Islam

‘There is no deity aside from Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.’
-The Shahada

One of the youngest of the world’s major religions is Islam. It is also one of the largest, with almost two billion adherents. This is about 24% of the world’s population. There are around 50 countries in the world whose populations are mostly Muslim. Islam is the dominant religion in Asia and Africa.

The basis of Islamic belief is strict monotheism. There is only one God – one deity – who is the creator of all the seen and unseen. God is also transcendent, all knowing and everywhere at all times (omnipresent), all powerful and unrestricted (omnipotent), immortal, merciful, and just. In Islam, God is also conceived as panentheistic, meaning God’s omnipresence transcends space and time.

Muslims believe that even though Allah (God) was known by other Jewish and Christian prophets, and is worshiped by them too, his final revelation was to the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Islam teaches that a person has just one life to live. How believers live this life determines how they will spend their eternal existence. During this life, believers must submit to the will of Allah. Thus, adherents of this religion are called ‘Muslims’ (those who submit to God).

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PRE-ISLAMIC ARAB RELIGION

THE LIFE OF MUHAMMAD (ﷺ)

MOTHERS OF THE BELIEVERS (سلام الله علیها):

THE NOBLE QURAN

THE NATURE OF GOD IN ISLAM

THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM

ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS

ISLAM AND WOMEN

ISLAMIC TABOOS

JIHAD

THE SPREAD OF ISLAM

THE CALIPHATE

ISLAMIC SECTS AND SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT

ISLAMIC MYSTICISM