2006-07-09 14:21:08 · 9 answers · asked by mommy_2_little_man 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Islam is based on what they call the 5 Pilars of faith, look them up.
2006-07-09 14:24:22 · answer #1 · answered by garciasgirl9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "Islam" is an Arabic word which means "submission to the will of God".
This word comes from the same root as the Arabic word "salam", which means "peace".
As such, the religion of Islam teaches that in order to achieve true peace of mind and surety of heart, one must submit to God and live according to His Divinely revealed Law.
The most important truth that God revealed to mankind is that there is nothing divine or worthy of being worshipped except for Almighty God, thus all human beings should submit to Him.
The word "Muslim" means one who submits to the will of God, regardless of their race, nationality or ethnic background.
Being a Muslim entails willful submission and active obedience to God, and living in accordance with His message.
Thus anyone who submits completely to God and worships Him alone is a Muslim.
Muslims believe that all of God's prophets, which include Abraham, Noah, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad, brought the same message of Pure Monotheism.
For this reason, the Prophet Muhammad was not the founder of a new religion, as many people mistakenly think, but he was the Final Prophet of Islam.
By revealing His final message to Muhammad, which is an eternal and universal message for all of mankind, God finally fulfilled the covenant that He made with Abraham, who was one of the earliest and greatest prophets.
Suffice it to say that the way of Islam is the same as the way of the prophet Abraham, because both the Bible and the Qur'an portray Abraham as a towering example of someone who submitted himself completely to God and worshipped Him without intermediaries.
Once this is realized, it should be clear that Islam has the most continuous and universal message of any religion, because all prophets and messengers were "Muslims", i.e. those who submitted to God's will, and they preached "Islam", i.e. submission to the will of Almighty God.
2006-07-09 21:34:29 · answer #2 · answered by aboosait 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the islam states that the moslem must :
1-pray to God
2-fast in ramdan (....and in other things)
3-visit the makkah as a pilgirm (if he had the money and if he can)
4-He must believe that there's only one God and that Prophet Mohamed is his verdict
5-Give a stated amount of his money to the poor each certaoiin amount of time
2006-07-09 21:29:45 · answer #3 · answered by Gohst 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first thing before anything else is to believe of only one universal God. He is not three, not Jesus, Not human figure, not idols or images. He has not begot, neither he has begotten. the one that creatures seek for Help. nothing like Him or comparable to Him. He is Allah. almost every chapter of the Quran repeats this "there is no other god but Allah". it's very important.
if u believe in this, then 2nd one is believe that Muhammad is a prophet sent to you by God.
2006-07-09 21:32:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love, Truth, Peace, Freedom and Justice
2006-07-09 21:25:53 · answer #5 · answered by The Monnicker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is good and honorable for a man to beat the disobedience out of his females.
If a non-Muslim tries to present Muslims with an alternative faith so they can choose for themselves, kill him/her, no questions asked.
If a non-Muslim refuses to convert to Islam, kill him/her, no questions asked.
If a Muslim converts to another faith, kill him/her, no questions asked.
If anyone offends a Muslim, kill the offender, no questions asked.
If a Muslim slaughters large numbers of non-Muslims, throw a party.
Bully, threaten and murder everyone who questions or criticizes your faith.
Convince 18-year-old boys to "martyr" themselves by suicide-bombing groups of elderly people at an old-folks' home.
2006-07-09 21:59:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ashadu an la illaha ilAllah wa ashadu anne mohammedan abuduhu warasoelAllah.
That is the central believe and it means i testify that there is no god then Allah and i believe/testify that Mohammed is his messenger.
2006-07-09 21:40:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont listen to some of these people here..really look it up. go to a bookstore and get a book to read..look it up online..just dont listen to the ramblings of some of these people..make your own judgement.......it is the Religion of Peace
2006-07-09 22:50:35 · answer #8 · answered by Katfish 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam
2006-07-09 21:24:54 · answer #9 · answered by Skypilot49 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋