Islam FAQ

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What is Islam?

What is Islam?
Islam in Arabic
means
“Submission to the
will of God”
What is Islam? Others 13.0%
Muslims 19.8%
Jews 0.2%
Atheists 2.4%
Buddhists 5.9%
Catholics 17.4% Agnostics 12.5%
Protestants 5.6% Hindus 13.3%

Orthodox Christians 3.5% Other Christians 6.4%
Islam is the religion and way

of life of 1.5 billion people
What is Islam?
● Islam is to worship God only and
not to associate any partners with
him.
● This is the message of Noah,
Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad

and all the prophets (peace be upon
them all).
What is Islam?
The Religion before Allah is Islam
(submission to His Will): Nor did the
People of the Book dissent therefrom
except through envy of each other, after
knowledge had come to them. But if any
deny the Signs of Allah, Allah is swift in
calling to account.
Quran [3:19]
What is Islam?
If anyone desires a religion other than

Islam (submission to Allah), never will it
be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter
He will be in the ranks of those who have
lost (All spiritual good).
Quran [3:85]
What is Islam?
This day have those who reject faith

given up all hope of your religion: yet
fear them not but fear Me. This day have
I perfected your religion for you,
completed My favour upon you, and
have chosen for you Islam as your
religion.
Quran [5:3]
What is Islam?
Those whom Allah (in His plan) willeth
to guide,- He openeth their chest to
Islam; those whom He willeth to leave
straying,- He maketh their chest close
and constricted, as if they had to climb
up to the skies: thus doth Allah (heap)
the penalty on those who refuse to
believe.
Quran [6:125]
What is Islam?
Islam is to worship Allah and not to

associate any partners with him, to do
your prescribed prayers, to give the
prescribed charity (Zakah) and to fast
Ramadan.
Muhammad (peace be upon him)

What do Muslims
believe in?

What do Muslims believe in?
● Allah (the creator, Almighty God)
● Prophets
● Books (Scriptures, Revelations)
● Angels
● Day of Judgment
● Divine Destiny (Qadr)

Say ye: "We believe in Allah, and the
revelation given to us, and to Abraham,
Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that
given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to
(all) prophets from their Lord: We make no
difference between one and another of them:
And we bow to Allah (in Islam)."
Qur'an [2:136]
The Messenger believeth in what hath been
revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of
faith. Each one (of them) believeth in Allah, His
angels, His books, and His apostles. "We make no
distinction (they say) between one and another of
His apostles." And they say: "We hear, and we
obey: (We seek) Thy forgiveness, our Lord, and to
Thee is the end of all journeys."
Qur'an [2:285]
O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His

Messenger, and the scripture which He hath
sent to His Messenger and the scripture
which He sent to those before (him). Any who
denieth Allah, His angels, His Books, His
Messenger, and the Day of Judgment, hath
gone far, far astray.
Qur'an [4:136]
To have faith is to believe in Allah, his

angels, his messengers, his books, the
day of judgment and the divine destiny
with its good and bad.

Who is Allah?

Who is Allah?
A god = elah in Arabic

The God = Allah in Arabic
(i.e., the only one worthy of worship)

Who is Allah?
●Allah is the creator and sustainer of the universe
●The same God worshiped by Christians and Jews
●“Allah” is the same word used by Arab
Christians in their Bible
Allah mentioned 17
times in the first page
of the Arabic Bible

Who is Allah?
Allah. There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-
subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep.
His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is
there can intercede in His presence except as He
permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures
as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass
aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne
doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth
no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the
Most High, the Supreme (in glory).
Qur'an [2:255]
Who is Allah?
Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;

Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He
begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
And there is none like unto Him.
Qur'an [112:1-4]
Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- Who knows (all
things) both secret and open; He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- the Sovereign, the
Holy One, the Source of Peace (and Perfection), the Guardian of
Faith, the Preserver of Safety, the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible,
the Supreme: Glory to Allah. (High is He) above the partners they
attribute to Him.
He is Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms (or
Colours). To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names: whatever is in
the heavens and on earth, doth declare His Praises and Glory: and
He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Qur'an [59:22-24]
Who is Allah?
Say: Praise be to Allah, and Peace on his servants whom
He has chosen (for his Message). (Who) is better?- Allah
or the false gods they associate (with Him)?
Or, Who has created the heavens and the earth, and Who
sends you down rain from the sky? Yea, with it We cause
to grow well-planted orchards full of beauty of delight: it
is not in your power to cause the growth of the trees in
them. (Can there be another) god besides Allah. Nay, they
are a people who swerve from justice.
Qur'an [27:59,60]
Who is Allah?
Or, Who has made the earth firm to live in; made rivers in
its midst; set thereon mountains immovable; and made a
separating bar between the two bodies of flowing water?
(can there be another) god besides Allah. Nay, most of
them know not.
Or, Who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on
Him, and Who relieves its suffering, and makes you
(mankind) inheritors of the earth? (Can there be another)
god besides Allah. Little it is that ye heed!
Qur'an [27:61,62]
Who is Allah?
Or, Who guides you through the depths of darkness on
land and sea, and Who sends the winds as heralds of glad
tidings, going before His Mercy? (Can there be another)
god besides Allah.- High is Allah above what they
associate with Him!
Or, Who originates creation, then repeats it, and who
gives you sustenance from heaven and earth? (Can there
be another) god besides Allah. Say, "Bring forth your
argument, if ye are telling the truth!"
Qur'an [27:63,64]
Who is Allah?
When Allah created all his creations, he

prescribed on himself that his mercy will
always conquer his anger.

Who are the

Prophets of Islam?

Who are the prophets of Islam?
●25 prophets
mentioned by name
in the Qur'an
●The same prophets
mentioned in the
Bible
●Allah sent many
other prophets and

messengers

160
140
136
120
100
80
69 Number the prophet
60
mentioned by name
43 in the Quran
40
29
20
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Ibrahim (Abraham) Isa (Jesus)

Nuh (Noah) Musa (Moses) Muhammad
●All the prophets called to worship Allah only

and not to associate partners with him (Islam).
●Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the final
messenger and seal of the prophets.

●As an example, they all taught people how to pray the

same way Muslims pray:
● “Abraham fell on his face” (Genesis 17:3)
● “And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward
the earth, and worshiped” (Exodus 34:8)

● “[Jesus] fell on his face, and prayed” (Mathew 26:39)

Not a messenger did We send before

thee without this inspiration sent by
Us to him: that there is no god but I;
therefore worship and serve Me.
Qur'an [21:25]
We have sent thee inspiration, as We

sent it to Noah and the Messengers after
him: we sent inspiration to Abraham,
Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to
Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and solomon,
and to David We gave the Psalms.
Qur'an [4:163]
My similitude in comparison with the other

prophets before me, is that of a man who has built
a house nicely and beautifully, except for a place of
one brick in a corner. The people go about it and
wonder at its beauty, but say: 'Would that this
brick be put in its place!' So I am that brick, and I
am the last of the Prophets.

Who is Muhammad
(peace be upon him)?

Who is Muhammad (peace be upon him)?
●Prophet of Allah – Not God nor son of God

●Muslims do not worship him
●Final messenger to all mankind
●Sent by Allah as a mercy to mankind

We sent thee not, but as a Mercy

for all creatures.
Qur'an [21:107]
We have not sent thee but as a

universal (Messenger) to men,
giving them glad tidings, and
warning them (against sin), but
most men understand not.
Qur'an [34:28]
Muhammad is no more than a messenger,
many Were the messengers that passed away
before him. If he died or were slain, will ye
then Turn back on your heels? If any did
turn back on his heels, not the least harm will
he do to Allah. but Allah (on the other hand)
will swiftly reward those who (serve Him)
with gratitude.
Qur'an [3:144]
Muhammad is not the father of any of

your men, but (he is) the Messenger of
Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets: and
Allah has full knowledge of all things.
Qur'an [33:40]
I was sent to complete the best

of characters.

"I believe that if a man like him were to assume
the dictatorship of the modern world he would
succeed in solving its problems in a way that
would bring it the much needed peace and
happiness: I have prophesied about the faith of
Muhammad that it would be acceptable to the
Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be
acceptable to the Europe of today.”
Sir George Bernard Shaw
My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the

world’s most influential persons may surprise
some readers and may be questioned by others,
but he was the only man in history who was
supremely successful on both the secular and
religious level.
Michael Hart in “The 100: A Ranking of the Most

Influential Persons in History”
Who is Jesus
(peace be upon him)?

Who is Jesus (peace be upon him)?
●A prophet of Allah – Not God nor son of God

●The Messiah sent to the sons of Israel
●He was not crucified but raised to God
●He is still alive
●He will come back and conquer the anti-Christ

●By the will of Allah:
● He was miraculously born of a virgin mother
● He cured the leper
● He gave sight to the blind
● He raised the dead
● He talked while a baby and will talk as an old
man
The similitude of Jesus before Allah

is as that of Adam; He created him
from dust, then said to him: "Be".
And he was.
Qur'an [3:59]
O People of the Scripture! Commit no excesses in your
religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus
the son of Mary was (no more than) an messenger of
Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a
spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His
apostles. Say not "Trinity" : desist: it will be better for
you: for Allah is one Allah. Glory be to Him: (far exalted
is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the
heavens and on earth. And enough is Allah as a Disposer
of affairs.
Qur'an [4:171]
And behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the son
of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship
me and my mother as gods in derogation of
Allah.?" He will say: "Glory to Thee! never
could I say what I had no right (to say). Had
I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have
known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart,
Thou I know not what is in Thine. For Thou
knowest in full all that is hidden.
Qur'an [5:116]
O ye who believe! take not for friends

and protectors those who take your
religion for a mockery or sport,- whether
among those who received the Scripture
before you, or among those who reject
Faith; but fear ye Allah, if ye have faith
(indeed).
Qur'an [5:57]
That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus
the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah.;- but they
killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was
made to appear to them, and those who differ
therein are full of doubts, with no (certain)
knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a
surety they killed him not
Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah
is Exalted in Power, Wise
Qur'an [4:157,158]
Don't flatter me as the Christians did

with Jesus, the son of Mary for I am
a servant to Allah and his messenger.

And this is life eternal, that they might

know thee the only true God, and Jesus
Christ, whom thou hast sent
Jesus (peace be upon him) in John (17:3)

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The

servant is not greater than his lord;
neither he that is sent greater than he
that sent him

Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go

away, and come again unto you. If ye
loved me, ye would rejoice, because I
said, I go unto the Father: for my
Father is greater than I

And he said unto him, Why callest thou

me good? there is none good but one,
that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into
life, keep the commandments.
Jesus (peace be upon him) in Matthew (19:17)

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the
commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God
is one Lord.
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and
with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment
greater than these.
Jesus (peace be upon him) in Mark (12:29-31)

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for

I am not yet ascended to my Father: but
go to my brethren, and say unto them, I
ascend unto my Father, and your
Father; and to my God, and your God.

Think not that I am come to destroy the

law, or the prophets: I am not come to
destroy, but to fulfill
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and

earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no
wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Jesus (peace be upon him) in Matthew (5:17,18)
What is the
Qur'an?

What is the Qur'an?
●The final testament
●Qur'an in Arabic means
“Recitation”
●Revealed in Arabic 1400
years ago and kept in its

original form
●Memorized entirely by
about 10 million people

today

What is the Qur'an?
●Revealed by Allah to
Muhammad (peace be upon
him) through archangel Gabriel
●Passed to generation after
generation
●Allah promised to protect it
●Has many moral teachings,
prophecies, stories, laws and

scientific miracles

What is the Qur'an?
Do they not consider the Qur'an (with

care)? Had it been from other Than
Allah, they would surely have found
therein Much discrepancy.
Qur'an [4:82]
What is the Qur'an?
Say: "If the whole of mankind and Jinns

were to gather together to produce the
like of this Qur'an, they could not
produce the like thereof, even if they
backed up each other with help and
support.
Qur'an [17:88]
What is the Qur'an?
Verily this Qur'an doth guide to that

which is most right (or stable), and
giveth the Glad Tidings to the
Believers who work deeds of
righteousness, that they shall have a
magnificent reward.
Qur'an [17:9]
What is the Qur'an?
Had We sent down this Qur'an on a

mountain, verily, thou wouldst have seen
it humble itself and cleave asunder for
fear of Allah. Such are the similitudes
which We propound to men, that they
may reflect.
Qur'an [59:21]
What is the Qur'an?
In view of the level of knowledge in
Muhammad's day, it is inconceivable that
many of the statements In the Qur'an which
are connected with science could have been
the work of a man. It is, moreover, perfectly
legitimate, not only to regard the Qur'an as
the expression of a Revelation, but also to
award it a very special place, on account of
the guarantee of authenticity it provides and
the presence in it of scientific statements
which, when studied today, appear as a
challenge to explanation in human terms.
Dr. Maurice Bucaille in “The Bible, The Qur'an and Science”

What is the Qur'an? (Scientific Miracle Example)
The likeness of those who take (false
deities as) Auliyâ' (protectors,
helpers) other than Allâh is as the
likeness of a spider who builds (for
herself) a house; but verily, the
frailest (weakest) of houses is the
spider's house - if they but knew.
Qur'an [29:41]
Only recently, it was known that female (and not male)
spiders build the web.
Islam and
Freedom of Religion

Islam and Freedom of Religion
There is no compulsion in religion.

Verily, the Right Path has become
distinct from the wrong path.
Qur'an [2:256]
To you be your religion, and to me

my religion.
Qur'an [109:6]
Allah does not forbid you to deal
justly and kindly with those who
fought not against you on account of
religion and did not drive you out of
your homes. Verily, Allah loves those
who deal with equity.
Qur'an [60:8]
●The Jews shall maintain their own religion and the Muslims
theirs.
●The Jews shall be responsible for their expenses and the
Believers for theirs. Each, if attacked, shall come to the

assistance of the other.
●The Jews shall contribute (to the cost of war) with the
Believers so long as they are at war with a common enemy.

●The close friends of Jews are as themselves.
●The contracting parties are bound to help one another against
any attack on Yathrib.

From the treaty between Muhammad and the Jews of the Medina (Yathrib)

●The people of Jerusalem are granted protection for their
selves, their money, their churches, their children, their
lowly and their innocent, and the remainder of their
people.
●Their churches are not to be taken, nor are they to be
destroyed, nor are they to be degraded or belittled, neither

are their crosses or their money.
●They are not to be forced to change their religion, nor is
any one of them to be harmed.
From the treaty between Umar (2nd Caliph) & the Christians of Jerusalem

Andalusia
This was the chapter of Europe's culture when Jews,
Christians and Muslims lived side by side and, despite their
intractable differences and enduring hostilities, nourished a
complex culture of tolerance ... it found expression in the often
unconscious acceptance that contradictions ... could be positive
and productive
Maria Rosa Menocal in “The Ornament of The World”

about Moorish (Islamic) Spain

Islam and Good

Manners

Islam and Good Manners
And your Lord has decreed that you worship none
but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents.
If one of them or both of them attain old age in
your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor
shout at them but address them in terms of honor.
And lower unto them the wing of submission and
humility through mercy, and say: "My Lord!
Bestow on them Your Mercy as they did bring me
up when I was young."
Qur'an [17:23,24]
O ye who believe! stand out firmly for

Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and
let not the hatred of others to you make
you swerve to wrong and depart from
justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and
fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted
with all that ye do.
Qur'an [5:8]
O you who believe! Avoid much suspicions;
indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not,
neither backbite one another. Would one of
you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother?
You would hate it (so hate backbiting). And
fear Allah. Verily, Allah is the One Who
forgives and accepts repentance, Most
Merciful.
Qur'an [49:12]
Allah commands justice, the doing of

good, and liberality to kith and kin,
and He forbids all shameful deeds,
and injustice and rebellion: He
instructs you, that ye may receive
admonition.
Qur'an [16:90]
"O my son! establish regular prayer, enjoin what
is just, and forbid what is wrong: and bear with
patient constancy whatever betide thee; for this is
firmness (of purpose) in (the conduct of) affairs.
"And swell not thy cheek (for pride) at men, nor
walk in insolence through the earth; for Allah
loveth not any arrogant boaster.
"And be moderate in thy pace, and lower thy
voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is
the braying of the ass."
Qur'an [31:17-19]
The best amongst you are those who

have the best manners and character.

To achieve excellence of your Islam,

you have to let go what doesn't
concern you.

Whoever believes in Allah and the day of
judgment shouldn't harm his neighbor.
Whoever believes in Allah and the day of
judgment should be generous to his
guests. Whoever believes in Allah and
the day of judgment should only say
good or be silent.
The belief of any one will not be

complete until he loves for his
brother what he loves for himself.

The strong is not the one who

overcomes the people by his
strength, but the strong is the one
who controls himself while in anger.

Islam and Equality

Islam and Equality
O mankind! We created you from a single
(pair) of a male and a female, and made you
into nations and tribes, that ye may know
each other (not that ye may despise (each
other). Verily the most honoured of you in
the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most
righteous of you. And Allah has full
knowledge and is well acquainted (with all
things).
Qur'an [19:13]
Islam and Equality
O you people, your God is One. An
Arab is not better than a non-Arab
and a non-Arab is not better than an
Arab. A red is not better than a
black, neither is a black better than a
red except with piety. Indeed the best
among you is the most pious.
Women in Islam

Women in Islam
●Have the right to gain education.
●Have the right to engage in business.
●Have the right to engage in professions.
●Have the right to engage in public life.
●Can keep their family name and identity after
marriage.
●Their possessions are secured. (Their husbands don't
have right to them)

●Have the right to accept or reject marriage and their
consent is a prerequisite for the validity of the marriage

contract.
Women in Islam
●Islam elevated the position of women in society and
treated them on an equal footing with men, and in some
cases, as a mother for instance, clearly gave them
precedence over men.
●As daughters, women have a right to just and equitable
treatment from their parents.

●Islam refuted the idea that Eve tempted Adam to
disobey God. The Qur’an says that they both disobeyed,

and negates the idea that women are a source of evil.

Women in Islam
Never will I waste the work of a

worker among you, whether male or
female, the one of you being from the
other.
Qur'an [3:195]
Women in Islam
And among His Signs is this, that He
created for you mates from among
yourselves, that ye may dwell in
tranquility with them, and He has
put love and mercy between your
(hearts): verily in that are Signs for
those who reflect.
Qur'an [30:21]
Women in Islam
They (your wives) are your garments

and you are their garments.
(Meaning so close to each other)
Qur'an [2:187]
Women in Islam
When Allah gave a role model for the believers, he gave
the example of a woman.
And Mary the daughter of 'Imran, who
guarded her chastity; and We breathed into
(her body) of Our spirit; and she testified to
the truth of the words of her Lord and of His
Revelations, and was one of the devout
(servants).
Qur'an [66:11]
Women in Islam
When Allah gave a role model for the believers, he gave
the example of a woman.
And Allah sets forth, as an example to those
who believe the wife of Pharaoh: Behold she
said: "O my Lord! Build for me, in nearness
to Thee, a mansion in the Garden, and save
me from Pharaoh and his doings, and save
me from those that do wrong";
Qur'an [66:12]
Women in Islam
Whoever believes in Allah and the

day of judgment should not harm his
neighbor. And, you should take good
care of women.

Women in Islam
The best amongst you is the best

to his family.

Women in Islam
Whoever has a daughter and he doesn't
bury her alive (as was the tradition in
Arabia before Islam), he doesn't insult
her and he doesn't favor his son over
her, Allah will let him into Heaven
because of her.

Women in Islam
A man asked Prophet Muhammad: “Who is most entitled to be
treated with the best companionship by me?”
The Prophet replied, “Your mother.”
The man asked, “Who is next?”
The Prophet said, “Your mother.”
Again the man asked, “Who is next?”
The Prophet repeated, “Your mother.”
The man asked for a fourth time, “Who is next?”
The Prophet then replied, “Your father.”

Why do Muslim
women wear Hijab
(head-scarf)?
Why do Muslim women wear Hijab?
●Similar to Christian nuns
and virgin Mary, Muslim
women wear hijab (veil or
head scarf) out of modesty
and to get closer to God.
Christian Nun Muslim Woman

●As a precious gem, a Muslim woman should only reveal
her beauty to her husband and close relatives.
●For the vast majority of Muslim women, they wear
hijab out of their own will and are not forced to do so.
“O Prophet, tell your wives and daughters

and the believing women to draw their outer
garments around them (when they go out or
are among men). That is better in order that
they may be known (to be Muslims) and not
annoyed”
Qur'an [33:59]
“Say to the believing men that they should lower their
gaze and guard their modesty; that will make for
greater purity for them; and Allah is well acquainted
with all that they do.
And say to the believing women that they should lower
their gaze and guard their modesty; and that they
should not display their beauty and ornaments except
what must ordinarily appear thereof; that they should
draw their veils over their bosoms and not display
their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, ...
Qur'an [24:30,31]
To ask me to go out without my hijab would

be like asking a nun to go topless. It amazes
me, and I cannot help but wonder, if they
would have ordered Mary, the mother of
Jesus (peace be upon him) to uncover her
hair
Amina Asilmi; a Christian converted to Islam

Jihad in Islam

Jihad in Islam
●“Jihad” in Arabic means “struggling” or
“striving”.
●“Jihad”does not mean “Holy War”.
●According to Islam, it is unholy to instigate or
start war; however, some wars are inevitable and

justifiable.
●Examples of Jihad from the Quran:
● Resisting pressure of parents, peers and society
● Staying on the straight path steadfastly
● Striving for the righteous deeds

Jihad in Islam
So obey not the rejectors of faith, but strive

(jahidhum) against them by it (the Qur'an)
with a great endeavor
Qur'an [25:52]
Jihad in Islam
And strive (Jahidu) in His cause as you ought

to strive (jihadihi), (with sincerity and under
discipline). He has chosen you, and has
imposed no difficulties on you in religion.
Qur'an [22:78]
Jihad in Islam
And those who strive (Jahadu) in Our

(cause), We will certainly guide them to our
Paths: For verily Allah is with those who do
right.
Qur'an [29:69]
Jihad in Islam
Take not life, which Allah has made sacred,

except by way of justice and law: thus does
He command you, that you may learn
wisdom
Qur'an [6:151]
Jihad in Islam
Fight against those who fight against you in

the way of Allah, but do not transgress, for
Allah does not love transgressors.
Qur'an [2:190]
Jihad in Islam
But if the enemy inclines towards peace, you

should (also) incline towards peace, and trust
in Allah. For He is the One that hears and
knows (all things).
Qur'an [8:61]
Jihad in Islam
The Mujahid (one who performs

Jihad) is the one who strives himself
for the sake of Allah.

Jihad in Islam
When Abu-Bakr (1st Caliph) sent the army to fight the
Romans, he gave the army leader 10 advices to follow:
- Not to kill a woman - Not to kill a boy
- Not to kill an elderly - Not to cut down a fruitful tree
- Not to destroy a house
- Not to slaughter a sheep or camel except for food
- Not to flood palm trees - Nor to burn them
- Not to be greedy in war spoils - Not to get coward
st
Abu-Bakr (1 Caliph)
Jihad in Islam
● American Muslims utterly condemn what are vicious and
cowardly acts of terrorism against innocent civilians.
●Hijacking planes, terrorizing innocent people and
shedding blood constitute a form of injustice that can not
be tolerated by Islam, which views them as gross crimes
and sinful acts.
●The terrorists acts, from the perspective of Islamic law,
constitute the crime of hirabah (waging war against

society).
●It is wrong to kill innocent people. It is also wrong to
praise those who kill innocent people.

Muslim scholars condemnation of terrorism

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Catholics 17.4% Agnostics 12.5%

Protestants 5.6% Hindus 13.3%

Islam is the religion and way

Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad

If anyone desires a religion other than

This day have those who reject faith

Islam is to worship Allah and not to

Muhammad (peace be upon him)

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● Books (Scriptures, Revelations)

● Divine Destiny (Qadr)

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O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His

To have faith is to believe in Allah, his

Muhammad (peace be upon him)

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A god = elah in Arabic

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●“Allah” is the same word used by Arab

Christians in their Bible

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Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;

When Allah created all his creations, he

Muhammad (peace be upon him)

Who are the

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other prophets and

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Ibrahim (Abraham) Isa (Jesus)

●All the prophets called to worship Allah only

messenger and seal of the prophets.

●As an example, they all taught people how to pray the

● “And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward

the earth, and worshiped” (Exodus 34:8)

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Not a messenger did We send before

We have sent thee inspiration, as We

My similitude in comparison with the other

Muhammad (peace be upon him)

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●Prophet of Allah – Not God nor son of God

●Final messenger to all mankind

●Sent by Allah as a mercy to mankind

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We sent thee not, but as a Mercy

We have not sent thee but as a

Muhammad is not the father of any of

I was sent to complete the best

Muhammad (peace be upon him)

My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the

Michael Hart in “The 100: A Ranking of the Most

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●A prophet of Allah – Not God nor son of God

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The similitude of Jesus before Allah

O ye who believe! take not for friends

Don't flatter me as the Christians did

Muhammad (peace be upon him)

And this is life eternal, that they might

Jesus (peace be upon him) in John (17:3)

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The

Jesus (peace be upon him) in John (13:16)