Islam is not a new religion because "submission to the will of God", i.e. Islam,
has always been the only acceptable religion in the sight of God. For this
reason, Islam is the true "natural religion", and it is the same eternal message
revealed through the ages to all of God's prophets and messengers. Muslims
believe that all of God's prophets, which include Abraham, Noah, Moses, Jesus
and Muhammad, brought the same message of Pure Monotheism. For this reason, the
Prophet Muhammad was not the founder of a new religion, as many people
mistakenly think, but he was the Final Prophet of Islam. By revealing His final
message to Muhammad, which is an eternal and universal message for all of
mankind, God finally fulfilled the covenant that He made with Abraham, who was
one of the earliest and greatest prophets. Suffice it to say that the way of
Islam is the same as the way of the prophet Abraham, because both the Bible and
the Qur'an portray Abraham as a towering example of someone who submitted
himself completely to God and worshipped Him without intermediaries. Once this
is realized, it should be clear that Islam has the most continuous and universal
message of any religion, because all prophets and messengers were "Muslims",
i.e. those who submitted to God's will, and they preached "Islam", i.e.
submission to the will of Almighty God.
The Oneness of God
The foundation of the Islamic faith is belief in the Oneness of Almighty God -
the God of Abraham, Noah, Moses and Jesus. Islam teaches that a pure belief in
One God is intuitive in human beings and thus fulfills the natural inclination
of the soul. As such, Islam's concept of God is straightforward, unambiguous and
easy to understand. Islam teaches that the hearts, minds and souls of human
beings are fitting receptacles for clear divine revelation, and that God's
revelations to man are not clouded by self-contradictory mysteries or irrational
ideas. As such, Islam teaches that even though God cannot be fully comprehended
and grasped by our finite human minds, He also does not expect us to accept
absurd or demonstrably false beliefs about Him. According to the teachings of
Islam, Almighty God is absolutely One and His Oneness should never be
compromised by associating partners with Him - neither in worship nor in belief.
Due to this, Muslims are required to maintain a direct relationship with God,
and therefore all intermediaries are absolutely forbidden. From the Islamic
standpoint, believing in the Oneness of God means to realize that all prayer and
worship should be exclusively for God, and that He alone deserves such titles as
"Lord""Savior". Some religions, even though they believe on "One God", do not
make all of their worship and prayers for Him alone. Also, they also give the
title of "Lord" to beings that are not All-Knowing, All-Powerful and Un-Changing
- even according to their own scriptures. Suffice it to say that according to
Islam, it is not enough that people believe that "God is One", but they must
actualize this belief by proper conduct. In short, in the Islamic concept of
God, which is completely based on Divine Revelation, there is no ambiguity in
divinity - God is God and man is man. Since God is the only Creator and
continual Sustainer of the Universe, He is transcendent above His creation - the
Creator and the creature never mix. Islam teaches that God has a unique nature
and that He is free from gender, human weaknesses and beyond anything which
human beings can imagine. The Qur'an teaches that the signs and proofs of God's
wisdom, power and existence are evident in the world around us. As such, God
calls on man to ponder over the creation in order to build a better
understanding of his Creator. Muslims believe that God is Loving, Compassionate
and Merciful, and that He is concerned with the daily affairs of human beings.
In this, Islam strikes a unique balance between false religious and
philosophical extremes. Some religions and philosophies portray God as just an
impersonal "Higher Power" who is uninterested, or unaware, of the life of each
individual human. Other religions tend to give God human qualities and teach
that He is present in His creation, by being incarnate in someone, something -
or even everything. In Islam, however, Almighty God has clarified the truth by
letting mankind know that He is "Compassionate", "Merciful", "Loving" and the
"Answerer of Prayers". But He as also emphasized strongly that "there is nothing
like unto Him", and that He is high above time, space and His creation. Finally,
it should be mentioned that the God that Muslims worship is the same God that
Jews and Christians worship - because there is only one God. It is unfortunate
that some people mistakenly believe that Muslims worship a different God than
Jews and Christians, and that "Allah""god of the Arabs". This myth, which has
been propagated by the enemies of Islam, is completely false since the word
"Allah" is simply the Arabic name for Almighty God. It is the same word for God
which is used by Arabic-speaking Jews and Christians. However, it should be
clarified that even though Muslims worship the same God as Jews and Christian,
their concept of Him differs somewhat from the beliefs of other religions -
mainly because it is based completely on Divine Revelation from God. For
example, Muslims reject the Christian belief that God is a Trinity, not only
becaue the Qur'an rejects it, but also because if this was God's true nature, He
would have clearly revealed it to Abraham, Noah, Jesus and all of the other
prophets. and is just the
The Qur'an
The Arabic world "Al-Qur'an" literally means "the recitation". When used in
regards to Islam, the word Qur'an means God's final message to mankind that was
revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. The Qu'ran, sometimes spelled Koran, is the
literal the word of God - as it clearly says time and time again. Unlike other
sacred scriptures, the Qur'an has been perfectly preserved in both its words and
meaning in a living language. The Qu'ran is a living miracle in the Arabic
language; and is know to be inimitable in its style, form and spiritual impact.
God's final revelation to mankind, the Qur'an, was revealed to the Prophet
Muhammad over a period of 23 years. The Qur'an, in contrast to many other
religious books, was always thought to be the Word of God by those who believed
in it, i.e. it wasn't something decreed by a religious council many years after
being written. Also, the Qu'ran was recited publicly in front of both the Muslim
and non-Muslim communities during the life of the Prophet Muhammad. The entire
Qur'an was also completely written down in lifetime of the Prophet, and numerous
companions of the Prophet memorized the entire Qur'an word-for-word as it was
revealed. So unlike other scriptures, the Qur'an was always in the hands of the
common believers, it was always thought to be God's word and, due to wide-spread
memorization, it was perfectly preserved. In regards to the teachings of the
Qur'an - it is a universal scripture, and it is addressed to all of mankind, and
not to a particular tribe or "chosen people". The message that it brings is
nothing new, but the same message of all of the prophets - submit to Almighty
God and worship Him alone. As such, God's revelation in the Qur'an focuses on
teaching human beings the importance of believing in the Unity of God and
framing their lives around the guidance which He has sent. Additionally, the
Qur'an contains the stories of the previous prophets, such as Abraham, Noah,
Moses and Jesus; as well as many commands and prohibitions from God. In modern
times in which so many people are caught up in doubt, spiritual despair and
"political correctness", the Qur'anic teachings offer solutions to the emptiness
of our lives and the turmoil that is gripping the world today. In short, the
Qur'an is the book of guidance par excellence.
Muhammed ..A Brief Description
You may be a Christian Protestant, Catholic, Jew, an atheist or an agnostic; or
you may belong to any of many different religious denominations existing in
today's world. You might even be a communist or believe in man's democracy as
the rule on earth.
Whoever you are and whatever ideological or political beliefs, social habits you
may hold, there is no doubt -
You Must Know This MAN - MUHAMMAD (peace be upon him).
He was by far the most remarkable man that ever set foot on this earth. He
preached a religion, founded a state, built a nation, laid down a moral code,
initiated numerous social and political reforms, established a powerful and
dynamic society to practice and represent his teachings and completely
revolutionized the worlds of human thought and behavior for all times to come.
"HIS NAME IS MUHAMMAD" (peace be upon him)
He was born in Arabia in the year 570 C.E. (Common Era), started his mission of
preaching the religion of Truth, Islam (submission to One God at the age of
forty and departed from this world at the age of sixty-three.
During this short period of 23 years of his prophethood, he changed the complete
Arabian Peninsula from paganism and idolatry to worship of One God, from tribal
quarrels and wars to national solidarity and cohesion, from drunkenness and
debauchery to sobriety and piety, from lawlessness and anarchy to disciplined
living, from utter bankruptcy to the highest standards of moral excellence.
Human history has never known such a complete transformation of a people or a
place before or since - and IMAGINE all these unbelievable wonders in JUST OVER
TWO DECADES.
The world has had its share of great personalities. But these were one sided
figures who distinguished themselves in but one or two field, such as religious
thought or military leadership. The lives and teachings of these great
personalities of the world are shrouded in the mist of time. There is so much
speculation about the time and place their birth, the mode and style of their
life, the nature and detail of their teachings and the degree and measure of
their success or failure that is impossible for humanity to reconstruct
accurately the lives and teachings of these men.
Not so this man. Muhammad (peace be upon him) accomplished so much in such
diverse fields of human thought and behavior in the fullest blaze of human
history. Every detail of his private life and public utterances has been
accurately documented and faithfully preserved to our day. The authenticity of
the records so preserved are vouched for not only by the faithful followers but
even by his prejudiced critics.
Muhammad (peace be upon him) was a religious teacher, a social reformer, a moral
guide, an administrative colossus, a faithful friend, a wonderful companion, a
devoted husband, a loving father - all in one. No other man in history ever
excelled or equaled him in any of these different aspects of life - but it was
only for the selfless personality of Muhammad (peace be upon him) to achieve
such incredible perfection.
Muhammad (peace be upon him) was nothing more or less than a human being. But he
was a man with a noble mission, which was to unite humanity on the worship of
ONE and ONLY ONE GOD and to teach them the way to honest and upright living
based on the commands of God. He always described himself as, 'A Servant and
Messenger of God' and so indeed every action of his proclaimed to be.
Today after a lapse of fourteen centuries, the life and teachings of Muhammad
(peace be upon him) have survived without the slightest loss, alteration or
interpolation. They offer the same undying hope for treating mankind's many
ills, which they did when he was alive. This is not a claim of Mohammed's (peace
be upon him) followers, but the inescapable conclusion forced upon by a critical
and unbiased history.
The least YOU can do as a thinking and concerned human being is to stop for a
moment and ask your self: Could these statements sounding so extraordinary and
revolutionary really be true? And supposing they really are true and you did not
know this man MUHAMMAD (peace be upon him) or hear about him, isn't it time you
responded to this tremendous challenge and put in some effort to know him?
It will cost you nothing, but it may prove to be the beginning of a completely
new era in your life. By Eng. Husain Pasha.
We invite you to make a discovery of this wonderful man, MUHAMMAD (peace be upon
him), the like of whom never walked on the face of this earth
Speaking on the character of Muhammad
says in YOUNG INDIA
"I wanted to know the best of one who holds today's undisputed sway
over the hearts of millions of man kind".
"I became more than convinced that it was not
the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of
life"
"I believe if a man like
him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern
world he would succeed in solving its problems in a
way that would bring much needed peace and
happiness.
I have studied him - the man
and in my opinion is far from being an anti-Christ.
He must be called the Savior of Humanity.
I have prophesied about the faith of Mohammad that
it would be acceptable the Europe of tomorrow as it
is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of
today. The Genuine Islam Vol.No.8, 1936."
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