Introduction to Islam
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1.0 Islam Module 1: What Islam Claims to Be
Module 1 introduces what Islam says about itself. It explains that Islam presents itself as one of the world’s major monotheistic religions, centered on...
1.1 A High-Level Overview of Islam
Islam is one of the world’s major monotheistic religions and is the second-largest religion globally after Christianity. It emerged in the early 7th century...
1.2 What Islam Claims to Be
Islam claims to be submission to the one true God, not the invention of a new religion. The word Islam comes from an Arabic root word s-l-m, which also...
2.0 Islam Module 2: The Islamic View of God
Module 2 explains the Islamic view of God by presenting Allah as the one, singular, uncreated, and incomparable God who is completely distinct from creation....
2.1 Allah
Allah is the Arabic word meaning “the God.” Linguistically, it comes from the Arabic noun al-ilāh, which means “the deity.”
2.2 What Is Tawhid?
Tawḥīd in Arabic means “making one,” “unifying,” or “affirming oneness.” It comes from the Arabic root w-ḥ-d, which carries the idea of oneness, singularity,...
2.3 What Is Shirk?
Shirk means “association” or “sharing.” In Islamic theology, it refers to associating anything with God in a way that compromises His absolute oneness...
2.4 The 99 Names of Allah
In Islam, the 99 Names of Allah (al-asmāʾ al-ḥusnā, “the most beautiful names”) are titles and attributes drawn from the Qur’an and early Islamic tradition....
2.5 The Sovereignty of Allah
When Islam speaks about the sovereignty of Allah, it means that God possesses absolute, unrestricted authority over all reality. Nothing exists independently...
3.0 Muhammad
Who Was Muhammad? The Life of Muhammad. Muhammad as Prophet, Leader, and Lawgiver. Muhammad’s Role in Islamic Belief and Practice.
4.0 The Qur'an
What is the Qur’an? How The Qur’an Was Revealed. How Muslims Use the Qur’an in Daily Life. Qur’an vs Jewish and Christian Bibles.
5.0 Jesus in Islam
Who is Jesus in Islam? What Does Islam Teach About the Crucifixion? Why Does Islam Reject the Divinity of Jesus? The Return of Jesus.
6.0 Revelation, Scripture, and Authority
Religious Authority In Islam. Muhammad and the “Seal of the Prophets.”
7.0 The Five Pillars of Islam
What Are the Five Pillars of Islam? Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj.
8.0 Hadith and the Sunnah
What Is The Sunnah? What Is Hadith? The Science of Hadith Criticism. The Role of the Sunnah in Islamic Law.
9.0 Islamic Law (Sharia)
What Is Sharia? Schools of Muslim Law.
10.0 Sin, Repentance, and Salvation
Human Nature and Sin in Islam. Major and Minor Sins in Islam. Repentance and Forgiveness in Islam. Salvation and the Day of Judgment in Islam.
11.0 Islam Module 11: Angels, Jinn, and the Unseen World
Module 11 explains that Islam teaches both a visible world and an unseen world, and that belief in the unseen is a basic part of Islamic faith. It introduces...
11.1 The Unseen World
In Islamic theology, reality includes both the visible world and the unseen world. Knowledge of the unseen is believed to come through divine revelation,...