In the Name of God; the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
As Muslims we believe in One Unique God; Allah (Al-'The' Lah-'God'). The Almighty Allah due to His Wisdom and Mercy has chosen some of the noblest men to be the recipients of His revelation called prophets and Messengers of God. The Almighty God dispatched His messengers to guide people to the Right Path. The duty of the messengers was to proclaim the divine message to people for whose guidance they were sent.
Purpose
The divine message of the messengers of God is called ‘Religion'. The term ‘religion' (Deen in Arabic) literally means obedience and following the path and the command of God. Religion is the collection of divine laws which designs a system of life, the following of which brings man closer to God and a prosperous life both here and in the hereafter.
In the ISLAMIC beginning…
In the Name of God the Most Compassionate the Most Merciful
Islamic Greetings
Salamun Alaykum: Peace be upon you
What is Islam and who is a Muslim?
Islam literally means: Submission or surrendering to God
Muslim is a person who believes in ‘Islam’.
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The religion that God has prescribed to mankind is ‘ISLAM` (submission and obedience to God). It is only this religion that has the capacity to cover all the needs of man, and encompasses the above purpose. Therefore, the only recognized religion in the sight of God is Islam. “Truly the religion with Allah is Islam.” [3:19]
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The stories of the prophets as mentioned in the Quran suggest that the teachings of the previous prophets have been limited to their own time and region to which they have been dispatched. For instance, about Prophet Nuh we read, “And indeed We sent Nuh to his nation saying: ‘Warn your nation before there comes to them a painful torment.” [71:1]
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In the history of religion a universal religion is the one which is prevalent all over the world and its followers are found in various nations and countries thus, Islam, Hinduism and Christianity are classified universal religions.
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The religion of Islam was completed and perfected at the end of the mission of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.w).
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I would like to end this lecture with some quotations from the Quran and the sayings of the Prophet of Islam (s.a.w.w) which confirms the universality of Islam:
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