Frequently Asked Questions about Islam, Muslim, Dakwah
Here are some questions that maybe playing around in your mind. Let us know if there is any questions that not in the section below.
Who Is Allah?
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The great majority of the non-Muslims believe that Allah is a kind of personal name for some kind of small-“g” god, perhaps like Jupiter or Vulcan (gods of the Roman pantheon)
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The fact is Allah is simply a compound word made from the Arabic means THE GOD.
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Monotheism: The belief in a single, supreme, divine creator is the central and most important aspect
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Allah is the same God worshipped by Jews and Christians. Muslims may differ on various points with Jews and Christians, but this is not one of them.
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Muslim each hold the same belief in the God of Abraham, Moses, and of Jesus (for Christians and Muslims) and, for Muslims, God of Muhammad.
Does Muslim worship prophet Muhammad?
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No.
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Jesus is extremely emphasis in much of Christian practice but not in Islam
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Prophet is considered by Muslims to have been the human being with the best character and he is known as the final prophet of God, he is not the only one.
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He does not have dive status, although Muslims hold him in the highest regard and are expected and encouraged to try to emulate his habits and characteristics, those being of the highest quality.
Does Jihat means "holy war"?
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This has to be one of the most damaging persistent myths about Islam which the Western media did.
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JIHAD means to strive for a better way of life is correctly translated as “struggle” and can easily apply to such things as a student working to earn a medical degree or a group of people raising money to build a mosque.
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It encompasses the idea of struggling or fighting for good or against evil, but that does not necessarily mean with violence, and it certainly does not mean that any crackpot claiming to be Muslim and waving a Qur’an around can decide who is god and who is evil and start killing people.
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Any kind of military action is, at best, a subset of the concept of Jihad. In fact, there is a well-known Islamic saying indicating that any kind of military conflict is the ‘minor jihad’; the ‘major jihad’ is the struggle to control and improve oneself. Some of the passages in the Qur’an describing battle and aggression and also many other passages enjoining peace, mercy, goodness, tolerance, patience, forgiveness, compassion, restrictions, in warfare
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This has to be one of the most damaging persistent myths about Islam which the Western media did.
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JIHAD means to strive for a better way of life is correctly translated as “struggle” and can easily apply to such things as a student working to earn a medical degree or a group of people raising money to build a mosque.
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It encompasses the idea of struggling or fighting for good or against evil, but that does not necessarily mean with violence, and it certainly does not mean that any crackpot claiming to be Muslim and waving a Qur’an around can decide who is god and who is evil and start killing people.
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Any kind of military action is, at best, a subset of the concept of Jihad. In fact, there is a well-known Islamic saying indicating that any kind of military conflict is the ‘minor jihad’; the ‘major jihad’ is the struggle to control and improve oneself. Some of the passages in the Qur’an describing battle and aggression and also many other passages enjoining peace, mercy, goodness, tolerance, patience, forgiveness, compassion, restrictions, in warfare
Does Jihat means "holy war"?
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This has to be one of the most damaging persistent myths about Islam which the Western media did.
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JIHAD means to strive for a better way of life is correctly translated as “struggle” and can easily apply to such things as a student working to earn a medical degree or a group of people raising money to build a mosque.
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It encompasses the idea of struggling or fighting for good or against evil, but that does not necessarily mean with violence, and it certainly does not mean that any crackpot claiming to be Muslim and waving a Qur’an around can decide who is god and who is evil and start killing people.
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Any kind of military action is, at best, a subset of the concept of Jihad. In fact, there is a well-known Islamic saying indicating that any kind of military conflict is the ‘minor jihad’; the ‘major jihad’ is the struggle to control and improve oneself. Some of the passages in the Qur’an describing battle and aggression and also many other passages enjoining peace, mercy, goodness, tolerance, patience, forgiveness, compassion, restrictions, in warfare
Does Jihat means "holy war"?
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Does Jihat means "holy war"?
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This has to be one of the most damaging persistent myths about Islam which the Western media did.
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JIHAD means to strive for a better way of life is correctly translated as “struggle” and can easily apply to such things as a student working to earn a medical degree or a group of people raising money to build a mosque.
-
It encompasses the idea of struggling or fighting for good or against evil, but that does not necessarily mean with violence, and it certainly does not mean that any crackpot claiming to be Muslim and waving a Qur’an around can decide who is god and who is evil and start killing people.
-
Any kind of military action is, at best, a subset of the concept of Jihad. In fact, there is a well-known Islamic saying indicating that any kind of military conflict is the ‘minor jihad’; the ‘major jihad’ is the struggle to control and improve oneself. Some of the passages in the Qur’an describing battle and aggression and also many other passages enjoining peace, mercy, goodness, tolerance, patience, forgiveness, compassion, restrictions, in warfare
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Does Jihat means "holy war"?
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This has to be one of the most damaging persistent myths about Islam which the Western media did.
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JIHAD means to strive for a better way of life is correctly translated as “struggle” and can easily apply to such things as a student working to earn a medical degree or a group of people raising money to build a mosque.
-
It encompasses the idea of struggling or fighting for good or against evil, but that does not necessarily mean with violence, and it certainly does not mean that any crackpot claiming to be Muslim and waving a Qur’an around can decide who is god and who is evil and start killing people.
-
Any kind of military action is, at best, a subset of the concept of Jihad. In fact, there is a well-known Islamic saying indicating that any kind of military conflict is the ‘minor jihad’; the ‘major jihad’ is the struggle to control and improve oneself. Some of the passages in the Qur’an describing battle and aggression and also many other passages enjoining peace, mercy, goodness, tolerance, patience, forgiveness, compassion, restrictions, in warfare
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Does Jihat means "holy war"?
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This has to be one of the most damaging persistent myths about Islam which the Western media did.
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JIHAD means to strive for a better way of life is correctly translated as “struggle” and can easily apply to such things as a student working to earn a medical degree or a group of people raising money to build a mosque.
-
It encompasses the idea of struggling or fighting for good or against evil, but that does not necessarily mean with violence, and it certainly does not mean that any crackpot claiming to be Muslim and waving a Qur’an around can decide who is god and who is evil and start killing people.
-
Any kind of military action is, at best, a subset of the concept of Jihad. In fact, there is a well-known Islamic saying indicating that any kind of military conflict is the ‘minor jihad’; the ‘major jihad’ is the struggle to control and improve oneself. Some of the passages in the Qur’an describing battle and aggression and also many other passages enjoining peace, mercy, goodness, tolerance, patience, forgiveness, compassion, restrictions, in warfare
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This has to be one of the most damaging persistent myths about Islam which the Western media did.
-
JIHAD means to strive for a better way of life is correctly translated as “struggle” and can easily apply to such things as a student working to earn a medical degree or a group of people raising money to build a mosque.
-
It encompasses the idea of struggling or fighting for good or against evil, but that does not necessarily mean with violence, and it certainly does not mean that any crackpot claiming to be Muslim and waving a Qur’an around can decide who is god and who is evil and start killing people.
-
Any kind of military action is, at best, a subset of the concept of Jihad. In fact, there is a well-known Islamic saying indicating that any kind of military conflict is the ‘minor jihad’; the ‘major jihad’ is the struggle to control and improve oneself. Some of the passages in the Qur’an describing battle and aggression and also many other passages enjoining peace, mercy, goodness, tolerance, patience, forgiveness, compassion, restrictions, in warfare
Does Jihat means "holy war"?
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Does Jihat means "holy war"?
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This has to be one of the most damaging persistent myths about Islam which the Western media did.
-
JIHAD means to strive for a better way of life is correctly translated as “struggle” and can easily apply to such things as a student working to earn a medical degree or a group of people raising money to build a mosque.
-
It encompasses the idea of struggling or fighting for good or against evil, but that does not necessarily mean with violence, and it certainly does not mean that any crackpot claiming to be Muslim and waving a Qur’an around can decide who is god and who is evil and start killing people.
-
Any kind of military action is, at best, a subset of the concept of Jihad. In fact, there is a well-known Islamic saying indicating that any kind of military conflict is the ‘minor jihad’; the ‘major jihad’ is the struggle to control and improve oneself. Some of the passages in the Qur’an describing battle and aggression and also many other passages enjoining peace, mercy, goodness, tolerance, patience, forgiveness, compassion, restrictions, in warfare