Islam religion muslim 168. Islam teaches that god is merciful all powerful and unique and has guided mankind through prophets revealed scriptures and natural signs. Under certain circumstances even prohibited food and drink can be consumed without the consumption being considered a sin. Followers of islam are called muslims. Attain basic human needs and rights muslim women are using islam to demand gender equality via a more liberal reading of the holy quran and islamic jurisprudence new civil liberties and new relationships to the outside world afary 2004a.
It is a monotheistic faith based on revelations received by the prophet muhammad in 7th century saudi arabia. Allah is viewed as the sole godcreator sustainer and restorer of the world. The primary scriptures of islam are. Grammatically speaking islam should only refer to the religion or acts done in the name of that religion never a person who practices that religion.
So after this long introduction what are the practices and rituals of islam. There is considerable variation as to how the above sources are interpreted by orthodox muslims both sunni and shia approximately 90 of the worlds muslim population and ideological fundamentalists most notably those subscribing to wahhabism or salafism who comprise roughly 9 of the total. Visiting the hujra i saadat is a very honorable worship. In general everything is allowed halal except what has been specifically forbidden.
Although some maliki scholars said that visiting rasulullah was wajib it was unanimously said to be mustahab. The arabic term islam literally surrender illuminates the fundamental religious idea of islamthat the believer called a muslim from the active particle of islam accepts surrender to the will of allah in arabic allah. It is feared that those who do not believe this may go out of islam. It is the worlds second largest religion with over 19 billion followers or 244 of the worlds population commonly known as muslims.
Islam is an abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one god and that muhammad is a messenger of god. Muslims believe that following the complete way of life taught by islam is the only way to attain real happiness in this life and afterwards as well. As a matter of fact they will have opposed allahu taala his messenger and all muslims. Muslims are allowed to eat what is good quran 2168that is food and drink identified as pure clean wholesome nourishing and pleasing to the taste.
Muslims believe that all requirements that god asks them to do or refrain from doing are for their own good. Islam is one of the largest religions in the world with over 1 billion followers.