In the Name of Allah the most beneficent, eternally merciful

An Introduction to

Islam

The Final Religion

The Origin of Human Being

Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a

vicegerent on earth." They said: "Wilt Thou place therein

one who will make mischief therein and shed blood?

Whilst we do celebrate Thy praise and glorify Thy holy

(name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not." 2/30

1. 2/30

2. 7/11

3. 15/28

4. 17/61

5. 18/50

6. 20/116

7. 38/71

So there is a God

In Arabic Called

Allah اهلل

Concepts of God in Islam

• There is only one God, no one can claim

any partnership with Him in,

• Person

• Attributes, or

• Rights

• The only Creator Who is Unique in all the

aspects

Concept of God in Islam

• Allah is creator

• Sustainer

• Controller

• Knower of everything

• Source of peace and justice

• To Him everything will return

• Created human beings for this Earth for a

given time to act as His Vicegerent

The Origin

• Another creation of Allah, angels were

there before creation of Human being

• They are intelligent being and showed

their surprise

• There was another creation already on

Earth before human beings call Jinn

• Angels are created out of Light

• Human beings out of clay or mud

• Jinns out of the heat of fire

The Story Continues

And He taught Adam the names of all things;

then He placed them before the angels, and

said: "Tell Me the names of these if you are

right." They said: "Glory to Thee: of knowledge

we have none, save what You have taught us:

in truth it is You Who are perfect in knowledge

and wisdom." He said: "O Adam! Tell them their

names." When he had told them, Allah said:

"Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of

heavens and earth, and I know what ye reveal

and what ye conceal?" 2/31-33

The Origin

• So Adam (human being) is superior to

angels

• The best of the creation of God is human

being

• Human being is a responsible creation

• He is given a limited power to execute his

limited free will

• He is responsible to his actions

And behold, We said to the angels: "Bow

down to Adam:" and they bowed down: not

so Iblis: he refused and was haughty: he

was of those who reject Faith. 2/34

The Origin

• Human beings are superior to all other creations of Allah

• Angels were made to bow down to him to show his superiority

• Iblis, or Satan, the one among the Jinns did not follow the command

• Angels are made of light and not capable of making mistakes or disobeying

• Jinns are like humans have a power to choose and responsible

We said: "O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden; and

eat of the bountiful things therein as (where and when) ye will;

but approach not this tree, or ye run into harm and

transgression." Then did Satan make them slip from the

(Garden), and get them out of the state (of felicity) in which

they had been. We said: "Get ye down, all (ye people), with

enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling

place and your means of livelihood for a time." 2/35-36

The Origin

• Satan made Adam to forget the command

of Allah

• They were all sent to the Earth to live there

for a given time

• This given time to be a test period

• They were kept in the Paradise and

exposed to the enticement of their own self

and Satan to experience what they have to

face on the Earth

Then learnt Adam from his Lord words of

inspiration, and his Lord turned towards him; for

He is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. 2/37

The Origin

• Adam, knowing what mistake he did,

repented

• God being merciful showed Adam the way to

return to Him

• Adam, repented and God accepted the

repentance

• The Sin was forgiven

• Anyone born since then till the end of time is

born innocent, and remains so until he/she

makes wrong choices

Basic Concept

• From Islamic perspective, every one is born innocent

• Every child remains so till age of understanding is reached

• At the age of understanding, the person becomes responsible

• Now he/she will be judged according to what he did

• Nobody will take the responsibility of anybody else

We said: "Get ye down all from here: and if, as is

sure, there comes to you guidance from Me,

whosoever follows My guidance, on them shall be no

fear, nor shall they grieve. "But those who reject Faith

and belie Our Signs, they shall be Companions of the

Fire; they shall abide therein." 2/38-39

Humans of the Earth

• Allah the most merciful, did not leave us on

this Earth to find our way

• He promised that I will send you guidance,

and fulfilled His promise to the perfection

• Raised among us, human beings like us

with all the same strength and weaknesses

chosen to transmit guidance

• Those words of God when compiled in

written form called Divine Books

Basic Concept

• Thus as Muslims we believe that

• God is one and Unique, without partners

• God is the only creator, rest is creation

• Human being is best of the creation

• Human beings and the Jinns are the only

two creation who are given the limited free

will to make their own choices

• They are responsible for whatever choices

they make

Basic Concept

• Angels are not capable of disobeying Allah

• The pious human being chosen by Allah to

convey His message are the Prophets and

Messengers

• The revelation that is given to them to

convey to the rest of the humanity is call

the Divine Books

• First of the Prophets is Adam

Basic Concept

• The last of the Messengers is Muhammad

• There are many in between, like, Noah,

Abraham, Job, Jacob, Joseph, Moses,

Jesus (peace be upon them all)

• Similarly there have been many books, the

ones mentioned in Quran are, Scrolls of

Abraham, Torah, Bible, Psalm and finally

the Quran itself

Basic Concept

• Quran being the final one and none to come

after, is preserved in original text for the

guidance of humanity till the day of

Judgment

• There is a concept of Day of Judgment and

Resurrection

• Everyone will be raised again and their

accounts will be taken

• Perfect Justice will be done

Basic Concept

• So as a Muslim, we believe in;

• One and Unique God

• His Messengers and Prophets (all of them)

• His angels

• His Books

• The Day of Judgment

• The accountability

Humans on the Earth

• Since human beings are supposed to

spend their test period on this Earth

• They are given the guidance how to

conduct themselves on this Earth as

well

• Thus we see that human being, the

highest of the creation has a

• relationship while on this Earth

اهللGod

The Three Dimensional Human

• Islam claims to be a complete

guidance

• If it is so, it must provide guidance in all

three dimensions of human existence

• And it does so,

• Let’s see how

Human to God Relationship

• In this dimension, Islam provide us concept

of worship

• Something which is exclusively between him

and his Creator

• Prayer, five times a day

• Every few hours there is a prayer, remember

your creator

• Some of them in congregation, some in

seclusion speak to your Lord, He will listen

• No intermediary needed, you and your Lord

Human to God Relationship

• Fasting during the day for a month in

Ramdan

• Hold off from even the lawful, why ???

• Just because your Lord said so

• A kind of worship, nobody will know until

you tell them

• A covenant, secret; between you and your

Lord

And those in whose wealth is a

recognized right For the (needy) who asks

and him who is prevented (for some

reason from asking); 70/24-25

Human to God Relationship

• Paying charity to less fortunate among us

• The money you earn is not only yours

• There are others among your brethren

who need your help

• After a certain limit of saving you must pay

at least 2.5%

• If you give more the better it is

Human to God Relationship

• Making a journey to Makkah the first

house of worship on this Earth

• All standing in front of Allah

• Visiting the first house of worship

• Where Adam worshiped,

• Where Abraham called people to visit

• Persons of all races, all colors, all ethnicity

• Dress alike, do alike

• This is Hajj

اهللGod

2nd Dimension

• Human to human relationship

• Partly it is covered in worship like charity

• However Islam gives justified laws and

rule to be executed in the society

• It covers every aspect of life

• Business, trade, employer and employee

relationship

• Inheritance, ownership, money exchange

Human to Human Relationship

• Marriage, rights of husband and wife

• Rights of parents and children

• Rights of neighbors

• Rights of travelers

• Rulers and the ruled

• Imagine any kind of relationship between

two or more human beings and there is a

guidance available; based on justice

اهللGod

3rd Dimension

• There are other creations of Allah around

us,

• The Earth, mountains, rivers and all other

natural resources

• Plants and trees

• The animals

• The whole universe, they are all created

and subjected to human beings

Humans with other Creations

• Allah allows us to use them, since they are

created for us

• However there are clear guidance for their

use

• You cannot kill the animal unless you need

to eat or it is threatening your life

• You can use the land, streams and the

rivers, but cannot destroy it

O Children of Adam! Wear your beautiful

apparel at every time and place of prayer:

eat and drink: but waste not by excess, for

Allah loves not the wasters. 7/31

The Three Dimensional Human

• Thus it gives us guidance for sustainable

use of the resources

• If we follow that, the needs of everyone

will be taken care

• But it is the human greed that takes us to

transgress the rights of others

• We fall prey to the Satan, and

• The world is filled with misery

In Summary

• One and Unique God, the only Creator

• Human being the best of the creations

• Human being responsible for their actions

• Originally innocent

• Nobody will carry the burden of others

• Among the human beings, some pious

and chosen ones are Prophets and

Messengers

In Summary

• Messengers and Prophets are humans and

don’t share the power of Allah

• Angels created by Allah

• Allah is merciful and forgives if we repent

and ask forgiveness

• Allah prescribed specific modes of worship

• Allah gave us guidance in the for of

executable and justifiable laws to conduct

our life on this Earth, The Books

In Summary

• Finally we return to our Lord

• The accounts will be taken

• Perfect Justice will be done

• May Allah guide us to be the recipients of

His immense mercy

• May Allah protect us form the enticement

of the Satan as well as our own selves

Questions ?