sharia, the fundamental religious concept of Islam —namely, its law. The religious law of Islam is seen as the expression of God's command for Muslims and, in application, constitutes a system of duties that are incumbent upon all Muslims by virtue of their religious belief. Known as the sharīʿah (literally, "path leading to the Islam. Table of Contents. Islam - Qur'an, Doctrines, Beliefs: The doctrine about God in the Qurʾān is rigorously monotheistic: God is one and unique; he has no partner and no equal. Trinitarianism, the Christian belief that God is three persons in one substance, is vigorously repudiated. Islam means "surrender" and its central idea is a surrendering to the will of God. Its central article of faith is that "There is no god but God and Muhammad is his messenger". Followers of Islam are called Muslims. Islamic is an adjective that modifies a non-human noun, as for example, "Islamic art," "Islamic architecture," "Islamic beliefs," etc. This term should not be used to refer to a person. A follower of Islam is called a Muslim, or "one who is in a state of peace by following God's guidance." Though Islam can be described as a religion, it is viewed by its adherents - a fifth of the world's population - in much broader terms. Beyond belief in specific doctrines and performance of important ritual acts, Islam is practiced as a complete and natural way of life, designed to bring God into the center of one's consciousness, and At the most basic level, Islam is a major world religion practiced by well over a billion people, and Islamism is a political ideology to which a subset of the broader Islamic community adheres. The importance of this distinction seems fairly clear. The religious practice of Islam, which literally means "to submit to God", is based on tenets that are known as the Five Pillars ( arkan ), to which all members of the Islamic community ( umma) should adhere. Shahada (photo: Mustafa and Aziza, CC BY-SA 2.0) 1. sr3zg.

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