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Etymology

  • In Arabic, Islām means "submission" (understood as submission to Allah) and is described as a Dīn or Deen, meaning "way of life" and/or "religion." Etymologically, it is derived from the same root as, for example, Salām meaning "peace" (also a common salutation). The word Muslim is also related to the word Islām and means one who "surrenders" or "submits" to God

Beliefs

  • Followers of Islam, known as Muslims, believe that God (or, in Arabic, Allāh) revealed his direct word for mankind to Muhammad (c. 570–632) and other prophets, including Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. Muslims assert that the main written record of revelation to humankind is the Qur'an, which they believe to be flawless, immutable, and the final revelation of God. Muslims believe that parts of the Bible and the Torah have been forgotten, misinterpreted, or distorted by their followers. With that perspective they view the Qur'an as corrective of Jewish and Christian scriptures.

Muslims hold that Islam is essentially the same belief as that of all the messengers sent by God to mankind since Adam, with the Qur'ān (the one definitive text of the Muslim faith) codifying the final revelation of God. Islamic teaching sees Judaism and Christianity as derivations of the teachings of certain of these prophets - notably Abraham - and therefore acknowledges their Abrahamic roots, whilst the Qur'an calls them People of the Book. Islam has three primary branches of belief, based largely on a historical disagreement over the succession of authority after Muhammad's death; these are known as Sunni, Shi'ite and Kharijite.

The basis of Islamic belief is found in the shahādatān ("two testimonies"): lā ilāhā illā-llāhu; muhammadur-rasūlu-llāhi — "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God." In order to become a Muslim, one needs to recite and believe these statements. Sunnis further regard this as one of the five pillars of Islam. However some Quran-only Muslims believe that Muhammad should not be mentioned alongside God, because it makes an inappropriate distinction between God's messengers.

Islam (Arabic: Template:Ar; Template:ArabDIN (Template:Audio), "submission (to the will of God)") is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the world's second-largest religion. Followers of Islam are known as Muslims. Muslims believe that God revealed his divine word directly to mankind through many prophets and that Muhammad was the final prophet of Islam.

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[edit] Etymology

In Arabic, Islām derives from the three-letter root Template:ArabDIN (Template:Ar), which means "submission; to surrender; to obey; peace". Islām is a verbal abstract to this root, and literally means "submission/obedience," referring to submission to Allah. Compare that root with the cognate word in Hebrew, shalom, which derives from the root shin-lamedh-mem (Template:Ivrit), which has cognates in many Semitic languages, and means completeness, fulfillment, wellbeing, a concept usually encapsulated by translation in the word peace.

[edit] Belief

  • Islam also believe strictly in One God and One Prophet <however, although they accept other as minor prophets like Jesus and Moses.

[edit] The five Pillars of Islam

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  1. Faith or belief in the Oneness of God and the finality of the prophethood of Muhammad;
  2. Establishment of the daily prayers;
  3. Concern for and almsgiving to the needy;
  4. Self-purification through fasting; and
  5. The pilgrimage to Makkah for those who are able.

==What is Shahada? --meaning "to witness" [technically, to know and believe without suspicion, as if witnessed] ) is the Islamic creed.

Please Note:it's easy to get into any major religions like Christianity or Buddhism so on, however anyone who sincerely wanting to convert should find out more about what's the details is about..Or before just jumping-in Some of those religion(s) are are fairly easily to jump-in (enter) but difficult to climb out (like a deep, deep well!). Other Christians or Muslims label them or those who left as apostates or dissidents! Some have own laws (legal system) that have to be pacify before anyone can get out! Many testified of the threats and legal entailment for those who wanted to renounced their religions or convert to another..for some death is often the way out...




  • Definitions of Islam on the Web:

is-LAHM or IS-lahm Religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad in the 7th century. school.newsweek.com/misc/pronunciation.php

The religion founded by the Arab prophet Mohammed (570-632); an Arabic word meaning "submission to the will of God". www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/undergrad/modules/hi127/glossary/

is nominally opposed to any notion of Nationalism, Tribalism, Racism, or any other categorization of people not based on one's beliefs. Instead of nationalism, Islam advocates a strong feeling of community between all muslims, which is called the Ummah. This feeling of communal consciousness is emphasised by the awareness that a Muslim's daily prayers are shared with others as the sun sweeps across the globe, and during the holy month of Ramadan when worldwide Muslims fast and give charity together, and culminates in the sacred Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca in which muslim men and women of all cultures, colours www.conk.com/search/encyclopedia.cgi

from the Arabic triliteral root SLM, "submission" or "surrender," as well as "peace;" thus, the religion called "Islam" is grounded in the concept of peace in and through one's submission to the authority and will of Allah (God). staff.jccc.net/thoare/gl%20h%20to%20p.htm

The last message of God to all mankind. It was sent down upon prophet Muhammad (pbuh), recorded in broad outlines in the Qur'an, and described in detail in the Sunnah. Islam is an Arabic word which means "Submission to God". wings.buffalo.edu/sa/muslim/library/jesus-say/definitions.html

(arabic Islam: to submit, or surrender, to God). The second largest category of religions in the world. 1400 years ago Mohammad created a version of the Judeo-Christian Bible based primarily on the Old Testament, called the Qur’an. Mohammad is considered by Muslims to be the last and greatest of the prophets. Doctrine holds that, in the service of Allah (arabic: one God), divine justice can be meted out by one nation against another, or one religion against another. This concept has led to a considerable amount of bloodshed, particularly within the many denominations of Islam, and against the www.reasoned.org/glossary.htm

Arabic word meaning submission (to God) and the name for the religion founded under the leadership of the prophet Muhammad; it also denotes the Muslim community. www.lacma.org/islamic_art/glossary.htm

or Islamism. The true faith, according to the Mahometan notion. The Moslems say every child is born in Islam, and would continue in the true faith if not led astray into Magism, Judaism, or Christianity. The word means resignation or submission to the will of God. Islam consists of five duties: - (1) Bearing witness that there is but one God. (2) Reciting daily prayers. (3) Giving the appointed and legal alms. (4) Observing the Ramazan (a month's fast). (5) Making a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime. Moslem and Musulman are from the same root. www.bootlegbooks.com/Reference/PhraseAndFable/data/665.html

The second largest religion in the world. It has over 1,164 million followers, about 20% of the world's population, and is rapidly growing. It is based on the Qur'an, which is said to have been dictated to the Prophet Mohammed by the angel Jibril (aka Jibreel; Gabriel in English) in 622 CE. This is the largest of the purely monotheistic faiths. Members are found in large numbers throughout Africa, the Middle East and Asia. www.religioustolerance.org/gl_i.htm

(Islahm) the most widely practiced religion in Africa The five pillars of Islam: prayer, giving of alms, fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca, and faith www.vmfa.state.va.us/mali_glossary1.html

a religion based on a belief in one god and the teaching of Muhammad www3.newberry.org/k12maps/glossary/

The name of the religion that was initiated by Muhammad early in the 7th century and which means surrender to Allah. www.safeplace.net/members/mer/BAI-III.html

by Fazlur Rahman, University of Chicago Press; 2nd edition (1979). ISBN 0226702812 www.what-means.com/encyclopedia/Islamic

A world religion based on the teachings and life of Mohammed (570-632 AD) in Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia (then Persia). Islam is the second largest world religion, and has recently become the third largest religious body in America. Islam is composed of two major divisions — the mainstream Sunni (the largest) and the more radical Shi'ites. The mystical tradition of sufism includes many Sunnis and some Shi'ites. The Arabic word Islam means "submission to the will of God" and a person who submits is called a Muslim. The Quran (or, Koran), the Torah, the Psalms of the www.reiki.nu/treatment/healing/dictionary2/dictionary2.html

Islam first appeared in Tanzania during the late medieval period when Arab traders established commercial stations in Zanzibar and along the mainland coast. Arab slave traders subsequently helped spread Islam to the country's interior. Although Muslims did not establish missionary societies, Islam gradually spread throughout Tanzania. Today most Muslims inhabit Zanzibar and Pemba, or live in or near Dar es Salaam, Kigoma, Tabora, Tanga, Kondoa, and www.africa.upenn.edu/NEH/treligion.htm

Sunni Islam holds that Abu Bakr As-Siddiq was the first rightful Khalifah* (successor to Muhammad, and leader of all Muslims). They adhere strictly to the Islam practiced by Muhammad, and they despise the Shi'a practices of elevating men to supernatural status. There is much bad blood between the Sunnis and the Shi'a, but they will put their differences aside for long enough to kill infidels. clarityandresolve.com/candrlexicon.php

One of the two largest religions of South Asia, the other being Hinduism. Though Pakistan and Bangladesh are officially Islamic republics, India had‹until the 1970s the largest number of Muslims in the region (and the second-largest in the world, after Indonesia). Now, Pakistan has more Muslims than does India. www.lorenjavier.com/asian/terminology.html

A religion with more than 1,400 million believers. It is dominant in East- and North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and in Indonesia. http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?islam.htm www.libraryreference.org/index.php

Islam is derived from the Arabic word for peace, and it is harmony and submission to the laws of Allah and thus the teachings of Islam are based on the nature of mankind. Islam is a set of teachings that has been revealed by Allah to mankind. The revelation of Islam has taken place, at various times, through different messengers of Allah such as Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and finally Muhammad peace be upon them. www.shirazi.org.uk/glossary.htm

this can be translated literally as 'peace through willing submission to Allah'. The word 'salaam', which means peace, and 'Islam' share a common root in Arabic, and 'islam' (no capital letter), is a term that is used to indicate the quality of surrender to the Divine will. Islam is a religion based on faith, obedience, teachings and daily practice of the principles contained in the Qur'an. www.ethnicityonline.net/islam_glossary.htm

the religious faith of Muslims, literally, "submission" (to God) www.christianmissions.net/islam/vocab.html

The Ethiopians themselves, however, were very much on the defensive. Despite the Prophet Mohammed's seventh-century injunction to his followers to "leave the Abyssinians in peace", Muslim invaders did subsequently attack and occupy much of the Horn's northern coastal zone. In so doing they rolled back the frontiers of what had once the most important secular power between the Roman Empire and Persia - a power that, in days gone by, had sent. filmplus.org/him/dict.html

The monotheistic faith of the Muslims, the tenets of the religion were revealed through the prophet of Allah, Muhammad (d.632). www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/glossary/ottogloss.html

History of Islam in India www.spiritualjourneys.net/glossary.htm

The word Islam, which when translated from Arabic, means "to submit to the will of Allah," is the youngest of the world's major religions. Worshippers of this monotheistic religion are known as Muslims, which means "one who submits to the will of Allah." The Islamic holy book is called the Qur’an. Islam is currently the second most practiced religion in the world, and experts predict that it will overtake Christianity as the most popular religion in the world sometime during the 21st century. regentsprep.org/Regents/global/vocab/topic.cfm

the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life; the predominant religion of northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and Indonesia the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion" wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Islam (Arabic al-islām الإسلام, "(the) submission (to God)") is a monotheistic faith and the world's second-largest religion. Followers of Islam, known as Muslims, believe that God (or, in Arabic, Allāh) revealed His direct word for mankind to Muhammad (c. 570–632) and other prophets, including Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. However, that which was revealed to Muhammad was considered to be the final and ultimate revelation, and correc en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam

[edit] Jesus in Islam

In Islam, Jesus (who is not the "Christ") is viewed as an important prophet, but not a divine one. He is both a Prophet as well as a Messenger (Rasul), and is given particular respect, but in most versions of Islam, God is perfectly singular, and there is no space at all for any incarnation of God. In Islam, even those claiming to be in perfect union with God may be viewed as blasphemous (as was the case with the Muslim mystic al-Hallaj when he said "I am the Truth", for which he was crucified for blasphemy).

The Islam understanding of Jesus is that he was a prophet of the same standing of Moses and Muhammed, and that rather than suffering crucifixion he was taken up by God at the moment before his death. While the New Testament of Christianity claims that Jesus rose from the dead, Islam asserts that this could not have occurred; i.e. he did not die on the cross in the first place.

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