About Islam

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  The name of this religion is Islam, the root of which is Silm and Salam which means peace. Salam may also mean greeting one another with peace. One of the beautiful names of God is that He is the Peace. It means more than that: submission to the One God, and to live in peace with the Creator, within one's self, with other people and with the environment. Thus, Islam is a total system of living. 

 Muslims are people who have professed belief in Islam. As believers, they worship the One God and revere Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him (pbuh), as the last messenger of God. Additionally, they also believe in all the prophets which preceded Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the holy books which they brought, such as the Psalms, Torah, and the Gospel. A fundamental article of faith in Islam is belief in the Day of Judgement, when all humanity will be recompensed for their deeds in this world. Muslims believe in angels, as well as in predestination. 

Jesus (may peace be upon him) was born from the virgin Maryam. More details about Maryam and the birth of Jesus (pbuh) can be found in the Qur'an 19:1-98. Muslims believe that Jesus is a Prophet of Allah and who delivered the message of One God to the children of Israel. 

1. The Shahada (testimony): This is repeated in Arabic "None has the right to be whorshipped but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah". 

2. Salat (prayer): To offer the compulsory congregational prayers dutifully and perfectly. 

3. Pay Zakat: This is mandatory charity. 2.5% is paid for wealth obtained for a year. Further details explained under "Zakat Information". 

4. Hajj: The greater pilgrimage to the House of Allah in Makkah for those who are able to do so. 

5. Observe Saum (Fasting in Ramadan): Fasting with the intention  to abstain from the start of dawn until sunset from food, drink and everything else which breaks (invalidates) the fast.  

To Believe in:

1. Allah [in His existence, His Oneness in His Attributes, His deserving to be whorshipped and sipplicated and His right to legislate]. 

2. His angels [beings created from the light for obeying Allah's Orders].

3. His Books [the Torah, the Gospel of Jesus, the Psalms of David and the Qur'an which is the best of them].

5. The Last Day [the day of resurrectionfor the  reckoning of the [eople according tothir deeds, and their appropiate compensation (award or punishment)].

6. Believe in Qadar (Divine Preordainment) [ that all which occurs of good and evil is by Divine decree, accompanied by the employment of means to achieve desired results with satisfaction of what happens of good or bad, the sweet and the bitter, because it occurs b Allah's decree].