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Islam Muslim Islamic Sunnah
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For Muslims, Islam was not a
new religion, but the same truth that God revealed through all His prophets to
every people. For a fifth of the world's population, Islam was both a religion
and a complete way of life.
Muslims followed a religion
of peace, mercy, and forgiveness, and the majority of them had nothing to do
with the unusually severe actions which have come to be associated with their
faith.
"O mankind! We created you
from a single soul, male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, so
that you may come to know one another.
Truly, the most honored of you in God's sight is the
greatest of you in piety. God is All-Knowing, All-Aware". (Quran, 49:13).
Quran (Koran)
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Islam today is the religion
and way of life for one billion people of diverse races, nations, and cultures
worldwide.
There are Muslim communities
not only in Arab countries, but, also in Indonesia, Asia, Africa, China, the
Americas, and Europe.
Muslims Believe in Six Articles of Faith. They are belief in:
In One, unique and incomparable God, the creator of the Universe who was as the Protector, the Mighty, the Merciful, the Knowledgeable, the Wise, the Loving...;
In around 100 beautiful names for Allah mentioned in the Quran through which Muslims might recognize and understand Him and His Universal responsibilities;
In the Angels created by Him;
In a chain of prophets through whom His revelations were brought to mankind. (Adam, Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elias, Jonah, John the Baptist, Jesus, and Muhammad who was
the final one, who summed up all that had been revealed before);
In the revealed books including the Quran, Torah, and the Bible;
In the Day of Judgment with individual accountability for actions;
In divine destiny where God had complete authority over human destiny, and, in life after death...
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