Islam 101 Lecture No. 3 -...
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Islam 101Lecture No. 3
Cypress Islamic Center
Beliefs in Islam• Allah - The only one worthy of
worship
• Angels• Revealed Books• Prophets• Last Day• Divine Will
Worship in IslamFor billions of Muslims
Islam looks at the individual as a whole.
What is Worship in Islam?
O Worship is everything one says or does for the pleasure of Allah.
O Includes beliefs, social activities, and helping the welfare of one's fellow human-beings.
The verse (ayah) of worship
O A Muslim is required to submit himself completely to Allah, as the Quran instructed the Prophet Muhammad to do
Prayer is No. 1O Prayer O FastingO ZakaatO HajjO Etc.
Great mosque of Xi’an ChinaO Chinese architectural
style. O No domes/minarets. O Built in 742
Mosque in Ghana
Istanbul, TurkeyBlue Mosque
Can we build mosques in America?
Yes! Its in the constituion
Prayer….
Eid prayer in Mumbai
Muslims praying in Abidjan
Would you like to pray in Makkah?
Reciting the Quran is worship
This is the Muslim’s holy bookThat came from God to
the Angel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad as the last
revelation
Seeking knowledge is worship
Helping the poor and needy is worship
Attending to the sick, blind is worship
Being good and kind to your parents
That also is worship and in the Quran it is the next thing after
Worship of AllahDo you know the ayah where Allah says that?
Islam looks at the individual as a whole.
So your whole life if lived according to Islam is Worship!