ISLAM FOR BEGINNERS BRS 107.pdf - CUEA

Summary 7This chapter is the central pint of this introduction and, indeed,of the whole study of Islam, for it explains, in one way or theother, what makes Islam to be Islam and not something else.Although Islam is politics, economy, rites, practices, it is first areligion. And each religion has some aspects that characterize itto be what it is. Islam turns around three realities: Allah whoreveals his word, The Qur’an which is taken as the revealed wordand Muhammad who is the messenger of Allah’s word. All otheraspects of Islamic doctrine turns around this three. If someonewants to understand Islam, let him study what Muslims sayabout Allah, the Qur’an and Muhammad.Frederic N. Mvumbi,OP Page 36 of 85