BY MICHELLE AL-NASR
The submission of man to his Creator is the essence of Islam. The word “Islam literally means, “to submit or to surrender. The real question one should ask is: “submit and surrender to whom? Muslims submit and surrender their will and desires to the will and the laws of the Creator. This is what “Islam truly means. By referring to, “The Creator, Muslims are talking about “Allah”.
In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful
The Islam that was revealed to Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), is the continuation and culmination of all the preceding revealed religious and hence it is for all times and all people. This status of Islam is sustained by glaring facts.
Firstly, there is no other revealed book extant in the same form and content as it was revealed. Secondly, no other revealed religion has any convincing claim to provide guidance in all walks of human life for all times. But Islam addresses humanity at large and offers basic guidance regarding all human problems.
1- What is Islam?
Islam is not a new religion, but the same truth that God revealed through all His prophets to every people. For a fifth of the world’s population, Islam is both a religion and a complete way of life. Muslims follow a religion of peace, mercy, and forgiveness, and the majority have nothing to do with the extremely grave events which have come to be associated with their faith.
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Merciful
The question whether there is a life after death does not fall under the jurisdiction of science as science is concerned only with classification and analysis of sense data. Moreover, man has been busy with scientific Enquirer and research, in the modern sense of the term, only for the last few centuries, while he has been familiar with the concept of life after death since times immemorial.
In the name of Almighty God the Merciful, the compassionate
ISLAM AND MUSLIMS
The Arabic word Islam means peace, submission and obedience. The religion of Islam is the complete acceptance of the teachings and guidance of God as revealed to His Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
A Muslim is one who believes in God and strives for total reorganization of his life according to His revealed guidance and the sayings of the Prophet. He also works for building human society on the same basis. “Muhammadanism” is a misnomer for Islam and offends its very spirit.
The word ‘Allah’ is the proper name of God in Arabic. It is a unique term because it has no plural or feminine gender.
