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ABC Islam Course for Beginners
CHAPTER 1 بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ IN
THE NAME OF ALLAH ) يَاأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ ( Meaning: "O you people, adore your Lord who created you and those who came before you, that you may have the chance to be righteous." [Al-Qur'an 2:21]
What is Islam?
1. Islam is (composed of) three (main) areas: Utterance, faith, and deeds. 2. The utterance is the Shahadatan: I bear witness that there is no (true) god except Allah. And I bear witness that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger. ('Ash-hadu 'an la ilaha 'illal-lah! Wa 'ash-hadu 'an-na Muhammadan rasulul-lah) 3. Faith is to believe in Allah, the Angels, the Heavenly Scriptures, Prophets, and the Last Day, and in Fate and Allah's Divine Decree. 4. Deeds are: Salat (Prayers), Zakat (Poor Duer), Siyam (Fasting), and Hajj (Pilgrimage).
1/1- FAITH IN ALLAH 1. We believe that Allah is One God, our Lord and the Lord of everything, 2. Allah is the Creator of everything, 3. All others than Him are created, mastered servants who share nothing with Allah. 4. Even Angels and Prophets are merely created servants submitting to Allah. 5. Among them are Jesus and Muhammad (Peace be upon them); both have no trace of deity (godhood). 6. Allah is the Living, Self-Subsisting, Eternal, the First without a beginning and the Last without an end. 7. He hears everything and sees everything. 8. He is Most Gracious, Most Merciful, All-Dominating, 9. He has the Most beautiful Names and the Noblest Attributes. 10. He has created us out of nothing, 11. And made us in the best form. 12. He has given us all graces and bounties. 13. Hence we are not permitted to worship or submit to any other than Him, be a favorite Angel or a chosen Prophet! 14. Whoever directs his prayers, bows or prostrates (in worship), or offers sacrifice to any other than Allah, he is an infidel! and not a Muslim even if he declares that he is a Muslim: 15. Allah says: )قُلْ إِنَّ صَلاَتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ * لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ(
“Say: 'Truly my prayer and
my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are (all) for Allah, the
Cherisher of the Worlds. No partner has He. This am I commanded and I am the
first of those who submit to His Will”. 16. Islam is the religion of Monotheism: it denies the Dualism of Magians and the Trinity of Christians. (In Islam) Allah is One and only One. No one shares with Him His Dominion or His Command. He has the Most beautiful Names and the Noblest Attributes: 17. Allah says: ) |