An introduction to the faith of islam

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Bismillah Hir-RAahman Nir-Raheem In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate An introduction to the Faith of Islam By: Muhamad Sahril Bin Abdul Gani C.V, W.A

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Bismillah Hir-RAahman Nir-Raheem

In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate

An introduction to the

Faith of Islam

By: Muhamad Sahril Bin Abdul Gani

C.V, W.A

What is ‘ISLAM’ ??

- “Islam” means submission to the will of God, and anyone

who lives his life according to God’s will is a ‘Muslim.’

- A relationship between us and the creator after being clear

about who or what he is

- It teaches that souls find true happiness and peace through

performing good action that are approved by God and which

benefit both the society and the individual

Concept of God in Islam

• “Allah – there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the

Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor

sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is

on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His

permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what

will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His

knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the

heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And

He is the Most High, the Most Great.” [Quran 2:255]

•“Say, He is Allah, [who is] One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He

neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent.”

[Quran 112:1-4]

Purpose of Life in Islam

“Did you think that We (God) created you in play (without any

purpose), and that you would not be brought back to Us (God)?”

[Qur’an 23:115]

• Life is a test which ends in death, but it does not mark the end

of one’s existence.

• Once death arrives, the opportunity to do good ceases. It will be

too late to repent and our fate will be determined solely by our

beliefs and deeds that we do in our current life.

• Man’s life is divided into two parts: a brief stay in this world,

and an eternal life in the next.

• Any sane mind will conclude that eternal bliss is far more

beneficial than short lived pleasures on Earth.

Purpose of Life in Islam

• Allah created mankind and made us responsible for our actions

by granting us freedom of choice, and intelligence to discern

right and wrong.

• If there were no afterlife in which the good were rewarded and

the bad punished, that would contradict the perfect justice of

Allah.

• Hence it is an absolute demand of justice that there be a Day of

Judgement on which every soul is brought to account.

“And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.

I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed

Me.” [Quran 51:56-57]

Why Am I doing this?

• “And let there be [arising] from you a nation inviting to [all

that is] good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is

wrong, and those will be the successful.”

[Quran 3:104]

• “Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good

instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best. Indeed,

your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way,

and He is most knowing of who is [rightly] guided.”

[Quran 16:125]

• “Convey from me even from one verse” [Prophet Muhamad]

What If I Don’t Invite & Hide The Truth?

“Indeed, those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs

and guidance after We made it clear for the people in the

Scripture – those are cursed by Allah and cursed by those who

curse.”

[Quran 2:159]

“Whoever hides knowledge, Allah will brand him with the

branding iron from Hellfire.”

[Prophet Muhamad]

What Will I Get Through Da’wah?

• The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) told us that:

“He who calls others to follow the Right Guidance will have a

reward equal to the reward of those who follow him, without

their reward being diminished in any respect on that account.”

“And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allah and

does righteousness and says, "Indeed, I am of the Muslims.”

[Quran 41:33]

“By Allah, If Allah Were To Guide One Man through You It

Would Be Better For You than the Best Type of Camels”

[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]

Proof of Islam

• The proof of Islam is the ‘Al-Quran’

Proofs that the Quran is from God

Scientific Facts in the Quran:

1. Embryology

“And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay.

Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging [i.e.,

the womb].

Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We

made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from]

the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then

We developed him into another creation. So blessed is

Allah, the best of creators.”

[Quran 23:12-14]

Proofs that the Quran is from God

Keith Moore, - Professor and Chairman, Department of Anatomy,

University of Toronto, Canada, and author of ‘The Developing Human’, considered to be one of the world’s leading embryologists, said concerning these statements in the Qur’an and authenticated hadiths:

“Until the 19th Century, nothing was known about classifying the stages of human development. A system of staging human embryos was developed around the end of the 19th Century based on alphabetical symbols. During the 20th century, numerals were used to describe 23 stages of embryonic development. This system of numbering the stages is not easy to follow and a better system would be based on the morphological changes. In recent years, the study of the Qur’an has revealed another basis for the classification of the stages of the developing embryo which is based on easily understood actions and changes in shape. It utilizes terms which were sent from God to Muhamad the Prophet by the Angel Gabriel and recorded on the Qur’an . . . It is clear to me that these statements must have come to Muhamad from God because almost all of this knowledge was not discovered until many centuries later. This proves to me that Muhamad must have been a Messenger of God.”

Proofs that the Quran is from God

Marshall Jonson, Professor and Chairman, Department of Anatomy,

Director of the Daniel Baugh Institute, Thomas Jefferson University,

Philadelphia, U.S.A., said:

“As a scientist I can only deal with things I can specifically see. I can

understand embryology and developmental biology; I can understand the

words that are translated to me from the Qur’an. If I were to transpose

myself into that era, knowing what I do today and describing things, I

could not describe the things that were described. I see no evidence to

refute the concept that this individual Muhamad had to be developing this

information from some place, so I see nothing in conflict with the concept

that Divine Intervention was involved on what he was able to say.”

Proofs that the Quran is from God

Scientific Facts in the Quran:

2. The Big Bang Theory

“Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens

and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and

made from water every living thing? Then will they not

believe?”

[Quran 21:30]

Proofs that the Quran is from God

• Ever heard of the Big Bang and how the universe started as a

singularity, a super-condensed ball of matter and energy?

• It sure seems that the information in the Quran is correct

about something that we discovered just about seventy years

ago.

Proofs that the Quran is from God

Scientific Facts in the Quran:

3. The Expanding Universe

“And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed,

We are [its] expander.”

[Quran 51:47]

Proofs that the Quran is from God

• When Einstein was conjuring up his theories, the consensus

among scientists was that the universe was static and had

been like that forever, but new observations made it clear that

this was not the case and that in fact galaxies were moving

away from each other at a constant rate.

• In other words, the universe is expanding. More than strange

is how these things came to be found in a book 1400 years

old.

Proofs that the Quran is from God

Scientific Facts in the Quran:

4. Construction of Mountains

“And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.” [Quran 21:31]

“Have We not made the earth as a bed, and the mountains as pegs?” [Quran 78:6]

“And He has set firm mountains in the earth so that it would not shake with you...”[Quran 16:15]

Proofs that the Quran is from God

• Today we know that mountains have deep roots under the

surface of the ground and that these roots can reach several

times their elevations above the surface of the ground.

• So the most suitable word to describe mountains on the basis

of this information is the word ‘peg’, since most of a properly

set peg is hidden under the surface of the ground.

• This theory of mountains having deep roots was introduced

only in the latter half of the nineteenth century.

• Mountains also play an important role in stabilizing the crust

of the earth since they hinder the shaking of the earth.

Proofs that the Quran is from God

Scientific Facts in the Quran:

5. Water Cycle

“And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His

mercy [i.e., rainfall] until, when they have carried heavy

rainclouds, We drive them to a dead land and We send down

rain therein and bring forth thereby [some] of all the fruits.

Thus will We bring forth the dead; perhaps you may be

reminded.”

[Quran 7:57]

Proofs that the Quran is from God

• Water Cycle or Hydrologic Cycle is a series of movements of water above, on, and below the surface of the earth.

• The water cycle consists of four distinct stages: storage, evaporation, precipitation, and runoff.

• Water may be stored temporarily in the ground; in oceans, lakes, and rivers; and in ice caps and glaciers.

• It evaporates from the earth's surface, condenses in clouds, falls back to the earth as precipitation (rain or snow), and eventually either runs into the seas or re-evaporates into the atmosphere.

• Almost all the water on the earth has passed through the water cycle countless times.

• Very little water has been created or lost over the past billion years.

• Bernard Palissy was the first man to describe the present day concept of 'water cycle' in 1580

The Great Challenge from the Quran

And if you are in doubt about what We have revealed (the

Quran) to Our worshiper (Muhammad), then produce a

chapter like it, and call your witnesses (supporters and

helpers) besides God if you are truthful…..

[Quran 2:23-25]

Quran given to an Unlettered Prophet

Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered Prophet, whom

they find written [i.e., mentioned] in what they have of the Torah

and the Gospel, …… [Quran 7:157]

Moses – “I will raise for them a Prophet like you (Moses) from

among their brethren and will put My words in his mouth, and he

shall speak unto them, all that I command him.”

[Deuteronomy 18:18]

Jesus - If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray

the Father, and He will give you another ‘Comforter', that he may

abide with you forever."

[John 14:15-16]

Also [John 15:26-27], [John 16:5-8] and [John 16:12-14]

Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)

• Born in Mecca – 570AD to 633AD

• An Orphan – raised by his uncle who was from the respected

tribe of Quraysh.

• He was raised illiterate, unable to read or write, and remained so

till his death.

• At the age of forty, Muhammad received his first revelation

from God through the Angel Gabriel.

• The revelations continued for twenty-three years, and they are

collectively known as the Quran.

Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)

• As soon as he began to recite the Quran and to preach the truth

which God had revealed to him, he and his small group of

followers suffered persecution from unbelievers.

• The persecution grew so fierce that in the year 622 God gave

them the command to emigrate.

• This emigration from Makkah to the city of Madinah, some 260

miles to the north, marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar.

• After several years, Muhammad and his followers were able to

return to Makkah, where they forgave their enemies.

• Before Muhammad died, at the age of sixty-three, the greater

part of the Arabian Peninsula had embrace Islam.

Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)

• Within a century of his death, Islam had spread to Spain in the

West and as far East as China.

• Among the reasons for the rapid and peaceful spread of Islam

was the truth and clarity of its doctrine.

• Islam calls for faith in only one God, Who is the only one worthy

of worship.

• The Prophet Muhammad was a perfect example of an honest,

just, merciful, compassionate, truthful, and brave human being.

• Though he was a man, he was far removed from all evil

characteristics and strove solely for the sake of God and His

reward in the Hereafter.

• Moreover, in all his actions and dealings, he was ever mindful

and fearful of God.

Benefits of Islam

1. The Door to Eternal Paradise

“And give good news (O Muhammad) to those who believe and do

good deeds, that they will have gardens (Paradise) in which rivers

flow....” [Quran 2:25]

“Race one with another for forgiveness from your Lord and for

Paradise, whose width is as the width of the heavens and the earth,

which has been prepared for those who believe in God and His

messengers....” [Quran 57:21]

The Prophet Muhammad told us that the lowest in rank among the

dwellers of Paradise will have ten times the like of this world, and

he or she will have whatever he or she desires and ten times like it.

Benefits of Islam

2. Salvation from Hellfire

God has said in the Quran:

“Those who have disbelieved and died in disbelief, the earth full

of gold would not be accepted from any of them if one offered it

as a ransom. They will have a painful punishment, and they will

have no helpers.” [Quran 3:91]

If you could but see when they are set before the Fire (Hell) and

say: “Would that we might return (to the world)! Then we would

not reject the verses of our Lord, but we would be of the

believers” [Quran 6:27]

Benefits of Islam

3. Real Happiness and Inner Peace

• Real happiness and peace can be found in submitting to the

commands of the Creator and the Sustainer of this world.

God has said in the Qur’an:

“Truly, in remembering God do hearts find rest.” [Quran 13:28]

On the other hand, the one who turns away from the Qur’an will

have a life of hardship in this world. God has said:

“But whoever turns away from the Quran, he will have a hard

life, and We will raise him up blind on the Day of Judgment.”

[Quran 20:124]

Benefits of Islam

4. Forgiveness for All Previous Sin

• When someone converts to Islam, God forgives all of his

previous sins and evil deeds.

The Prophet said: “Didn’t you know that converting to Islam

erases all previous sins?”

• According to Prophet Muhammad After converting to Islam, the

person will be rewarded for his or her good and bad deeds :

Some Basic Islamic Believes

1. Believe in God

2. Believe in the Angels

3. Believe in God’s revealed Books

4. Believe in the Prophets and Messenger of God

5. Believe in the day of Judgement

6. Believe in Al-Qadr (Destiny)

Some Basic Islamic Believes

1. Believe in God

• Muslims believe in one, unique, incomparable God, Who has no

son nor partner, and that none has the right to be worshipped but

Him alone.

• He is the true God, and every other deity is false. He has the

most magnificent names and sublime perfect attributes.

• No one shares His divinity, nor His attributes.

In the Qur’an, God describes Himself:

“Say: He is God, the One. God, to Whom the creatures turn for

their needs. He begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none

like Him.”

[Quran 112:1-4]

Some Basic Islamic Believes

2. Believe in Angels

Muslims believe in the existence of the angels and that they are

honoured creatures.

The angels worship God alone, obey him, and act only by His

command.

Jibra’il (Gabriel) This angel brings revelations to the prophets.

Azra’il This angel is the Malikul Mawt, or Angel of Death.

Mika’il (Michael) This angel controls the weather.

Israfil This angel will blow the horn signaling the end of the

universe.

Some Basic Islamic Believes

3. Believe in God’s revealed Books

• Muslims believe that God revealed books to His messengers as

proof for mankind and as guidance for them.

• Among these books is the Quran, which God revealed to the

Prophet Muhammad.

• God has guaranteed the Quran’s protection from any corruption

or distortion.

“Indeed, We have sent down the Quran, and surely We will guard it

(from corruption).”

[Quran 15:9]

Some Basic Islamic Believes

3. Believe in God’s revealed Books

The Scrolls of Abraham (Suhuf)

The Law of Moses (Taurah)

The Psalms of David (Zabur)

The Gospel of Jesus (Injeel)

“The people of the Book (Jews & Christians) know this as they

know their own sons; but some of them conceal the truth which

they themselves know.”

[Quran 2:146]

Some Basic Islamic Believes

4. Believe in the Prophets & Messenger of God

Muslims believe in the prophets and messengers of God, starting

with Adam, including Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob,

Moses, and Jesus (Peace be upon them).

But God’s final message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal

message, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him)

“Muhammad is not the father of any one of your men, but he is the

Messenger of God and the last of the prophets...

[Quran 33:40]

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Some Basic Islamic Believes

5. Believe in the Day of Judgement

All injustice will be paid back and no one will be treated

unfairly.

Islam teaches that Heaven is eternal, whereas a person’s sentence

in Hell can range from temporary to forever, depending on his or

her crimes.

Heaven is presented as an ideal adult playground with the best

delights in food, comfort, friendship, activities, environment, and

physical pleasures of all kinds.

Hell is described in great detail in Islam. Punishments there often

mimic crimes done in this life.

Anyone who has any small amount of faith in God will

eventually be released and admitted to Heaven.

Some Basic Islamic Believes

6. Believe in the Al-Qadar

• Muslims believe in Al-Qadar, which is Divine Predestination,

but this belief in Divine Predestination does not mean that

human beings do not have freewill.

• Rather, Muslims believe that God has given human beings

freewill.

• This means that they can choose right or wrong and that they are

responsible for their choices.

Some Basic Islamic Believes

6. Believe in the Al-Qadar

The believe in Divine Predestination includes belief in four things:

1) God knows everything. He knows what has happened and what

will happen.

2) God has recorded all that has happened and all that will happen.

3) Whatever God wills to happen happens, and whatever He wills

not to happen does not happen.

4) God is the creator of everything.

Sources of Islam

1. The Quran – Word of God

2. The Sunnah – The Prophetic Sayings (Hadeeth)

3. The Seerah – Biography / History

Sources of Islam

1. The Quran

• The last revealed word of God,.

• It deals with all the subjects which concern human beings:

wisdom, doctrine, worship, transactions, law, etc.,

• Basic theme is the relationship between God and His creatures.

• At the same time, it provides guidelines and detailed teachings

for a just society, proper human conduct, and an equitable

economic system.

• The Quran was revealed to Muhammad in Arabic only. So, any

Quranic translation, either in English or any other language, is

neither a Quran, nor a version of the Quran, but rather it is only a

translation of the meaning of the Quran.

Sources of Islam

2. The Sunnah

• The Sunnah (what the Prophet Muhammad said, did, or

approved of) is the second source in Islam.

• The Sunnah is comprised of Hadeeths, which are reliably

transmitted reports by the Prophet Muhammad’s companions of

what he said, did, or approved of.

• Belief in the sunnah is a basic Islamic belief.

E.g. “The most perfect of the believers in faith are the best of them

in morals. And the best among them are those who are best to their

wives.”

Sources of Islam

3. The Seerah

• Knowledge of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah) is necessary for

every Muslim and sharing it with everyone is a responsibility.

• The word ‘Seerah’ comes from a verb that means ‘to travel’. The

biography of a person is called Seerah because when we read it,

we are essentially traveling the person’s journey.

• Studying about the life and times of the Prophet , it is as if we

are following in his footsteps; it is as if we are traveling in his

journey.

The Five Pillars of Islam

The Five Pillars of Islam are the framework of a Muslim’s life.

1) The Testimony of Faith

2) Prayer – 5 times a day

3) Giving Zakat (Support of the needy)

4) Fasting in the Month of Ramadhan

5) The Pilgrimage to Mecca

The Five Pillars of Islam

1) The Testimony of Faith

• The testimony of faith is saying with conviction,

“La ilaha ill allah, Muhammadur rasoolu lallah.”

‘There is no true god but God (Allah), and Muhammad is the

Messenger (Prophet) of God.’

• This testimony of faith is called the Shahada, a simple formula

which should be said with conviction in order to convert to Islam

• The testimony of faith is the most important pillar of Islam.

The Five Pillars of Islam

2) Prayer

• Muslims perform five prayers a day.

• Each prayer does not take more than a few minutes to perform.

• Prayer in Islam is a direct link between the worshipper and God.

• There are no intermediaries between God and the worshipper.

• In prayer, a person feels inner happiness, peace, and comfort,

and that God is pleased with him or her.

• Prayers are performed at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset, and

night.

• A Muslim may pray almost anywhere, such as in fields, offices,

factories, or universities.

The Five Pillars of Islam

3) Giving Zakat (Alms)

• All things belong to God, and wealth is therefore held by human

beings in trust.

• The original meaning of the word zakat is both ‘purification’ and

‘growth.’

• Giving Zakat means ‘giving a specified percentage on certain

properties to certain classes of needy people.’

• A person may also give as much as he or she pleases as

voluntary alms or charity.

The Five Pillars of Islam

4) Fasting in the Month of Ramadan

• Every year in the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn

until sundown, abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations.

• Although the fast is beneficial to health, it is regarded principally

as a method of spiritual self-purification.

• By cutting oneself off from worldly comforts, even for a short

time, a fasting person gains true sympathy with those who go

hungry, as well as growth in his or her spiritual life.

• Eid al-Fitr, a feast-day commemorating the end of Ramadhan

The Five Pillars of Islam

5) The Pilgrimage to Makkah

• The annual pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca is an obligation once in a

lifetime for those who are physically and financially able to

perform it.

• About two million people go to Mecca each year from every

corner of the globe.

• Although Mecca is always filled with visitors, the annual Hajj is

performed in the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar.

• Male pilgrims wear special simple clothes which strip away

distinctions of class and culture so that all stand equal before

God.

• The end of the Hajj is marked by a festival, Eid Al-Adha,

Islam & other Religion

• Islam accepts all the major biblical prophets but explains their

life and mission in a different way.

• Prophets are sinless but can make honest mistakes.

• All true religions originated from God, and Muslims are taught

to be tolerant of other’s beliefs because of it.

• Muslims do not accept the Bible as the word of God but do

believe that it is based on what was once authentic revelation

from God.

Jews in Islam

• Islam does not teach its followers to be anti-Semitic. The

intractable Arab-Israeli conflict which has festered since 1948 is

a political condition that is often unfairly cloaked in religious

rhetoric.

• Islam accepts all the major Jewish prophets, including Moses,

David, Solomon, and Job.

• Many Jewish teachings are compatible with Islam, such as

monotheism, kosher standards, angels, and prophets.

• The Quran contains over a hundred verses that discuss Judaism,

Jews, and issues related to the ancient Israelites.

• Jews lived peacefully in the Muslim world for over a thousand

years and were never persecuted as they often were in Europe.

Christianity and Islam

• Islam accepts the virgin birth of Jesus and his role as Messiah to

the Jews. The Quran, however, denies that he is God or the Son

of God, rather considering him to be a prophet.

• Muslims do not believe that Jesus was crucified nor that the

Romans killed him in Jerusalem. Muslims hold that God

answered Jesus’ prayer and removed him from the physical

world to await the end-times and a triumphant return to Earth.

• Christianity and Islam have had many centuries of interfaith

dialogue interspersed with wars and periods of mutual fear and

mistrust.

What do Muslims Believe about Jesus

• Muslims respect and revere Jesus (PBUH). They consider him

one of the greatest of God’s messengers to mankind.

• The Qur’an confirms his virgin birth, and a chapter of the Qur’an

is entitled ‘Maryam’ (Mary).

The Qur’an describes the birth of Jesus as follows:

“(Remember) when the angels said: “O Mary, God gives you good

news of a word from Him (God), whose name is the Messiah Jesus,

son of Mary, revered in this world and the Hereafter, and one of

those brought near (to God). He will speak to the people from his

cradle and as a man, and he is of the righteous.” She said: “My

Lord, how can I have a child when no mortal has touched me?” He

said: “So (it will be). God creates what He wills. If He decrees a

thing, He says to it only, ‘Be!’ and it is.” [Quran 3:45-47]

What do Muslims Believe about Jesus

Jesus was born miraculously by the command of God which had

brought Adam into being without a father.

God has said:

“The case of Jesus with God is like the case of Adam. He created

him from dust, and then He said to him, “Be!” and he came into

being.”

[Quran 3:59]

What do Muslims Believe about Jesus

During his prophetic mission, Jesus performed many miracles.

God tells us that Jesus said:

“I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. I make for you

the shape of a bird out of clay, I breathe into it, and it becomes a

bird by God’s permission. I heal the blind from birth and the leper.

And I bring the dead to life by God’s permission. And I tell you

what you eat and what you store in your houses....”

[Quran 3:49]

What do Muslims Believe about Jesus

• Muslims believe that Jesus was not crucified.

God has said:

“...They said: “We killed the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, the

messenger of God.” They did not kill him, nor did they crucify

him, but the likeness of him was put on another man

(and they killed that man)... “ [Quran 4:157]

• Neither Muhammad nor Jesus came to change the basic doctrine

of the belief in one God, brought by earlier prophets, but rather

to confirm and renew it.

What does Islam say about Terrorism

• Islam, a religion of mercy, does not permit terrorism.

In the Quran, God has said:

“God does not forbid you from showing kindness and dealing justly

with those who have not fought you about religion and have not

driven you out of your homes. God loves just dealers.”

[Quran 60:8]

What does Islam say about Terrorism

Misconception – “Islam Permits Terrorism”

• The media generally portrays any Muslim who fights as a

terrorist, regardless of whether they fight justly or unjustly, or

whether they are oppressing others or being oppressed.

• In war, the targeting of innocent non-combatants is a despicable

act which Islam clearly prohibits. In fact, Muslims are not

allowed to destroy plants and animals unnecessarily, let alone

innocent humans.

• However, it is important to distinguish between terrorism and

legitimate resistance to occupation, as the two are very different.

What does Islam say about Terrorism

C’td

• The Quran clearly demonstrates the seriousness of killing an

innocent person, and emphasises the value of human life.

“If anyone murders an innocent person, it will be as if he has

murdered the whole of humanity. And if anyone saves a person it

will be as if he has saved the whole of humanity.”

[Quran 5:32]

What does Islam say about Terrorism

• The basic principle in fighting in the Qur'an is that other

communities should be treated as one's own.

• Fighting is justified for legitimate self-defence, to aid other

Muslims and after a violation in the terms of a treaty, but should

be stopped if these circumstances cease to exist.

• The principle of forgiveness is reiterated in between the

assertions of the right to self-defence.

During his life, Muhammad gave various injunctions to his forces

and adopted practices toward the conduct of war. The most

important of these were summarized by Muhammad's companion

and first Caliph, Abu Bakr, in the form of ten rules for the Muslim

army:

What does Islam say about Terrorism

“…..Ten rules for your guidance in the battlefield”

1. Do not commit treachery or deviate from the right path.

2. You must not mutilate dead bodies.

3. Neither kill a child,

4. nor a woman,

5. nor an aged man.

6. Bring no harm to the trees,

7. nor burn them with fire, especially those which are fruitful.

8. Slay not any of the enemy's flock,

9. save for your food.

10. You are likely to pass by people who have devoted their lives to

monastic services; leave them alone.

Human Rights & Justice in Islam

Islam provides many human rights for the individual. The following

are some of these human rights that Islam protects.

• The life and property of all citizens in an Islamic state are

considered sacred, whether a person is Muslim or not.

• Islam also protects honour. So, in Islam, insulting others or

making fun of them is not allowed.

Prophet Muhammad said:

“Truly your blood, your property, and your honour are inviolable.”

Human Rights & Justice in Islam

• Racism is not allowed in Islam, for the Qur’an speaks of human

equality in the following terms:

“O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female and

have made you into nations and tribes for you to know one another.

Truly, the noblest of you with God is the most pious. Truly, God is

All-Knowing, All-Aware.”

[Quran 49:13]

Human Rights & Justice in Islam

• Islam rejects certain individuals or nations being favoured

because of their wealth, power, or race.

• God created human beings as equals who are to be distinguished

from each other only on the basis of their faith and piety.

The Prophet Muhammad said:

“O people! Your God is one and your forefather (Adam) is one. An

Arab is not better than a non-Arab and a non-Arab is not better than

an Arab, and a red (i.e. white tinged with red) person is not better

than a black person and a black person is not better than a red

person, except in piety”

Human Rights & Justice in Islam

Islam is a religion of justice. God has said:

“Truly God commands you to give back trusts to those to whom

they are due, and when you judge between people, to judge with

justice.... (Qur’an, 4:58)

And He has said:

“ ...And act justly. Truly, God loves those who are just.”

(Qur’an, 49:9)

We should even be just with those who we hate, as God has said:

”...And let not the hatred of others make you avoid justice. Be

just: that is nearer to piety....” (Qur’an, 5:8)

Status of Women in Islam

• Islam sees a woman, whether single or married, as an individual

in her own right, with the right to own and dispose of her

property and earnings without any guardianship over her

(whether that be her father, husband, or anyone else).

• She has the right to buy and sell, give gifts and charity, and may

spend her money as she pleases.

• A marriage dowry is given by the groom to the bride for her own

personal use, and she keeps her own family name rather than

taking her husband’s.

• Islam encourages the husband to treat his wife well, as the

Prophet Muhammad said: “The best among you are those who

are best to their wives.”

Status of Women in Islam

• Mothers in Islam are highly honoured.

• Islam recommends treating them in the best way.

A man came to the Prophet Muhammad and said:

“O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most

worthy of my good companionship?”

The Prophet said: “Your mother.”

The man said: “Then who?”

The Prophet said: “Then your mother.”

The man further asked: “Then who?”

The Prophet said: “Then your mother.”

The man asked again: “Then who?”

The Prophet said: “Then your father.”

Family in Islam

• The family, which is the basic unit of civilization, is now

disintegrating. Islam’s family system brings the rights of the

husband, wife, children, and relatives into a fine equilibrium.

• It nourishes unselfish behaviour, generosity, and love in the

framework of a well-organized family system.

• The peace and security offered by a stable family unit is greatly

valued, and it is seen as essential for the spiritual growth of its

members.

• A harmonious social order is created by the existence of

extended families and by treasuring children.

Treatment to Elderly

• In Islam, it is not enough that we only pray for our parents, but

we should act with limitless compassion, remembering that when

we were helpless children, they preferred us to themselves.

• Mothers are particularly honoured.

• When Muslim parents reach old age, they are treated mercifully,

with kindness and selflessness.

• In Islam, serving one’s parents is a duty second to prayer, and it

is their right to expect it.

• It is considered despicable to express any irritation when,

through no fault of their own, the old become difficult.

Treatment to Elderly

God has said:

“Your Lord has commanded that you worship none but Him,

and that you be kind to your parents. If one of them or both of

them reach old age with you, do not say to them a word of

disrespect, or scold them, but say a generous word to them. And

act humbly to them in mercy, and say: “My Lord, have mercy

on them, since they cared for me when I was small.”

[Quran 17:23-24]

Muslims around the World

• Muslims are found in every corner of the world and have a

history and culture that is as rich as any other.

• The population of Muslims is rising in North America and

Europe due to immigration and also to conversion.

• Muslims in general feel they have been stereotyped and are

being treated unfairly by the media and entertainment industries.

• Nearly all Muslim countries in the world are either allies of the

West or friendly to the West.

• It is unfair to point to a few villains in the Muslim world and

then blame all Muslims for the actions of a very few.

• 2015 – 2.1 Billion Muslims

• 2030 – Estimation – 3 Billion Muslims

Muslims in Australia

• Since 1600s – Basically fishermen from Indonesia

• Since late 1960s, there have been a number of significant

Muslim migrations into Australia,

• 4th largest religious group in Australia.

• 2.2% of Australians are Muslims

• 36% of Muslims are Australians

• Relatively young group with 59% aged 29 years and younger.

• The interpretation of Islam and its religious tenets varies

between nations and followers

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YOU Done by: Muhamad Sahril Bin Abdul Gani (C.V, W.A)