What are the concepts of Islam?

Question

Explain Islam to me in Barney terms.

Answer 1

Peace be upon u brother ...

I don't know what "Barney terms" are ... but I think it means simply or in brief ... and that's what I will give you :) ...

A brief about Islam:
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Muslims simply believe that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is his final messenger...

They believe in all messengers sent by God including Muhammad, Jesus and Moses (as they are all considered as messengers in Islam)...

And they believe in all holy scriptures sent by God including Quran, Bible and Torah (where Bible and Torah are considered corrupted now and not containing the original script sent by God)...

Islam has over 840 million followers. The prophet Muhammad, who received the Holy Scriptures of Islam, the Quran, from Allah (God) C. AD 610, was the founder... Islam (Arabic for "submission to God") maintains that Muhammad is the last in a long line of holy prophets, preceded by Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus.

In addition to being devoted to the Quran, followers of Islam (Muslims) are devoted to the worship of Allah through the Five Pillars and the statement

"There is no god but God, and Muhammad is his prophet".

Practices include prayer, conducted five times a day while facing Mecca;

The giving of alms;

The keeping of the fast of Ramadan (the ninth month of the Muslim year);

And the making of a pilgrimage at least once in lifetime to Mecca, IF POSSIBLE.

I hope I answered your question with my best ... best regards...

Answer 2

The Trinity, became into first presented in the 4th century while a council headed via the Roman Emperor concluded that there became into one God yet 3 different persons; via this end, Malachi Martin, (a Catholic church pupil and author...he died in the early 1890s) wrote that there became into confusion in the Church and Constantine ordered that all of us who did no longer no longer have self assurance in the seen the Trinity could be hunted and killed. As a Muslim, i do no longer hardship too plenty concerning to the Trinity theory considering Catholics have self assurance that the Trinity won't have the ability to be defined; that's a seen faith...with out reason. I hardship greater approximately Sunnis and Shiias continuously struggling with against one yet another.

Answer 3

I guess biomemtic explained everything. Just would like to add some main practices. Belief is very important concept. The Quran (Koran) explains belief in God, Prophethood, and after-life. It also contains laws and how to conduct oneself in this world. You will gain a better simple understanding by visiting this website.

www.islam-guide.com

www.islamtomorrow.com

Answer 4

Allah (God Almighty) is the only Creator of all that exits.

There is one God (Allah). Jesus is the Christ, miracle birth- and Muhammad (p) is his last prophet, both of them said, "God is One and you have to serve Him with all your heart, mind and strength.

Allah reveals His 99 Divine Attributes and does not compare Himself to any of His creation.

Allah created man from dirt and "in His image" and of "His spirit," yet God has no likeness of anything in creation.

Adam & Eve sinned, then repented and were forgiven, with no continuing effects on their children.


God Forgives Adam and Eve after they repent. Then He makes Adam his deputy (caliph) and the first prophet.


Man is basically good but prone to mistakes. Muslims who repent and submit to God are forgiven without intercession from Christ (or anyone) needed.

Through submission to the Will of God in peace, anyone, anytime, any place becomes a servant of Allah and draw closer to Him.

Allah is not like His creation. He is neither male nor female, nor is creation like Him.

this is our beleife and we have piller,s in Islam

prayer,s 5 time,s a day

zakat 2.5 % tax every year on more then 85gms of gold or cash in the same amount

hajj visit pillgrimage once in a life time

fasting in the month of ramadan

Jihaad fight in the name of ALLAH when needed to spread the peace

Answer 5

what is Islam? the essentials of Islam? what Muslims recite/whisper in their prayers? Easy to read explanation in simple English: http://www.kamranshawl.com/islam.html

Answer 6

islam is believing in the Quran, and absolute submission to allah.

The total thought of the Qurán is summed up in;

Qurán 9:5
""The Verse of the Sword""
"" Fight and slay the pegans wherever you find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem""

This shows the LOVE and PEACE that this book and islam is all about!

Answer 7

http://islamtomorrow.com/islam/faith.asp click the link above .This is the web site developed by New Muslims..most of them Americans.priests and ministers.

Answer 8

If you kill yourself for the cause of Islam/Allah you can go to heaven even if your bad deeds out way your good deeds. You can join a terrorist group like alquida, hammas, hesbolla, etc...., and if you die for the cause of Islam/Allah, you can go to heaven.

Answer 9

Same as Christianity.

Answer 10

Islam is the very nature of man. It is the religion and the path chosen by Almighty Allah for mankind so that they may gain happiness in this life and Paradise in the next life. Islam is not a religion in the common and distorted sense, for it does not confine its scope to one's private life. It is a complete way of life and is present in every field of human existence. Islam provides guidance for all aspects of life—individual and social, material and moral, economic and political, legal and cultural, and national and international. The teachings of Islam are simple and intelligible.

Some Basic Islamic Beliefs

The religion of Islam is the acceptance of and obedience to the teachings of God which He revealed to His last prophet, Muhammad .
1) Belief in God:
Muslims believe in one, unique, incomparable God, Who has no son nor partner, and that none has the right to be worshipped but Him alone. He is the true God, and every other deity is false. He has the most magnificent names and sublime perfect attributes. No one shares His divinity, nor His attributes. In the Quran, God describes Himself:

Say, “He is God, the One. God, to Whom the creatures turn for their needs. He begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none like Him.” (Quran, 112:1-4)
No one has the right to be invoked, supplicated, prayed to, or shown any act of worship, but God alone.
God alone is the Almighty, the Creator, the Sovereign, and the Sustainer of everything in the whole universe. He manages all affairs. He stands in need of none of His creatures, and all His creatures depend on Him for all that they need. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing, and the All-Knowing. In a perfect manner, His knowledge encompasses all things, the open and the secret, and the public and the private. He knows what has happened, what will happen, and how it will happen. No affair occurs in the whole world except by His will. Whatever He wills is, and whatever He does not will is not and will never be. His will is above the will of all the creatures. He has power over all things, and He is able to do everything. He is the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and the Most Beneficent. In one of the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad , we are told that God is more merciful to His creatures than a mother to her child. God is far removed from injustice and tyranny. He is All-Wise in all of His actions and decrees. If someone wants something from God, he or she can ask God directly without asking anyone else to intercede with God for him or her.
God is not Jesus, and Jesus is not God. Even Jesus himself rejected this. God has said in the Quran:
Indeed, they have disbelieved who have said, “God is the Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary.” The Messiah said, “Children of Israel, worship God, my Lord and your Lord. Whoever associates partners in worship with God, then God has forbidden Paradise for him, and his home is the Fire (Hell). For the wrongdoers, there will be no helpers.” (Quran, 5:72)

God is not a trinity. God has said in the Quran:
Indeed, they disbelieve who say, “God is the third of three (in a trinity),” when there is no god but one God. If they desist not from what they say, truly, a painful punishment will befall the disbelievers among them. Would they not rather repent to God and ask His forgiveness? For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. The Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary, was no more than a messenger... (Quran, 5:73-75)
Islam rejects that God rested on the seventh day of the creation, that He wrestled with one of His angels, that He is an envious plotter against mankind, or that He is incarnate in any human being. Islam also rejects the attribution of any human form to God. All of these are considered blasphemous. God is the Exalted. He is far removed from every imperfection. He never becomes weary. He does not become drowsy nor does he sleep.
The Arabic word Allah means God (the one and only true God who created the whole universe). This word Allah is a name for God, which is used by Arabic speakers, both Arab Muslims and Arab Christians. This word cannot be used to designate anything other than the one true God. The Arabic word Allah occurs in the Quran about 2700 times. In Aramaic, a language related closely to Arabic and the language that Jesus habitually spoke, God is also referred to as Allah.
2) Belief in the Angels:
Muslims believe in the existence of the angels and that they are honored creatures. The angels worship God alone, obey Him, and act only by His command. Among the angels is Gabriel, who brought down the Quran to Muhammad .
3) Belief in God’s Revealed Books:
Muslims believe that God revealed books to His messengers as proof for mankind and as guidance for them. Among these books is the Quran, which God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad . God has guaranteed the Quran’s protection from any corruption or distortion. God has said:
Indeed, We have sent down the Quran, and surely We will guard it (from corruption). (Quran, 15:9)
4) Belief in the Prophets and Messengers of God:
Muslims believe in the prophets and messengers of God, starting with Adam, including Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, and Jesus (peace be upon them). But God’s final message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal message, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad . Muslims believe that Muhammad is the last prophet sent by God, as God has said:
Muhammad is not the father of any one of your men, but he is the Messenger of God and the last of the prophets... (Quran, 33:40)
Muslims believe that all the prophets and messengers were created human beings who had none of the divine qualities of God.
5) Belief in the Day of Judgment:
Muslims believe in the Day of Judgment (the Day of Resurrection) when all people will be resurrected for God’s judgment according to their beliefs and deeds.
6) Belief in Al-Qadar:
Muslims believe in Al-Qadar, which is Divine Predestination, but this belief in Divine Predestination does not mean that human beings do not have freewill. Rather, Muslims believe that God has given human beings freewill. This means that they can choose right or wrong and that they are responsible for their choices.
The belief in Divine Predestination includes belief in four things: 1) God knows everything. He knows what has happened and what will happen. 2) God has recorded all that has happened and all that will happen. 3) Whatever God wills to happen happens, and whatever He wills not to happen does not happen. 4) God is the Creator of everything.

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