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Islam:

Islam is a religion based on monotheism, and it says to worship and obeys God “Allah” alone.  Islam is is the religion which Allah approves for His slaves. The person who enters this religion is called a Muslim (one who submits) because he has presented to all the rulings that have come from Allah and the Messenger of Allah. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning) in Quran

“Yes, but whoever submits his face (himself) to Allah (i.e. follows Allah’s religion of Islamic Monotheism) and he is a Muhsin ( a doer of  good who does good deeds solely for the sake of Allah) then his reward is with his Lord (Allah), on such shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve”

History of Islam

The Muhammad Prophet (570-632) got the ultimate knowledge of 610 in the hills of Mecca. When he started preaching, the rich people of Mecca considered it a threat to their social and religious system and opposed them. Finally, in 622 he had to travel from Mecca to Medina with his followers. This journey is called Hijra, and from here it starts the Islamic calendar. The lives of the people of Medina were troubled by mutual battles, and the messages of Hazrat Muhammad Sahib made them very popular there. In 630, Hazrat Muhammad Sahib attacked Mecca for his violation of a treaty with his followers. Makkavans surrendered and accepted Islam. Kabra, located in Mecca, was declared a holy place of Islam. Prophet Muhammad died in 632. However, till his death, all the tribes of Arabia became part of a political and social civilisation with the influence of Islam.

The composition of various Muslim empires and modern Islam

The Fatimid dynasty (9-111171), which was the Shia, established parts of North Africa and established its independent khilafat (although this khilafat considers maximum Muslims today illegal). In Malmo, the tribe of slave soldiers made in Egypt acquired power in 1250. When the Mongols defeated the Abbasi in Baghdad in 1258, then Abbasi Khalifa went to the refuge of the Empire of Egypt, like a name Nihad celebrity. In Asia, Mongols occupied many empires and left Buddhism and accepted Islam. Conflicts started growing even among Muslim empires, and Christians Saladin of the Ayubid dynasty won back the Jerusalem in 1187, which had come to Christians in the first Salabi war (10 96-1099). The effect of Osmani Empire (1299-1924) began to increase from the 13th and 14th centuries. He subdued many territories of southern and eastern Europe and North Africa. The Khilafat is now legally started to be of Osmani descent. In Iraan the Shia Saffi’s lineage (1501-1722) and the Delhi Sultans in India (1206-1527) and later the rule of the Mughal Empire (1526-1857).

From the ninth century onwards, the feeling of a religious mysticism started to grow in Islam, which is called Sufi. Ghazali (1058-1111) had given some arguments about the meaning of Sufism and the futility of philosophy that the emphasis on philosophy began to decline. The system of Sufi poeticism is now born. The Masayanavi of Rumi (1207-1273) is a prime example of this. Due to the Sufis, many Muslims started attracting towards religion. Many other religions also accepted Islam. Sufis had much influence in India and Indonesia. Indian Sufi saints like Moinuddin Chishti, Baba Farid and Nizamuddin, were part of this episode.

After the defeat of Turkey’s 1st World War in 1924, the Osmani Empire ended, and the Khilafat was over. Islam has spread in Europe and America because of the migration of other Muslims to other countries. Due to the production of oil in Arab Dashes, their economy improved very rapidly. There were several Renaissance movements in Islam in the 19th and 20th centuries. Of these, Salfi and Deobandi are the main ones. An anti-Western sentiment also developed, with some Muslims becoming attracted to radicalism.

Islam is a big religion, based on the teachings of the Qur’an, according to its followers, the last divine book, Allah’s final Rasool and prophet, Muhammad, was delivered to humans. The Qur’an is in Arabic, and in this language, 25% of the world’s population read by approximately 1.6 to 1.8 billion people of these (according to the sources) this is the mother tongue of about 20 to 30 million people. Shariat, the book written by Hazrat Muhammad Saheb, and the instruction to follow the book, is the only two such resources that are given the correct information to the information source of Islam.

Allah: The God of Islam

Muslims believe in one God, whom they call Allah. Monotheism is called Tauhid in Arabic, which comes from Wahid, which means one. In Islam, God is beyond human understanding. Instead of imagining God, Muslims have been asked to pray and cheer. According to Muslims, God is unique – nobody else is like him. Islam has emphasised a unique concept of God and believed that its complete description is beyond human beings.

Mediums of Allah: Prophets and Messengers

According to Islam, God has made some person his messenger from time to time to guide human beings on earth. Around 124,000 Prophets were sent to give a message to worship God. This messenger was also among the people and used to call people towards God. God communicated with these messengers with various forms. These are called Prophets in Islam. The Prophets who gave themselves books, scriptures or religious books are called Rasool. Muhammad Sahib was also a part of this episode. The name of the religious text that sent to them is the Qur’an. In Qur’an, there are 25 other Prophets of Allah is mentioned. According to the Qur’an itself, in addition to these Prophets, God has sent many other Prophets on the earth whose description is not in the Qur’an. All Muslims accept the validity of all the Prophets sent by God and the Muslims consider Muhammad as the last prophet of God.

Religious books

All religious books given to the messengers of Allah are valid for Muslims. According to the Muslims, the Quran is the last holy book given to man by God. There are four more books mentioned in the Quran

Sauf A Ibrahimi, which sent upon to Hazrat Ibrahim. It is now extinct.

Tauraat (Torah), which sent upon to Hazrat Musa

Zaboor, which sent upon to Hazrat Dawood.

Injeel (The Bible) which sent upon to Hazrat Isa.

Day of Reckoning

In Islam similar to other religions of Central Asia (Christian and Jewish), the end of the universe is considered by the Day of Judgment. According to this God will end the world one day. When this day comes, its accurate information is only to God. According to Islam, all dead people will resurrect that day, and those who live their life as per Allah’s command will send to heaven, and those who refuse to obey their orders will burn in Hell.

Destiny

Muslims believe in destiny. The meaning of fate is for them that God knows all about the past, present, and future. No incident can happen without its permission. Humans have the freedom to live their desires, but this permission is given to them by God. According to Islam, man is responsible for his misdeeds, because he decides to do or not to do. His evil deeds are also pre-knowledge to God.

Islam means to Surrender or submit in Arabic. The religion began in Arabia and was revealed to humanity by Prophet Muhammad, and the followers of Islam were known as Muslims, they believe that there is only one God and that is Allah. You can read about religion and spirituality on the great blog rebeccaspardig.com. They think that God had sent prophets to teach people how to live as per his laws. Muslims base their laws on the Qur’an, and the Sunnah. Sunnah is the practical example of Prophet Muhammad, and there are five pillars of the religion which all Muslims must follow.

The following are some of the practices and rituals of Islam:

Five Pillars of Islam:

The five pillars of Islam include Shahada (Testify), Salah (Prayer), Seyam (Fasting), Zakat (Charity) and Hajj (Pilgrimage).

Shahada:

Shahada is more of commitment or a pledge that there is only one God and he is Allah. Prophet Muhammad is just messenger sent by Allah to teach people about Islam.

Salah:

Salah is an essential duty of every Muslim to pray five times a day. Before praying, all Muslims must perform a ritual called Wudu.

Seyam:

In the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast and experience how poor people suffer from hunger. During the fasting, you are not allowed to eat, drink, chew gum, smoke, etc. If someone is ill, then that person cannot fast. Women, who are pregnant, menstruating, nursing or traveling, are exempted from the fast.

Zakah:

Muslims are required to give 2.5% of his/her wealth to the poor and needy; this ensures redistribution of wealth among Muslims.

Hajj:

All believers of Allah are supposed to visit the pilgrimage to Mecca if he/she is financially able and physically well. It is a spiritual journey where everyone forgets the worldly things and devotes their lives to Allah.

Animal Sacrifice:

Followers of Islam believe that God has given the authority to kill animals and eat them. When they sacrifice an animal, they are required to mention the name of God when they kill an animal; this is done mainly to remember that God created animals and he permitted them to get benefit from them. Muslims perform animal sacrifices during special occasions in the Islamic calendar. Whenever an animal is sacrificed, a part of the meat is given to the poor.

Rites and rituals:

Muslims have simple ceremonies of welcoming a baby. They first say a prayer and they believe that the first words a newborn baby must listen are to the words of the prayer. They believe that the baby must taste something sweet for the first time, so they rub a piece of date in the baby’s mouth. Muslims shave the hair of the baby on the seventh day and weigh it and give the equivalent weight in silver to charity. Babies are usually circumcised on the seventh day, but it can be done anytime before puberty.