Basic Articles of Faith
Muslims have 6 main beliefs.
1. Believing ing in the god, Allah, and your one and only god.
2. Believing in angels.
3. Believing in the holy bible, Quaran.
4. Believing in the prophets.
5. Believing in the day of Judgement, which on that day every human is decided whether they go to heaven or hell.
6. Believing in the Predestination where Allah is the one who has knowledge of all that wil happen.
The most important belief in Islam, is beliving in the one and only god, Allah. Allah, is the god that creates and rules everything around. Allah is eternal, omniscient, and omnipotent. This means that Allah is forever existing, Allah knows everthing there is to be known, and has the power to do anything that can be done. Allah also has no shape or from. Allah also can't be seen, heard, or has a gender. Allah is also known for not having any children, parents, or partners.
1. Believing ing in the god, Allah, and your one and only god.
2. Believing in angels.
3. Believing in the holy bible, Quaran.
4. Believing in the prophets.
5. Believing in the day of Judgement, which on that day every human is decided whether they go to heaven or hell.
6. Believing in the Predestination where Allah is the one who has knowledge of all that wil happen.
The most important belief in Islam, is beliving in the one and only god, Allah. Allah, is the god that creates and rules everything around. Allah is eternal, omniscient, and omnipotent. This means that Allah is forever existing, Allah knows everthing there is to be known, and has the power to do anything that can be done. Allah also has no shape or from. Allah also can't be seen, heard, or has a gender. Allah is also known for not having any children, parents, or partners.
Hijab
Hijab is an Arabic word that means barrier or partition. In Islam, it's used to show the principles of modesty, behavior, and clothes for both genders. Muslims most visible way of showing hijab is covering their heads with scarfs. More beyond way of showing hijab is covering every part of your body except hands, face, and feet. Woman who usually wear hijab are called Muhaajaba. Hijab doesn't need to be worn in front their family like her farther, brothers, grandfathers, uncles, or young children. Also hanging a curtain or placing a screen between women and men to communicate without having a dress code would also be showing hijab
Niqab
Niqab is also when covering their whole body except for their eyes. This is slightly different from hijab because hijab allows Muslims to at least show their hands and face but Niqab strictly require Muslisms to cover every parts of their body except for their eyes. This is worn by a lot of woman Muslims across Saudi Arabia, Indian subcontinent, and the West. Some scholars believe that the Muslims should practice Niqab more further, covering their eyes as well. However majority of the people believe that at least their eyes should be unconcealed.
Jihad
Jihad means holy war, but the literal meaning of it is actually struggle or effort. Jihad are used to describe the following three different kinds of struggle:
1. A person's internal struggle is to live out the Muslim faith as well as possible
2. The struggle to build a good Muslim society
3. Holy war is the struggle to defend Islam, with force if necessary
The five pillars of Islam is a form of an exercise of Jihad and the `greater Jihad' includes:
1. Learning about the Qur'an, the holy book, by heart or at least engaging in other religious study
2. Having to overcome emotions and feelings such as anger, greed, hatred, pride, or malice.
3. Give up with smoking.
4. To clean the floor of mosque, the building where Muslims worship.
5. Having a part in Muslim community activities.
6. Having to work for social justice.
7. Having to forgive someone who has hurt you.
Jihad also contains the military part of Islam, called the holy war. They prepare a military to protect when they are under attack. The reasons for military Jihad is
- self defense
- strengthening Islam
- protecting the freedom of Muslims to practice their faith
- protecting Muslims against oppression, which could include overthrowing a tyrannical ruler
- punishing an enemy who breaks an oath
- putting right and wrong.
They believe Jihad is not to force people to convert to Islam, conquer other nations to colonize them, take territory for economic gain, or to demonstrate a leader's power.
1. A person's internal struggle is to live out the Muslim faith as well as possible
2. The struggle to build a good Muslim society
3. Holy war is the struggle to defend Islam, with force if necessary
The five pillars of Islam is a form of an exercise of Jihad and the `greater Jihad' includes:
1. Learning about the Qur'an, the holy book, by heart or at least engaging in other religious study
2. Having to overcome emotions and feelings such as anger, greed, hatred, pride, or malice.
3. Give up with smoking.
4. To clean the floor of mosque, the building where Muslims worship.
5. Having a part in Muslim community activities.
6. Having to work for social justice.
7. Having to forgive someone who has hurt you.
Jihad also contains the military part of Islam, called the holy war. They prepare a military to protect when they are under attack. The reasons for military Jihad is
- self defense
- strengthening Islam
- protecting the freedom of Muslims to practice their faith
- protecting Muslims against oppression, which could include overthrowing a tyrannical ruler
- punishing an enemy who breaks an oath
- putting right and wrong.
They believe Jihad is not to force people to convert to Islam, conquer other nations to colonize them, take territory for economic gain, or to demonstrate a leader's power.
Polygamy
Polygamy is one of the Islamic laws that allows man to marry more than one wife, as long as he treats all his wives fairly and equally. An example from the Qur'an is a girl named Shagufta Yaqub. She signed her marriage contract that included the polygamy law.
Sharia
Sharia is another law which comes from a combination of sources such as the holy book Qur'an, sayings by Prophet Muhammad called Hadith, and the rulings of Islamic scholars called fatwas. Muslims see Sharia as something that nurtures humanity.