MOST FREQUENT QUESTION ABOUT ISLAM

This Arabic word “Allah” is not subject to plurality.  It is a Symbol of pure Islamic monotheism. Allah is both; a reference and a personal name of The One and only Universal God, Creator, Provider and Sustainer of the worlds, then He ends all and resurrects all, and finally on Judgment Day He Judges all for their deeds.  It is also valuable to mention that Arab Christians and Jews use the name “Allah” of the same God they all worship.

Allah says about Himself in Quran (Interpretation of meanings), “He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him. He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.” (Quran 59-22:24)

Jews, Christians and Muslims all worship the same one and only God; Allah. Allah is both a reference, and a personal name of The One and Only Universal God, Creator, Provider and Sustainer. Yahweh is used in The Bible; amongst other Divine Names; in reference to God. Arab Jews, Christians and Muslims all use the word Allah in reference to The Creator they all worship.

Yes, Muslims worship the same God of Jews and Christians.  Actually, Arab Christians and Jews use the same word for God as Muslims “Allah”.

In Quran Allah says to Muslims: “And do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that is best, except for those who commit injustice among them, and say, “We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you. And our God and your God is one; and we are Muslims [in submission and surrender] to Him.” (Quran 29-46)

Muhammad is the “Final Messenger” to all humanity, from God “Allah“, to convey the “Final Revelation”; which is “The Universal Timeless Final Message from Allah”. Muhammad PBUH is the witness on all witnesses on Judgment Day according to the Quran, “So how [will it be] when We bring from every nation a witness and we bring you, [O Muhammad] against these [people] as a witness?” [Quran 4-41]

Linguistically, the word Islam means voluntary “Submission” or “Surrender” to the Will of God. It is derived from the root word “Salam”, meaning peace.

Technically, Islam is the monotheistic faith of all prophets and messengers of The Almighty God. Finally, it was revealed to Prophet Muhammad through Gabriel, the angel from God “Allah”.

Practically, Islam is: to take witness that there is only One God worthy of worship, that is Allah and that Muhammad is his servant and last Messenger, observe ‘Salah’ (that is Islamic five daily prayers), Fast the month of Ramadan, pay Alms, and to perform ‘Pilgrimage’ to The sacred House of God whenever it’s possible.

👉 Therefore, Islam is not a new religion, but rather it is the same message preached by all earlier prophets such as Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jacob, and Jesus,… (peace be upon them all).

Islam is a religion, not an ethnicity. There are more than 2 billion Muslims all around the world. Muslims are of every race and color.

Christians and Jews living in an Islamic state are citizens that enjoy the freedom of belief, the freedom of travel and move, work of their choosing and the protection of the state. In religious matters they are subject to their religion’s laws but in legal matters they follow the state’s laws. If they do not want to be drafted in the army of the Muslim state they pay special tax called “Jiziah”.

Women are honored, protected, and endeared in Islam.  A wife’s rights are obligations to her husband, which include:

• Spending on her and their children as good as he can afford with lawfully earned income.
• Treat her with love, kindness, mercy, and care.
• If he dislikes something about her, he should be wise about correcting her and should follow the course set by Allah for this correction.
• A man must not refrain from having intercourse with his wife and vice versa, and if he does (for a valid/lawful reason) he should do it while residing at their home.
• A husband should make things easy for his wife, or even better, help her with chores and what he requires from her, following the example of Muhammad (PBUH).
• A husband must be a role model for the wife in particular and the family (children and others in his care) in general, and guide them in this world and the hereafter by teaching and following them up to enjoin good and forbid evil.
• A man should not expose the secrets (personal and private matters between spouses) of his wife and vice versa, and/or speak of their intimacies.
• Protecting and sheltering her and the whole family is the responsibility of the husband.
• Husband beautifying himself for his wife is a recommended deed in Islam as much as it is recommended to a wife to beautify herself for her husband.