الاثنين، أكتوبر 13، 2008

Islam - the path of devotion


بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم


In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful


This is an open invitation to all to embark upon Islam, the path of devotion to Allah, holy and exalted is He. Islam is a simple religion with a simple creed: La ilaha illa Allah (there is none worthy of devotion other than Allah)

Iman is faith, and consists of six important beliefs:
i) belief in Allah.
ii) belief in His angels.
iii) belief in His scriptures.
iv) belief in His prophets.
v) belief in the resurrection.
vi) belief in His divine decree.


Islam is the path of devotion, based on five pillars:
i) shahadah - to bear witness that there is none worthy of devotion other than Allah, and that Muhammad (alaihi salatu wa salam) is His messenger.
ii) salah - to offer prayers to Allah five times in the day.
iii) zakah - to give a portion of one's wealth to the needy for the sake of Allah.
iv) sawm - to offer fast in the sacred month of Ramadan.
v) hajj - to make a pilgrimage to the house of Allah in makka (saudi arabia)



Ihsan is excellence in the path of devotion to Allah, and has two signs:
i) to be so devoted to Allah as though you see him, or
ii) to be so devoted to Allah as though He sees you (and indeed He is all-Seeing)


Islam is a simple religion with a basic creed, there is none worthy of devotion except Allah. Muslims believe that there is only One God, He is Independent without any partners, He does not beget children, nor was He begotten by a father or anything else, and there is nothing like unto Him.

Tawhid is monotheism, the unity and oneness of Allah, holy and exalted is He. It consists of three branches:
i) the oneness of Allah in creating, sustaining and ruling over the creation, universe, existence.
ii) the oneness of Allah is being worthy of all acts of devotion and worship.

iii) the oneness of Allah in all His names and
attributes.

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