Archive for the ‘The Basics’ Category

1. Who is Allah?

Allah ; you may call Him ‘God’. However, none of the previous Prophets or Messengers spoke English, so what did they call Him? When we look at the scriptures, we see Moses (who spoke Hebrew) called ‘God’ ELOHA, Jesus (who spoke Aramaic) called ‘God’ ALAHA and Muhammed (who spoke Arabic) called ‘God’ Allah. So we [...]

2. What is Islam?

Islam is an Arabic word, which literally means ‘submission’, i.e. submission to the will of Allah. Islam is the name of the religion, which Allah has revealed and which was practiced by all of the Prophets and Messengers of Allah that He sent to mankind.  Even the name stands out unique among other religions in [...]

3. Who is a Muslim?

The believer in and practitioner of Islam is known as a Muslim. The word Muslim literally means ‘one who submits’ Being a Muslim entails complete acceptance and active obedience to the revealed teachings and laws of Allah, a person who accepts freely and willingly the supreme power of Allah, His Law and Judgment. A Muslim [...]

4. Who is Muhammed?

The last and final prophet whom God sent to humanity was the Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him.  At the age of forty, he received the revelation from God.  He then spent the remaining portion of his life explaining, and living the teachings of Islam, the religion that God [...]

5. What is the Quran?

The Quran is the final revelation of Allah to all of mankind, which was spoken by Allah the Exalted Himself and conveyed through the Arch-Angel Gabriel in Arabic to the Prophet Muhammad, in sound, word and meaning.  The Quran, (sometimes incorrectly spelled Koran), was then relayed to the Prophet’s companions, and they diligently memorized it [...]

6. What is the sharia?

7. What are the Teachings of Islam?

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