Islamic Beliefs and Teachings that Every Muslim should Accept and Follow


The religion of Islam offers a complete code of law and guidance. Anyone can convert to Islam by his/her own discretion, without the need for any ceremony, any sermonizer involvement or any other thing. Also, there is no concept of “original sin” since everyone is born innocent, until someone commits a sin on their own will. Muslims should follow their faith with understanding and reasoning, not blindly.

The Five Pillars of Islam:
1.      Declaration of Faith (Kalimah Shahadah),
2.      Prayer (a means to communicate with Allah and get close to Him) - the five daily prayers of salaat are Morning (Fajr), Midday (Zuhr), Afternoon (Asr), Sunset (Maghrib) and Nighttime (Isha),
3.      Fasting during Ramadan (Saum) (through which a Muslim can purify himself spiritually and physically, elevate his soul and obtain nearness to Allah),
4.      Tax on Wealth ((Zakaat)- which can more appropriately be called the purification of wealth, and
5.      Pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca.

Fundamental Beliefs in Islam:
1.      Unity of Allah (Tauheed) (acknowledgement of the Oneness of Allah is the most important principle of Islam),
2.      Angels (Malai’kah) (a belief in angels- which are spiritual beings created by Allah to obey Him and carry out His commandments- is required),
3.      Holy Books (Kutub) (the Muslims believe in the sacred books which include the Torah, the Gospel of Jesus, the Psalms, and the Qur’an with Quran being the only book which is completely error-free),
4.      Prophets (Anbiya) (there are many people who are considered to be prophets who are revered by Muslims. Among them are Abraham, Ishmael, Moses, Noah, John the Baptist, Jesus, and Mohammed. Mohammed is considered to be the last prophet.),
5.      The Day of Judgement (Yaumideen)
6.      Divine Decree (Taqdir) (according to Muslims, the Divine Decree controls the eventual outcome of all actions in this universe)
The Holy Qur’an, the Sunnah and the Hadith are the three sources of Islamic law.

The Universality of Islam
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People often misconstrue the religion, which can be attributed to how the western media often portrays Islam and creates a picture of rigid and fanatical fundamentalists, which is far from the truth. Islam is a universal religion, which is demonstrated in many ways and on different levels:
1.      Acceptance of all teachings
2.      No compulsion in religion
3.      Equality of Man

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