What is Islam?
Islam is the last of all the Divine faiths. Its name was instituted by the Qur’an during the Farewell Pilgrimage:"Today I have completed your religion for you, and I have perfected My favor upon you, and I have accepted Islam as a religion for you." (Holy Qur’an, 5:3)
Islam is the last of the universal faiths. Today it numbers over 1.30 billion followers. Every country in the world has at least a small Muslim minority. Islam has shown itself to be not only the most widespread faith in the world, but also the most dynamic one, attracting converts at a faster rate than at any time in the last few centuries.
The Arabic term ‘Islam’, meaning ’submission,’ points to a fundamental religious tenet that a Muslim submits to the Will of Allah (SWT) by conforming inwardly and outwardly to His law. Islam is not a "religion" in the narrow sense used by secular humanists in the West, but it is the universal and eternal religion made known through Prophets to every nation or people since the human race first began. This religion of Islam lays great emphasis on uncompromising monotheism and strict adherence to its creed and its method of worship.
It enjoins submission to the Will of Allah (SWT) and urges every person to follow as closely as possible the exemplary way of the life of Muhammad (SAWS), the last of the Prophets and Messengers.
Allah (SWT) created the universe and what is in it so that He would be recognized as the One and only God. He created men and jinn only to celebrate His praise, and worship Him. Allah says: "I have created jinn and men only to worship Me." (Holy Qur’an 51:56)
The method and form of worship are not left to man’s whim or discretion. Allah is the One Who ordains and decrees all acts of worship and how they must be performed. Since Islam deals with every aspect of life, spiritual and physical, its jurisprudence is based on creed, instruction, worship and ordinances dealing with social, economic and political transactions.
Because Islam is a perfect way of life, it enjoins the maintenance of a refined standard of character. Allah’s Messenger (SAWS) said:
"Verily, I have been sent to perfect refined behavior." Allah (SWT) praised the model behavior of His Messenger (SAWS) by saying:
"And you surely exhibit an exalted standard of character." (Holy Qur’an, 68:4)
Aishah [(RA) may Allah be pleased with her], a wife of Allah’s Messenger (SAWS), was asked about his behavior. She said:
"His standard of behavior was the Qur’an."
‘Aishah (RA) meant that the Prophet (SAWS) adhered strictly to the Qur’an, to its rules of discipline, commands, and prohibitions and to all its excellent, beautiful, and gracious teachings. For this reason, Allah commands the believers to follow the exemplary life of His Messenger (SAWS):"You have indeed in the Messenger of Allah an excellent model…" (Holy Qur’an, 33:21)
Islam enjoins good character expressed in good manners for every occasion, e.g., on greeting, sitting, eating, learning, teaching, sporting, traveling, dressing, visiting, sleeping, treating people, particularly relatives and neighbors with kindness, etc.
Codes for all such aspects of refined behavior are found in both the Qur’an and the traditions of Allah’s Messenger (SAWS).
The family enjoys a high status in Islam. It is the core of the society, because a healthy family means a healthy society. Hence Allah commands that parents be treated with gentleness and submissiveness saying: "And your Lord has commanded that you worship none but Him, and treat your parents with kindness. If one or both of them attain old age in your care, never say to them a word (suggesting) disgust, nor reproach them, but address them with reverent speech. And humble yourself out of mercy before them and pray: ‘My Lord, be merciful to them for having fostered me in my childhood’." (Holy Qur’an 17:23,24)
Next to the immediate family come kinfolk. Allah’s Messenger (SAWS) said that Allah (SWT) has promised to be kind to the person who treats his kin with kindness, and to bar from His Mercy the person who severs relations with his relatives.h God is able to give happiness to man and I do not give happiness to the heart is dead do not feel the presence of God and love of one God and happiness stem from satisfaction and contentment grant from God to Abdul, who loves the one God, who does not associate one with Him and happiness are not manifestations of this world only but I love of God for us generate in ushappiness
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