Islam · the religion of peace The word "Islam" means "submission to the will of god." In Islam, we believe that Allah (الله) swt is the one and only god, and that Mohammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is his [last] prophet. Followers of Islam are called Muslims (mu-s-lims) ↦ Muslims believe that nothing can happen without Allah’s permission, and that humans have free will. ↦ There are 6 main beliefs that Muslims must have, which are: 1) The belief in Allah (swt) as the one and only god 2) The belief in Allah’s angels 3) The belief in Allah’s holy books 4) The belief in Allah’s prophets and messengers 5) The belief in the day of judgement 6) the belief in pre-destination [ I will make separate projects getting into detail about each of these beliefs ] ↦ How does one become Muslim? there are 5 main pillars of Islam - you need to follow these in order to be Muslim. 1) Saying the Shahadah (an Islamic "oath"), which [translated] is: "I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, and I bear witness that Mohammad is the messenger of god." (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ) 2) performing prayer (5 times a day) 3) performing zakat (charity) 4) fasting during Ramadan (holy month — separate project for that) 5) and performing hajj/ pilgrimage ________ ↦ There are multiple sects in Islam, but the main one (the one that I follow) is Sunnah. Those who follow this sect are called Sunni Muslims. ________ ↦ Just like other religions, in Islam, we believe that there are angels and devils. Heaven and hell. Those who worship Allah and follow his commands go to heaven (by the will and mercy of god). Those who don’t, go to hell (by the will of god). Obviously, there are more details to this, and no one can know for sure who goes to heaven/hell. Only Allah knows that. _______ ↦ In Islam, we refer to "the devil" as Shaitan (الشيطان). He incites us to sin by "whispering" to our hearts. We have the choice to let him lead us astray from the path of the righteous, or to do our best to rebel against him. _______ ↦ Prophets/ Messengers are individuals who were chosen to spread god’s message (revelation) on Earth and to serve as models of ideal human behaviour. ↦ the first prophet of Islam was Adam (Yes, the same Adam that Christians believe in), and the last prophet was Mohammed (peace be upon the two of them). ________ ↦ Unlike what the mainstream media depicts, Islam is NOT a religion of violence. The word Islam is literally derived from the Arabic word سلام (peace). Islam is the religion of peace. Don’t make the mistake of generalizing an entire group of people (1.9 billion+ individuals, to be exact) as something negative just because of a few terrible people. ________ There’s so much more to talk about, but I’ll rap this project here :’) I will definitely make more parts to this, as there are many more important topics that I want to cover. If you don’t like reading about religion, simply do not view these projects. If you have something against Islam, please unfollow me. Anyways, feel free to ask me questions about Islam in the comments! (Honestly, please do. I love answering questions— I’m planning on making an Islam FAQ project soon anyways :)) That’s it, thank you for taking time out of your day to read this. I’ve been wanting to make this project for so long ToT [ final note: if you believe that I’ve made any mistake, please let me know in the comments. ]
