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What is Islam?
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Meaning...
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Message...
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Islam calls all humanity to surrender to the will
of God, the only true God of all humanity, because our lives, all our
possessions and all that exists in the universe are nothing but favors
and blessings from this one God.
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The only purpose of our existence is to gain the
approval of our Creator, that is, to do that which pleases God and
refrain from that which is abhorred by God. This life is thus a test of
our surrender.
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All
human-beings will be held accountable for the deeds they commit in this
world and will be rewarded justly for their deed.
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This is the same message which was conveyed by all the
prophets of God, and the message of Islam is a reminder of the same
message.
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More details in the section in Explore Islam
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God...
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The Arabic word for God is Allah
and means 'The God'. Islam emphasizes this simple pure notion of one
God and refutes the concepts of trinity or plurality for Godhead as
false lacking any scriptural or scientific evidence. Islamic monotheism
(Tawhid) is the most important concept to be understood as everything
else relating to social, economic, political or moral/spiritual
principles of Islam are derived from it.
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More in our page on Who is Allah
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Islam demands that belief in God be based upon reason
and contemplation and not on blind faith.
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More in the the section Curious Minds
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Prophet...
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Islam is the same religion which was revealed by
God Almighty to all the Messengers and Prophets of God (peace be upon
them all) and does not claim to be a new separate religion. Islam
is the completion of God's guidance to humanity.
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In contrast to the other prophets of God who were chosen
by God for a particular nation or tribe, Muhammad (peace be upon him)
was the last messenger chosen by the God for all humanity.
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More in the section Who is Muhammad
(pbuh)?
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Scripture...
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God sent His guidance to men by inspiring men from
amongst mankind known as Prophets and to whom God revealed scriptures.
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The Qurán is the scripture revealed to Muhammad and it confirms the
Torah (Taurat-scripture revealed to Moses), the Bible (Injeel-scripture revealed to
Jesus) and the Psalms (scripture revealed to David). Peace be upon all
the prophets of God.
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More in the section What is the Qur'aan ?
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Invitation...
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God invites all humanity to embrace His last and final
call to His chosen path Islam. When the Qurán was revealed, Christians
and Jews were the people following the scriptures revealed to previous
prophets and so they were called to embrace God's final
revelation to his prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Prophet Muhammad had
started his prophetic mission by inviting the polytheists of Makkah to
the worship of One God before he had to migrate to Medina.
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Islam however categorically states that there is no
compulsion in religion (Holy Quran 2:256) and everyone is given
freedom by God whether to accept His final call or not. The messenger's
duty is only to convey the truth (Holy Quran 5:99).
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Read No compulsion in Religion
and Tolerance in Islam
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More in the section Interfaith Dialogue
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