>what is Islam
Islam is the oldest religion in the world that was practised by the first man 'Adam' (peace be upon him).
Islam means 'submission to God'.
Adam submitted his will to God.
What do these other Arabic words mean in English? Let's take a look.
Allah = The God.
Muslim = One that submits to God.
Allahu akbar = God is the greatest.
The flag above = There is no God worthy of worship but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God.
There's a real emphasis in Islam about the oneness of God. It's important to know that it is God alone that has the right to be worshipped. That means rejecting the worship of a statue, an inanimate object, a trinity, a human, an animal or anything else that people decide to worship other than God alone.
>"Hear, O Israel The Lord our God is one Lord." (Deuteronomy 6:4)
>"Away from me, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only." (Matthew 4:10)
>"Worship God! You have no other god but Him." (Quran English interpretation 7:59, 7:73; 11:50, 11:84; 23:32)
You also must accept that the messengers such as Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (peace be upon them) are all Muslims (people that submit to God alone).
They all came with the same message which was WORSHIP GOD ALONE! NO PARTNERS! Muhammad (peace be upon him) was the last messenger that was sent for the whole of humanity, not just for a particular nation like Jesus (peace be upon him) who was sent for the children of Isreal.
Shirk (disbelieving in the oneness of God) is the worst crime on earth that God will never forgive.
And they set up rivals to Allah, to mislead (men) from His path! Say: ‘Enjoy (your brief life)! But certainly, your destination is the (Hell) Fire!’” (Quran English interpretation 14:30)
So... how close are you to submitting your will to God ALONE?
