Quran (Koran)

Yes just not the same God that Christians believe in.

His name is Allah.

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I believe that Muslim's believe in the same God but Jesus was a prophet

And not the Son of God and that the prophet Muhammud received the Book of the Qur'an by taking information from the ArchAngel Gabriel

Islam means "To enter into Peace"

Muslims believe in the same real God Almighty which Jesus and other prophets before him believed.

a. Elohim El, Elah, Alah

In the Bible, God is very often referred to as 'Elohim' in the Hebrew language. The 'im' in the ending is a plural of honour and God is referred to as 'El' or 'Elah' in the English Bible with commentary, edited by reverend C. I. Scofield. 'Elah' is alternatively spelled as 'Alah'. The difference in spelling is only of a single 'L'. Muslims spell Allah as 'Allah' while the Reverend has spelled it as Alah and they pronounce it as 'Elah'. Muslims pronounce it as Allah. Hebrew and Arabic are sister languages therefore we say it should be pronounced as 'Allah' and not as 'Elah'.

When I was in school, I was taught 'D, O' is do, 'T, O' is to. What is 'G, O' It is 'go' and not 'gu'. 'N, U, T' is nut, 'C, U, T' cut; 'B, U, T' is but, what is 'P, U, T'? Not 'pat' but it is 'put'. If you ask "Why?" The answer is "It is their language". If I have to pass I have to say 'P, U, T' is 'put' and not 'pat'. Similarly the right pronunciation for A, L, L, A, H, is Allah.

b. Jesus (pbuh) cried out Allah Allah when he was put on the cross

It is mentioned in the New Testament in the Gospel of Mathew, chapter 27 verse 46 as well as Gospel of Mark, chapter 15 verse 34 when Jesus (pbuh) was put on the cross.

Jesus cried with a loud voice saying "E'-Li, E'-Li la'-ma sa-bach'-tha-ni?" that is to say, 'My God, My God why hast Thou Forsaken Me?' Does this sound like Jehovah! Jehovah! why has thou forsaken me? Does it sound like Abba Abba? The answer is 'No'. Hebrew and Arabic are sister languages and if you translate "E'-Li, E'-Li la'-ma sa-bach'-tha-ni" into Arabic it is 'Allah Allah lama tarak tani' does it sound similar?

This statement of Jesus (pbuh), "E'-Li, E'-Li la'-ma sa-bach'-tha-ni" is preserved in its original Hebrew in each and every of its translation which is available in more than 2000 different languages of the world and in each and every of them, "Allah" is present.

2. "Allah" in Sikhism

One of the names by which Gurunanak Sahib referred to God is "Allah".

3a. "Allah" in Rigveda Book 2 Hymn I verse II

Even in the Rigveda which is the most sacred scripture of the Hindus, one of the attributes given to God Almighty in Book no 2 Hymn no I verse II, is 'Ila' which if pronounced properly is the same as Allah.

3b. Allo Upanishad:

Amongst the various Upanishads one of the Upanishad is named as 'Allo' Upanishad in which God is referred to as "Allah" several times.

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In four places in Quran; namely:

• in chapter 2, verse 173:

Meaning English translation: "He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."

• in chapter 5, verse 3:

Meaning English translation: "Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah, and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."

• In chapter 6 verse 145:

Meaning English translation: {Say, "I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out or the flesh of swine - for indeed, it is impure - or it be [that slaughtered in] disobedience, dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."}

• In chapter 16, verse 115:

Meaning English translation:"He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."

Swine as well known is defined as:

Any of various omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family Suidae, including pigs, hogs, and boars, having a stout body with thick skin, a short neck, and a movable snout.

The holy Qur'an is the last heavenly Book revealed by Almighty Allah that testifies the previous heavenly Books like The Torah, The Zaboor, All Books of Old Testament and New Testament, The bible etc. It teaches the Muslims to have following beliefs:

Basic Beliefs of the Muslims:

1. Belief in Almighty Allah (God) Sura Baqra -2. Aya 163: And your Allah is ONE Allah, There is no god but He. He is the Sole Creator, Sustainer, Provider and Ruler of the Universe. He has No Son, No Parents, No off-spring. He is Omnipotent, Omni-Present, All-Knowing, All-Seeing, All-Listening. HE and He alone deserves worship. All powers lie in His Hands. He alone is the Master of the Day of Judgment. He has No Partner, No Associate whatsoever. No one can understand Him completely. There is Nothing like Him. He is Most Merciful, Most Gracious, Most Forgiving..

2. Belief in Angels Created by Almighty Allah Karim from light. They are obedient to Allah Karim. Carry out His commands.

3. Belief in all heavenly books, including Tora, Zaboor, the Bible, the last one being the Qur'an.

4. Belief in all the Messengers of Almighty Allah- No distinction among them. Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) being the last Prophet of Islam. NO Prophet after him.

5. Belief in the Day of Judgment. Almighty Allah Karim is the Sole Ruler/Master of that Day. He enjoys the absolute authority to send people to Heaven or Hell.

6. Good and bad Destiny being in the Hands of Almighty Allah. No One can change his destiny.

7. Life hereafter: All the dead will be raised again and judged according to their good or bad deeds. There will be no death to them.

8. Hell and Heaven (Paradise)

These may be further elaborated in the light of the holy Qur'an and the Sahih Hadith.

Five Pillars of Islam:

1. Shahadat: [testimony that there is no god except Allah (God) the One and Only One, having No Partner whatsoever. And Muhammad is His servant and Messenger],

2. Salah: (praying five times a day)

3. Zakah: (specific compulsory charity-2,5% of annual savings)

4. Saum: (fasting during Ramadan)

5. Hajj: (pilgrimage) for each Muslim once in lifetime those who can afford it.

All that has been declared illegal (Haram) by Almighty Allah in the holy Qur'an or by Prophet (SAW) in his doings or sayings. For example:

1. Attributing any Partner or Associate whatsoever with Almighty Allah.

2. Killing any innocent human (irrespective of his caste, creed, color, country, religion)

3. 3. Even halal animals or birds attributed to any idol, holy man, any Deity.

4. Worshiping anything else than Almighty Allah.

5. Adultery

6. Usury

7. Usurping the property/belongings of others

8. Backbiting, theft, robbery/rebellion etc.

9. Disrespect of any of the Prophets (May peace be upon them all)

10. Falsehood, fraud, cheating, defaming others

11. Eating flesh of dead animals/birds. Eating flesh of animals/birds declared Haram.

12. Performing any act of prayers against the teachings of the Holy Prophet (SAW)

13. (Bida'at) Inventing or adding any act of prayer not mentioned by the holy Prophet or Khulafai Rashidoon

14. (Bida'at) Deleting/subtracting any act of worship from the actions of the Holy Prophet (SAW).

Praise be to Allaah.

Allaah has enjoined upon His slaves five prayers throughout the day and night at specific times decreed by the wisdom of Allaah so that the slave may be in contact with his Lord in these prayers throughout all of these times. They are for the heart like water for a tree, given to it time after time, not all in one go and then it stops.

Part of the wisdom behind doing the prayers at these times is so that people will not get bored or find it too difficult, which would happen if they all had to be done at once. Blessed be Allaah, the Wisest of judges.

(From the Introduction to Risaalat Ahkaam Mawaaqeet al-Salaah (Essay on the Rulings on the Times of the Prayers) by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Uthaymeen, may Allaah have mercy on him).

Source: Islam Q & A : islam-qa.com

Prophet Muhammad teachings are based on Quran that reflects real God words in their real language (Arabic). Those teachings call for worship of Allah (God in English); the one and only one God with no partner, no son, no companion, and no associate. This is the main call of all God prophets; including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad (peace be upon them all).

In addition, Islam is a social universal system that; for the first time; laid the rules for:

• elimination of racism and discrimination based on gender, color, hierarchy, or culture
• protection and equality of human rights
• right of property
• Women rights,
• rights of prisoners ,
• respect for all religions,
• protection of faith and worship places of all religions,
• helping the poor,
• rights of widows and orphans,
• rights for technical education and employment,
• protection of children ladies and elders of all religions,
• decisions based on consulting the public,
• provision of justice,
• equality of all in front of the law with no exceptions for rulers or officials,
• excellent relationship with neighbors
• social security and respect for senior citizen

and many other morals that could be referred to in related question below.

In addition to the above, Islam guarantees for the basic four democracy principles; namely:

• Freedom to chose their leaders, having accountancy on them, and controlling their doings.
• Equality in front of the law and constitution irrelevant to their faiths, hierarchy in the society, gender, races, or colors.
• Freedom of expressing their opinions and freedom of debate.
• Equal rights of work, education, and other civil rights.

It contains the word of Allah as told to Muhammad

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Quran is significant to Muslims because Quran is:

• Calling for worship of Allah (God), the one and only one God, with no partner and no companion and no son
• correcting previous faiths and previous holy book texts from alterations introduced by human
• describing ritual worship and relevant obligations
• setting God commands as for what to do and what not to do
• laying down basis for true faith and right path to God
• tales of old nations for gaining lessons for true faith and good life
• giving scientific statements that were only validated by current technologies and discoveries to provide evidences on the authenticity and miracle of Quran as god revelation and not human written text.
• reminding with the Day of Judgment to be prepared for it
• describing the 2nd life and the paradise and hell fire.

Answer 3

If this homework or gradpoint, the answer is: It contains the word Allah as told to Muhammad. The Koran, literally meaning the "Recitiation", is a direct translation of the word of God, brought to Mohammad, by the angel Gabriel. It was revealed that this is the final and unmistakenly version, of God's Will. Also, they believe that there will be no other Mesiah, whom Christians believe to be Jesus Christ, and whom Jews believe has yet to come

Answer

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the last and final messenger of Allah sent for the guidance of all humanity.

When Prophet Jesus (PBUH) left his late followers were misleaded by the emperer in 4th century contradicting the commandments of Allah and teachings of all Prophets which is GOD IS ONE but those in 4th century changed it in to 3 gods in 1.

Therefore Allah as he already prophesized the last messenger to humanity, sent him at a time when it was needed.

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has brought a solid proof and evidence for his prophethood which is the AMAZING QURAN.Which is full of scientific facts which were unknown to scientists but were mentioned in the Quran 1400 years ago.

Every prophet (PBUH) had a miracle to prove his prophethood, Muhammad (PBUH) also proved it to the Jews, pagans and Christians at his time by spliting the moon in half and also by bringing the EVER LASTING MIRACLE which is the Holy Quran.

There are approximately 1 billion Muslims (followers of Islam) in the world today.
Because He is a prophet of one of the major religions ISLAM
Muhammad (pbuh) was a prophet of Allah in line with the earlier prophets such as Adam, Noah, Abharam,David, Moses, Jesus etc(peace be upon them all). He is the last prophet of Allah and Muslims believe that no prophet will come after him.He did not come with a new religion but perfected the earlier religions.Muhammad (peace be upon him)was born on Monday 9th Rabi Al-Awwal, some say 12th (22nd April or 29th august) 571 AD in Mecca, a town in Arabia.The year was called Amul Feel (the year of the elephant). It was called so because At that time, Abraha the governer of Yemen , had invaded Mecca intending to demolish the Ka'bah in order to attract the Arab pilgrims to the mock Ka'bah he had set up in Yemen. Abraha arrived in Mecca, together with his troops in Elephants.Allah made him and his army perish by making birds drop stones on them.

Muhammad's (pbuh) fathers name was Abdullah Bin Abdul Muttalib and he was the chief of his clan Banu Hashim.He died in Yathrib before Muhammad (pbuh) was born.His mothers name was Aminah Bint Wahab.

When Muhammad (pbuh) was delivered Aminah said with great joy,"Since the day I carried my son in my womb, until I bought him forth, I never suffered the least pain.I never felt his weight and should not have known the state I was in, if it had not been that after I conceived and was about to fall asleep, an angel appeared to me , saying 'Dost thou not see that thou art pregnant with the Lord of thy nation and the prophet of all thy people?Know it full well.' At the same time a streak of light ,darting out of my body,went up northwards, unto the land of Syria.

"When the day of my deliverance came due ,the angel appeared to me again and gave me a warning : 'When thou shalt bring forth thy child into the world thou must utter these words : 'For him I implore the protection of Allah, the Only One, against the wickedness of the envious,' thou shalt call him by the name of Muhammad which means The Lauded, as he is announced in the Torah and the Injil , for he will be lauded by all the inhabitants of heaven and earth.' "

When the planet Al-Mushtari (Jupiter) passed,a line of light darted for the second time from Aminah's body in the direction of faraway Syria and it illuminated the palace of the town of Busra.At the same time other prodigies astonished the world : The lake Sowa suddenly dried up , a violent earth quake made the palace of Chosroes the Great tremble, and shattered fourteen of its towers ; the Sacred Fire kept alight for more than a thousand years ,went out, in spite of the exertions of the Persian worshipers and all the idols of the universe were found with their heads bowed down in great shame.

When Muhammad (pbuh) came into this world , he was devoid of all pollution , circumcised naturally , and the umbilical cord had been cut by the angel Gabriel himself. The atmosphere of the city to infants, the leading citizens wee in the habit of confiding their children to Bedouin wet nurses who bought them up in their Babyaland.

Shortly after the birth of Muhammad (pbuh) about a dozen women belonging to the tribe of Bani Sad , all bronzed by the bracing breezes of their country ,arrived in Mecca, to seek nurse lings.Upon one of them devolved the honor of suckling the Prophet of Allah.And she was Haleema, signifying "the gentle".

He grew up in a healthy atmosphere and acquired pure speech and learned good manners. She suckled him for two years. A great event took place during his stay with Haleema.One day Gabriel and an angel ascended from the heavens.They seized hold of him and cut his chest open and took out his heart.They then extracted a clot of blood which they cast far away and washed him with Zamzam.His foster brother ran to Haleema and Haris (his foster father) to tell them what he had seen.He told them that two men dressed in pure white had cut open Muhammad's (pbuh) chest and then suddenly disappeared like phantoms.

When Muhammad went back to Mecca, Abdul Mutallib his grandfather embraced him affectionately and took him to his mother Aminah who was rejoiced on seeing her son after a very long time. Aminah kept her child with her,and his health fortified by life in the open air had now nothing to fear from the unhealthy conditions of town life.Under the vigilant eyes of the most loving of mothers, Muhammad grew up handsome and intelligent, but he was not fated to long enjoy maternal affection which no ther love can equal. On returning from a journey to Yathrib, Aminah died suddenly,halfway on the road ,in the straggling village of Al-Abwa,where she was buried.

Muhammad (pbuh), now a sorrowing orphan boy was bought back to Mecca by his caring nurse ,Umm Aiman. He was taken in hand by his grandfather Abdul Mutallib, who had always shown him great affection and the old man's love increased daily , as he saw the young lad growing up more and more like Abdullah,his father.The following anecdote gives a clear idea of Abdul Muttalib's boundless affection for his grandson ,Muhammad (pbuh):

The square in which stands the Ka'bah, where, morning and evening the citizens gathered, gossiping about their business as well as performing their devotions. Not a day passed without the servants of Abdul Mutallib throwing down a carpet in the Temple's shade ,and round the rug sat his sons, grandsons and the leading townsmen, awaiting his coming.The respect shown to Abdul Mutallib the Superintendent of the "House of Allah" was so great that never did anyone dare to put his foot even on the outer edge of his carpet.

It came to pass one day that young Muhammad (pbuh) took up a position right in the middle of the revered carpet,scandalizing the highest decree his uncles who drove him away immediately.But Abdul Mutallib was coming and he witnessed the conflict from afar."Let my grandson go back at once to where he was seated!" he called out."He is the delight of my old age and his great audacity arises from the presentiment he has of his destiny, for he shall occupy a higher rank than any person has ever attained".So saying , he made Muhammad sit by his side and fondled his cheeks and his shoulders,while in ecstasies at the least thing the boy said or did. Abdul Mutallib died at the age of ninety five ,after caring for Muhammad (pbuh) for two years,unanimously regretted by his fellow-citizens.

Then Muhammad (pbuh) was received into the house of his uncle Abu Talib.He had been chosen for this kind succor by his grandfather, for the reason that, alone among his uncles he was the brother of both Muhammad's mother Aminah and father Abdullah. He loved him too much and preferred him to his own sons.

When he was twelve years old , he visited Syria with his uncle Abu Talib and had his first exposure to Jews and Christians and apparently developed a respect for these "People of the Book." A particular incident took place during his journey which narrates as follows:

When the caravan of Abu Talib and Muhammad (pbuh) reach Busra, a place in Syria,a Christian monk called Bahira,

At the age of twenty five Muhammad (pbuh) married a widow named Khadija who was involved in trade and got him involved in it as well. She was the first wife of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the first convert to Islam. It is clear that Khadija played a vital role in supporting her husband through the first difficult years of Islam.Khadija was a wealthy woman. She controlled a trade system in Arabia,reaching as far north as Mesopotamia, which can have helped to spread Islam in its earliest history. Muhammad loved and respected her very much. She bore Muhammad several children.The most known of these is Fatima, who came to play an important role in the development of Islam.

The earliest accounts we have of him date to 750 C.E. with the book Life by Ibn Ishaq, more than one hundred years after Muhammad's death. Although this is the first and most basic source for information about the life of Muhammad for all Muslims, it does not present a very flattering portrait of him.

Surviving papyri of that era say nothing, and the coins invoke only Allah, not his Prophet. As late as the second century of the Muslim era, scholarly opinion on Muhammad's birth date differed by as much as 85 years, demonstrating that even at that point there was a great deal of variation in what people knew about Muhammad.

The focus on Mecca is also questionable. Muslim tradition teaches that Mecca was an important crossroads for trade caravans, but the location of Mecca today is not a natural stopping place for the incense route from south Arabia to Syria. Contemporary non-Muslims sources also don't make any mention of such a city, which is very strange if Mecca was indeed important for commerce and religion.

By and large, it appears that the Muslim belief that we have accurate eyewitness reports for every aspect of Muhammad's life is not unlike similar beliefs among Christians regarding Jesus and Orthodox Jews regarding Moses. The motivation lies more in a need to believe than in a sound foundation based on confirmed historical evidence.

Given that, the following description of Muhammad's life is based almost entirely upon the traditional beliefs of adherents and not upon historically confirmable fact. However, where such confirmations exist, they will be noted.

By the time of Ibn Hisham's writings, Islam had entered into extended contact with Christianity, and some scholars suggest that Muhammad's biography was deliberately constructed in an effort to offer a contrast to the gospel stories of Jesus. Indeed, for the first two hundred years of Islam, the Arab conquerors were a minority ruling a non-Muslim majority. Some scholarship estimates that by the middle of the eighth century, Muslims constituted only eight percent of the subject populations, vastly outnumbered by Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, and others.

The accounts we do have suggest that Muhammad was an honest and moral man because, for example, the rich widow fifteen years his senior who had put him in charge of her trade business offered herself to him in marriage. Whatever his early life might have been like, tradition has it that as he grew older, he became more distressed at the state of society around him and regularly retired to the cave Hira' outside of Mecca. Here he would sometimes spend days at a time, contemplating life.

During one of these retreats in the year 610 C.E., at about the age of forty, Muhammad experienced "the Call," a common event for religious reformers and revolutionaries. According to his own reports, he was in a dream or dream-like state when he received instruction from God (through the angel Gabriel) on what he must believe and what he must do. These instructions were not a one-time event, however, and lasted throughout his life.

The first instruction was that there existed only one god, and that strict monotheistic belief was required of all people. The second involved socioeconomic justice for all, and the third involved the existence of a final judgment for both the just and the unjust.

Muhammad's preaching of his new revelations was not especially welcome among his fellow citizens of Mecca. Muslims today believe that this was due largely to the fact that Muhammad emphasized economic and social justice too much for the rich and greedy traders there. Even if that is true, and the preaching of these ideals did impede his efforts at first, the doctrine of zakat, or alms for the poor, was important in the development of a tightly knit community of believers - and, ultimately, of Islam's success.

After thirteen years of preaching, the small band of followers he gathered was simply not powerful enough to take control of the city of Mecca. Nevertheless, even if his standing among the city's leaders was not especially good, he must have had a good enough reputation for the city of Medina (located 200 miles north) to approach him and offer him the position of ruler there.

He thus moved his group to Medina in 622, an event which is called the hijra and marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar. In Medina he established a charter which guaranteed freedom of religion for the local Jews - but evidently he expected them to quickly convert to Islam once they heard what it had to offer, and he was disappointed when they didn't.

It is at this point where we have the only really secure date for early Muslim history, 622 C.E., which has been confirmed on coins as a the beginning of a new era. What exactly this new era meant is unclear, and there is no indication that it is the hijra of tradition. The only information that we have about it is from documents 676 and 680 C.E., two Nestorian documents which refer to 622 as the year of "the rule of the Arabs."

At this time, then, Muhammad changed the nature of the salat, the daily prayers which each Muslim must recite. Previously all Muslims had faced Jerusalem when saying the prayers, but now they all faced Mecca. This was surely connected to his disappointment with the Jews, but it may have also been connected to his hope of eventually winning over the city to his new religion. Some scholars also take this as a sign of his desire to create a national/ethnic religion for Arabs.

There are normally three reasons offered for Muhammad's interest in taking Mecca. The first was that it was supposed to be an important religious center for Arabs at the time - for his new religion to become widespread, he needed that city. Second, it was supposed to be the seat of Muhammad's own tribe, the Quraysh. If they could be won over, he could use them and their allies to further spread his message.

The third was that the Meccans simply didn't like him very much and continued to harass him and Medina in an effort to repress his efforts. The property and possessions of all of those who left with him had been seized, and a genuine state of war existed between Mecca and Medina.

Various skirmishes eventually lead to a major battle at Badr, where 300 Medinians are supposed to have defeated one thousand Meccans. Because of this, Muhammad was able to sign a treaty with several Bedouin tribes and gain their aid; but he lost it again after a defeat to the Meccans the next year.

During all of this, Muhammad accused local Jewish tribes of conspiring to aid Mecca. After Badr, the Medinese Jews were attacked and forced to emigrate to Syria. After the defeat at Uhud, the Nadir tribe of Jews received the same fate. Two years later, after a failed Meccan siege of Medina was over, the Qurayza tribe of Jews was attacked and all the men were killed.

Eventually, eight years after the hijra, Mecca was forced to negotiate a peaceful surrender to Muhammad and almost all citizens became Muslims. Thereafter Mecca would remain a center of devotion for Muslims all over the world. During the next two years, Islam swept across Arabia with most cities voluntarily joining, but a few remained stubborn and had to be brought in by force.

On June 8, 632 (eleven years after the hijra), Muhammad died. By the 640s, Arabs possessed most of Syria, Iraq, Persia, and Egypt. Thirty years later they were conquering parts of Europe, North Africa, and Central Asia.

"What are the Five Pillars of Islam and who invented them?"

God invented the five pillars of Islam and revealed them through Quranic revelation and his Prophet's.

There are as follows:

1. The Shahada: Declaration before a Muslim audience that there is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God.

2. Prayer: salat (5 times daily)

3. Fasting: sawm (in Ramadhan)

4. Charity: zakat

5. The Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in your lifetime if your finances and health will permit doing so.

As Salaam Alaikum: Peace Be upon you

What are the purposes of 5 pillars of Islam?

1: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammad (PBUH) is his messenger.

How do you know Mohammad (PBUH) is the true prophet?

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is prophesized in 5 major religious scriptures, they describe Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is the last messenger, but the follower of the scriptures like Christians changed it to something else.

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is prophesized in Christianity

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is prophesized in Judaism

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is prophesized in Buddahism

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is prophesized in Hinduism

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is prophesized in Parsism

Watch the lecture or read the text for the prophesies.

The book which prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is a miraculous book which can change a human life and bring peace, tranquility and love, dispite being misunderstood by many due to political reasons.

The book provides detail about the PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.

It has perfect agreement with scientific facts such as creation of the universe and going out to space.

The holy Quran explains how to stop corruption in the society such as robbery,rape,murder and personal problems.

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2:Salaah

The second pillar of Islam, is Salaah. Many people translate the word Salaah, as 'prayer'. To pray, is to ask for help... to beseech -how a person beseeches in the court of law, to ask for help. Prayer does not denote the complete meaning of the Arabic word, Salaah, because in Salaah... besides asking for help, we also praise Allah (SWT), we also get guidance in the Salaah, so therefore the English word prayer, does not denote the complete meaning of the Arabic word Salaah. The more appropriate meaning that I say, I verily prefer calling it as programming, because we Muslims... we are programmed in our Salaah. We are programmed in what is wrong, and what is right -do the good things, do not do the bad things, do not rob, do not cheat, do the good things, love your neighbour, etc. We are being programmed.

We Muslims are supposed to pray 5 times a day -in the morning before sunrise, it is the Fajr Salaah -the Zohar Salaah, after the sun reaches highest, that is early in the afternoon -the Asr Salaah, late in the afternoon... that is before the sunsets -the Maghrib Salaah,after the sun sets immediately, and the Isha Salaah, that is late in the evening or the early in the night. We have to pray minimum 5 times a day. How... for a healthy body, the doctor will tell you -You should have three meals a day. Similarly for a spiritual soul, you should offer Salaah, 5 times a day, minimum. And whenever we offer Salaah, when we enter the Mosque, we remove our footwear -this was the commandment given to prophet Moses (Peace be upon him). It is mentioned in the Holy Qur'an in Surah Taha, Ch. 20, Verse 11 and 12, that...'' When he approached the fire he heard a voice... 'Oh! Moses verily I am your Lord ; take off thy shoes for thou art in the sacred valley of Dua'.

This was the commandment given to Moses(Peace be upon him) which we Muslims follow -We take off our footwear when we offer Salaah. Besides that, we are hygienic people, who want to see our place of worship is clean. And since we do prostration, we do not want to prostate in mud, dirt and filth which comes along with the footwear. Before offering Salaah, the Holy Qur'an says in Surah Maidah, Ch. 5, Verse 5...(Arabic)... 'O ye believe, when you prepare yourself for Salaah, when you prepare yourself for prayers, wash your face, and your hands, and arms, up to the elbow -rub your head with water, wash your feet upto the ankle'. It is the ablution -In Arabic, it is called as wudhu. It is compulsory that before we offer Salaah,we should do ablution, we should wash ourselves. Because we are hygienic people, we want to be clean before we appear in front of the Lord. And besides that, it is also a mental preparation -that mentally we are being prepared, that now we are going to appear in front of Allah (SWT), in front of Almighty Lord. Our believed Prophet said -it is mentioned in Sahih Bukhari, Vol. No. 1, in the Book of Adhan, Ch. No. 75, Hadith No. 692. Our prophet said... 'When you stand for Salaah, stand shoulder to shoulder'. In another Hadith, it says that... 'When you stand for Salaah, stand shoulder to shoulder, so that the devil does not come in between you'.

Our prophet was not talking about the devil which you see in the Onida T.V. add. You Know the Onida T.V. add it has the devil with two horn and a tail. Our Prophet was not talking about the devil which you see in the Onida T.V. add or in the comic strip with two horns and a tail. He was referring to the devil of rascism, devil of casteism, devil of colour, of wealth mean irrespective of whether you are rich or poor, whether you are black or white, whether you are from America or from China or from India or from Pakistan, whether you are from a noble family, or you are not from a noble family. When you offer Salaah, stand shoulder to shoulder, so that it shows the best Universal brotherhood, five times a day.

when we offer Salaah, irrespective from which ever part he is coming, whether he is rich or poor, whether he is black or white, when they stand for Salaah, we Muslims, we stand shoulder to shoulder. Universal brotherhood... the best example, practical example ...so that the devil of racsism, the devil of colour, the devil of cast, the devil of wealth does not come in between the brothers.

And the best part of the Salaah, is the sujud... is the prostration. The Arabic word sujud, is mentioned in the Qur'an, no less than 92 different times. And the Psychologists, they tell us, that the mind is not directly under our control. The body, it is directly under our control but our mind, keeps on wandering. It is not directly under our control... It keeps on wandering -the body is under our control. So to humble the mind, you have to humble your body -And which is the better way, than the way we Muslims do. We put the highest part of the body... that is the forehead, to the lowest part of the ground, and then say...' Glory be to Allah (SWT), Who is the most greatest, glory be to Allah, Who is the most highest.

And if you analyse, that when we offer Salaah there various benefits of the Salaah (i.e. prayers). Normally, throughout the day, there are electrostatic charges given out from the brain. When we do sujud, these charges get grounded -there is grounding of the frontal lobe, there is grounding of these charges. How, we have a three pin plug and a two pin plug... Three pin plug grounds. That does not mean, that if you put your hand below the head you will find, you will get a shock. It is not that grounding as the electric grounding, but it is dominance of the frontal lobe. Normally when you live, you always stand erect -blood is being pumped by the heart to the brain, but it is not sufficient for a very healthy brain. So when you do sujud,extra blood flows from the heart to the brain, due to gravity. This extra flow of blood, is a requirement for a very healthy brain. So when we do sujud, extra blood flows in to the brain, which is very good for a healthy brain. When we do sujud, there is extra blood supply to the skin of the face, which prevents 'Chill bane'. When we do sujud, the secretion of the synuses... the 'Aismodal' synus, Magniotal synus, they get drained- there are less chances of a person suffering from Synusitis. Normally when you breath, only 2/3rd of your lungs capacity is utilised. The remaining 1/3rd is known as residual air. But when we do the sujud, and when your breath in the sujud, the abdominal vicra, it presses against the diaphragm. The diaphragm presses against the lower part of the lungs, and even the residual air... the 1/3rd air is exhaled out, so more fresh air enters in to the lungs, in which there are less chances of that person suffering from lung diseases. When we do sujud, there is drainage of secretion of the Brocheal tree, in which there are less chances of a person suffering from Bronchitis. When we so sujud, there is increased vynus return, to the Abdominal vicra... when we do sujud there is less chances of having Hamroid. There are several benefits. When you do kayaam, ruku, sujud...when you stand up, and when you get up from the sitting position, the calf muscles are being activated. The calf muscles are referred to as peripheral heart, because they supply blood to the lower part of the body. So when you do kayaam, ruku, sujud... when you stand up, sit up, prostate, get up... the calf muscles are activated, and it increases the blood supply to the lower part of the body when you stand up bow down and prostrate the vertebrae is being exercised you have less chances of having disease of vertebrae. There are several medical benefits only of salah -You can give a talk only on that. But we Muslims, we do not offer salah, for these medical benefits -these are only side dishes. We offer salah, to praise Allah (SWT) to thank...Allah (SWT). That is our main dish...that is a biryani. The medical benefits are side dishes -we do not pray for these medical benefits. It may attract a person, who does not believe in Islam -that okay, you get medical benefits... he may come closer to salah. But we Muslims offer salah, to thank Allah (SWT)... to praise Him -That is our main biryani. This is the additional benefit that Allah (SWT) gives us.

3: Zakah

The third pillar is Zakah. The Arabic words Zakah,means purification... it means growth. In Islam every rich person who has a saving of more than the nesaab level, more than the minimum wealth, that is seven and a half tolaof gold. He should give 2.5% of that saving every lunar year, in charity -and the criteria to do the charity is given in Surah Tauba Ch. 9, Verse 60, which says... 'It can be given to the fukra, to the poor people, to the masakeen who are needy, whose heart is bent towards Islam, to those who are in debt, those in freeing of slave, a way farer who gets scanted in a foreign land, and those who spend in the way of Allah(SWT)'. These are 8 categories given in Surah Tauba, Ch.9,V 60, to whom this Zakat can be given. It is compulsory for every rich Muslim, who has saving of more than the nisaab level, he should give 2.5% of that saving, every lunar year, in charity. I ask a question, that if every human being in the world gives Zakat, gives 2.5 % of his excess wealth in charity... poverty will be eradicated form this world. There will not be a single human being who will die of hunger. That is why the Holy Qur'an says, in Surah Hashr, in Ch. 59, Verse 7, that... 'It prevents the wealth from circulating among the rich -is that, that the rich will not become more richer'. It prevents the wealth from circulating amongst the rich. The Holy Qur'an says in Surah Taubah, Ch. 9 Verse 34, that... 'Those who bury gold and silver, and spend it not in the way of Allah (SWT), do not give charity, announce to them a grievous penalty. That on the day of Judgement, heat will be produced from this wealth, from fire of hell, and they will be branded on their fore heads, on their flanks, and on their back. And it will be told to them, that you hoarded the wealth- now have a taste of your wealth'. Hoarding of wealth, is prohibited in the Holy Qur'an -You cannot hoard wealth.

4: Fasting

The fourth pillar in Ramadhan, is saum. That every adult Muslims should fast, should abstain from having food and drink, from sunrise to sunset, in the complete lunar month of Ramadhan. The Holy Qur'an says in Surah Al-Baqarah, Ch. 2, Verse 183, that... 'Ramadhan has been prescribed to you, as it was prescribed earlier, to the people who came early before you, so that you may learn self restrain'. The reason for fasting has been described in the Holy Qur'an,for self restraint. And the Psychologists, they tell us today, that if you can control your hunger, you can control almost all your desires. That is what Qur'an says, that... 'Ramadanhas been prescribed to you, so that you may learn self restrain, you may control your desire. If you can control your hunger, you can control almost all your desires. And there are various benefits, that if a person can abstain from having alcohol, from sunrise to sunset, he can very well abstain from having alcohol, from the cradle to the grave. If he can abstain from smoking from sunrise to sunset, he can very well abstain from smoking, from the cradle to the grave. It gives an opportunity to improve yourself. I call it the over hauling -like how your machine requires servicing...like you service your car every three months, every four months... your motor cycle every five month, etc. If you allow me to call the human being a machine, I would say... It is the most complicated machine on the face of the earth. Ramadhan is a servicing of the human body -one lunar month, every lunar year... servicing. There are several medical benefits even of the Salaah. I would not like to go in to detail. But it also improve, increases the intestinal absorption when you fast, it increases your intestinal absorption.

5: Hajj

The fifth pillar is Hajj. Every Adult Muslim who has the means to perform Hajj, that is pilgrimage to the Holy city of Makkah, should at least do it once in his life time. And I say that the Hajj is the best practical example in the world, of Universal brotherhood -There is not a better example. In Hajj, there are 2.5 million Muslims who gather in Mecca. In Mina, in Arafat... the holy land, 2.5 million Muslims from various part of the world, from America, England, Japan, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore and various part of the world. And the men, they dress up in two pieces of unsewen cloth preferably white -so that the person standing next to you, when he is performing the pilgrimage, you cannot make out whether the person standing in front of you is a king or a popper. You cannot come to know, whether he is rich or poor. All of the Muslims from various parts of the world ...they collect -It is the biggest annual gathering of the world. 2.5 million Muslims, 25 lakhs Muslims, they gather there and they perform their pilgrimage, and they are dressed in the same simple unsewen pieces of cloth -Best example of Universal brotherhood. I started my talk by quoting a Verse from the Holy Qur'an, Surah Hujurah, Ch.49, Verse 13, which says... (Arabic)... 'O human kind, We have created you from a single pair of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye shall recognize one another, and not that you shall despise one another'. And the most honoured in the sight of Allah (SWT) is the one who has taqwaa, who has righteousness, who has God-consciousness, who has piety. The Holy Qur'an says that... 'The whole of the human kind, has been created from a single pair of a male and a female'. And God Almighty has divided them into nations and tribes, so that they shall recognise each other not that they shall despise each other -That I am superior to you... or you are superior to me. And the Prophet said that... 'No Arab is superior to a Non-Arab, neither a Non-Arab superior to an Arab, neither a White superior to a Black, nor a Black superior to a White'. The Qur'an says -the only criteria for judgment in Surah Hujrat, Ch. 49, Verse 13... 'The only criteria for judgment in the sight of Allah (SWT) is not sex, it is not caste, it is not colour, it is not wealth, it is not age, it is taqwaa, it is God-consciousness, it is peity, it is righteousness, it is by God-consciousness... not by wealth, colour or nobility'. These are the guidance given by the Holy Qur'an, for Universal brotherhood.

These were in a nutshell the five pillars of Islam. If you remember the Prophet said these are the pillars of Islam, these are the principles of Islam. This does not constitute the complete Islam. Many people have a misunderstanding that if they do these 5 things they become very good Muslims. These are only the 5 pillars, and any engineer will tell you, that if the pillar is strong, then hopefully the structure will be strong. If the foundation is strong, then the structure will be strong, so if we follow these 5 pillars correctly, then InshaAllah the structure will be correct. And the other structure, the do's and don't's are mentioned in the Holy Qur'an. How a person should lead his life, is mentioned in the Holy Qur'an. The Holy Qur'an says in Surah Dhariyat, Ch. 51, Verse 56...(Arabic)...

'That We have created the jinn and the men, not but to worship Me'.

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'We have created the jinn and the men, not but to worship Me'.

Al-Quran 51:56

The 5 pillars of Islam are:

1. Shadat (testimony of faith)

2. Prayer

3. Zakah (Annual money that ones has to give to the poor)

4. Saum (Fasting in the month of Ramadhan)

5. Hajj (Pilgramage to Mecca)

As a Muslim, one believes that these pillars weren't 'invented' by anyone. Rather they are part of God's law which was given to Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) who taught mankind these laws.So in conclusion god made the five pillars of Islam

Answer B

2. Divine Justice ('adl)

3. Prophethood (nubuwwa)

4. Succession to Muhammad (imamat)

5. The Day of Judgement and the Resurrection (Qiyama)

2. Fasting (sawm) during Ramadan

3-4. Alms giving (zakaat and khums) 5. Pilgrimage to the city of Makkah (hajj)

6. Holey Defense (Jihad)

7-8. Enjoining good (amr bil-ma'rouf) and forbidding evil (nahiy an al-munkar)

9. Supporting those who walk in the path of Allah (tawalli li awliyaa' Allah)

10. Turning away from the enemies of Allah (tabarri min a'daa Allah)

2. Prayer (Salat)

3. Alms-giving (Zakāt)

4. Fasting (Sawm of Ramadan)

5. Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)

Answer: According to Muslim teaching the objectives of jihad are relatively simple. It is to create peace by ridding the world of all infidels viz. any opposed to Islam. In this context it must be understood that 'opposed' includes the idea of any who do not fully accept Islam, even if they do not actively oppose but simply do not believe, or do not accept all the Islamic teachings. Thus, this obligation to kill opponents also extends to those who are called 'moderate Muslims' who simply want to live in peace.

The ultimate objective of course is to have ony one religion left in the world.

The five Islam pillars are very important because all the Islam teachings, principles, and morals are based on these five pillars. As the pillars are important for a building the pillars are important for the Islam religion.

Moreover, if you deny intentionally any of the five Islam pillars you are considered out of Islam faith and considered no longer Muslim or follower of Islam.

Refer to the related questions below for more information.
the 5 pillars of islam are what a muslim MUST do

• The place is Makkah (or Mecca) in the current country called Saudi Arabia
• Date of origin was year 610 AD when first verses of Quran was revealed by God to prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

• It is quite different than the so called Nation of Islam. Refer to related question below.

• Most Christians worship Jesus as God, or as His son while Muslims believe that Jesus (also called Isa) is a prophet and messiah but is not God.
  
• Muslims do not accept the Christian belief in Jesus crucification. Muslims believe that Jesus was raised bodily by God, the Creator, to the Heavens and that his resemblance was put on another man who was crucified.
• Muslims believe that the Bible texts had been altered and reflected beliefs that Jesus did not preach and did not call for.

[Quran, chapter 5, verses 82-86]

Quran says also in this regards (Meaning English translation):

(Quran, chapter 3, verse 199)

(Quran, chapter 5, verse 48)

In conclusion, different beliefs and different faiths are something only between people and their God but they are all called to live in peace and love and to cooperate for the benefit of mankind and the universe.

The answer is:

The Quran is God revelations to Prophet Mohamed (peace upon him). These revelations of Quran by God to Prophet Mohamed was through the Angel Gabriel and started in year 610 AD when prophet Mohamed was in Mecca (Makkah) and was by then 40 years old. The revelations continued since then and was completed by year 632 AD (year of death of the prophet).

The long period for full revelation of the Quran (around 22 years) allowed the Quran to be fully memorized and documented by many Muslims. It was recited in the mosque (Masjid) by prophet Muhammad during the daily five prayers without single letter change. Many Muslims since then until now are memorizing Quran fully without single letter difference. This explains why Quran remains by God will, and will remain by God will, without single letter change.

For those who are seeking the truth and are interested in the proofs behind Quran revelation by God and that Quran is not a human written text, they can refer to the related question below: Did Muhammad write the Quran? for more information.

Also, they can visit the website of the British Museum and see photos of early written verses of the holy Quran since early Islamic era, and how the written words are the same as the Quran present in our hands today.

Moreover, the 1st Book in which the Holy Quran was written is preserved in Egypt, and if you write "rare Quran manuscript" on EBay you'll find pieces of many Quran books of different eras present there for sale, also have the same content as we have nowadays.

Please visit the related links for more detail.

The Islamic religion affects people in two directions:

1. performing Ritual worships
2. performing Social and moral practices

For more details, one is referred to related questions below.

The Qur'an mentions 25 prophets:

1. Adam
2. Idris
3. Nuh
4. Hud
5. Saleh
6. Ibrahim
7. Lut
8. Isma'il
9. Ishaq
10. Ya'qub
11. Yusuf
12. Ayyub
13. Shu'aib
14. Musa
15. Harun
16. Dhul-Kifl
17. Dawud
18. Sulayman
19. Ilyas
20. Al-Yasa
21. Yunus
22. Zakariyya
23. Yahya
24. Isa
25. Muhammad

In the Qur'an, only 25 prophets are mentioned, but the Qur'an also tells us that many more prophets were mentioned.

• "We did aforetime send messengers before thee: of them there are some whose story We have related to thee, and some whose story We have not related to thee. ..." (Qur'an 40:78)

• "For We assuredly sent amongst every People a messenger, ..." (Qur'an 16:36)