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 Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:01 pm |
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The history of Islam
Islam is derived from the Arabic word "salaam" and has a two-fold
meaning: peace, and submission to God. This submission requires a
fully conscious and keen effort to submit to the one Almighty God. One
must intentionally and conscientiously give oneself to the service of
Allah. It is a universal religion and its objective is to create and
cultivate in man the quality and approach of Islam. The faith of this
religion is the oneness and sovereignty of God, which has shaped and
looked upon all human races as one family. Islam is against the idea
that there are privileged people. Islam stands for the equality of all
humanity without any discrimination on the basis of race, caste, sex,
place of birth etc. Unlike other living things human beings have
thinking potential and so they are invited to summit to the goodwill
of God and obey His law i.e. become a Muslim. Anyone who follows Islam
is known as Muslim. The word "Muslim" is originated from the Arabic
word signifying a person totally devoted to the will of the God. And
the word "Allah" meaning "the one True God" is also of Arabic origin.
The history of Islam centers around Muhammad (messenger of god). He
was born around 570 A.D. and was brought up by his extended family
after the death of his parents. As he grew, he became dis*******ed
with polytheism and came to believe in one God, Allah. He began to
have religious visions around age 40. During these visions, Muhammad
would receive "messages" or "revelations" from God. He would memorize
them and teach them to his followers. These visions are now recorded
in the holy Qur'an (or Koran). Muhammad continued to receive these
visions until his death in 632 A.D. The Quran has 114 suras. The Quran
is believed to be the last revealed word of Allah and the basic source
of Islamic teachings and laws. The Quran covers a variety of issues
such as creeds, morality, history of humanity, worship, knowledge,
wisdom, good-man relationship, and human relationship in all aspects.
Comprehensive teaching on which can be built sound systems of social
justice, economics, politics, legislation, jurisprudence, law and
international relations, are important *******s of the Quran. The
complete acceptance of the teachings and guidance of 'Allah' as
recorded in the Quran is the religion of Islam. Islam preaches faith
in the oneness and sovereignty of Allah, which makes man aware of the
meaningfulness of the Universe and of his place in it. This belief
frees him from all fears and superstitions by making him conscious of
the presence of the Almighty Allah and of man's obligations towards
Him. This faith must be expressed and tested in action. Faith alone is
not enough. Islam religion has five pillars, essentially to be
followed by every good Muslim, and they are: (1) confession of faith
in God and in Muhammad as God's messenger (2) daily prayer at the five
appointed times (3) fasting during the month of Ramadan (4) paying an
alms-tax and giving charity to the poor and (5) pilgrimage to the holy
city of Mecca and its sacred shrine, the Kaaba. Islam protects all the
human rights: rights to life, liberty, freedom, equality, and justice
and above this one of the basic concern is the security of the person.
Islam teaches that the closest to Allah and the most beloved of Allah
are those who are the best in piety. Thus all people, male and female,
and regardless of race, color, nationality or ethnicity, are
considered and treated as equal before Allah and before the law. Today
Islamic religion has become the second largest religion in the world.
Muslim occupies 20% of all the people of the world. In today's world
racism, prejudice and discrimination have become a widespread problem
of the entire mankind. Islam, for the last 1400 years has tried to end
this discrimination and a unique example of oneness and brotherhood of
all mankind can be seen clearly during the Hajj. Islam has established
a universal brotherhood. It has stressed that a true brotherhood can
be established only by virtue of mankind's strong relationship with
one another through Allah |
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