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The word ‘Islam’, in Arabic, means submission and peace. As a term, ‘Islam’ refers to the Message which was revealed to Muhammad صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ , the One Creator, and a ‘Muslim’ is the one who believes in whatever is revealed to Muhammad صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ .
In contrast to other religions, Islam has not only taught us the worships, rather it gives us a unique and comprehensive ideology that guides the human being in each and every step of their life. Islam sets its rules and limits and it is based on a creed or doctrine which is not manmade but is God-gifted. The creed or doctrine of Islam is the threshold for entrance into Islam. Without true aqeedah in his heart, a person cannot attain the real fruits of Islam. The creed or doctrine of Islam provides easy, correct, and comprehensive answers to the questions related to the existence of a man and the universe around it. It tells about the beginning as well as ending of this universe and also tells the reason for the existence of man. In this way, the Islamic creed solves the basic mystery of the nature of the existence of man and guides the man in properly spending his life. The main reason for the success of the Islamic creed by its implementation on a large scale, it provides a practical implementation of its rules and there are not only theoretical ways of its explanation.
Islam provides a complete and comprehensive system for the guidance of human beings to spend their life. In the life of a person, there are three types of relationships and Islam guides us for all these three categories. These three types of relationships involve:
- The relationship between man and his creator
- The relationship with himself such as his personal affairs
- The relationship with his society
Aqeedah (most important)
What is the creed of Islam? It is the collection of ideas or thoughts which tell about the existence of man and the universe. The Islamic creed is unique and it’s necessary to believe and adopt it. This creed does not contain uncertainty in any idea or thought and it is absolute, cannot be changed. The few fundamental ideas of Islamic creed are as follows:
The first is that the world is created by a creator, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ who is absolute, unlimited, independent, One, and has neither a beginning nor an end. The second idea of Islamic creed is that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ sent Prophets for the guidance of humanity and Hazrat Muhammad صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ is the last Prophet sent by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ . The third fundamental idea involved in Islamic creed is that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ revealed books on his Prophet and the Holy Quran Pak is the last book revealed by Him, consisting only the word of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ . The revelation of Holy Quran is one of the miracles of Holy Prophet Muhammad صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ.
Along with these fundamental beliefs of Islam, one must believe that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will raise the dead bodies of all of us in the day of judgment, the day after the destruction of this world, and He عَزَّوَجَلَّ will give the reward of our deeds done by us in this world. The reward of good deeds will be Heaven and the reward of bad deeds will be Hell. Heaven (Jannah) is the House adorned by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for pious people having countless blessings while Hell (Dozakh) is the House full of fire where disbelievers will remain forever. There are angels created by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ who always remain busy in the worship of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ . Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ specified their tasks such as Hazrat Jibril عَلَیْہِ السَّلَام delivers the message of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ to his Messengers. The angels are creations free from sins.
Five Pillars of Islam (Arkan e Islam)
After the entrance in Islam by believing these basic and fundamental ideas of the creed of Islam the first bondage established is the relationship with the creator, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ . The perfect and proper way to make a relationship with Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is the worship. The means of worship is obedience. The worship in Islam is the collection of tasks or rituals done by man ordered by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ . Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ gave the man complete guidance for His worship through the revelation of the Holy Prophet and Holy Quran. These sources tell us how to establish our relationship with our creator, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ . The five basic things to do as worship in Islam are the five pillars of Islam, having their importance as pillars are important in a building. If the pillars of a building are strong then the building is strong and long-lasting similarly if one is doing these worships with their real soul then he will be strong in his relationship with Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ . These five pillars of Islam are as follows:
- The utterance of the testimony that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ that Muhammad صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ is the Messenger of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ . This is the basis of Islam in its entirety.
- The establishment of the prayer by the individual and the community with all of its rules and prerequisites.
- The payment of Zakat, an annual financial obligation paid by Muslims on specific wealth or capital they possess, exceeding a specific limit, to categories explained in the revelation.
- Fasting during the month of Ramadan,
- The pilgrimage to Makkah (Hajj) once in a lifetime for those with the means to do so.
These five basic worships are obligatory to do for every Muslim and these are the sources for earning the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.
Islamic System (Shariah)
Islam, as a revelation of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ , guides the human beings with accurate knowledge through a system. The system of Islam is called Shariah. The Shariah is a set of rules and regulations given to humanity by Islam as guidance of life affairs. The Shariah includes all the rules regulations terms and conditions which a man needs in his life such as how to read Namaz or how to fast. Not only has this but it guided the man in his personal life such as how to live along with society and how to earn money. The Shariah is formed by the collection of orders given by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ through Quran and Sunnah. The acts done by Muslims according to the Shariah with good intentions are called the acts of reward (sawab) and the acts which are contradicting the Shariah are sins. The sins done by Muslims can be removed from their book of deeds through repentance.
Isa عَلَیْہِ السَّلَام
and Other Prophets
Islam orders to follow the orders of Holy prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ and also orders to believe in the Prophets revealed and came to the earth for the guidance of human beings before him. It is a misconception that Muslims do not believe in the Prophet of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ , Hazrat Isa عَلَیْہِ السَّلَام. Muslims believe that Isa عَلَیْہِ السَّلَام was the Prophet of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and he was not God or the son of God. His honorable mother lady Mary (Maryam) رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہ is considered a virtuous and noblewoman and the Holy Quran tells us that Isa عَلَیْہِ السَّلَام was born without father miraculously.
