Islamiat Lec No.1

Islamiat
Topic 1: Concept of Islam

1. Origins of Islam
a. Islam means submission to Allah (God)
b. The word Islam means "entering into a condition of peace and security with God,
through allegiance or surrender to him".
c. Islam was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad who lived from 570 CE to 632 CE in
Mecca in modern-day Saudi Arabia.
d. The religion of Islam is the complete acceptance of the teachings and guidance of
God as revealed to His, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
2. Six Articles of Belief
a. Belief in One Allah
b. Belief in The angels of God
c. Belief in The books of God, especially the Qur'an
d. Belief in The prophets of God, especially Muhammad: "We believe in Allah, and in
what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ismael' Isaac,
Jacob, and the Tribes, and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus, and the
prophets, from their Lord. We make no distinction between one and another
among them, and to Allah do we bow our will (in-Islam)." (Quran 3:84).
e. Belief in The Day of Judgment (or the afterlife)
f. Belief in The supremacy of God’s will (or predestination) Allah’s Apostle said, “If
Allah sends punishment upon a nation then it befalls upon the whole population
indiscriminately and then they will be resurrected (and judged) according to
their deeds.” (Sahih Bukhari)
3. The Five Pillars of Islam
Shahadah (declaration of faith): "I bear witness that there is no god, but God; I bear
witness that Muhammad is the prophet of God." By reciting this, one enters Islamic
faith.
a. Salah (prayer)
b. Zakat (charity)
c. Saum (fasting)
d. Hajj (pilgrimage)
4. Sources of Law
Holy Quran
Sharia: Sharia is the sacred law of Islam, based on the divine revelations contained in the
Qur'an and sunna
Ijma: means 'the agreement of Islam.' It is an important mechanism for resolving
theological conflicts because it is embodies a sense of past community in present action.
5. Sunni and the Shi'a: This division arose over the order of caliph succession in the first
century of the Islamic calendar.
6. Organizational Structure: Muslims do not require an intermediary between
themselves and God
7. The Basic Concepts of Islam
The Concept Of Worship And Righteousness (birr): It is not righteousness that you
turn your faces towards East or West; but it is righteousness - to believe in Allah and
the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the messengers; and to spend of your
substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the
wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer,
and give Zakat, to fulfill the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient,
in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all period of panic. Such are the
people of truth, the God-fearing. (Quran 2:177).
The Concept of Faith (Iman): The true believers are those only who believe in God
and His Messenger (Muhammad) and afterward doubt not, but strive with their
wealth and their lives for the cause of God. Such are the sincere (Quran, 49:15).
AHADEETH: None of you can be a true believer unless; he loves for his fellow
believer what he loves for himself. He who believes in God and Last Day of Judgment
is forbidden to cause any harm to his neighbor, is to be kind to his guests – especially
the strangers, and is to say the truth or else abstain.
The Concept of Piety (Taqwa): "Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of God-Almighty is
the best in conduct." (49-13)
The Concept of Prophet hood

The Concept of Life
The Concept of Religion
The Concept of Sin: No concept of Original sin: He is so Gracious and Compassionate
that His Forgiveness is Encompassing and His Mercy all – Inclusive (Quran, 7:156)
The Concept of Freedom: The Truth is from your Lord. Let him who will, believe, and
let him who will, disbelieve (Quran, 18:29).
The Concept of Equality: O mankind, verily we have created you from a single (Pair)
of a male and a female, and have made you into nations and tribes, that you may know
each other. Verily the most honored of you in the sight of God is the most righteous
(49:13).
The Concept of Brotherhood: “One Muslim is like a building brick to the others; one
part strengthens the others.” Sahih Bukhari
The Concept of Peace: daily salutations
The Concept of Community: You should be kind to those who are on earth and He
who is in Heavens will be kind to you” Sahih Bukhari
The Concept of Morality; prohibition of certain things: All kinds of intoxicating wines,
liquors, and spirits (Quran, 2:219)
The Concept of the Universe: principle of moderation

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