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WHAT IS ISLAM? Islam, the word has two meanings: 1. Peace 2. Submission Islam teaches that one can only find peace in one's life in this world and the hereafter by submitting to Almighty God (Allah) in heart, soul and deed. It means voluntary surrender to the Will of Allah and obedience to His commands. Allah, also, an Arabic word, is the unique name of God. Muslims prefer to use Allah rather than God. Further Islam is not just a religion. In its fullest form, it is a complete, total, 100 percent system of life. It teaches every aspects of life such as legal, political, economic, social and family life. WHO IS A MUSLIM? A person who believes in and consciously follows Islam, i.e. believe in Allah, the one God and follow his messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him), is called Muslim. The word Muslim also came from the same root word. So, the religion is called "Islam," and a person who believes in and follows it is a "Muslim."

"La ilaha illallahu Muhammadur Rasoolullah" Trans: There is no god but Allah, Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is the messenger of Allah. According to the above statement, every Muslim must believe Allah Almighty as the one God and must worship him alone. Further, Muslims must believe Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as the final messenger of Allah and follow him in every aspects of life. Every Muslim should love Allah Almighty and his beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) more than his soul, parents, kids and anything. That is compulsory for every Muslim. Also every Muslim must believe all the previous Prophets who were sent by Allah Almighty before to the beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Hence, Muslims believe, accept and respect all the Prophets like Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David and Jesus (Peace be upon them)

Five pillars are the five practices essential to every Muslims. If a person becomes a Muslim, these five practices become obligatory upon him, provided if he fulfills the certain conditions in case of certain practices. 1. Faith (Imaan or Kalima) 2. The Prayer (Salat) 3. The Fasting (Sawm) 4. The Compulsory Charity (Zakat) 5. The Pilgrimage (Hajj) ♣ WHAT IS FAITH (IMAAN)? Imaan is the base of Islam. Imaan means believing Allah as God and Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) as the messenger of Allah. Hence, every Muslim must believe 6 things in Islam. If he refutes to believe even one of them, he will not be considered as a Muslim.

Kalimah is the statement (words) which testifies the belief of Islam. There are 5 kalimah in Islam. 1. Kalimah Thoiba Laa ilaaha illallaahu Muhammadur Rasoolullaah (Trans: There is no god but Allah, Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is the messenger of Allah) 2. Kalimah Shahaada Ash-hadu an-laa ilaaha illallaahu wahdahoo laa shareeka lahoo, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan abduhoo wa rasooluh (Trans: I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship besides Allah. He is alone. He has no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger) 3. Kalimah Thamjeed Subhaanallaahi wal hamdulillaahi wa laa ilaaha illallaahu wallaahu Akbar, wa laa hawla walaa quwwata illaa billaahil aliyyil adheem (Trans: Glory be to Allah. All praise be to Allah. There is none worthy of worship besides Allah and Allah is the Gratest. There is no power and might except from Allah, the Most High, the Great) 4. Kalimah Tawheed Laa ilaaha illallaahu wahdahoo laa shareeka lah. Lahul mulk, wa lahul hamd, yuhyiy wa yumeet biyadihil khayr wa huwa alaa kulli shay-in qadeer (Trans: There is none worthy of worship besides Allah who is alone. He has no partner. For him is the Kingdom, and for Him is all praise. He gives life and causes death. In His hand is all good. And He has power over everything) 5. Kalimah Radd Kufr Allaahumma inniy a’oodhu bika min an ushrika bika shay-an wa ana a’alamu bihi wa astaghfiruka lima laa a’alamu bih. Tubtu anhu wa tabarratu minal kufri wash-shirki wal kizbi wal ma’aasi kullihaa aslamtu wa aamantu wa aqoolu laa ilaaha illallaahu Muhammadur rasoolullah (Trans: O Allah, surely I do seek refuge in You from knowingly associating any partner with You, I beg Your forgiveness for the sin from which I am not aware of, I repent it and I declare myself free from infidelity, polytheism (associating any partner with Allah), telling lies and all other sins. I accept Islam and believe and declare that there is none worthy of worship besides Allah and Muhammad [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] is the messenger of Allah.

1. BELIEF IN ALLAH Allah is the unique name of God. Muslims prefer to use Allah rather than God. Allah is the one God, all-powerful and all-knowing creator, sustainer, ordainer and judge of the universe. He is unique (wahid) and inherently one (ahad), all-merciful and omnipotent. 2. BELIEF IN ANGELS Belief in the angels is the part of faith of Islam. The Arabic word for angel is malaak. Angels were created from light. 3. BELIEF IN SCRIPTURES Muslims believe that four Holy Scriptures were revealed by Allah Almighty to Messengers of Allah in various time periods. However, they believe that except Al Quran, all the previous books were distorted either in interpretation, text or both. Also Al Quran is the final scripture revealed by Allah Almighty for the entire people of universe. 4. BELIEF IN PROPHETS Allah created the mankind and sent the prophets to every nation throughout the history to show the straight path to the mankind. They were sent with the message of Allah and showed mankind the right path that will lead them to Paradise and to salvation from Hell-fire. All the Prophets preached to their people about the message of Islam; i.e. Allah Almighty is the one God and submission to the will of God. 5. BELIEF IN "DAY OF JUDGEMENT" Belief in the Day of Judgment is considered as a fundamental tenet of faith in Islam. Every human, whether Muslim or Non-Muslim, will die and be resurrected, be held accountable for their deeds and be judged by Allah Almighty accordingly. 6. BELIEF IN DIVINE DECREE Predestination is the sixth article of belief in Islam. In accordance with the Islamic belief in predestination, or divine preordainment (al-qadā wa'l-qadar), Allah has full knowledge and control over all that occurs. Nothing will happen without Allah's willing.

The sacred scripture revealed from Allah Almighty to Beloved Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) through Angel Gabriel (Peace be upon him) over a period of 23 years. It contains 114 chapters and approximately 6666 verses which explain the power of Allah, guidance for humanity and the historical events. This is the Holy Scripture for Muslims. This is not only the guidance for Muslims, but also for Non-Muslims too. When these verses were revealed, most of the companions memorized them and wrote down. Later it was compiled as a book in the governing period of Uthman ibn Affan (May Allah be pleased with him). Therefore, it does not contain any words of human like in other religious scriptures. It contains purely words of Almighty Allah. Neither scribal errors nor scientific errors could be found in Al Quran