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A closer look at Islam Questions to Ask! • How much of Islam is known? • How do people see, feel and say about Islam? • Are there any admirers at all? • How about misconceptions or is it the truth? • What is/not Islam? • Do we have a role to play? Allah • Knowledge of Him constitutes the foundation of Islam • The need for a – Maker / Sustainer/ Governor / Provider of the world and Universe • 13 years to build this foundation in Makka Fundamental Articles of Faith • • • • • • Oneness of God All Messengers All revelations of God The angels of God The last day The timeless knowledge of God • Life a sublime purpose • Man enjoys a specially high rank • Every person is born a “Muslim” • Every person is born free from sin • Man’s salvation is through God’s guidance • Man can be reformed • Faith is not complete when accepted blindly • The Quran is the word of God • Distinction (Quran & Traditions of Muhammad) • Man is responsible for the Truth when it comes him Misconceptions! • • • • • • • • • Muslims worship a different God. Muslims worship Muhammad (PBUH) Islam is a religion of Arabs Islam degrades women Muhammad wrote the Qur’an Islam was spread by the sword Muslims hate Jesus Islam is fatalistic The Islamic threat….. What they say about Islam. "I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him - the wonderful man and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the Saviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness: I have prophesied about the faith of Muhammad that it would be acceptable to the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today." --G.B. Shaw, THE GENUINE ISLAM, Vol. 1, No. 8 1936. What they say about Islam. "I am not a Muslim in the usual sense, though I hope I am a "Muslim" as "one surrendered to God," but I believe that embedded in the Quran and other expressions of the Islamic vision are vast stores of divine truth from which I and other occidentals have still much to learn, and 'Islam is certainly a strong contender for the supplying of the basic framework of the one religion of the future.'” --W. Montgomery Watt, ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY TODAY, London, 1983, p. ix. The Worlds Major Religions Changes In the last half century... Confucianism & Taoism decrease 13% 350,600,000 305,000,000 Judaism decrease 4% 5,630,000 15,000,000 Christianity increase 47% 682,400,000 1,000,000,000 Buddhism increase 63% 150,180,000 245,000,000 Hinduism increase 117% 230,150,000 500,000,000 Shintoism increase 152% 25,000,000 63,000,000 Islam increase 235% 209,020,000 700,000,000 Growth rates taken between World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1935 and Readers Digest Almanac and Yearbook 1983 The promise from Allah It is He Who has sent His Apostle with Guidance and the Religion of Truth that he may proclaim it over all religion even though the Pagans may detest (it). Holy Quran 61:09 Invitation Say, “O People of the Scripture. Come to an agreement between us and you that : - we shall worship none but Allah, - and that we shall ascribe no partners unto Him, - and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered ( unto Him).” Al- Imran 03: 64