What is Islam?

[*IslamicGirl*]

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What is Islam?





“Islam” is an Arabic word that means surrender and peace. The full definition implies that when you surrender your will to God, you will find peace in your soul. A Muslim then, is a person who surrenders to God and finds peace.

The name Islamimplies the following concept:

By surrendering one’s fickle and weak will to Allah, one can let go of all their fears and earthly temptations so that they can finally have peace in their soul.



There are even main beliefs, five main practices, and three main duties. The seven beliefs of Islam are listed in what is known as the Imam al Muffassil, or, “ The Beliefs Listed in Detail.” The seven beliefs are to believe in:

1) Allah (SWT),

2) His Angels,

3) His Books,

4) His Messengers,

5) The last day,

6) Measurement, both the good and the bad are from Allah,

7) And life after death.



The five main practices are simply the five main pillars.

They are:

1) Declaring there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad Rasulallah is the Messenger of Allah,

2) Establishing prayer,

3) Fasting in the month of Ramadan,

4) Charity,

5) Making a pilgrimage to the House (the Ka’ bah in Mecca)



The three duties are extra things which Muslims do based on the commandments of Allah in the Quran. They are:

1) Awash, (Calling others to Islam.)

2) Jihad (Striving in Allah’s Cause)

3) Encouraging the good while forbidding wrong.



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[ZawjatuRaafi]

mashaa Allah Ukhti that was a nice simple and understandable description of Islam. It would be nice to see more of this here, as well it would be nice to have a thread solely for the purpose of dawah. Not related to anything but dawah forming posts, and questions from those sincerely wanting to ask questions about Islam and us as muslims sincerely trying to answer these questions with actual daleel and experiences.

I think alot of times it is hard to ask much because many people seem to find the fitnah in something and then the posts go way off onto different tangents and the poster just kinda gets lost in the shuffle...

anyhow would just be nice to see... mashaa Allah ukhti shukran for posting this may Allah reward you for your good efforts and for reminding us all who we are as muslims, why we are muslims and what being muslim truly boils down to mean... Ameen

[*IslamicGirl*]

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:salams


:love: No probem sis :)


I wanted to post somethign basic about Islam, something sweet and agreeable :)

So many people make arguements about practically every aspect of Islam, that it's a breath of fresh air to post somethign we all agree on. :)

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