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Belief in His Prophets and MessengersThe Prophets and Messengers were individuals who receivedrevelation from God and conveyed it to the people. They weresent to humanity to return people to monotheism, to serve as livingpractical examples of how to surrender to God, and to guidepeople to the path of salvation. None of the Prophets and Messengersshare in any part of God’s divinity. They were merelyhuman beings. It is forbidden for a Muslim to worship them or touse them as a conduit to God. A Muslim should never invokethem, make supplications to them, or seek God’s mercy and forgivenessthrough or from them. Therefore, the term ‘Muhammadanism’is an insult and should never be applied to Muslims.Every single Prophet and Messenger taught that all such acts arepolytheistic, and anyone who engages in them is outside the foldof Islam.Throughout the ages, God, The Bestower of Good, has sentProphets to people all over the world. A Muslim must believe inall of the Prophets and Messengers sent by God. God has mentionedsome of them in the Qur'an. Among those mentioned byname are Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad(). 6All the Prophets and Messengers of God brought the teachingsof Islam. Throughout history, all monotheistic people whosubmit ted to the will of God and followed God’s revelation tothe Prophets and Messengers of their time are consideredMuslims. The entitlement to Abrahamic inheritance is acquiredthrough one’s adherence to Abraham’s monotheistic faith andsurrender to God, not by lineage alone. When Moses () cameand proclaimed Prophethood, all those who truly followed him inmonotheism were Muslims. Likewise, when Jesus () came and6 The Prophets mentioned in the Qur'an are: Adam, Enoch (Idris), Noah,Hud, Salih, Abraham, Lot, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Shu`ayb, Job, Moses,Aaron, Ezekiel, David, Solomon, Elias, Elisha, Jonah, Zachariya, John ‘TheBaptist’, Jesus, and Muhammad (Peace be upon them all).16
theism were Muslims. Likewise, when Jesus () came and declaredhis Prophethood with clear signs and miracles, it wasobligatory for everyone to accept him unconditionally if theywere to be considered Muslims. All those who rejected Jesus ()became disbelievers in Islam because of that rejection. 7 Rejectingor disliking any of God’s Messengers disqualifies one as Muslim.Muslims are required to love and respect all the Prophets andMessengers of God who called upon humanity to worship TheCreator alone without ascribing to Him any partner. All theProphets and Messengers surrendered completely to God, whichis Islam.The Prophets, from Adam () to Muhammad (), were allbrothers in faith. They all called people to the same truth. DifferentMessengers came with different sets of laws sent by God toguide and govern the people, but the essence of their teachingswas the same. They all called people away from the worship ofcreated things to the worship of The Creator, The Supreme.In Islam, Muhammad () has the distinction of being God’s finalMessenger and the Seal of the Prophets. 8 The reason for this is,first, because God completed His revelations to humanity andperfectly preserved them forever in the Qur'an, and second, Hisfinal Prophet and Messenger () led an exemplary life for thetwenty-three years of his Prophethood, establishing clear guide-7 God revealed to Muhammad (), “The same religion has He establishedfor you as that which He enjoined on Noah, that which We have sent byinspiration to thee, and that which We enjoined on Abraham, Moses,and Jesus: Namely, that you should remain steadfast in religion, andmake no divisions therein. To those who worship other things than God,hard is the [way] to which you call them. God chooses to Himself thosewhom He pleases, and guides to Himself those who turn to Him.”[Qur'an 42:13]8 Some Muslims refer to the following Biblical verses as the foretelling of theProphet Muhammad (): [Deut. 18:15, 18:18; John 1:19 – 21, 14:16, 14:17,15:26, 16:7 – 8, 16:12 – 13]17
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Page 3 and 4: Table of ContentsPreface 5What Is I
Page 5 and 6: PrefaceThe purpose of this work is
Page 7 and 8: y the name Allah. For a Muslim, All
Page 9 and 10: dominion. None can resist His decre
Page 11 and 12: God, even if the worshipper intends
Page 13 and 14: other hand, is merely an intention,
Page 15: Belief in His BooksMuslims believe
Page 19 and 20: penalty is Hell. Heaven and Hell ar
Page 21 and 22: The Free Will of the Human BeingAn
Page 23 and 24: The Five Pillars of IslamThere are
Page 25 and 26: One must remember that Islam does n
Page 27 and 28: pilgrims wear simple garments that
Page 29 and 30: Judgment. No new Prophet or Messeng
Page 31 and 32: 4. And there is none comparable unt
Page 33 and 34: The Prophet () showed Muslims how t
Page 35 and 36: with God, committing polytheism. An
Page 37 and 38: cause just like everything else, he
Page 39 and 40: Jesus ()Jesus () was a Prophet and
Page 41 and 42: Sin and RepentanceSin is willfully
Page 43 and 44: Organizational Structure of IslamIs
Page 45 and 46: Islamic LawIslamic law is derived o
Page 47 and 48: The Islamic Dress CodeIslam promote
Page 49 and 50: Women in IslamWomen and men are equ
Page 51 and 52: Male Chauvinism and the MuslimWorld
Page 53 and 54: All of these practices are against
Page 55 and 56: In the early days of Islam, when pe
Page 57 and 58: God has prepared for us the light o
Page 59: May God bless us all with guidance.

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