Deen al-ISLAM: An Overview

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Deen al-ISLAM An Overview

• Compiled by Mehmet Rizal DALKILIC
• President,Risale-i Nur Institute

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Historical Overview

• Islam began in Macca about CE 610.
• Arabian people were having Semitic religion with
  shrines of various gods.Idols of ancestors.No
  specific Divine Being.
• Muhammad(saw) was born in Macca CE 570.
• 610 Muslims believes that He started to get
  messages from God which He was to convey to all
  humanity.

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Historical Overview 3

• 4 Caliphs Abubakar,Omar,Othman,Ali
• Ummayyad Time were until 750
• Abbasid Dynasty ruled the empire of Islam for
  the next 500 years
• Ottoman Empire (Turkish) ruled with utmost
  justice the empire of Islam in three continent
  from 12th century till the end of 1st world war.

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Historical Overview 2

• 615 He sent some of his companions to Abysinnya
  to the Christian king. Later that King and His
  priests converted to Islam.
• 622 He immigrated from Macca to Madina
• he who honours Muhammad must know that he is
  dead. But he who honours the God of Muhammad must
  know that he is living and immortal. He died
  632.

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Variety of islam

• Islam has two basic groups- The Sunni and The
  Shia
• The understanding of IMAM in Shia and Sunni
  school are the main differences between these two
  variety.

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The Meaning

• Islam is in essence, the same Message of Truth
  and Guidance that God the All Mighty revealed to
  all the Prophets (Pbut) since the creation of the
  first human being, Prophet Adam (Pbuh).

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The Aim in Islam

• 1- Believe in God
• 2- Knowledge about God
• 3- Worship
• 4- Love

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Theachers in Islam

• 1- The book of universe
• 2- The Scriptures(Torah,Psalms,Bible,Quran)
• 3- The Messengers
• 4- Conscience

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The Meaning of islam 2

• Islam means complete Surrender Submission of
  ones will to the Will of God the All Mighty. It
  is the sincere acceptance of the Teachings and
  Guidance of God the All Mighty revealed to all
  His Messengers (Pbut). It enjoins knowledge in
  the Oneness and Sovereignty of the One True God,
  Allah Swt which makes man aware of the
  meaningfulness of the Universe and of his place
  in it. It is a Faith based on Proof and evidence.

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Introduction3

• In Islam, a Believer or a Muslim (doer of Islam)
  strives in his utmost to seek the Truth (Al-Haqq)
  in obedience to God the all Migthy as spoken by
  all His Prophets (Pbuh), i.e.
• And they say None will enter Paradise except
  one is a Jew or a Christian. That is merely their
  wishful thinking. Say Produce your proof if
  you should be truthful. Q 2111
• Also Q 393-94 Bible Jn 831-32.

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Introduction4

• That is the book about which there is no doubt a
  guidance to those who are conscious of Allah Who
  believe in the unseen, establish prayer and spend
  out of what we have provided for them And who
  believe in what has been revealed to you O
  Mohammad! and in the hereafter and they are
  certain in faith Those who are upon right
  guidance from their Lord and it of it is those
  who are successful. Q 22-5

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Proof Evidences in the Quran and in the Sunnah
(Examples of Prophet Muhammad Pbuh)

• Based on Scriptural history among the descendants
  of Prophet Abraham Pbuh descended the Jews the
  Christians and the Muslims from the lineage of
  Prophets Isaac and Ishmael Pbut. These three
  (3) groups of people are supposed to be followers
  of the Way of Life of Prophet Abraham Pbuh were
  given Revelations from God the All Mighty. Torah
  to Prophet Moses Pbuh Gospel to Prophet Jesus
  Pbuh and the Quran to Prophet Muhammad Pbuh.
  There was only one Way of Life granted by God the
  All Mighty, for GOD is only ONE.

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Remnants of Proofs confirmed by the Quran can
still be found in present Bible (RSV 71and NIV).

• 1. From the Torah, Deut.1818, God Almighty spoke
  to Moses Pbuh I will raise a Prophet like you
  (like Moses) from among their brethren and I
  will put My Words in his mouth, and he shall
  speak to them all that I command him. And whoever
  will not give heed to My Words which he shall
  speak in My Name, I will require it of him.

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1. Deut. 3323, The Lord came from Sinai, and
   dawned from Seir (Palestine) upon us He shone
   forth from Mount Paran (Mecca Medina, Gen.
   2121), he came from the ten thousands of holy
   ones, with flaming fire at his right hand so
   they followed in thy steps, receiving direction
   from thee. When Moses commanded us the Law, as
   possession for the Assembly of Jacob.
2. Psalm 197-8 RSV The Law of the Lord is
   Perfect. 2Sam2231 NIV As for God, His WAY is
   Perfect the WORD of the Lord is Flawless.

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1. In the Gospel Matt. 517 Christ Pbuh said
   Think not that I have come to abolish the Law
   and the (teachings of the) Prophets I have not
   come to abolish them but to fulfill them (follow
   and observe) them.
2. Also Christ Pbuh said in Jn 1612-14 I have
   yet many things to say to you, but you cannot
   bear them now. When the Spirit of Truth
   (Counselor, Periclytos in Greek) comes, he will
   guide you into all the Truth for he will not
   speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears
   he will speak, and he will declare to you the
   things to come. He will glorify me, for he will
   take what is mine and declare it to you.

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• Muslims sincerely believe in the Scriptures of
  Prophet Abraham (Pbuh) the Torah and the
  Gospels as God the All Mighty commanded them. One
  cannot be a Muslim without believing all the
  Revelations of God before the Quran.
• God the All Mighty said in the Quran 2136
• Say (O Believers!) We believe in Allah, and
  what has been sent to us and that which has been
  sent to Abraham and Ishmael, and Isaac, and
  Jacob, and the descendants, and what which has
  been given to Moses and Jesus, and what which has
  been given to the Prophets from their Lord. We
  make no distinction between any of them, and we
  are in submission to Him (in Islam) as Muslims.

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• In Quran 4213 God the All Mighty said
• He (Allah Swt) has ordained for you the same
  religion (or Deen Way of Life) which He enjoined
  for Noah and that which We revealed to you (O
  Muhammad), and that We have enjoined for Abraham,
  Moses, and Jesus to establish the Religion and
  not be divided therein. Difficult for those who
  associate others with Allah is that to which you
  invite them, Allah chooses for Himself whom He
  wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back to
  Him.

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• Also God the All Mighty said in Quran 367
• Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but
  he was one inclining toward the truth, a true
  Muslim submitting to Allah (Hanifa), and he was
  not of the polytheists.

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What the word ISLAM means in English?It is both
a Verb and a Noun

• Islam as a Verb (Action)
• Surrender to God Almighty
• Submission to His Will
• Obey His Commandments
• Sincere Worship Only for Him
• Peace of mind, heart soul

• Islam as a Noun
• (6) Six Articles of Faith or Belief
• (5) Five Pillars of Action
• Complete Way of Life
• Rights and Limitations
• Moderation in all things

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SURRENDER

• This is explicitly understood as God the Almighty
  says in the Quran 319
• Truly, the Way of Life (religion) that is
  acceptable with Allah is Islam (Submission).
  Those who were given the Scripture did not differ
  except, out of mutual jealousy, after knowledge
  had come to them. And whoever disbelieves in the
  signs of Allah, then surely He is Swift in
  calling to account.
• This way of Surrender requires full consciousness
  and willingness to Submit to the Will of the One
  True God.

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SUBMISSION

• But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith,
  until they make you (Muhammad, Pbuh) as judge in
  all disputes between them, and find no resistance
  against your decisions, and accept (the
  decisions) with full submission. Quran 465
• Total submission is required after the surrender
  and some terms have to be set forth by Allah to
  be understood by the Muslims. There can be no
  option in the matter as Allah says in the
  following verse in the Quran 3336

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• It is not fitting for the believing man nor
  believing woman, that whenever Allah and His
  Messenger have decided any matter, that they
  should have any other opinion. And whoever
  disobeys Allah and His Messenger, they had indeed
  strayed into a plain error. Quran 3336
• Whatever Allah and His Messenger have set out as
  being the Way of Islam, it is incumbent on the
  Believer, man or woman to obey and follow
  completely. One must consciously and
  conscientiously give oneself to the service of
  Allah.

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OBEDIENCE

• And obey Allah and His Messenger. Quran 3132
• O you who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger
  and those of you who are in authority. If you
  differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it
  to Allah and His Messenger, if you believe in
  Allah and in the Last Day. That is better and
  more suitable for final determination. Quran
  459
• He who obeys the Messenger has indeed obeyed
  Allah, but he who turns away, then we have not
  sent you as a watcher over them. Quran 480
• This means to act on what Allah Swt enjoins us
  all to do in the Quran and what His beloved
  Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) encouraged us to do in
  his Sunnah (his examples and sayings personifying
  the Quran).

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SINCERITY PURITY OF INTENTION

• Allah Swt is Pure and only accepts pure and
  sincere intention. So the one who Surrenders,
  Submits, and Obeys Him should have sincere,
  clean, honest and pure heart.
• Prophet Muhammad Pbuh said Verily, deeds are
  rewarded by intention. And everyone will have the
  reward for that which he has intended. Sahih
  Al-Bukhari Vol.1 1.

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• Sincere intention is the key to success or
  failure of the Muslim. All that one does must be
  for the sake of Allah Swt and not for the
  chance to show off or call attention to himself
  or herself. If there is even a speck of pride or
  showing off for the people instead of doing for
  Allah, then the whole matter will be rejected by
  Allah Swt on the Day of Judgment. This is due
  to the fact that Allah wants Purity of Intention
  and Purity of deed.

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PEACE

• Peace or Salam is mentioned many times in the
  Al-Quran al-Kareem and it is the most sought
  after condition in life for every human being on
  Earth.
• Allah Swt in the Quran said He is Allah
  besides Whom there is none worthy of worship, The
  King, The Holy, The Peace , The Watcher, The All
  Mighty, The Compeller, The Supreme. Glory be to
  Allah! He is above all that they try to associate
  with Him as partners. Quran 5923
• On this earth, humans strive to achieve peace and
  tranquility in their lives, however Peace can
  only be achieved when all the four conditions are
  met. It is the inevitable result of doing the
  four conditions.

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• However, it does not imply those people who
  submits their will to the Will of God the All
  Mighty and are loved by the Creator shall not be
  subjected to a Test. For Allah Swt said Do
  they think that they will be left alone on
  saying, We believe and that they will not be
  tested? For sure We will test them as We have
  tested those who came before them, to show them
  the truthful of the honest and the liars in their
  falsehood. Quran 292-3
• Once we humble ourselves, rid ourselves of
  egotism and submit totally to Allah Swt and to
  Him exclusively, in Faith and in Action, we will
  surely feel Peace in our hearts that transcends
  externally as well.

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SIX (6) BELIEFS A MUSLIM MUST BELIEVE IN

• Allah Swt-Believe that God the All Mighty is
  One, Unique, Unlike His Creation, Perfect in
  everyway, Not like His creation and He is not in
  His creation.
• Angels-Made from white light, follow Allahs
  order perfectly, never makes mistakes and never
  disobedient (devils are not fallen angels).
• Books- Suhoof, Torah, Zubur (Psalms), Enjil
  (Gospels) Quran (The Recitation).

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• Prophets Adam, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses,
  David, Solomon, Jesus, Muhammad and others
  mentioned in the Quran Pbut.
• Day of Resurrection- All people, believers and
  disbelievers will be resurrected on the Judgment
  Day in real flesh and blood bodies to be judged.
• Divine Destiny Allah Swt has complete control
  of all that happens, both good and evil and He
  has full knowledge of everything.

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FIVE PILLARS OF ACTION THAT A MUSLIM MUST PRACTICE

• Shahadah Declare that Allah is One and the Only
  worthy to be Worshipped and Muhammad Pbuh is
  His Last Messenger.
• Five (5) Daily Salah The special form of
  worship of standing, bowing and prostrating to
  Allah while facing Mecca.
• Fasting in the month of Ramadhan Not eating or
  drinking during the daylight hours for the month
  of Ramadhan (Lunar calendar).

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• Charity or Alms Tax, Zakat -2 1/2of excess
  wealth distributed annually to the poor and the
  needy.
• Hajj or Pilgrimage to Mecca - once in a lifetime
  when Allah Swt provides the way, and it is safe
  to do so.

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ISLAM A COMPLETE WAY OF LIFE

• Deen al-Islam or The Way of Submission to our One
  True God or Allah Swt, the Lord of all that
  exist is from Him Who created and sustained all
  that we see and we do not see.
• Alyawma akmaltu lakum Deenakum waatmamtu
  alaykum nimatee wa radeetu lakumul-Islama
  Deena. Quran 53
• This day, I have perected your religion for you,
  completed My Favor upon you, and have chosen for
  you ISLAM as your Way of life (or religion).
  Quran 53

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• In the Quran are Injunctions and Commandments
  which concern virtually all facets of ones
  personal, family, civic life. These include such
  matters as diet, clothing, personal hygiene,
  interpersonal relations, business ethics,
  responsibilities towards parents, spouse and
  children, marriage, divorce and inheritance,
  civil and criminal law, fighting in defense of
  Islam, relations with non-Muslims, and so much
  more.

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• In conclusion,Muslims believes that man forced to
  realize that Islam is a complete Way of life for
  the human being. Everything is covered in Islam
  from birth to death to live in the complete
  submission to the Will of the One Who Created man
  in the first place.

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Moderation

• All things in moderation is the famous saying.
  Islam stresses the importance of this balance
  within the human beings lives by telling us in
  the Quran that Muslims are not in the excess.
  Rather, we are to be in the middle path neither
  extreme to the right nor to the left. Allah Swt
  the All Mighty calls us the Balanced Nation.

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The Law of Islam

• The path of Gods Commandments,also called
  Sharia
• - The Quran
• - The Sunnah (Practise of prophet)
• - The Ijma (Consensus of Muslim Community)
• - Qiyas ( Analogical deductions from the first
  three sources)

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Science,Art and Culture

• 9th-116th centuries islamic world were very
  advanced.833 House of Wisdom built in Baghdat by
  Caliph Mamun.In this library all available books
  in the world were to be collected.
• The books of Avicenna (ibn sina) were used as
  textbooks in the universities in Europe until the
  17th century.
• Math, astronomy were brought to the world of
  science by islamic scholars.

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Family and Society

• Family is key element for the society of islam.
• Marriage strongly recommended by hadith and
  Quran.
• None forced to marry with someone whom she or he
  doesnt like to do so.
• Quran permits polygyny.A muslim man can marry up
  to four wives.A women can only marry 1 man.
• Prophet were monogamous from age 25 to 52.

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Monogamy is ideal

• The concession for polygyny came with many
  stipulations which make it clear that the ideal
  in islam is monogamy.

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divorce

• It is permitted in Islam but was said by Prophet
  to be most hateful to God.

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Wa Salaaam!!!

• And Peace be upon us all