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spread their faith. If they help Allah, they will be made strong instead being punished by Allah. Fighting and expanding their state was encouraged to spread their faith. They believe that they are supposed to fight for their faith because they are helping Allah. Extremists today use this passage to justify their suicide bombings. It says to strike off the heads of unbelievers. Allah commanded them to do this. When they die in these suicide bombings for Allah, they believe that their good works

believed to be the direct word of Allah, revealed through the revelation to the prophet Muhammad. The five pillars are a crucial part of Islam, therefore being perfect examples of expressions of faith, as they shape how the Islamic faith is lived out. Both Sunni and Shi’ia Muslims agree of the fundamentals of Islam, and carry out practicing these beliefs in similar yet slightly altered ways. By living out these pillars, adherents are showing full submission to Allah and will assist adherents in gaining

acts of worship to show devotion to Allah that transform and develop individual adherents, and powers the foundation of Islam and its core teachings. Within the sacred texts of Islam, there are many Surahs (chapters) of the Qur’an and extracts from the Hadith that clearly demonstrate the importance of the Five Pillars of Islam to adherents worldwide and their lives. Shahada is the declaration of faith for Islam, Salat strengthens faith and reminds Muslims that Allah is above all else, Zakat maintains

branched off Judaism and share many similarities such as the idea of life after death. Just like Catholicism, Islam is a monotheistic religion which means that they believe that there is only one god or higher power. However in Islam, Muslims call God “Allah” whereas in Catholicism, God is mainly called and referred to as “God” In Christianity, the holy book is the Bible and in Islam, it is the Qur’an. Though in both religions, there is a similar belief of life after death. Both Christianity and Islam

discontent (The Father Allah was noted to have been suspended several times for his actions). Nevertheless he and a few Muslims that understood the problem of the temple and the reality of Allah’s vision took to the streets. He decided to focus his attention on the youths who could not be reached by local religious organizations and law enforcement. He taught the youths who came from dysfunctional homes with no hope in sight; therefore they called him their ‘Father’ (Ja’mella God Allah expresses his love

the healing and protective power of amulets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amulet. Before they knew, even some of the sahabah have used amulets. For example, a group came to the Messenger of Allah to pledge their allegiance to him. He accepted the allegiance of nine of them. They said, “O Messenger of Allah, you accepted the allegiance of nine but not of this one.” The Prophet said, “He is wearing an amulet.” The man put his hand in his shirt and took it off, then the Prophet accepted his allegiance

Tawhid refers to the belief that Allah is god o It mentions that Allah is the one true god o Allah is unlike anything else, and nothing can be compared to him. o Allah is powerful and all knowing o Tawhid declares that everything happens for a reason o Tawhid ultimately leads to greater surrender to Allah’s will. o This is a reminder to Muslims that they are responsible for their actions. • Insha Allah (fate/predestination. Whatever happens is god’s will) o Insha Allah, when translated says, “if god

however, I will only be covering three main beliefs; the belief in Allah the only God, the belief in the Prophets and the belief in the Angels. All these beliefs are mentioned in the Holy Qur'an, the Islamic sacred book, and also mentioned by Muhammad the Prophet, God’s messenger. The most central and important belief in all of Islam is that there is only one supreme God, who goes by Allah in the Arabic language. The belief in Allah as the only God is the foundation of the Islamic religion, as the

In order to understand the worldview of Islam it is important to have at least a surface level understanding of what they believe and why they believe in what they do. The word Islam itself means submission to Allah or to be enslaved to Allah. Muslims believe that Allah, and only Allah, is worthy to be worship. They believe that He created everything and sustains all things. Their relationship with

faith which centers around the sovereignty of Allah, the five pillars of faith, and the sanctity of the Qur’an.  Christianity views Islamic prayer as an opportunity for the real God reveal the truth to Muslims.        “Islam is the fastest-growing major religion in the world” (Taylor).  In Islam, Allah is almighty (Qur’an Sura 67:2).  The five pillars of faith, Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Hajj and Sawm, are a constant reminder of a Muslim’s devotion to Allah.  The five pillars are essential to the Islamic