Muslims believe that God revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad and that Muhammad is God's final prophet. From an Islamic point of view, Islam is the oldest of the monotheistic religions because it represents both the original and the final revelation of God to Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad.
The Qur'an calls Jews and Christians "people of the Book," and distinguishes them from polytheists. In order to reconcile discrepancies between the earlier prophets and the Qur'an, Muslims claim that Jews and Christians forgot or distorted the word of God after it was revealed to them.
2006-12-04 17:06:36
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answer #1
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answered by Aegis 4
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1. God is one
2. must belief there are angel
3. must belief all prophet including Jesus, moses, David
4. belief on all revealed book eg. Torah, bible, quran
5. belief there will be the end of the world.. and hereafter
6. belief in whatever (good or bad) happen this world is planned by Allah
i think these are basic belief of muslim.
2006-12-05 01:24:25
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answer #2
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answered by Voltage Transformer 33kV 5
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The main belief in the islamic teaching is the six pillars of rukun iman or faith or spiritual mainstay :
1)belief in Allah the only one God and no other god that should be worshipped
2)belief in prophets with the last Muhammad pbuh as Allah's messenger
3)belief in holy books as given by Allah for life guidance with the last Al Qur'an through Gariel angel to Muhammad pbuh
4)belief in angels as messenger of Allah who dedicate their whole lives to Allah
5)belief in resurrection day after this universe collapsed and humans were made live again and be judged by Allah for all of his/her doings in this world
6)belief in Allah's decree or taqdir as God's limitation of destiny of every human
Based on the above six pillars of faith,a muslim should comply also to five pillars of rukun islam i.e :
1)say syahadat or a vow that no other god than Allah the only one God and Muhammad pbuh is Allah messenger
2)pay shalat or praying at least 5 times a day for copulsory at home at the office or at the mosques or on other neat place
3)pay zakat or islamic taxes for income and wealth at least 2.50 % up to 10%
4)do fasting as a compulsory during the whole ramadhan month
5)pay haj pilgrimage once during muslim life when he/she has capability concerning his/her healthy ,enough money. and security.
Muslim should comply to Allah's instructions and Allah's prohibitions as stated in the holy qur'an and hadith in his/her every day of life if he/she will enter heaven
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2006-12-05 01:39:27
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answered by ? 7
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faith and pure monotheism.
Islam is the religion of allegiance to God and his Prophet Muhammed, who lived around 570-632 and came from a family of traders at Mecca. The religion's book of revelation, mediated by the Prophet, is the Quran. The word Islam
derives from the same semitic root as the Hebrew word Shalom, which means peace.
Islam means "submission to God, peace and security.
Muhammed received his revelations over a period of 23 years from the Angel Jibreel, or Gabriel, who was relaying the word of God.
It was not a completely new faith but is the third great monotheistic religion.
Muhammed completes a succession of Prophets, including Abraham, Moses and Jesus, each of whom refined and restated the message of God.
The Quran therefore corroborates, updates and expands the Old and New Testaments.It contains 114 chapters, written in vivid, rhyming prose, and was settled in its current form within 30 years of Mohammed's death.
Main principles of Islam is the absolute sense that there can only be one God, Allah, and that he is the source of all creation and disposer of all lives and events. Hence, there is no God but God and Muhammed is his messenger. All people should become a single Umma, community,witnessing to that fact. On the day of judgment, all will rise from the dead and be sent to heaven or hell.
The Quran contains many moral guidelines, forming the basis of Islamic (sharia) law. Fairness, generosity, requirements for daily prayers, giving alms, abstinence during daylight in the month of Ramadan and pilgrimage to Mecca are all detailed subjects in the Quran.
The five pillars of the Islamic faith, the fundamental constituents of Muslim life, are:
* Shahada, the profession of faith in the uniqueness of Allah and the centrality of Mohammed as his Prophet ·
* Salat, formal worship or prayer
* Zakat, the giving of alms for the poor, assessed on all adult Muslims as 2.5% of capital assets once a year
* Hajj, pilgrimage to Mecca, which every Muslim should undertake at least once in their lifetime if they are physically and financially able; the annual hajj takes place during the last 10 days of the 12th lunar month every year.
* Sawm, fasting during Ramadan, the holy ninth month of the lunar year.
In 622, Mohammed travelled from Mecca to Medina in the hijrah (emigration) -
this forms the starting point in the Muslim dating system.
After the Prophet's death his community split into followers of the caliph Abu Bakr and those who supported Mohammed's closest relative, his son-in-law, Ali ibn Abi Talib.
This division between Shia (followers of Ali) and Sunni (followers of the custom of the caliphate) persists to this day. Although both share most of the customs
of the religion, Shiites place more emphasis on the guiding role of the imam.
About 90% of the world's Muslims are Sunni and about 10% Shia.
Sharia is the divine law of Islam by which Muslims should live their lives. It embraces every aspect of life, including family relations, inheritance, taxation, purification and prayer and observes no distinction between secular and religious law.
How far modern Islamic states follow this principle depends on the degree of secularization they permit. It is essentially laid down by the Quran but has been updated and extended by fatwa (legal opinion), consensus and custom.
2006-12-05 01:02:09
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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believe in one God
fear one God
love his massanger Mohammad.
2006-12-05 01:06:55
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answered by 12imams R infallible. kamalsam 5
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Empire?????? Not really sure what they believe I think it is all based on contradicting everything its based on and suppressing women, closed mindedness and making decisions based on no education. something like that.
2006-12-05 01:08:22
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answered by wilkobali 1
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The fundamental beliefs of Islam can be summed up as follows:
1.Belief in the oneness and unity of God. This entails belief in God as the one and only Creator, Cherisher, and Sovereign Lord of the entire universe.
2.Belief in God's angels. Angels are spiritual beings who are engaged in glorifying God and doing His bidding.
3.Belief in the Scriptures (revelations) that contain God's communications to His prophets and messengers. Among the scriptures are [the original] Torah, [the original] Gospel, and finally the Qur'an, which confirms and preserves intact the pristine, perennial religion revealed to all of God's prophets and messengers.
4.Belief in prophets and messengers. These were message bearers from God, who called mankind unto God; they were ideal Muslims (i.e., they submitted themselves wholly and totally to the will of their Lord). In this sense, the prophets are our true role models, as they represent the best of what humanity can aspire to and become.
5.Belief that both good and bad are decreed by God, as He alone is in charge of the entire universe.
6.Belief in the Last Day when all of humanity will stand before their Lord for final reckoning, where one's good as well bad deeds will be scrutinized by the One Who knows all.
Besides the above fundamental beliefs, a Muslim observes the five pillars, and lives a morally and ethically exemplary life, according to the best of his or her ability.
1.The first and foremost of these pillars is testifying to the oneness of God. By testifying to the divine oneness, one is recognizing God as the sole entity to worship, to attach one's ultimate loyalty. Such recognition frees one from bondage of matter and values that enslave, cripple, and dehumanize one.
2.The next most important pillar is offering five daily Prayers at the appointed times: dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, dusk, and before retiring to bed. Prayer in Islam is a direct communion with God, without any intermediary; it bestows on us grace, serenity, tranquility, and peace.
3.The next foremost pillar of Islam is offering charity. A believer parts with at least a minimum of two and a half percent of his or her wealth for the poor and needy, although he or she is encouraged to give more.
4.Fasting in the month of Ramadan closely follows charity as the fourth pillar. It is an institution intended to teach empathy with the poor, besides inculcating in us the need to overcome and transcend our physical desires in order to deepen our spiritual awareness.
5.Finally, pilgrimage (Hajj) to the house of God in Makkah, the house built by God's prophets Abraham and his son Ishmael. Pilgrimage brings us face to face with people of all races and colors, and challenges us to break the walls that separate us from one another and to embrace the true brotherhood of humanity as the sacred bond that unites all of us under the lordship of the one and only God.
The above cardinal tenets and practices of Islam are intended to instill, nurture, and deepen the basic attitudes and values of submission to the will of God. Islam essentially means to lead a life of mindfulness of God while being compassionate to all of God's creation. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked what was the best teaching of Islam; he said, "To feed the hungry and to spread greeting of peace to everyone, regardless of whether you know the person or not" (Ibn Majah and An-Nasa'i).
At the moral level, Islam teaches us to be truthful, honest, just, compassionate, virtuous; to shun all evils; to be ever bent on doing good deeds while sparing others of any harm or injury. Stated differently, it teaches us to think right, speak right, and act righteously.
At the spiritual level, Islam teaches cultivation of mindfulness of God—being grateful to Him, patient in adversity, and content with His decree and ever willing to make our will conform to His will.
peace .
2006-12-05 01:55:32
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answer #7
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answered by Anonymous
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God is one and Muhammad is his messenger (prophet).
2006-12-05 01:10:09
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answer #8
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answered by J. 7
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God is one.
2006-12-05 01:13:52
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answer #9
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answered by BigPappa 5
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LETS GO SEE BULLWICKLE WITH ROCKY/OR BETTER YET LETS GO SEE ALLAH MARRY ALICE IN WONDERLAND /
2006-12-05 01:06:06
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answered by Anonymous
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