Introduction to Islam

Dr Mamoun MobayedNorthern Ireland Muslim Family Association

Psychiatrist with Belfast Trust

Lecturer Queen’s University Belfast

Presentation: Introduction What is Islam? God in Islam Muhammad the Prophet Beliefs of Muslims Qur’an: the book The Five pillars of Islam

Why Islam is a misunderstood Religion in the West?

History of East-West conflicts Educational system Media Images of the “Islamic Countries” Muslims!

The Prophets of Islam!

Jacob (Yaqub) Joseph (Yousuf) David (Dawood) Solomon (Sulaiman) Mary (Mariam) Jesus (Isa) Muhammad

Adam Noah (Nooh) Abraham (Ibrahim) Ishmael (Ismaeel) Isaac (Ishaq) Moses (Musa) John (Yahya)

All of Prophets!Say: We believe in God and that which is revealed unto us and that which was revealed unto Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and that which was given to Moses and Jesus and the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and unto Him we have surrendered as Muslims. (3:84)

أنزل وما بالله آمنا قلعلى أنزل وما عليناواسماعيل ابراهيمويعقوب واسحاق

أوتي وما واألسباطوعيسى موسى

ال ربهم من والنبيونمنهم أحّد, بين نفرق

له مسلمونونحن : عمران( )84آل

What does Islam mean?

Submission / surrender Submission to the will of God Salam: peace, greetings

“Assalamu Alaikum” (Peace be with you)

The Seal of the Prophets!

Muhammad the man:

Muhammad as a child The young man The family man The Trusted “Al-Ameen” Meditation

The first contact

Read in the name of your Lord who created,

Created man from a clot,

Read, and your Lord is most bountiful,

God who taught by the use of the pen,

Taught man what he know not (96: 1-5)

ربك اقرأ باسمخلق الذي

من اإلنسان خلقعلق

األكرم وربك اقرأبالقلم علم الذي

لم ما اإلنسان علم: يعلم )5-1العلق(

What Did Muhammad Leave?

All parts of the revelation were written All parts were memorized by many of

the companions

The essence of Islam

There is no god but God,

God

إال إله اللهال

الله

The One God!Say: God, the One and Only.

God, the Satisfier of all needs .

Neither born, nor giving birth,

And there is none like God who is unique. (112)

أحّد الله هو قلالصمّد الله

يولّد ولم يلّد لمكفوا له يكن ولم

:أحّد. -1اإلخالص(4(

Man & God in Islam

No intersession No visual images Only as God has reveled Himself

99 Beautiful Names

The Greatالكبير

The Generousالكريم

The Creatorالخالق

The Evolverالبارئ

The Fashionerالمصور

The Gentleاللطيف

The Nobleالمجيّد

The Truthالحق

The Responsiveالمجيب

The All Seeingالبصير

The All Hearingالسميع

The Awareالخبير

The Openerالفتاح

The Self Sufficientالغني

The Guideالهادي

The Preserverالحافظ

The Judgeالحكم

The Praiseworthyالحميّد The األول

First

The Last اآلخر

The Aliveالحي,

Closer than one’s self!

We verily created man and We know what his soul wispereth to him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein. (50: 15)

خلقنا ولقّدما ونعلم اإلنسان

نفسه به توسوسونحن من إليه أقرب

. الوريّد حبل: )15ق(

Who comes just after God?

Your Lord has decreed, that you worship none save God, and that you show kindness to your parents.

If one of them or both attain to old age with you, say not “Fie” unto them nor repulse them, but speak unto them a gracious word.

And lower unto them the wings of humility through mercy, and say: my Lord, have mercy on them as they did care for me when I was little. (17:23-24)

إال تعبّدوا أال ربك وقضىو بالوالّدينإياه

إما إحساناالكبر عنّدك يبلغن

كالهما أو أحّدهمالهما تقل فال

وقل تنهرهما وال أف . كريما قوال لهما

الذل جناح لهما واخفضرب, وقل الرحمة منربياني كما ارحمهما

:صغيرا. -23اإلسراء (24(

The essence of Islam

Muhammad is the messenger of God رسول محمّد

الله

The Prophets in the Qur’an!

Jacob 16Joseph 27David 36Solomon 17Mary 34Jesus 25Muhammad 4

Adam 25

Noah 43

Abraham 69

Ishmael 12

Isaac 17

Moses 136

John 20

The Shahadah (Testimony):

There is no god but God ,

Muhammad is the messenger of God

الله إال إله الرسول محمّد

الله

The Faith (Iman):

1. The Oneness of God

2. God’s Angels

3. God’s Books

4. God’s Messengers

5. The Hereafter

The miracle! Yet they say: why are not signs sent down to him from his Lord?

Say: I am indeed a clear Warner and is it not enough for them that We have sent down to thee the book which is rehearsed to them. Verily in it is mercy and a reminder to those who believe (29: 50-51)

أنزل لوال وقالواربه من آيات عليه

اآليات إنما قلأنا وإنما الله عنّد

. مبين نذيرأنزلنا أنا يكفهم أولم

الكتاب يتلى عليكذلك في إن عليهم

وذكرى لرحمةيؤمنون لقوم

: )51-50العنكبوت(

The Open Book

Say: travel in the land, and see how God originated creation, then God brings forth the other life, God is able to do all things (29: 20)

في سيروا قلفانظروا األرض

ثم الخلق بّدأ كيفالنشأة ينشئ الله

الله إن اآلخرةشيء كل على

: قّدير )20العنكبوت (

We shall show them our signs on the horizon, and within themselves until it manifest to them that it is the truth..

(41: 53)

في آياتنا سنريهموفي اآلفاق

حتى أنفسهمأنه لهم يتبين

يكف أولم الحقعلى أنه بربك

شهيّد شيء كل : )53فصلت (

Arabic speaking Muslims

Qur’an on Humanity:

O mankind, We have created you male and female, and appointed you races and tribes, that you may know one another .

Surely the noblest among you in the sight of God is the most conscious .

God is All-knowing, All-Aware. (49: 13)

إنّـا الناس أيها ياذكر من خلقناكموجعلناكم وأنثى

وقبائل شعوباإن لتعارفوا

الله عنّد أكرمكمالله إن أتقاكم

خبير عليم : )13الحجرات (

Hadith of the Prophet

There is a piece of flesh in the body.

If it is sound, the entire body is sound.

If it is unsound, the entire body is unsound.

It is the heart.

الجسّد في إنإن لمضغة،صلح صلحت

كله، الجسّدفسّد فسّدت وإن

كله، الجسّدوهي أال

القلب.

Two blessings most people undervalue them; health and free time

مغبون نعمتانمن فيهما كثيرالناسوالفراغ الصحة

Every child is born in a state of (Fitra) good nature

على يولّد مولود كلالفطرة

Where is Paradise?

Paradise is at mothers’ feet

تحت الجنةأقّدام

األمهات

The Prophet & knowledge:

Who so ever goes out seeking knowledge, God facilitates his/her way to paradise,

And the angels put down their wings in appreciation for the one

who is learning.

طريقا سلك منعلما فيه يلتمس

طريقا له الله سهل, الجنة إلى

لتضع المالئكة وإنلطالب أجنحتها

. صنع بما رضا العلم

The 5 pillars of Islam:1. Testimonies (Tawheed)

2. Prayer (Salah)

3. Almsgiving (Zakah)

4. Fasting Ramadan (Saum)

5. Pilgrimage (Hajj)

The 5 daily prayer:

1. Fajer (dawn)

2. Zuhur (midday)

3. Aser (mid-afternoon)

4. Maghreb (after sunset)

5. Isha’a (nightfall)

Pay Zakah 2.5 % of savings Every year Minimum amount (£1000) Minimum duration (a year) For any good cause

Fasting: Between first light and sundown Entire lunar month (29-30) Adults In good health Abstain: food, drink, sex Vices, lying, backbiting… Time for more charity Ends with Eid Al-Fitr

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