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Understanding Islam
Lecture NO 1

ISLAM:…

Islam is religion which biased on the unity of Allah or the oneness of Allah.

Meaning: Submission, peace, purity and obedience.

In the religious sense Islam means submission to the will of Allah and the obedience to his law. Everything in this world is under the administration of only one Allah.

Islam is a complete code of life which covers and organizes all aspects of life on both the individual and national levels. Islam organizes your relations with Allah, with yourself, with your family , with your relatives, with your neighbor, with your guest, and with other . Islam clearly establishes your duties and rights in all those relationships .Islam has lead the great emphasis on Tawheed . A man cannot be a Muslim unless he believes in the unity of Allah. The best known expression of divine unity is La-ilaha-ill-Allah (There is no god but Allah) the expression of this belief differentiates the Muslims from the Kafir.

Who is the Muslim: The followers of Islam are called Muslims. The literal meaning of Muslim is "one who surrenders" or "submits" to the will of Allah. According to Quran, those who submit to one Allah are Muslims.

Basic believes or Articles of Faith : Islam based on following believes [pic]

Pillars of Islam: the building of Islam is stand on the five Pillars. Allah has laid down for a Muslim four major exercises of faith, some are daily, some weekly, some monthly, some annually and some are required as a minimum of once in a lifetime.

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Sources of Islamic Law :

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The Qur’an: Muslims believe the Qur'an to be the direct words of Allah, as revealed to and transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad. All sources of Islamic law must be in essential agreement with the Qur'an, the most fundamental source of Islamic knowledge. When the Qur'an itself does not speak directly or in detail about a certain subject, Muslims only then turn to alternative sources of Islamic law.

The Sunnah: Sunnah

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