGS
od has made the message of Islam easy to understand and to follow.
He annulled some previously prescribed rites and practices while
affirming others according to His wisdom and hence, the Islamic law suits
all peoples’ spiritual, psychological, social and economical needs, for all
times.
Islamic teachings have the following unique features:
1. Rational teachings: The seeker of truth will find the teachings of
Islam to be quite logical and reasonable.
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2. Perfection: Since God is perfect, His teachings must also be perfect
and free from any contradiction or error.
3. Clarity: God is the Most Compassionate. He guides us through clear
and simple revelation free of myths, superstitions and mysteries.
4. Scientific: It is not surprising to find in the Qur’an and statements of
Prophet Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon him) some
information which has only recently been discovered by modern
scientists. This points to the fact that the Qur’an is the word of God
and that Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon him) is a
prophet of God.15
5. Prophecy: Many of the events prophesized in the Qur’an and
Prophet’s sayings (Sunnah) have come to pass.
6. Moderate: In Islam, there is no conflict between spiritual and
mundane life. Man is accountable for all his actions and everyday
activities. Provided they are done with the correct intention, they are
a means to achieve divine reward in the same way that specific acts
of worship are. So, secularism, materialism, monasticism and
extreme asceticism are all rejected in Islam, which provides a middle
way to achieve harmony and balance between the spiritual and
15 See " The Qur’an and Modern Science " by Dr. Maurice Bucaille.
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material needs of man. This is why God called the Muslim Nation in
the Qur’an: the Moderate Nation. (2:143)
7. Comprehensive: Islamic teachings provide to people definite
guidelines to follow in all walks of life: spiritual, individual, social,
moral, political, economical, etc.
8. Inimitable: Islamic teachings are an infallible living miracle that
cannot be imitated by people.
9. Equality: Islamic teachings do not discriminate between people on
the basis of colour, tribe, race, nationality, etc. because people
descend from one father and one mother namely Adam and Eve.
Islam teaches that the criteria of good and bad is righteousness (i.e.,
the best person in the view of God is the most righteous). A verse of
the Glorious Qur’an reads: : “The best of you in the sight of God is
the one who is most righteous. ” (49:13)
XIII. WHY ISLAM?
e have to become Muslims because God has sealed and superseded
all previous messages with Islam. God says to all people in the
Qur’an: “This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My
favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.” (5:3)
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We have to become Muslims because people in every age must
worship their Lord (Allah) according to the Law prescribed by Him as
revealed to His prophet. The tribes of Israel, for example, were ordered to
worship God according to the Law of Moses (mercy and peace of God be
upon him). When Prophet Jesus (mercy and peace of God be upon him) was
sent to them, they were ordered to worship God according to what was
prescribed in the Gospel (Al-Injeel). Then, when God sent Prophet
Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon him) with the message of
Islam to all people, it became incumbent on all people, the tribes of Israel
and all others, to enter Islam.
If, for whatever reason, man rejects the message of Islam, then he
has committed the greatest sin. Unfortunately, if he dies in this state, then he
will be punished and cast into the Hellfire to live eternally therein. This
concept is emphasized hundreds of times in the Qur’an and in the sayings of
Prophet Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon him). God says in
the Qur’an: “If anyone desires a Religion other than Islam, never will it
be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he will be among the
losers.” (3:85) Also, Prophet Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon
him) said: “Whoever among the Christians and Jews hears of me and
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does not follow what I have brought, and dies in this state will be among
the inhabitants of Hell fire.”16
Some people may not accept Islam because they think that becoming
a Muslim means to turn one’s back on all previous prophets sent by God!
This is a false concept because of the following: First, the belief in all
messengers of God is a pillar of Islamic faith and hence, no Muslim is a
Muslim if he doesn't believe in Jesus, Moses or any other prophet. Second,
belief in the messengers is a part of what each messenger taught (i.e., every
prophet called his people to believe in the next prophet who comes after him
and follow him whenever he appears). So, rejecting a prophet means
rejecting the predecessor. Thirdly, rejecting any messenger means rejecting
his sender: God.
Hence, in the Islamic perspective the relationship between the
messengers is like the relationship between the links in a chain, where
rejecting one of them means rejecting all. However, becoming a Muslim
means having the honor of believing in all the prophets who came before
Prophet Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon them) and not to turn
one's back on all previous prophets as some people may think.
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XIV. CONCLUSION
he following facts were discussed and proved in this booklet:
First, the purpose of creation is to worship God (Allah) alone.
Second, the basic message of Islam is to worship God alone without any
intercessor or mediator.
Third, evidences that only God has the right to be worshipped was
elaborated.
Fourth, the message of false religions is the worship of creation instead of
God (Paganism).
Fifth, God and His creation are totally different entities. He is only one,
distinct from His creations.
Sixth, the divine origin of the name of the religion ‘Islam’ and the
comprehensiveness of its meaning points to its truth.
Seventh, Islam's basic principles and characteristics point to its truth.
Eighth, Qur'an is the word of God which was preserved throughout the
ages.
Ninth, Islamic teachings are uniquely rational and uncomplicated.
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Tenth, Prophets are human beings sent by God to convey and revive the
original message: worship of God alone and (Monotheism) and the
avoidance of worshipping anything beside Him. Prophets are only human
beings sent by God to be examples of how the scriptures were to be
understood and implemented. They were created from a mother and a father
except Adam and Jesus (mercy and peace of God be upon them all). The
former was created from the clay whereas, the latter was created from a
mother without a father.
Eleventh, Islam is the only religion that teaches the right concept of God,
free of any confusion or irrational facts.
Twelfth, Islamic sources have the obvious proofs that affirm the fact that
God has sent Prophet Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon him)
with the universal message of Islam that supersedes all previous messages.
Thirteenth, it is proved that Islam is a restatement of the basic message of
all religions: worship of God alone. It is the last religion for all people, for
all times. Every one who hears about it should follow it and whoever rejects
it then it means that he has rejected the message of God and accordingly
will be cast into Hell.
Last but not least, Islam is universally attainable by all people at all times.
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These are fourteen basic components of what logic and rationality dictate
for Islam to be considered the last and true religion of God which all people
should follow.
Oh Reader! You Have been shown in this booklet the right path, and
God has given you the ability to distinguish right from wrong, and the
freedom of choice whether to accept the message of Islam or not. If you
accept His call, then you will be warmly welcomed into Paradise. If you
reject it, you will be in for a rude awakening once you die; the biggest shock
of your life.
XV. HOW TO BECOME A MUSLIM
ach of the following religions has requirements for entrants:
To be a Jew one must: 1. Deny the prophethood or divinity of Prophet
Jesus, 2. Deny the Gospel, 3. Deny the prophethood of Prophet Muhammad
and 4. Deny the Qur’an.
To be a Christian one must: 1. Believe that God has a partner, a mother, and
a son, 2. Believe that God became a man and descended on earth to die for
the sins of people, 3. Deny the prophethood of Muhammad and 4. Deny the
Qur’an.
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To be a Muslim one must: 1. Bear witness that no one deserves
worship except God, 2. Reject all false gods, 3. Believe in all prophets
including Moses and Jesus ending with Mohammed (mercy and peace of
God be upon them all) and 4. Believe in all scriptures revealed to them (in
their original form).
One can become a Muslim if he/she does the following:
• Believes that God is one and distinct from his creation.
• Truthfully bears witness that there is no god worthy of worship but
God, and Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon him) was a
messenger of God.
• Believes that Jesus Christ, the son of Mary, was only a prophet of
God.
• Believes in the six pillars of faith and worships God alone, without
any intermediary or partner, in the way taught by Prophet
Muhammad (mercy and peace of God be upon him).
• Makes the declaration openly in front of witnesses.
May the light of truth shine in our minds and hearts. May it lead us
to peace and certitude in this life and eternal bliss in the Hereafter.
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Sincerely,
Majed S. Al-Rassi
Jubail 31961
P.O.Box 10283
K.S.A
Mobile: 00966(0)505906761
Fax: 00966(0)33482869
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1. Interpretation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur’an, Distributed by
Darussalam, P.O. Box 21441 – Riyadh 11475, Tel. 014033962 ,
K.S.A [ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط]
2. The explanation of the three fundamentals. Sheikh Muhammad S.
Al-Othaimeen, Dar Al-hidaayah ([ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط]
3. The Purpose of Creation, Dr. Bilal Philips, Dar Al Fatah, P.O. Box
23424, Sharjah, U.A.E.
4. The True Message of Jesus Christ, Dr. Bilal Philips, Dar Al Fatah,
5. Christian Muslim Dialogue, by M. Baageel,
6. Forty Hadith of Nawawi,
7. A Simple Call to One God.
8. Let the Bible Speak, by Ali Muhsen or Abdur Rahman Dimishqia
9. The Bible led me to Islam, Abdul-Malik LeBlanc, Al-Attique
Publisher, [ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط]
10. The Status of Women in Islam, Dr. Jamal Badawi,
11. The Qur’an and Modern Science, Dr. Maurice Bucaille
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12. Understanding Islam and Muslims.
You may also visit the following sites for Islamic publications and
information:
[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط] attique.com

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