Ramadan on the Net - The Religion of Islam

The Religion of Islam

Islam began in Arabia when the Prophet Muhammad (Mohammad, Mohammed) heard the word of God. Muhammad was born in Mecca in 570AD. When he was 40 he was called to become God's messenger. At a time when the Arabs had many beliefs and gods, Muhammad taught that there was only one god - Allah (which is God in Arabic).

The Angel Gabriel appeared to Muhammad and taught him the verses of Holy Quran (Koran), the Holy Book of Islam.

The most important message of the Holy Quran is that God is the creator of the world and controls everything in it. Muslims are called upon to surrender to the will of God. They must live according to the rules of the Holy Quran and perform the five main duties of Islam - called the Five Pillars of Faith.

The word Muslim (Moslem) means "one who gives himself to God" in Arabic. Islam means "submission or obedience to God".

Islam gives guidance to all aspects of life. Muslims cannot eat pork. Other meats must be halal (allowed) - the animals are slaughtered in a way that gives the least pain, and "In the name of God" is recited before it is killed. Muslims should not drink alcohol. They should not fight except for Islam. They must not gamble. Muslims should give to the poor and less fortunate and must be kind to strangers.

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AMINO SAGAL from Ohio, US

17:36 06/19/2009

CAN I HAVE CALENDER OF RAMADAN

Josh from Australia

21:57 05/28/2009

I know very little about muslim beliefs and I am openly interested... I respect people of all faiths and belief. My question though is how does one define the difference between Allah and the God christians refer to? I mean this respectfully but why can't it be the same being all parties a referring to? Does one religon think the others god doesn't exist or do they just refer to god by a different name and interperet god's will differently?

Cassie from Maryland, US

21:55 12/25/2008

Salaamu Alaykum...I was raised to also believe Jesus is God ...Until I read for my self. I would have still been lost if Allah would not have led my husband to me. He urged me to understand my religion for myself. Not what was taught to me by family. When I read that Jesus was prostrating. Plus telling everyone to worship GOd. If he is God why would he not just say worship me? Alhamdulilah to seeing the truth.

Jose from Connecticut, US

09:01 12/16/2008

Hello to everyone,this is how I'm gonna start..I was brain washed to believe that Jesus is god,In 1990 My High School teacher asked me a simple question.Do I believe In Islam and do I think Jesus is God.I told him that I'm confused about my religion and about Jesus being God,I laughed because its clearly written on the Bible that Jesus was just a Messenger.So he told me TRUE THAT.Well ever since I don't eat pork and I'm still having a hard time erasing what I was told since I was a little boy..Deep inside I believe in ALLAH and ALLAH is the ONLY true GOD...Can someone please help me...

zachary from Pennsylvania, US

12:29 12/09/2008

i really dont like the project i was given but this really helps

camila baez-davila from Florida, US

18:02 12/02/2008

this is very helpful for my project!!!!!!!

kassandra from California, US

14:35 10/23/2008

hi people to earth this is kind of boring

Eid mubalek

10:39 10/03/2008

eid mubalek to all the muslim in the world

sophiamonique

15:48 09/30/2008

Asalamulaykum! First of all, Muslims don't really have girlfriends/ boyfriendsbecause obstaining from sexual behavior may be hard to resist. If he is saying he doesn't want to see you, simply because he doesn't want to engage in illegal sexual behavior. From experience I made my personal choice of marrying at the age of 19 while attending college and NOW almost turning 21 pregnant with my first born alhamdulilah. I am so thankful for this incredible blessing. You should do more research on the teaching and rulings so that it may accommodate your relationship with him, learning more about each others' beliefs. But if you are not serious. My personal advice is to break it off. Fasting in the month of Ramadan includes cutting bad habits, eating, drinking, sexual behavior with their SPOUSE, etc. It may be excused from fasting if you are elderly, extremely sick, pregnant, menstruating and young children. The beauty of fasting is to relate to whom may not be able to eat on a regular basis. Ramadan is the month when Angel Gabriel was sent from Allah to write the quran. The quran was not written by a man but declared by the angel and revealed to Prophet Mohammed *pbuh.

aysha

05:43 09/30/2008

nice

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