Islam - Religion of Peace

Resources on Islam

• The Holy Quran - with English Translation (Holy book of Islam -Word of God)
• Islamic Electronic Library - The Official Website of Mohammed Najeed Sambhali Qasmi
• Islamic calender is also known as Hijri Calender Hijri and Gregorian Calender, Prayer Times, Athan and other Islamic information -  Islamic Finder 
• Haj Committee of India  
• Dr Zakir Naik TV Channel - clearing misconceptions about Islam - Peace TV - Islamic TV Channel
• It is a monthly Islamic publication, published by IQRA publications - Young Muslim Digest, India
• THE SEALED NECTAR - Memoirs of the Noble Prophet [pbuh] by Saifur Rahman al-Mubarakpuri. Jamia Salafia - India Translated by Issam Diab Maktaba  The Sealed Nectar PDF
• Answers to Non - Muslims common questions about Islam by Dr. Zakir Abdul Karim Naik
Non Muslims common questions about Islam

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Islam – Religion of Peace

The term Islam is derived from the root word, whose meaning is Peace. Islam is one of the largest and fasted growing religions of the world.  Technically it is the oldest religion in the world, as per Islamic understanding the first prophet of Islam was Adam (pbuh) and the last and final prophet was Muhammad (pbuh).  Islam is monotheistic religion, it also believes in other prophets like Abraham (pbuh), Moses (pbuh) and Jesus (pbuh).  They believe that these great prophets preached the same message but the last and final version of the message was preached by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).  Muslims are distributed though-out the world.  Approximately between 22 to 25% of the World’s population follows Islam. 

The five major pillars of Islam are -

1. Shahadah (means Testimony) about believe in one God and acceptance of Muhammad as messenger of God.
2. Salah - Five times prayers in a Day .
3. Zakat – Giving a portion of wealth to the poor and needy as prescribed by the scriptures.
4. Fasting – Fasting from dawn to dusk - Abstaining from food, drink. sex, sins and increasing the good deeds, charity, sadaqah, zakat etc.
5. Haj – Piligrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime subject to the certain conditions and requirements.

Islam respects life, gives protection to the women, children and elderly.  It gives importance to the orphans, needy, neighbors and wayfarers.  Islam believes in the strong foundation of Justice and supports the family system.  Islam is a way of life.  Islam believes that all human beings are born in the religion of Islam.  Islam does not believe in the original sin.  It gives great respect to women and the importance of mother is greater than father.  It says that the Heaven lies under the feet of mother.

Due to its simplicity and appealing concepts to humanity, many new people are joining everyday.  Unfortunately due to its popularity and visibility, Muslims and Islam has become a victim of Islamophobia. There are fringe groups, who are scared of the success of Islam.  They have done and are doing their best to create confusion not only among non -Muslims but also among Muslims by spreading false rumors about history and the current state with regards to Islam, Muslims and Islamic symbols. This has led to numerous human rights violations, caused immense problems and distress to the ordinary people who follow Islam. They may be successful in the short-run but in the long-run falsehood always perishes and truth always triumphs. The Qur’an (Ch.  21,  V. 18) advises us: “When truth is hurled against falsehood, falsehood perishes, for falsehood by its nature is bound to   perish”.