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Allah is He, besides Whom there is none worthy of worship. He has complete knowledge of the invisible and the visible. He is Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Allah is He, besides Whom there is none worthy of worship. The Sovereign Lord, the Holy One, the Source of Peace (and Perfection), the Guardian of Faith, the Preserver of Safety, the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible, the Supreme. Glory to Allah! (High is He) above the partners they attribute to Him. He is Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms (or Colours). To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. whatever is in the heavens and on earth, does declare His Praises and Glory and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. [The Holy Qur'an, Surah 59:22-24]

The name "Allah" has no plural form and not associated with a specific gender. In Islam, as expressed in the Qur'an says:

"(He is) the Creator of heaven and earth. He has given you of your own and pairs of cattle species pairs (also), made ​​his breed you by the way. There is nothing like Him, and He Who heareth and Viewing ". (Ash-Syu'ara '[42]: 11)

Allah is the proper name of God. Islam is acceptance of Allah's commands and guidance as our Creator. Obedience to Allah brings peace. As the word Islam means peace, it is effectively the religion of every human who likes peace. A person who accepts Allah's guidance and acts upon His commands is a Muslim.

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Muslims believe in all Prophets and Messengers of God on earth, including Adam, Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, Jesus (peace be upon them) and the last Messenger of God, Muhammad (peace be upon him). Islam is based on belief in all original Divine Scriptures, containing the guidance of Allah for mankind, of which the Holy Qur'an is the final and the most perfect Book; belief in the existence of angels; belief in the Day of Resurrection and the Day of Judgement; Life after death; and belief in the Islamic doctrine that every human being is morally responsible of thier own actions - good or evil. Nothing can happen without the will and knowledge of Allah. Life in this world will come to an end one day when everything in this world will perish. Then Allah will bring all human beings back to life and judge - reward or punish - them according to their deeds they did during this temporary life on earth. These beliefs form the fundamentals of religion Islam.

In the broader meanings Islam is the only religion preached by all the prophets and messengers: worship Allah alone and submit to Him alone. It is a religion as well as a complete way of life which requires submission to the Will of Allah and obedience to the laws of Allah alone as set down in the final of the revealed Books of Allah, the Holy Qur'an. Islam, in fact, is the direct relationship of a Muslim with God Almighty.

Beliefs. We are known as one of the three great Abrahamic faiths. Like Judaism and Christianity, our religion was founded by a descendant of Abraham. We believe in Moses and Jesus, the Torah and Gospel. We believe in the Ten Commandments.

We believe in angels, in heaven and hell and the Day of Judgment, in the return of Jesus, in the books and messengers of God, and in predestination and free will.

Some people think we have a different God because we use the Arabic language name for God, “Allah.” Whether we are Christians, Jews or Muslims, we all pray to the same God.

To those of you who are Hindu, Buddhist, or any other faith, we share your love of God and all humanity. We believe God sent a messenger to every nation with the same message: Believe in one God and be fair to each other.

We are taught that Islam is just the final brick in the house that God has built through his other prophets.

One becomes a Muslim by declaring there is only one God (thus, no one should play God) and Mohammed is his messenger.

Duties. We pray 5 times a day, pay a tax to help the needy, fast during the month of Ramadan, and make a pilgrimage to Mecca if we are able.

Beginnings. In the year 610 C.E., the angel Gabriel appeared to a descendant of Abraham and Hagar. His name was Mohammed, a contemplative and respected citizen of the trading metropolis of Mecca.

Mohammed could not read or write, but he listened carefully, and the messages from God, brought by the angel, were written down by others during the next 23 years of his life and later put together in a book called the Koran, in Arabic “The Reading.”

The religion was called Islam, which, in Arabic means “submission to God, peace, safety, purity.” Followers were called Muslims. Both word were derived from the stem “salam.”

The Islamic empire spread rapidly throughout the Middle East, all of North Africa, parts of Europe, Persia and as far as China. Those supporting freedom of speech and religion (such as India) joined the empire by treaties. Islamic teachings were later voluntarily accepted by many because they were simple and supportive of diverse culture and science.

Muslims led a Golden Age of local rule and pluralism supporting science and culture in Baghdad, Cairo, Jerusalem, Damascus, and Spain for hundreds of years. Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians and Hindus lived together in peace.

The Crusades. This holy war was stirred up in Europe and continued off and on for centuries. It was sparked when the Islamic rulers of Jerusalem attacked churches, prevented pilgrimage and persecuted Christians. The Church of Rome spread the idea that Muslims were infidels—godless. Muslims had violated the most fundamental Islamic principle of protection of religious freedom.

And when Muslims started attacking churches in Spain, a brutal Inquisition destroyed the multicultural civilization there that had lasted for 8 centuries. Similarly, intolerant Baghdad was destroyed by Mongol invaders and the Ottoman Empire was carved up into artificial states after WWI.

Dictatorships followed and continue until the present day throughout the Islamic world, sometimes supported by outside influence. Internal democracy movements are crushed.

Many Muslims do not understand their religion well anymore. In unfree societies, one is not taught to think, only to hear and obey.

Still, suicide bombings are condemned by all Muslims. The vast majority believe that political grievances should be resolved with demonstrations and fair fights which do not harm the innocent. Muslims see terror as sabotage of their just causes.

Terrorists work for political ends. Muslims do not know who they are. They do not hang out in mosques and mix with us.

Even Muslims who are very angry at America abhor terror and cannot be recruited into it.

Arabic word Islam means 'surrender' or 'submission'. It is derived from the word Aslama which is from the same root as Salam, the word for Peace. According to the religious context, Islam means complete surrender to the will of God (Allah). In the broader meanings it is a complete religion which requires submission to the Will of Allah and obedience to the laws of Allah as set down in the final of His Books, the Holy Qur'an. Millions of people around the globe have accepted this submission to Allah, and even more and more people are entering Islam. The spread of Islam has always based on the strength and simplicity of this religion, and its emphasis on ideas of existence and oneness of God, punishment and reward in the everlasting life after a temporary life in this world.

Islam is as wide in its conception as humanity itself. According to the Qur'an, Islam was the religion of every prophet and messenger of God, and Muhammad being the final of all prophets. Islam means 'Peace', in other words to be in or enter into a state of peace. The name Islam was given to this religion by none but Allah Himself. It is a complete way of life for mankind. As God says in His final Message, the Holy Qur'an:

"This day I have perfected your religion for you and completed My favour upon you and have chosen Islam as your religion." [The Holy Qur'an, Surah 5:4]

Islam is the true religion of all mankind. The message of Islam has been given from the time of the Prophet Adam (peace be upon him), and renewed through many prophets chosen by God to inform humanity of the way of life leading to God. The fundamental teaching of each of those prophets was the same: "There is no deity, nor object worthy of worship, except God alone - Allah. This very message was perfected by God in the final Scriptures revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

According to the Islamic faith Prophet Adam, Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, David, Solomon, Elias, Moses, Aaron, Jonah, John, Jesus and many others (peace be upon them all) are accepted true prophets of God. They all are considered as Muslims because they surrendered and submitted themselves to the Will of God. They not only followed the commands of God but also spread the Message of God to their fellow men. Therefore, by its broader definition, the people who accepted the teachings of God's prophets in their time in their original form, were also Muslims; they surrendered themselves to the will of Allah, The Exalted God.