Ramadan on the Net - The Religion of Islam

The Religion of Islam

Islam began in Arabia when the Prophet Muhammad (Mohammad, Mohammed) heard the word of God. Muhammad was born in Mecca in 570AD. When he was 40 he was called to become God's messenger. At a time when the Arabs had many beliefs and gods, Muhammad taught that there was only one god - Allah (which is God in Arabic).

The Angel Gabriel appeared to Muhammad and taught him the verses of Holy Quran (Koran), the Holy Book of Islam.

The most important message of the Holy Quran is that God is the creator of the world and controls everything in it. Muslims are called upon to surrender to the will of God. They must live according to the rules of the Holy Quran and perform the five main duties of Islam - called the Five Pillars of Faith.

The word Muslim (Moslem) means "one who gives himself to God" in Arabic. Islam means "submission or obedience to God".

Islam gives guidance to all aspects of life. Muslims cannot eat pork. Other meats must be halal (allowed) - the animals are slaughtered in a way that gives the least pain, and "In the name of God" is recited before it is killed. Muslims should not drink alcohol. They should not fight except for Islam. They must not gamble. Muslims should give to the poor and less fortunate and must be kind to strangers.

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Omar Taha from Qatar

10:20 08/29/2010

assalamo alaikum to dear brothers and sisters

mohammed anwarullah from India

15:54 08/14/2010

assalmwa alaikum to all dear friends many happy ramadan kareem to all muslim

Md. Sabbir Hossain from Bangladesh

08:01 08/13/2010

Allah is allmighty.Get ready to get Heaven by Ramadan

bhuiyan

22:26 08/11/2010

Reyna from California, US

01:28 08/10/2010

Yes ,Leylah but it would be better if you cooked it yourself ...

Leylah Yassin from Kenya

06:20 08/06/2010

Am a muslim my househelp is a christian can she cook for me

ayub khan balotra (india) from India

07:53 01/28/2010

Assalamu alai kum to all.... Dear Friends... In todays world everyone think and believe that we Muslims spread terror.... which is not true... A true believer will never do what our brothers are doing... this is happening because of the lack of literacy, education....... How can we remove this label from our religion?..... find a solution for this... and this should be done at the earliest.....

lala from Michigan, US

18:11 12/06/2009

i love this

sarah from Virginia, US

19:21 09/06/2009

assalamu alaikum, my brothers & sisters in islam.I belive faith has alot to do with sacrifice remember abraham & isaac,and so many other profits life stories.we show god our faith & strength by honoring our fast during the month of ramadan.May peace always be with you,for allah is always watching.

Rizwan Khan from Saudi Arabia

06:59 09/06/2009

Hi... Just wanted to correct one thing.... In the section The Religion of Islam you have mentioned "The Angel Gabriel appeared to Muhammad and taught him the verses of Holy Quran (Koran), the Holy Book of Islam" which is not correct . Prophet muhammed (SAW) according to Hadees was all learned... please find the below story for your reference: One day Jibreel AS came to Muhammed SAW and said Read But as Muhammed was Illeterate he said to Angel "i am not a reader" Angel took hold of him and squeezed and asked him to read but he replies again "i am not a reader" the third time Anget siezed hin and said "IKRA BISMI" and the surah was read by Prophet Muhammed (SAW). Appreciate if you couls correct the site.

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