About Islam

What Islam means, what Muslims believe, and how faith shapes daily life.

Islam is not only a set of rituals; it guides every part of life, from worship to family to business.

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What the word Islam means: peace and submission to God, lived as a complete way of life.

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An overview of Islamic belief and practice: the oneness of God, prophets, scripture, the hereafter and the five pillars.

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Islam as the original faith of all the prophets, from Adam to Muhammad, traced through history.

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The two sources of Islamic teaching: the Quran, the word of God, and the Sunnah, the example of the Prophet.

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Piety, humility, honesty and justice: the moral principles at the heart of a Muslim's character and of society.

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Two common mistakes people make when trying to understand Islam, written in the months after September 11.

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Each of the Ten Commandments given to Moses, side by side with the verses of the Quran that confirm it.

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