WAMY Series on Islam No. 12

History has recorded the appearance and deeds of many religious
leaders: Moses, Jesus Christ, Zoroaster, and Abraham, to name just a
few. There have also been many self-proclaimed prophets and
messengers, each of whom has claimed to bring a divine revelation
for mankind. Some have proven to be false, and others have been
forgotten. read more…..

It’s that time of the year, Muslims all over the world are getting restless. Their Home in the heart of the planet beckons them. It’s time to pay homage to the Beloved God in the House. It’s time to come Home. It’s time to come Home to the Holy Sanctuary of Ka’aba. It’s time to leave all and follow Him. It’s time to abandon this illusory world and come to the House of God. It’s time for Hajj–the Pilgrimage. Those who can go will head to Mecca, those who can’t will join in the festivities of Homecoming wherever they may be by celebrating the Eid of Sacrifice. read more…..

An important matter for Muslims to realize is that da`wah is an obligation upon them. Allah (subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa) says in the Qur’aan:

“Invite to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.” [al-Qur'aan, an-Nisaa'(16):125] read more…..

It’s a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used in reference to God and sometimes to lesser deities. This is not the case with Allah. Allah is the personal name of the One true God. Nothing else can be called Allah. The term has no plural or gender. This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word god which can be made plural, gods or feminine, goddess. It is interesting to notice that Allah is the personal name of God in Aramaic, the language of Jesus and a sister language of Arabic.
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Dr. Ja`far Sheikh Idris

Muhammad, peace be upon him, was sent to invite people to God and to teach them how to perform the task for which they were created, namely to worship Him. Many of the people whom he addressed had a hazy idea of God. Some did believe in Him, though they associated other lesser gods with Him, but a few of them were downright atheists, or materialists, whose creed was, ‘we live and we die and nothing causes our death except Time.’ [Jathiya XLV: 24]

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1. The Declaration of Faith: to bear witness (hat there is none worthy
of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger to all
humanity until the Day of Judgment. The prophet hood of
Muhammad obliges Muslims to follow his exemplary life as a model. read more…..

Allah
Islam is the complete submission and obedience to Allah (God).
The name Allah (God) in Islam never refers to Muhammad (pbuh), as many
Christians may think; Allah is the personal name of God.

What do Muslims believe about Allah? read more…..

Islam is the religion of truth. It is the embodiment of the code of life which God, the Creator and Lord of the universe, has revealed for the guidance of mankind.

For the proper development of human life, man needs two elements:
(a) The resources to maintain life and to fulfill the material needs of the individual
and society, and read more…..

The term Sunnah comes from the root word sanna, which means to pave
the way or make a path easily passable, such that it becomes a commonly
followed way by everyone afterwards. Thus sunnah can be used to describe
a street or road or path on which people, animals, and cars travel.
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The ultimate manifestation of God’s grace for man, the ultimate wisdom,
and the ultimate beauty of expression: in short, the word of God. This is
how the German scholar, Muhammad Asad, once described the Qur’an. read more…..