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Quotes on Key Practices

  • Oneness of God (Tawhid): ‘He is God the One, God the eternal. He begot no one nor was He begotten. No one is comparable to Him.’
  • Declaration of faith (Shahadah): ‘There is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah’
  • ​The Five Pillars: The messenger of Allah stated ‘Islam has been built on five (pillars): testifying that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; performing the prayers; paying regular charity; making the pilgrimage to the sacred House, fasting during Ramadan.’ (Hadith Bukhari) 

Quotes on the 5 Pillars of Islam

1. Declaration of faith (Shahadah)
  • ‘There is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah’ 

2. Prayer (Salah)
  • ‘You, who believe, when you are about to pray, wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows, wipe your heads, wash your feet up to the ankles and, if required, wash your whole body.’​ Qur’an 5:6
  • ‘Your Lord says ‘Call on me and I will answer you.’ Qur’an 40:60
  • 'Believers! When the call to prayer is made on the day of congregation, hurry towards the reminder of God and leave off your training.’ 

3. Alms (Zakah)
  • ‘They ask you (Prophet) what they should give. Say ‘whatever you give should be for parents, close relatives, orphan, the needy, and travellers. God is well aware of whatever good you do.’ Qur’an 2:215 
  • ‘God is well aware of whatever you do.’
  • ‘Alms are meant only for the poor, the needy.’

4. Pilgrimage (Hajj)
  • ‘Pilgrimage to the House is a duty owed to God by people who are able to undertake it.’ Qur’an 3:97
  • ‘Pilgrimage to the House is a duty owed to God by people who are able to undertake it.’
  • ‘Safa and Marwa are among the rites of God, so for those who make major or minor pilgrimage to the House it is no offence to circulate between them.’ 

5. Fasting (Sawm)
  • ‘It was the month of Ramadan that the Qur’an was revealed as guidance for mankind….s any one of you that is present that month should fast….’ Qur’an 2:18
  • ‘It was in the month of Ramadan that the Qur’an was revealed as guidance for mankind… So any one of you who is present that month should fast.’
  • ‘ Read in the name of your Lord who created.'
  • ‘What will explain to you what the that Night of Glory is? The Night of Glory is better than a thousand months.’ 

Nature of God

Muslims believe in the oneness of God, known as Tawhid. Islam teaches that God (Allah) is transcendent, that Allah is above and beyond anything that exists in the world. Muslims reject any notion that God would have a son.
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  • ‘He is God the One, God the eternal. He begot no one nor was He begotten. No one is comparable to Him.’ 
  • ‘His mercy takes precedence over his wrath.’
  • ‘He is able to do all things.’
  • ‘Is Allah not the best of judges?’
  • ‘The Beneficent is established on the throne.’ 

Angels

Important here are the stories about Angel Jibril and Mika’il. Angel Jibril (known in Christianity as the Angel Gabriel) always brings good news, the Angel of Revelation. Michael, the Angel Mika’il, is a friend to humanity believed to reward people who do good deeds, the Angel of Mercy.
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  • Angel Jibril revealed Allah’s words (the Quran) to Muhammad on the Night of Power. This was the night when Prophet Muammad received his first revelation of the Quran. 
  • Angel Jibril appeared to Maryam (known in Christianity is known as Mary). Jibril told her she was pregnant with Isa, or Jesus.
  • ‘We do not descend except for the command of the Lord.’
  • ‘Each person has angels before him and behind, watching over him by God’s command’
  • 'They exalt him night and day and do not slacken' (Quran 21:20)

Prophethood

Key are the stories about Prophet Adam (Ibrahim) and Prophet Muhammad. Jesus is also believed to be a prophet in Islam. Muslims believe that Prophet Muhammad was the final prophet of Islam.
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  • ‘Muhammad is not the father of any one of you men, he is God’s messenger and the seal of the prophets’.
  • ‘Every community is sent a Messenger.’
  • ‘I’m going to make a human out of clay.’
  • ‘God took Ibrahim as a friend.’ 

Holy Books

Muslims believe that God revealed holy books to a number of His messengers. These include the Quran (given to Muhammad), the Torah (given to Moses), the Gospel (given to Jesus), the Psalms (given to David), and the Scrolls (given to Abraham).

  • ‘This is the scripture of which there can be no doubt.’
  • ‘Verily this is the earliest scripture, the scripture of Ibrahim and Musa.’

Life after death

In Islam, it is believed that when a person dies, the soul enters the state of waiting until the Day of Judgement. Heaven and Hell are core concepts, known as Paradise (Jannah) and Hell (Jahannam).
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  • ‘He gives life and causes death, to Him you will be returned.’
  • ‘Fear the fire which has been prepared for those who reject faith.’
  • ‘The righteous will have gardens in Paradise beneath which river flow.’ 

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