what is islam?

Answer 1

it is the complete way of life:)

Answer 2

what is islam?

The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about Islam is what the word Islam itself means. The religion of Islam is not named after a person, or a place, a tribe, a mountain or a river. Nor is the name just another –ism among the many that exist in the world today. The Arabic word Islam means the submission or surrender of one's will to the only true god worthy of worship, Allah (God in Arabic). A Muslim is the one who submits or surrenders his will to Allah. Hence, it was not a new religion brought by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in Arabia in the seventh century, but only the true religion of God re-expressed in its final form.

Answer 3

Islam is a religion

Answer 4

Islam=submission to God

it is not a truly a religion but more of a way of life.

Answer 5

A monotheistic religion based on a 7th century political figure:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam

Answer 6

the first and the most important key is to believe in the uniquness of God, means God is only one. no partners next to Him.

1st commandment: you shall not take other gods before Me. God has put this as the first commandment as this is the begining of all faith.

then everything goes unders this believe in the day of judgement, the existance of all the prophets of God included Jesus, all his books, the existance of angels , heaven and Hell.

do your prayers, fast, give charity...etc

Answer 7

the religion brought by mohammad.
islam means submission to god.. thats what the whole religion is about
theres 5 pillars to being a muslim..
praying, fasting, proclaiming belief in one god, charity, and completing the pilgrimage

Answer 8

to believe in one God and that Muhammad is His messenger, to pray 5 times a day at the appointed time, to give to the poor regular charity, to fast for the month of Ramadan and to perform Hajj if you can afford to.

Answer 9

A pretty good fruit with some bad seeds

Answer 10

A religion that teaches "submission to God"

Answer 11

evil on earth !! Mohammad spread this so called "religion" by the sword killing any one who stood in his way. Allah is a pagan moon god which is a idol, not some deity !!! If u read the koran u will soon discover that what the media labels "terrorists" are not but rather devout musliums doing what the koran commands, to fight in the cause of allah in jihad which has over 100 references to kill 4 allah & if they die in jihad they get 77 virgins check out this news post: "& tell me islam is a peaceful religion ?"
Palestinian television: Suicide is most glorious death of all
Sheikh hails martyred corpse with 'no head, body burned, fingers gone'
WORLDNETDAILY - By Aaron Klein - November 11, 2006 -- JERUSALEM -- Death by carrying out a suicide operation is one of the most glorious ways to die and is rewarded with eternal paradise and 72 dark-eyed virgins, according to a religious instruction broadcast last week on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' state-run television.
The lesson, delivered by a PA religious cleric, instructed Palestinians to strive for a violent death in which the martyred corpse has "no head, no legs, his body completely burned . . . intestines outside, fingers . . . gone.”
"Oh God, bring us back [to earth] to be killed by the Apache. Bring us back so that the planes will blow us up, that our heads will be cut off from the body,'' proclaimed Sheik Imad Hamato on official PA television run by Abbas' Fatah party.
According to a translation by Palestinian Media Watch Hamato urged Palestinians to die in jihad.
"There is one thing that causes Allahâ€Â¦to elevate his worshipper 100 levels in Paradise, and each level is like the space between heaven and earth. And what is this thing, Allahâ€â„¢s prophet [Muhammad]? It's the Jihad for Allah. Jihad for Allah."
The Palestinian sheikh uses Islamic doctrine to justify suicide terrorism. Citing the Hadith, or Islamic oral tradition, Hamoto compares a friend of Muhammad who was killed accidentally using his own sword to the perpetrator of a suicide bombing.
"[According to the] Hadith: One of the Prophet Muhammad's good friends was preparing a bow and arrow when his own sword struck him and killed himâ€Â¦ Is he considered a Shahid or not? Did he commit suicide? It's like the conflict today! One who exploded with a bomb. People talk about whether or not heâ€â„¢s a Shahid."
"They said: 'The man died from his own weapon, and not from the weapon of the enemy.' Answered Prophet Muhammad: 'He died in an attempt to be a holy warriorâ€Â¦ And his reward for that was doubledâ€Â¦'"
Homato explains Allah blesses the "first blood" of the suicide bomber, who "sees his place in paradise, is shielded from the great shock and marries 72 dark-eyed maidens."
He says proper suicide bombers understand disfiguring their bodies as a result of an attack is the "most wished for" fate of all.
"A man, when he sees one of his brothers being killed for Allah, those we consider Shahids for Allah, he sees [for example] a person with no head, no legs, his body completely burned. Yes? Intestines outside, fingers are gone, it's a difficult image. The most difficult thing which we fear is what the Shahids wish for most of all."
Homato's speech in which religious status and the reward of 72 virgins is granted to the suicide bomber is commonplace on Palestinian television and among terror organization in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Hamas' official charter uses interpretations of the Quran to justify suicide operations and calls for the murder of Jews to "hasten the day of judgment."
In a recent interview with the senior leadership of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the declared "military wing" of Abbas' Fatah party, overall Brigades leader Ala Senakreh called suicide terrorism "not violence. It is jihad for Allah."
"There is no greater way of leaving this earth than to martyr yourself while killing Jews," Senakreh said. "Allah elevates this martyr in paradise for his special [operation.]"
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52911