WHAT IS ISLAM?

Meaning Of Islam ₍₁₎

3 groups of literally meaning of Islam:-i. Salaam (Peace, harmony, tranquility, calm)

ii. Aslama (Willing submission, willing obedience, total surrender)

iii. Salima (Authentic, pure)

Meaning Of Islam ₍₂₎

As a faith, Islam means– Total or sincere surrender to God Almighty so that one

can live in peace and tranquility

The name of “Islam” is universal in meaning and it’s not derived from human ideas.

Name of other religions: Gelaran / People / Place / Nation

Islam = Religion?

Quran 3:19– The Religion (Deen) before Allah is Islam

Rewrite Quran 3:19– The Way of Life (Deen) before Allah is (by)

Submission to True God Quran 3:85

– If anyone desires a Way of Life other than Submission to True God, never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost

WHO IS MUSLIM ?

Anyone who obeys and surrenders his/her will to the One and Only True Almighty God is called a Muslim

Example of Muslim ?

Who Is Muslim?

God has given permission to human the free will to choose either to obey / disobey Him– “If it had been your Lord's will, they would all have

believed, all who are on earth!” [10:99]

Human beings are blessed with the Faculty of Intellect. What is faculty of intellect ?

If human choose to obey the True God = Muslim

WHO IS MUSLIM ?

[2:213] “Mankind was one single nation, and God sent Messengers with glad tidings and warnings; and with them He sent the Book in truth, to judge between people in matters wherein they differed…”– Islam started from Adam and not from Muhammad

SAW era

Quran 2:136 shows continuation message of Islam

Who is muslim ?

[2:136] Say ye: “We believe in God, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one and another of them: And we bow to God”– All prophets were the people who obey God, so

they are all Islam in faith and muslim.

WHO IS MUSLIM ?

How about a Muslim who does sin? Isn’t it sounds he/she disobey God, hence he can’t be called as a Muslim anymore?

39:53. Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

WHO IS MUSLIM ?

39:54. "Turn ye to our Lord (in repentance) and bow to His (Will), before the Penalty comes on you: after that ye shall not be helped.

If there are people that never heard clearly about Islam, where will they go in hereafter?

Who Is Kafir?(1)

17:15 “Who receives guidance, receives it for his own benefit: who goes astray does so to his own loss: No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another: nor would We visit with Our Wrath until We had sent messengers (to give warning)”

Who Is Kafir?(2)

2:6 “As to those who kafir, it is the same to them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe”

2:159 “Those who conceal the clear (Signs) We have sent down, and the Guidance, after We have made it clear for the people in the Book, on them shall be God's curse, and the curse of those entitled to curse”

Who Is Kafir?(3)

Literally, word kafir comes from word kafara in Arabic that means To Cover

Hence, the meaning of kafir is the one who Reject Faith after they got a clear and true message about Islam

So, can we simply claim that all non Muslim are kafir?

Case study

No Compulsion

2:256 “Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error”

18:29 Say, “The truth is from your Lord: Let him who will believe, and let him who will, reject (it)”

14:22 Satan will say “… I had no authority over you except to call you but ye listened to me: then reproach not me, but reproach your own souls…”