BELIEFS AND TEACHINGS Ghulam Sarwar ‘THE MUSLIM EDUCATIONAL TRUSTAuthor’ prc te 8th itn A Saying of Prophet Mutanunad 3 “iasveration Arabic Syl Changing the Laver Calendar Referees fro the Quan Dedtation & Dut) Introduetion and Basic Beliefs Isai: Introduccion Ws i you lean? (1a) Basie Beliefs Tawi ‘The Bifect of Tawbtd on Human Life AL-Qadr ‘Wha di you tear? (16) Risalah (Prophethood) Angels ‘The Books of Allsh What did yu fear? (10) The Qur'an Death Akhil What did you ean? (1d) Basic Duties of Islam Shahadah Salah Wado’ to Prayer) gamah How co perform Salt Some du'a’ after Sala Salat Witr Sajdatus Sahu (prostation of forgetfulness) Quai’: making up for missed Salsh Saltul Juma’ah (Friday Prayer) Salaeal nazah (Funeral Prayer) Winar id you tear? (2a) What id you lear? (26) ‘Adhan Contents 10 13.37 59 59 9 a 6Wa iy eam? (2) Eleven Sorahs of the Quran Lessons of Salth Ziksh Sav tay Jihad What dit you team? 2a ‘The Life of Mubammad && Birch and Chilthood Business Trip to ash-Sham (now Syria) ‘Young Shepherd “Teenager, Harbul Fir and Hilal Fudol Marriage Physical Features Rebuilding of the Ka’bah Search for che Truth Receiving the Truth "The fkinvic Movement Begins “Alt Accepts Klan Notable Barly Musins ud of the First Phase Hecomes Public “Alt and the Dinner ‘The Prophet 3 on Mount Sal Hostility and Persecution ‘Aba Jl and the Camel Seller ‘The Offer of ‘Utbah bin Rabr'ah Another Cunning Proposal Emigration (Hijrah) to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) Efforts to get Emigrants Back “Umar Accepts Islam Boycott and Banishmient Year of Sorrow "Tif — the Most Difficult Day AL-Mi'Aj (The Ascent) — timely boost to morale First Covenant of al-'Aqabah Second Covenant of a"Aqabah Hijab (Emigration) to Madinah, ‘The Hija of che Prophet & felamiie Mover 63 4 » 7” n a 16 * 79-118 80 92 92 92 2 93 on on 95 95 a ” 8The Prophet & at Madtoah ‘Ada (Call to Prayer) More Islamic Duties Laid Down, Hard Task The Battle of Badr (624 CE) ‘The Battle of Ubud (625 CE) The Battle of Abztb or Khandag (627 CB) ‘Hucdaibiyah Agreement (628 CE) Letter to Heraclius — the Emperor of Byzantine Letter to the Negus (an-Naytsh) the ruler oF Abyssinia The Conquest of Makkah (630 CE) The Fuewell Address The Sid News Mission Accomplished Prophet Mubammads & Life at 2 Glance What did you ea? (30) What did you lea? (34) Wie you eer? (2) What dd you earn? (38) AL-Kholafiur Rashidan (Rightly guided Caliphs) ‘Nba Bakr se “Umar te “Udhman 4 All What did you lear? (43) What did you fear? (46) Three Great Muslim Women What id you lean? (3) Stories of Some Prophets Adam # Nat (Noah) Hahn (Abrahann) #8 ‘Masa (Moses) “Isa eus) 38° What did you lear? (5) What did you lear? (65 What di you tear? (60)0 2 3 4 Shart'ah (Islamic Law) What did you lear? (7) Social Lite in Islam Family Life im sam Marriage (Nika) ‘Status of Women in Islam Polygamy’ and Ilr Wht did you lean? (8) Feonomic System of Islam Wht id you lew? (9) Political System of Isham Ws id you ten? (10) Some other aspects of life Food and Drink Dress Festival Wha id yu team? (11) Selected verses from the Qur’an Daties and Obsigations Social Manners Basie Virtues Bad Conduct & Prohibitions What did you fear? (42) ns from the Alsiith Dares and Obligations Basic Quutitcs Manners Bad Conduct Whar id yo Sean? (13) Muslim Countries of the World Population and Resources Muslin Majority Comtries Map Muslim Minority Coantr Wha di ye carn? (14) [Notes for ‘Teachers and Parents Sugested arungement of sady topics ‘Slat Bibiggaplry Glossary Index Seles 153-156 156 157-164 157 157 159 162 164 165-168 168 169-171 7 172-175 172 173 m4 175 176-195 181 183 85 192 195 196-202 196 1s 20) 201 202 203-210 203 20 206 208 210 an 213 218 221 2Alas Authors preface to the 8th edition AN ‘bandulilth (pase be to Allah, our only Creator, Sustsiner and Watcher of ll our deeds; sn peace and blesings of Allah be upo Muiamonad 8, the final messenger of Ath and the Best example for us 0 oll fel umbled to ote that 275,000 Copies of my book flam: Hee and Teashing have been prnted in English since 1980, This has ben posible due enily to ae mercy of Almighty Alla, Whom I always beg to accep fay efforts and grant me Naja (salvation) in dhe AM (life afer death), Ths isan as been say only aim in writing this book This edition has been thoroughly revised, with acklitons aad improvements im langage and content. Ihave now included the Arabic words for che English words in dhe Glossary. 1 have also added the Arabic verses of the Qur'n to chapter 12. number of corrections, ‘eluding Arabic words and names, have Been made. Noneteless, there nay ail he ristakes, | shal realy appreciate if the readers wold ‘of any resmining eeors The book is widely used ia the English-speaking world, and is also increasingly used in intuined schools i England to teach Ilias part ofthe Religious Studies curriculam, “This book hasako motivated 1 number of non-Musins to come to the eter Mis of Ia, ‘This end, shana, continues, ant indebted t9 Usanah K. 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An, Anal my sucess in my tsk can oly come fm Allah Hi Fras and wet Bo Fs" (The Qur'an, 11:88) London Ghul Server Muhoram 1427 AH wary 2006 CE.seems A Saying of Prophet Muhammad, 2%: »-ssaememem ‘hall bio al-Wald narrated the following baci: ‘A Bedouin came oe diy ihe Props 8 sd hin, "O, Maser of AH Fve Comet ak you ev quscon about he afr of i Life and he eee” He i ep, “A hel ou oh “1k o beth mt aod omen” a Ml djs hed ee fm wah be the ich at wale i aa cal eit filo Re al “Tk tobe he ju a sea dete hee al rn i melt an * i at ob te bs en” il ia gt ep oe "Nah ob en une by i= acs bh a pd ct 1 Ee oe Te Take wo complet my fat "Uy ie soo emery vl nlp pr 1 wh be ang thse wh do god” pal 22 6 Mi po eo lig He po i ol Cag th “1 wish to be belie o Aah” Al conse yt al sae,” it ri a ao sae joint emis ard il fe Pat "tM wo be red on the Oy 0 Jaenen inthe ihe” "tii Yom © ey ae etn I ee ff Da ake ihe tele “Tile Alb wo bow His were oe” ti he jut ec Pa se oh Dy at. 7 ke yi wo be ey fe” ik hae Made epiegh ay attend Sah Pelt obe che mos honourable mau” Eyed commie eile areca hase Pol ie” Rd eco 6 the ong of ene rub oe ee oc a ike wo elipe y provbion™ “Fron vd pot A ol rage i Tt ob hed by Ash ad Hs eons” “Fp nt wh i ons msg ol og third ne” “Twat co be safe om AIBKS wath oo the Day of geen” you dot seo ee ia of yo fw cats, oul be eo heh of lal nthe Day of deen "Das for others ou I you puTa bk my prayers to be responded” If yo dfn ans, yop he pended “Tid ike Allh not to digrace me on the Day of Judgement” Wy yuan po ai Al lt digrce you oe Day of deen “TU lke Allh co provide te with 2 protective covering on the Day of Judgement.” wha wile on in™ ~via eth bt EA what hwo ce er oA wc gt hhh a ae Hee” “sng Halo Do of en” nonce aderty ad mafia” (elated by Ahmad ibn Hanbal) Sou: A Hadi bok bled by The gic Call Si, Tle Lb, ese DC11200 Of fit somes » Ges TNC) a ‘Correct pronunciation of Arabic wor s very smportan. 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References from the Quran samnsrsmamsnmmans Quotations and references from the Qut’in are followed by the number of the Sarah (chapter) then the nunber ofthe vere, ex (2177) means Sk 2, vere 177 “Verses in the same chapter are separated by a comma, c.g. (2:36, 47-49) means Sarah 2, ‘ere 36 and verses 4710489, ‘ese quoted rom dire chaps are separated bya semicolon, 2255;5536>59) means Sth 2, verse 285 and Sth 3, vere 36 059 sdenadl a Joma uDedication & Dua’ cleag clad! Sincere and selles slaves of Almighty Allah ind conscious ide to sacrifice everything 5 have to seek His plessure O-Alnintroduction and Basic Beliefs | vO) Inthe wane of Alla dhe mst Mei, de most Kind (comemccoemeenc (137; INLOGUCLON memes aSm sfc. complete way of Mis he une forall mankind Fo Alb, the [ een of he Unimay coersal sehgpegk ds sine tc us the purpose of our casio, ou fal desing anl ont pace among other Greats, shows us the best way to conduct on private and public af nang, ‘Social, political, economic, moral and spits activites Ilan i an Arabic word which means subpuision ant obedience, Submission i acceptance of Allhs commands. Obedience meats putting All’ commands nto practice. Submision and obence to lsh bring peace wich why Hn so meas peace. A person who accepts the Iskimnic way of life and acts upom it 4 Muslim, Allah, another Arabic word, is the proper name of God, Muslims prefer to use the word Allah rather han the word Go Ath doesnot mean the God of te Maslin as some people wrongly believe, Rather, itis the name the Creator has chosen for unl llth the Creator of everyone and everything. He i unique and has no son or daughter, Muslims should begin their actions by saying Bumilith, which means i the nanve of Al Islam is the way of peace and harmony. If we look around, we sce that all things — the sun, the moon and the stars, the high mountains and the mighty oceans — obey «a law: she Law of Alta. We find no disorder or chaos in them. Everything is in its right place, We see perfect order and total harmony in the system of Nature hat Allah has create, The su rein the east and sets in the west and there bis been no except to chis rule, The moon and the stars shine at night. Night passes, a new day comics, and so the process goes on, Flowers blossom and the trees have green leaves in the ‘pring. Everything has 2st course that camot be violated. Have you ever noticed any violation in. the Law of Allah by these objects of Nature? No, of course not, ‘Why? Simply because shey are made to obey Allah. They have no choice but to obey, BTrad dina nda sae "Suey, the way of life a fas Aslam," (3:49) This is why we find eternal peace in the system of Natuee, But human beings are uifferent: Allah has given us the knowledge and abifty to choose between right and ‘wrong Not only ths in case we forget He has ao seni us constant reminders by sending His prophets and books for our guidanie. The final mesenger af Allh is -Mulmmad 8, and the feal book of guidance i the Quan, Yet He does not force us to obey Him, He has piven us the choice either wo obey co disobey Hira. Why? Because Hee wants to test os. Afer this test there willbe 2 Day of reward and punishment. This isthe Day of Judgement (Yauemay). Those who ‘pass the test will be rewarded with everlasting happiness and peace in Paradise al- Jnnali) and those who fil will suffer terrible panishinent in Hell (al-faainam) We can earn this rewad and escape punishinent by obeying and worshipping Al We know there is peace and harmony in all of Natute; because nothing ever dlisobeys Allah. Neither the sun nor the moon, the mountains hor the tees, the animals on land or in the sea, cam disobey Allah — they just hehave as He has created them to behave. They have no choi. ‘The only exceptions are human beings and the Jims (creatures we cant see) they have five will, which means they can choose whether to obey or disobey Allh. Bus if we follow the guidance given to us through the prophets, we ate sure to have Peace in the-world we live in {All human beings, by their very nature, like good things and dislike bad things. For cxample, we al like truthfulness and hat lies Even a liar does not like to be called 2 hha! Why? Because we know in our hearts that telling es isa bad thing, In the same ‘way, helping others, showing Kindies, politeness, respect for patents and teachers, 4Fronesty and all other forms of good condact are always liked and appreciated but rudeness, cruelty ies, others, diwespect to parents and teachers, using foul language, drag addiction, stealing, violence and other bad conduct are disiked by cveryone. So, we can gy that human anture likes ghe Right and dsikes the #¥iong Right Mai ( gyn) and wrongs Mir SX) in Arabic — the language of the Quran Icisalso human nature to love peace and hate disorder. Peace comes from obedience to Allah Law, whilst disorder isthe outcome of disobedience. slam establishes tis peace, which is part of man natures, Iam is called the Religion of Nan in Arabic tis is Danul Fgh laa). “To achieve peace in society Ian calls upon: Muslims to work together towards what ight and co keep away from what is evi, Ths joint effort xo root out ei and csablish truth is called kad (94>) which means to try one's utmose to see Tiuth prevail and Faihood disappear fom society The arn of Jd is co seek the pleasure cof Ash. You wil earn more about Jha later in cis book The Purpose of Human Creation Allah created umnan beings o do His bidding and obey His commands Allah ays an che Qur'an, His final guidance for mankind: 1 have ot crete. fica sud makin fn any oter purpose) exept to worship Me,” (51:56) “Worship iv this verse means total obedience eo Allab’ commands. The Que'tic ‘word for worship is “Thidal (@3\5), Every good thing we do is ‘Ihadal, if we do it for Alli’ sake The purpose of dur life is o please Ash chou ind. ‘hadi the way to achieve success aa happiness in ths if and nthe ester death, {slam or ‘Mohammedanism” Islam is sometimes incorrectly called ‘Mohanimedanism’ and Muslims ‘Mohammedans’. Other religions have been named afer their founder or afer the community in which the religion prospered. For example, Christianity hasbeen named after Christ, Buddhism ater Buddha and Judaism afver the tribe of Judah. But Ulam has ‘not been named after Mufummmad Af. Its the name of Alb’s Guidance for mankind revealed through all the prophets, ce lst of whom was Mamunad & {Haman Maslin ae words used in the Qu'tn-The Qu says, “Sur the way of life ceptable to Al is isda,” (3:19) “Le named you Musins bfe ad inthis.” (22:78) The message ofall ehe prophets from Adam 82 to Mulammad & is the snse: obey Allah and none other. This message, sent through prophets, was completed at che ‘ime of Muhanad & who was the atin te chain of prophethood. This is mentioned hw the Qur'n: “This day Ihave peed your eligon for you, completed ay vr upon yon and have chosen for you Isla as your way of We. (5:3) 1s wrong, the, to cal sam. ‘Mohammedanism’ and Muslims ‘Moharmmedans’ 15‘vaitemeonesas eae What did you lear? (Ja) sateumememenea Key Stage 3 (111) 1. What ts tslam? 21 apn Why th ed rail Sek og’ Fl ig he wo im, 3-H doy nk nn iy pac? Why do you think Allth does not force us to obey Him? 5. What doer being Main vel near? 6. What do we rman len wey i! ins Nua ies vy Ce of ale A Wit othe vig nbc Words meas , ssn Sea) tah SLE) eM 39) tt (SE Key Stage 4 (15-16) 1. What is Iam? 2. What does b 3. Why did Allah create us? 4. What special characteristic has Allah given to humans and why? 5. Why is Islam called Du Fah? 6. Write a paragraph on why just having 2 Maslin name does ot always make a person Muslim, 7. Write down in your own words why Isl should not be called Motammhisin 8. Brivtly describe the ideals of the Islamic way of life and why we should try to live by them, 9, Discuss how observing Nature and how it works points to the existence of a ‘Creator. Use verses from the Qur'tn to clarify your answer Key Stage 5 (17-18) 1, Lig ie st the mde sods deftly challenge." Discus thi statement swith regards to advancements in technology and the sarc for spirituality 2. Fo lve mans continual sibmission. Some subir edo, ota pli idea; and some to fi. lub something awe are fe tchose” Explain the meaning ofthis statement in relation o mie teaching. complete harmony?\soereewrinaanemmman BANC Belch scene emma: The basic belie of la te 1 als 2 Angels of Allah (Minish) 3. Books of Allah (Rita) Messengers of Allah (Rava) ‘The Day of Judgement (inet) Destiny (al-Quds) Life after death (Tihisai)* These bec have heen sated precisely in al-Imanul Mufaggal ({uaehl 3b, she Fath in deta 28) AW pela 255 Boe) a 22 a eylloa cally eee i, it pl i, wal gant ai, wal jade kr aha “I eicve in Alla in Flis angels, in Fs books in His messengers, in the Last Day (Diy wf fudgoment) and it the ict that ewerythsng good or bad i decided by Allah, the Nlnnighty, and in the life atte death” he be eb pp esc tens whore The Day art sink! Li er deh,grouped ineo three Tawhid (oneness and uniqueness of Allah) aS Ristlah (prophethood) Vai. Auhiesh (life afer deat) gl Tati, Risalah and Abra suromarise the whole of the Ian system of ie. So, ‘we must understand them thoroughly and very clearly sommmamamemurey mcr s Tay fill ecto nimmmmmse ort Th means the oneness or uniqueness of Ash. It isthe main part of faa (Faith) and is beautflly expressed in San Behl in che Qu'an: “Say, He is All, rhe One. Allah is Eternal and Abie. Nome is of in, nis Fle form. And there is none like Him,” (Strah 112) Tak isthe most smportant Islamic belief. Kt means that everything on this earth is created by All, Who looks after and provides for all he needs of every creature, He isthe only Source of Guidance for Jin and human beings. ‘Tawhitd isthe belie in Allah with all His powers. llth is AlKKnowing,All-Wise and All-Powertul. He isthe Merciful, the Kind and the Most-Loving: He 1 with us ull the time. He sees us, but we do not see Him, He was, is and always willbe. He is the First and che Last, He has no part, son or dager, nor hasa father or mother. to Him afer death ‘The firs duty of a Muslim isto declare his faith, To make this declaration a person. ‘must say in words and believe in his heart — aio i = (thete is no god except Alls; Mukammad is Allah’ He gives us life and takes it away. Everyone must retu iw Mulan i wessenger). The saying of Isthese Arabic words is called ach-Shahadah 69 4g) (Declaraion of Faith). There are ‘wo parts of this declaration: (1) 12 dlaha ilallah, (2) Multammadue rasullah The fre pare, ila ilallah hos ewo aspects: Negative ain Positive. Laas Qnty “ayy ve Me tnd oe (there gdh { } (hut Allah) : Ne Alt fe necarive — | vostrive (THERE IS NO GOD) (BUT ALLAH) the negative apect, whit illlah s the positive one, A believer nus ist cleanse his heat ofthe idea of any other god or any oxber object of worship: oy then can fath in the Oneness of Allah take root inside bis! her heart Lec us try to understand this with an example, Suppose we havea piece of lan which fll of weeds and bushes where we want to grow wat, Now, if we sow ‘very good wheat seds inthe land without first cleaning it filly we cataot hope to fet 3 good wheat crop. So what must we do? We nut cultivate the land, clear the sweedh and bushes and prepare the soil before we sow the seeds. We can thus expect good crops Let us compare the land withthe human heat Ifthe hear is full of belie in fae ‘ods, we cannot expect Tawhid to take root there, So it must be cearsed of any other solo object of wrship:only then wil ahd take root athe ight of faith wil shite “aut shapes and influences the ene course of our life, This is why we must have a dear understanding of ts meaning »The vast and majestic universe with its amazingly faves sytem clearly indicates that there is one Creator and one Supreme Contaller ofthis wonderful universe. ‘When we think about the nique system and perfect order of the universe, we find no-chaos:init.‘The sum, the’ moon and the yalaxy obey the same Supreme Authority. The whole universe obeys the laws of this Supreme Power. Thete is complete cooperation ana harmony in. the system. Everything i nicely se im its place. No improvement can be suggested and no defect detected. This super and perfect combination of order and Beauty is clear proof of the presence of ats All Wise and All-Powerful Creator and Regulator. Had there been more than one Creator and Controller ofthe planets for example, there would have been conflict and chaos (21:22). We notice no such disorder in the universe The efficient running ofa school and the steering ofa car ora ship. cal for cone headmaster, one diver or one captain. No single instxaion can bern probes five with more than one leader, jus s no ear can be driven by more than one person ac the same time. ‘The universe,made up of many planets and sary, is unit Allis components have {common origin and purpose because the universe was deliberately created by one [Absolute Power. Everything in the universe works sn harmony and co-operation 3s do the various parts of the human body The limbs ofthe huntan body seema co have diferent fictions, but chey all serve dhe same purpose ~ keeping the body fit and Junetioning propel mmmmmmmmmnnm The Effect of Tawhid On Human Life ~mommmame Bele in La aha dla or Tinh has a far-reaching impact on our Bie BLA believer in Tid sucenders hinself completely tothe Will of Ath and ‘becomes His true servant and subject, lah has created al that i on the earth and in the sky for the service of mankind: When a person surrenders himself to Allah's comin, he wnderstand and appreciates that Ally has made al eeaton for hs benefit and use. “The Quran confirms this when i says, “Have you not seen how Allah has made all ‘that inthe earth subservient to you?” (22:65) “De you wet see how Alith bas hamessed steve i in Het ad ohateer sn earth for you? He has athe Fs uation yo tot apparent ad aden," (31:20) “These two verses clearly indicate that All has created everything on the earth an in the sky forthe service a comfort of buitans. The blessing of being served by other objects and creatures only apparent when we believe and practise Tai This means we must be totally obedient to Alls, It produces in che believer a high degree of self-respect, confidence and contentment. He knows that he depend on nome bat Als forthe fluent of is needs, He firmly believes that Allah alone has the power to provide il his requirements 20and no one else has any power t0 do good or hae him, When cam a believer be confident and develop self-respect? Hie can be so only ‘when he feels that he depends on none bue His Creator fr all his needs. He does not worry because he knows that Allah will take care of al ts needs ithe is ealy obedient This belief makes a believer humble and modest. He is never arrogant or haughty. He is fally aware that everything on earth belongs co Allah an he gains control over the esc ofthe cretion only by being asubject of Allth, He abo knees very wel chat wwlatever be has i fom Allah. So there is no reason to be proud or arrogant. 1G Detic'in Taped makes a believer dutiful and-upright. The beiever knows that he rust carry out the commands of his Creator to succeed an this life and the life hereafter This awareness keeps han away from neglecting his duties and from other (Be makes person brave and courageous. It emoves from his mind the fear of ‘death or concern for safety The believer knows that iti Allah who will cause death at che appointed time and none buc He can harm the believer’ safety. Soi he obeys Alt he has nothing to worry about. He goes on doing his duty without soy fear. GA believer in, fait vonsciously feels hinseto be pate of the whole universe He's the best ofall creations of Allth — the Powerful Maser of the whole universe This belief broadens his horizon and his outlook expand Ie produces in a believer strong determination, patience and perseverance The believer becomes single-minded and dedicates himself to seeking the pleasure of his Creator Irnagine a boat. It has a rudder which guides the boats movement, with the rudder tuner control the boat moves forward proully over the waves, bue the boat is not controlled by the rudder, iis tosed i any direction by every wave Sinuilarly, when a believer surrenders himself to Allah alone he can go forward in the affairs of life without fear. But ithe does not obey Allah, he as 0 obey false pods like the fear of Josing his job, fear of danger, fear of hunger and the like. When someone believes in Alih alone, hs ie is not rule by such, fear BD The mos important effect of the betief in Lt aha flan is tha. it makes a person obey Allah’ commands.A believer in Taft sure that Alith knows and sees everything and he cannot escape Allah’s ever-watchful eye fora single monsent, In fact, llth is nearer to him than his own jugular vein (50:16).So,a true believer does not commit a sin either secretly or in the darkness of the night because he firmly beicwes tha Allh ses everything al the time ‘Atbeliever in Tawhtdsecks the pleasure of Allah by making his actions reflect his beliefs Behet without practic is worthless in Ist, ‘We Maslins.are believers in Tawi We are Allah's servants and subjects. We nnust practice what we believe in aote lu Abad! snawmamememr see We believe that Als has crested dhe universe and He is its Absolute Coneoller and ‘Regulator Alls has fixed s set course for everything inthe universe this called al (Quin Nothing can happen without the wall and the knowledge of Allah. The destiny of every creature is already known to All, (25:2, 33:38) Bur this does not mean that man has no freedom of wall. We ktiow that man ithe al (agent) of Allah on this earth, We ako Know that Allah doesnot farce us to Alo anything. Its up tous to abey of disobey Him, Whether we will bey or disobey 1s knowin to Him. Bur the fact that Allah knowes wha we are going to do dos noe affect our fieedons of choice. Mt dos not nove what his destiny i He asthe free ‘ull choose the course he wil take, We will he judged on che bass of our intentions on the Day ef fudgonnt If we follow All guidance we wil be rewarded: sf not, we willbe punished By believing in al-Qadr we estify that Allah isthe Absolute Controller of all the affairs of His universe. [is He Who decides what s good and what is ba Alls already knows the fate of ll hunvan beings. This does ot mean that we can do whatever we like, as it would make no difference to what happens tous. We must pay attention to the Divine Guide provided by Allah the Almnghey. He gave Thurman beings fee will We ae fee to choose betwen right and wrong, We wil be judged for our actions on earth on dhe Day of Judgement Allah knows everthing. He isthe only One Who can judge His subjets, He commands mankind to follow the Divine Guidaice He has prescribed for man’s succes in the hie ater death, Bue ie depends entirely on the mercy of Allah co judge who will be rewarded and who will ne Allah knows whit wl happen to everyone,bue we do not know, His foreknowledge 1s one of His Divine qualities (a- Sift). Sometimes things happen that do nor make sense tous. Why do floods, hurricanes and earthquakes happen? Why do people sarve to death in: many countries around the world? Why do people suffer? What makes one man good and another a criminal? ‘We do not know all he answers to these questions We have only fine knowledge ofthe universe, but Allah knows everything We would be waiting time ifwe bhmed Allah for the problens or the bad things that happen, simply because we do. not seem to see the reasons behind them We should have fem fith in the wisdom of our All-Knowing Creator, and help people in distress as much as we can. ‘Weare unable to understand and interpret many of Allths actions. ts meaningless to ange that hunsas beings act without feeedont snd that we are forced to act way we do, We decide for ourselves what we will do,and what we will not and we are responsible for our own actions. This fcedom of ation does not contradict the fact that Allah already knows what we do or will do. 2What did you eam? (1b) sss: Key Stage 3 (11-14), 1. Look at the diagram of the basic belief on page 17. Can you design your own dlinggan to iplay the seven basic belle of « Maslin? 2. What do the following Arabic words ynean: 2. Malia @SODAG 6, Kuala (a8\ Ly Risa AL) Ach >) What does the word Tawhtd mean? CCareilly read the words of Smal ei. What does it tell ws about Tilt? Who is the Controller of the Universe and how does He control it? 6. Why do youhinkthe presence of mons than one Crestor would cause problems? 7. Look atthe diogtom.on pgs 9, and der your oan words how it xpi the belief in. Tawlid. Key Stage 4 (15-16) 1. “Belief in awhad ough to change a person’ if." Explain this Statement, giving practical examples to clarify your answer 2. “Taw, Risa and Abia, explain she whole ofthe Mami yster of fife." Discuss ‘his statement 3, Group the seven basic beliefs of si into the chee basic concepts and erate a diagram of your own. 4. What the Arabic word for each of the word listed below: a. Faith bi, Prophethood —c. The One. Oneness of lth Angels Books of lth g. Declaration of Pith 5, Explain why belief in a-Cai isso important inthe life of a Mustim, Key Stage 5 (17-18) 1, Discuss the sighificance of the postive and negative aspects of Tawi 2 “Balin Tad has ores ination in ender to be fective.” Justify this statemnent in your own words 3. Give an outline ofthe llamic belief that al-Qadr does not interfere with a person's five will to choose between right and wrong. 2Bseme: Rah (Prophcth00d) tee Risto a chant of communication betwee Ala and mankind Aly, the Most Meri has provided an with Guidance to all the ight cours and 0 ke this world happy and peaceful place to ive where isa great rewan! i the he afer death fr thowe who fll this Gane Since the begining of Creation, lh av se His dans frank the His chosen apes. These chosen people re alle pls sing atl ani), They asked the people of their time to obey and worship Allth alone.’They taaght, fied and trained the people bout hot allow the way of Al Prophets were human beings We sould never fer to them 4 the sons ofA Althis One and He has no parte, son or danger major sin ty tha Ash ha son, dager or pare “Te espe of al he prophets is one and the sme: AK Al is Ones i His inesage,The mestae 0 worship Al alone and to rectal fae god. "Hedi send Nt (Soh 0 people esi My wos ly, yo have ws ther ‘han Hin fa for you the torment of asl ay?” (759) tv other word, all he prophers preached the messge of La wlatha iliatiah (There is no god except Allah) We need Guidance fron Ali As we human beings are weak ad Fi we have so Knowledge of the ire and the Knovsledge we do have ited, Ao, we are tot perfec. We re cv unable to sce whats behind us. Hunan knowledge inary ‘changes with time. Humans are unable to make Guidance for themselves which is ‘ad orl ines anal contons This x the esr why lah hs bles swith Guidance through prophets, The Qur'an 1s the last book of Allah's Guidance, Allsh has also sent books of Guidance through some of His prophets (2:213,7:52), They ae alo called messengers (sing ast pl nus) Prophets anu Messengers showed. by their own example how to obey Allah Allth sent prophets to every nation at different times (10:47, 13:7, 35:24), It was necessary to send prophets at different times to bring forgetful human beings back to the right path (ar-Sintul Mustagin) Prophets of Allah According to a saying of Prophet Mulummad &, che number of prophets is one hundred and tem. four shousand. As Mush, we must believe in all he prophets and mesenger (2:285). Allah guidance to mankind, which beyan with Adam 3, was completed with Mukammad &. The Qur'an mentions only the swenty-five most ‘prominent by name:Prophets o/ Allah DTS a Um ay =) Ayyiil Job saya Musa Moses a Hariin Aaron Kil Ezekiel Ys, Dawiid David, 5suitable appearance to carry out their duis. ‘There are many angels in the kinggom of All Prominent among them are: Jibea’ Nl or Jibetl (Gabriel) Mahar am Aaa bert (Malaka Mawr, teomens The BOOKS Of Allah sammesceemmmes so far we have Feared that we urman being ate the servants of Ally and His lates a ATW agents We re unable to guide ourelves hecaise we have many weakneses within as and we have very limited knowledge ofthe past, present and future: Only Alia i above ll these shortcomings and He alone has the power to give us glance that is stable fall ues and places, We know that Alls has not let us without guidance anid that He has sent prophets to hows the right path i if: Iv ato to this He has abo sent books agents on earth. But we need guidance to carry out out dance through some prophets —His messengers. Allth’s blessings are countless: He provides us with all chat we need. Just imagine how wonderfully He arranges our growth in the tender and affectionate care of our parents fom birch to youth. Who provides us with food when we are i aur raother’ ‘womb? Who fils our mother’ breasts with milk to suckle as soon as we are born’ Allth, che Mereifal, of course Allah’ reat favour to mankind is His Guidance contaiied in the revealed books. The pure, perfect and most nsefil knowledge comes only fom Allah, the Wisest and the Greatest (2:146-147, 4163, 53:1-6), TAWRAH = =ZABOR INJIL QURAN uslny believes in all the revealed books which ate mentioned in the Qur'an They are:the Taweah (Torah) of Masa 88 (Moses) the Zab (Psalns) of Dawad #30, David), che Injtl (Gospel) of ‘fa 8 (Jesus) and the Qur'an revealed to Muhammad &. The Qur'an also mentions the Swhuf of Ibvahim #85 (Scripture of Abraham).Of the divine books, only che Qur'ty remains form, The original Taunt’, Zabtirand ln! 20 longer exist. The text available today ‘were written by their followers many yeu alter the death’ of their prophets. The ‘writers hive changed and distorted Allah. words. They have mixed divine word with those of human beings. The Bill, which is a collection of the books of the Oli tistament and the New Testament, has been. translated into. English from, available Hebeew and Greek ‘manuscripts. A carefil reader can easily find sone of the additions and alterations ‘made to them. “The Bibles avalabe todas many human additions which do not appear to be correct e's nota divine revelation. It contains numerous misleading misconceptions and fae accounts ofthe prophets. The message of Allah seu through them was ether lost or distorted, because of the neglect oF folly of this followers. On the other hand, the Qur'a contains Allah’ guidance for mankind i its original form and language, unchanged and undistorted, ft esates in clear and unambiguous language the message of Allah which the followers of earlier prophets have lost, The message ‘ofthe Qur'an is valid forall imes and climes. changed, preserved in its original Nese: |The Tunas evan Hebe an he not oy da Aran (yc uae 2 The ike ool ofthe OL Tata andthe Now Fane The Cl anid veka one Pc (Cis, Env, Lion Seb ed ; Pad esr Mate eae adj The Cael of Bai, ich ea daa S The tae 5? ae ea ken pty A Accntg oC eer ond xs htt wi ied op Some Ned Ee Me, Oxf ineiy Ps, 1970cememmesemmmmmnes Wha! cid yoU lear? (1¢] smamanammenssas Key Stage 31-44) * 1. Whey alae 3 = 2. Why di Allth need co send so many prophets and messenger? 3. How many prophets te named in-the Qur'an? 4+ Write dowa the names of foue great angel abd briefly describe their jobs. 5. Draw the diagram of te Books of All in your wserese book. To whom was each book reveal? . Key Stage 4 (15-16) 1. Whois the fine 2. Who was the lst Prophet of. 3. Wide Sl lai 4. "Prophets al messengers was this. neeessary? 5. In yollrown words write ten sentences aboutthe angels of Alla, 5 6. Name'the revealed books mentioned in the Qurav and the fora an Which they ‘can tow be Found, Key Stage 5 (17-18) 1. Define thesword Ristla and explain its significance for our Tves. 2. Explainan your own words the stan and duties of che angels of Allah 3. If humiatis posses free will explain why they need guidance fom Allah, Why cant they just do a they like?¥ P< eee © 3 7) 390% yim TaN iSompemecanemsoemanaane (lid!) twat eNO The Quen sa unique book. [ss the Guidance from our Creator foe alana. I is the sacred book of Mustims and the main source of Law in Islam. Mashiis believe ‘every word of the Qur't is feom Allsh, he Quits dhe in revelacon rom Alas to mankind The revelation to Prophet Muhammad & began in the cave of Hin othe Mont Narn 610 CE.AS we have said, the previous books sent to cater prophets ito longer exist in their original forun. Only dhe Quan remains changed. fis e Guidance for al of hursanity tun the end of the word. So, its claely very inypoetant that this book is preserved saad kept fee roms human distortion [No other book in the world can match the Qur‘ti'in respect of its recording and preservation The astonishing fae about this Nook of Allah is dat thas remained ‘unchanged even toa dot over the last fourteen hundred years. Allah the Almighty has Himself taken the responsibility of preserving the Quin. He says: "Sel Ht fave mele his eominder (Diy and Lo Ne verily ae ts Gain.” (152) Tis verse shows that Allah revealed the Quarta and He will protect ic deed, He has protected it from any change whatsoever, and His protection wil continue unl the end ofthe world. None except the Creator could have produced the unique verses ofthe Qu’ All challenges unsans and J together to produce anything siento the Qu'tn, ‘whilst informing them that they will never be able to do it (2:28: 137-38: 17:8). This challenge remains, and will continue to remain, unanswered. The Qu’Bu was recorded s Soom as twas revealed uiner the personal supervision of Prophet Muhanamad %. The Que exists today in its original form, onaltered and undistorted. It is a living miracle in the sense that it has survived so. many centuries without suffering even the smallest change. Every wotd of it — every single letter an sound — isn the hears and nsinds of thousands of Masims who contin to memorise and recite it every day No variation of text cat be found i ‘You ea check-this for yourself by litening o and comparing the recitation of Muslin fon different parts of the work “Arabic, the language of the Qur'an, unlike the languages of other revealed books, ng, dynamic and very rich language, Millions of people all over the world use in their daily lives. This shows the relevance of the Qur'an and its universal usefulness even in today’s world. Through the Qur'an our Creator speaks to us. Tt isa clear proof of His Sovereignty. cover the universe, and tht He is All-knowing, AI-avare The subject matter of the Quran is Man and his ultimate goal in life. Its teachings. ‘cover all areas of this life and the lie after death. Te contains principles, teachings and qidance for every are of human aeviyThe theme of the Quin consists broadly ofthe ence fundamental concep of Tavhtd Ril and Aina, Tals the base atheme of the Qur'an. All the prophets of Allh called people towards Tiwrhtd."The ‘Qur't gives a vivid description ofthe Paradise which will be awarded to the aly “obedient servants of Alih. The severe punishment co be meted out to the evildoers is abo described vivully sn the Quit, The Qur'an urges people to follow its guidance and teachings. The suecess of human beings on this earth and in che life atter death depends on obedience to the teachin of the Qur'tn, We cannot perform our duties asthe servants of Allah and His agents we do not follow the Quran.(Phe Quran urges.us to use our energies and wealth to establish the supremacy of Allah Laws and remove all evils fos yin which we live. ‘The superb style ofthe Qur'av has tremendous ef on its readers. totaly changes the pater of lif of those who believe and practice is teachings. Ic leaves 2 soothing effect on the mind of its reader. even if he does no filly unnersnd its meng The Incraible effec is hard to describe, it has to be experienced co relly appreciate it ‘The revelation, collection and compilation of the Que"an The Quen was revealed to Muhammad & through the angel fil. Ke ws sens clown in stages and completed over a period of twenty-three year Each and every word of the Qur'tn vas recorded as soon a8 t was revealed by Allah eo the Prophet & through che angel in The verses ofthe Qur'an were sent down at different times acconding to the needs of the curly Muslin, il! carefully intructed che Prophet & m which order the verses should be pu cogether: The Quran is noc put together in the onder the verses were reveled, nor according sulbjece mater: ls arangement is aeconting to Allths pln which shows its sikingly ‘unigue characteristic. the Prophet’ seeretary, Zaid ha Fah, use to recon them exactly asthe Prophet '& told him, He would read back to the Prophet & what he had recorded. “The Qu ta consists of 114 chapters (sing. Sta pl. Sue. Fhe short opening chaprer, Stan Fh (shown on page 32) followed by the longest chapter ofthe Qur'an, Sarl Baganch (The Cow), with 286 verses. The chapters gradually get shorter: The shoetest chapter isthe 1Ofeh chapter, Sarai! Kauthar (The Abundance), which bas juse 3 verses: There are 6236 verses (sing, Ah, pl. Aj alkogther. Chapters revealed when the Prophet was living in Maki are known 36 Mat (Makin) and those revealed in Madinah ae called Madact (Mdina). The Qur'tn is also divided into 30 parts (Sing. Jue’, pL Ajz@) of woughly equal size, \which is convenient for recitation and memorization. Many of the early Masims memarised che Qur'tt immediately afer the verses were revealed, Some of che famous [us (plural: persons who miemorised the (Qur'an; singular: Haji) were: Mu th bun Joba, hada in aSami, Abed Dan, Ate Ayn ale Ansa and Ubayy fi Kar 2the Tipp! Miscu in Istanbul, Turkey and the other io Tashkent, Uabel National Libary of Karachi, Pakisan has a photocopy of the Tashkent ori The revehtion of the Qur'tr began in 610. CE a the cave Hint on Moutit Nevin Malla The fst vevealel esses a: Iged bis rabbi Ft lag, ‘halal isis min ‘ag gu wa saul aa, Alli ‘lls bit gaan “Allamalinsana van ya “Read in the name of your Lord Who create, ‘Created man from something, that clings ‘Read, and your Lord is mos. generous, Who taught by the pen, # Taught man what he did nor know" (961-5) ‘The Que vs eed ver 22 years, 5 mond 14 days, The bee fi ‘Quin was revealed shortly before the Prophet's & death Se) Al faba ed uo dns 10d tam ‘aioe sat kel sla dn. “This diy 1 have end sot om, ~_ and completed My, 2v0ur upon You, and on Ports npr (5:3)Many Arabic words used in che Quan are almost impossible to translate ‘other lagages including English. However, withthe help of the Alt and Stich (biography of the Prophet &F and his companions) translations of the Qur'tt have been produced in many languages. Muslim scholars have devoted years of study to explain and interpret the Quin in Arabic and other languages. These explanations and interpretations (Exegesis) te called Tat (sing. Taft). They help us vo understand the Quits, We seek Allah help to understand His works and act on them mem nm mov eae DC th seeenmsenmeseoeses Death is an undeniable natural event forall living things. It comes and will come to. every one of us We wil ll die. The Que sys “aero hl ate death" i185; 2135; 2957) Death brings an end to ou temporary’ ie on this earth: Kt san occasion of sorrow and geet forthe loved ones ofthe decemed. In Il, peope miourn forthe dead person by reciting she Qu and saying payers nam reminds us fo remain conscioas of the Fact that death can arive at amy te ‘Only Aah knows when His serves wil die Death pas an end to our hum body hati does noe dest one soul). Fhe soul i aken sway by the angel Malai Mauwt (‘Lznt'tl or Azrail) to Allsh (32:11). AN person will behave well ad follow Allsh¥ commands ihe remains aware of cleat and the ie after death, {n Islim, a dead body is ritually washed before i is buried. Iti then covered with hte sheets an ragance i spread all over iA funeral payers conducted before the banal This prayer i clled Salt! fndcah ceoneneomensmmam rossanis Akbitah sername serait 4 We havealeady mentioned wo ofthe most mor bli in san: Tard oneness of Allsh) and Risalah (prophethood) . Now we will look at the Aviinah (Life after death). Belief in the Ahinah is vical for all Muslims. Our life on this earth is temporary. It is meant to prepare us for the Akhirah, which is never-ending, Life on this earth is meaningless if good actions are not revarded and bad conduct not punished. Why artend school if bad behaviour oes unpanithed and theres nothing a the end to read ll ove efforts? In the sme was ie on earth s meanings if we don face the consequences of our actions after death, standing in the majestic Court of Justice of Almighty Allth on the Day of Judgement (Yam Ahir or Yaunsuddta). “To prepare ours for this diye need wo flo the Guidance given chrough the prophess There would have been no need fr ropes there were no beater death 38There are people who do not care whether there vale afer death or nos. Some ddo not even believe init tall These people wall suffer terrily for their disbelief. A sensible person cannot possibly say there is no life afer death, He ean be doubstial tout he will always he ata lose if his doube proves menue So, the safe course to follow is to believe in all that che prophets told people wo believe. Not to care about Abia isa serious filing. We are certain that all human beings dic, 0 vis quite reasonable to prepate for that eternal life which, no dubs, will follow death, Doubs have been expresed by unbelievers about life after death. They cannot understand how Allth can raise men and women after death, But Allah can make ‘human beings out of nothing so why should it be dlificule for lim 4 raise them after death? (225-7: 36:77-79), ‘The Qu’ says: “Does man think that esa ot asseble his mes? Ys, sue ys te are abl 0 restore the very shape of his fingertips.” (75:34) Life on this earth would not be peaceful, rather it would be horrible if people ‘thought that chere. would be no life after death, There would be no restraint oF control on what we do. Belief in the Aihinah has a tremendous inaence on the life Cf 4 Muslim. He Knows thae Ath is watching all his actions and he will have «0 account for hem on the Day of Judgement. His conductand behaviour will therefore be responsible, conttolled and careful, He will always try to do those things which Allsh wil fagour an give up those actions which wil incur His punishment A Maslin believes dha he will be rewarded in the lifer death for al his good setions. He will ive in. Heaven, a place of eternal happiness andl peace. ‘Wronge-doers will be punished on the Day of Judgement and will be sent to Hell, a place of severe punishment and suifering To prepare for that day and to be rewarded by Allah, che Merciful and the Kind, ‘we need to do al. that He, demands of us and give up all had habits and_ wrong. actions, We can do this if we follow the Guidance given to Muhammad & by Alls ‘This is the safest course for our success inthis world and in the Akira, 36omens Wfiat did you (cant? (I<) somemmteemeeinsm Key Stage 3 (11-14) What is the Qur'an? How many pats are there in the Quan? When were the fire verses ofthe Qu: revealed? What does the Quan sy about death? What is a Hair ofthe Qur'an? ‘Whae is Viwmuddtn, andl how should we prepare for it? Describe how the Quran came tobe in its present form, Key Stage 4 (15-16) 1. Through whom was the Qu itu revealed to. Mulammad 2 2. Who suggested the compilation of che Qur'an, and why? 3, How long did it take for the revelation of the Quran to be completed? 4. Which verse of the Qur'an was revealed firs? 5. "Belin the Akira lps to hep eying ie pops relation to your understnding of lt. 6. What isthe basie message of the Quetv and how cat i shape our Hives sn a modern world? * Justify chis statement in Key Stage 5 (17-18) 1. "The message of the Qur'an i nize cen thoi it nt rove wer 1400 yeas 4g.” Jus eis statement i ee form ofa newspaper or magazine article, 2. “Enjoy today with no thought for tomorrow,” Explain the disadvantages of this kind of outlook, an discus why belie in the Abia puts check on this acta vo lifes om é 3. “Remembering death helps to keep us from being Hypnotised by the gliter of worldly things."Whhat does this sentence mean?,Diseuss. 7Basic Duties of Islam 2 am hat ve Bsc dt which Musi ams They ae 3 ihe fe lee fam (Asin la. The pili ae ened in hello Halt sing of Prophet Mm 5) ‘Bunya slams ‘ala hams: shanti an bt raslullal, wa igo sa, wa tes ain, wa hai ta sam amt “slim is based on five things: declaring that there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad s the Messenger of Allah, the establishment of Selth the payment of Zak, the Hojiand Sannin the month of Raonadan” a-ha), The iiation Flow shows the five basic dts (nota pills) withthe duty of As-Shaladal in se Conte 38Shahadah (declaration of ith) Salah (five compulsory diy prayer) Zakah (llr covtattion) Hai (pilimage 16 Mat) Saw (sing ding Ramadan) mc, SHihiidah [A Maslim declares or aie his ith by reciting Vidic oman t acs BN) oe GIA io ilo Mibanonad sl These Atabie words mean: “Thor sno go except Alt: Maammad isthe messenger of Mllat,” This declaration is called l-Kilinasw Tayi. Ke contains the whole of Isltmic beiefThere are two pares The fist part (2 aha ilflah) abou the Oneness of Ala (twin Arabic) while the second part (Mumma nasal concerns che prophetbood (Ria of i Arabic words ofthe first pare ng except; and Aah. The nger:and Ala ol “Towhtd and Risah of| Mulunnad © am, called tha Honda, an Arab Sul, Zak, § je perform {hem regularly ; anal Sustiner, « n cp the tr 39sem mmemen eset Sigh sca. Salah sche second pillar of Islam, It refers tothe five compulsory dhily prayers, Salah 1s offered five tinses a day individually or preferably, for men and older boys, in congregation. Women and wisn offer Salth to remember Allah It brings us closer to Flim.The Qur'an says: ‘eed, Tam Alt hip Me and ets Salah remember Me." (20:14) Salah is the practical proof of our faith in Allah and Islam. Ie has been made also join in congregation w posible We here is mo god except Myself so compulsory at certain fixed times, Allah says tn the Qu'a Faje From da iat hfe snrice pal DL Zubr After widday wnt afernoon yale “age From a pallies Maghrib Afier sunset stil daylight ends Valdes “shat Night wo dig oF dau elite Timings of th five duly Sale