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The Meaning of Islam

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1. Introduction to Islam

>> The Meaning of Islam

>> Articles of Faith

>> Application of Faith

>> Islam is a Code of Life

>> Source

2. Introducing Islam

>> Islam and Muslims

>> Muslims and Arabs

>> Allah the One and the Only God

>> Muhammad

>> Source of Islam

>> Some Islamic Principles

>> Practices of Islam

>> Other Related Aspects

>> Non-Muslims

3. The Religion of Islam

>> Introduction

>> Prophets

>> Quran

>> Prophet of Islam

>> Sunnah (practices) of the Prophet

>> What is the Islamic Religion?

>> Islamic Law (al-Shari'ah)

>> The Spread of Islam

4. Islam A World Civilization

>> General Characteristics of Islamic Civilization

>> Global religion

>> A Brief History of Islam: The Rightly Guided Caliphs

>> The Caliphates

>> North Africa and Spain

>> Islamic History after the Mongol Invasion

>> Persia

>> India

>> Malaysia and Indonesia

>> Africa

5. Islam, Knowledge and Science

>> The Attitude of the Quran and the Prophet toward Knowledge

>> Integration of the Pre-Islamic Sciences

>> Mathematical Sciences and Physics

>> Astronomy

>> Mathematics, Algebra

>> Geometry

>> Trigonometry

>> Number Theory

>> Physics, Balance, Projectile Motion, Optics

>> Experimental Method

>> Medical Sciences

>> Pharmacology

>> Natural History and Geography

>> Botany, Zoology

>> Geography

>> Chemistry

>> Technology

>> Man and Nature

>> Architecture

>> Influence of Islamic Science and Learning Upon the West

6. Islam In The Modern World

>> Aftermath of the Colonial Period

>> Revival and Reassertion of Islam

>> Education and Science in the Islamic World

7. Frequently Asked Questions about Islam

>> What is Islam?

>> Who are the Muslims?

>> What do Muslims believe?

>> How does someone become a Muslim?

>> What does 'Islam' mean?

>> Why does Islam often seem strange?

>> Do Islam and Christianity have different origins?

>> What is the Ka'ba?

>> Who is Muhammad?

>> How did he become a prophet and a messenger of God?

>> How did the spread of Islam affect the world?

>> What is the Quran?

>> What is the Quran about?

>> Are there any other sacred sources?

>> What are the 'Five Pillars' of Islam?

>> Does Islam tolerate other beliefs?

>> What do Muslims think about Jesus?

>> Why is the family so important to Muslims?

>> What about Muslim women ?

>> Can a Muslim have more than one wife?

>> Is an Islamic marriage like a Christian marriage?

>> How do Muslims treat the elderly?

>> How do Muslims view death?

>> What does Islam say about war?

>> What about food?

>> What is Islam's presence in the United States?

>> How does Islam guarantee human rights?

>> What is the makeup of The Muslim World?

8. Pilgrimage

>> Pilgrimage

9. Summary

>> Summary

ISLAM is derived from the Arabic root "SALEMA": peace, purity, submission and obedience. In the religious sense, Islam means submission to the will of God and obedience to His law.

Everything and every phenomenon in the world, other than man is administered TOTALLY by God-made laws i.e. they are obedient to God and submissive to His laws i.e. they are in the STATE OF ISLAM. Man possesses the quality of intelligence and choice, thus he is invited to submit to the good will of God and obey His law ie. become a Muslim. Submission to the good will of God, together with obedience to His beneficial law, i.e. becoming a Muslim is the best safeguard for man's peace and harmony.

Islam dates back to the edge of Adam and its message has been conveyed to man by God's Prophets and Messengers including Abrahim, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. Islam's message has been restored and enforced in the last stage of the religious evolution by God's last Prophet and Messenger Muhammad.

The word Allah in the Arabic language means God, or more accurately The One and Only Eternal God, Creator of the Universe, Lord of all lords, King of all kings, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. The word Allah to mean God is also used by Arabic speaking Jews and Christians.

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