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Category: Da'wah to Non-Muslims Source: ‫ﻣ وﻗﻊ وذﻛر اﻹﺳﻼﻣﻲ‬ Publication Date: 9 Safar 1434 (12/22/12)

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Surrender This is unde rs t ood from a ve rs e in t he Holy Quran - Allah s ays : “Inde e d, t he re ligion in t he s ight of Allah is Is lam.”[Al-Imran 3:19], {‫ِإ ﱠن ا ﻟـﺪﻳَﻦ ِﻋﻨَﺪ‬ ‫ﱢ‬ ُ ‫ﺳَﻼ‬ ‫م‬ ْ ‫}ا ﻟﱠﻠـِﻪ ا ْ ِﻹ‬Trans literation: Inna de e na indalahil-Is lam This s ubmis s ion re quire s a fully cons cious and willing e ffort t o s ubmit t o t he one Almight y God. Submis s ion to His Will Submis s ion

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"But no, by your Lord, t he y can have no Fait h, unt il t he y make you (Muhammad, pe ace be upon him) as a judge in all dis put e s be t we e n t he m, and find no re s is t ance

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your de cis ions , and acce pt (t he de cis ions ) wit h full َ ‫ﺣـ ﱠﺘٰﻰ ﻳ َُﺤ ﻜُﻤﻮ‬ ‫ﻼ َوَرﺑَﻚ َـ‬ ‫َﻓ َـ‬ s ubmis s ion." [An-Nis a’ 4:65], {‫ﺷـ َﺠَﺮ ﺑ َْﯿَﻨُﮫْﻢ ﺛ ُﱠﻢ َﻻ‬ َ ‫ك ِﻓﯿَﻤـ ﺎ‬ َ ‫ﻻ ﻳ ُْﺆِﻣُﻨـ ﻮ َن‬ ‫ﱢ‬ ‫ﺴِﻠﯿًﻤﺎ‬ Falā Wa‫ ﱢ‬Rabbika ِ ‫} ﻳ َِﺠُﺪوا ِﻓﻲ أَﻧُﻔ‬, Trans literation: َ ‫ﺟﺎ ﻣﱠﻤﺎ َﻗ‬ ً ‫ﺣَﺮ‬ َ ‫ﻀْﯿ‬ ْ َ ‫ﺴﻠُﻤﻮا ﺗ‬ َ ُ ‫ﺖ َوﻳ‬ َ ‫ﺴِﮫْﻢ‬ ‫ﱢ‬ ‫ﱢ‬ Lā Yu'uminūna Ĥat t á Yuĥakkimūka Fīmā Shajara Baynahum Thumma Lā Yajidū Fī 'Anfus ihim Ĥarajāan Mimmā Qađ ayt a Wa Yus allimū Tas līmāan Tot al s ubmis s ion is re quire d aft e r t he s urre nde r and s ome t e rms have t o be s e t fort h by Allah t o be unde rs t ood by t he Mus lim. The re can be no opt ion in t he PDFmyURL.com

mat t e r as Allah s ays in anot he r ve rs e : "It is not fit t ing for t he be lie ving man nor for t he be lie ving woman, t hat whe ne ve r Allah and His Me s s e nge r have de cide d any mat t e r, t hat t he y s hould ‫َوَﻣـ ﺎ َﻛـ ﺎ َن ﻟ ُِﻤـ ْﺆِﻣٍﻦ َو َـ‬ have any ot he r opinion."[Al-Ahzab 33:36], {‫ﻀـ ﻰ ا ﻟﱠﻠـُﻪ‬ َ ‫ﻻ ُﻣْﺆِﻣَﻨـٍﺔ ِإَذا َﻗ‬ ‫ھْﻢ‬ ِ ‫ﺳ ﻮ ﻟ ُ​ُﻪ أَْﻣًﺮا َأ ن ﻳ َُﻜﻮ َن ﻟ َُﮫُﻢ ا ﻟ ِْﺨَﯿَﺮ ُة ِﻣْﻦ أَْﻣِﺮ‬ ‫}َوَر ُـ‬, Trans lite ration: Wa Mā Kāna Limu'uminin Wa Lā Mu'uminat in 'Idhā Qađ á Allāhu Wa Ras ūluhu 'Amrāan 'An Yakūna Lahumu AlKhiyarat u Min 'Amrihim What e ve r- Allah and His Me s s e nge r have s e t out as be ing t he Way of Is lam- is incumbe nt on t he be lie ve r; man or woman, t o follow comple t e ly. One mus t cons cious ly and cons cie nt ious ly give one s e lf t o t he s e rvice of Allah.

Obey His Commandments Obe die nce "And obe y Allah and t he Me s s e nge r t hat you may obt ain me rcy" [Al-Imran 3:132], {‫ﺣُﻤﻮ َن‬ ِ َ‫} َوأ‬, Trans literation: Wa 'Aţ īū Allāha Wa Ar-Ras ūla َ ‫ﺳﻮَل ﻟ َ​َﻌﱠﻠ ُﻜْﻢ ﺗ ُْﺮ‬ ُ ‫طﯿُﻌﻮا ا ﻟﱠﻠـَﻪ َوا ﻟﱠﺮ‬ Laallakum Turĥamūna "O you who be lie ve ! Obe y Allah and His Me s s e nge r and t hos e of you who are in aut horit y. If you diffe r in anyt hing amongs t yours e lve s , re fe r it t o Allah and His Me s s e nge r, if you be lie ve in Allah and in t he Las t Day. That is be t t e r and more s uit able for final de t e rminat ion." [An-Nis a’ 4:59], {‫طﯿُﻌﻮا‬ ِ َ‫طﯿُﻌﻮا ا ﻟﱠﻠـَﻪ َوأ‬ ِ َ‫ﻳ َﺎ أَﻳ ﱡَﮫﺎ ا ﻟ ﱠِﺬﻳَﻦ آَﻣُﻨﻮا أ‬ َ ‫ا ﻟﺮﺳ ﻮَل َوُأو ﻟ ِﻲ ا ْـ‬ ‫ﺳ ﻮِل ِإ ن ُﻛﻨُﺘـ ْﻢ ﺗ ُْﺆِﻣُﻨـ ﻮ َن‬ ۖ ‫ﻣِﺮ ِﻣﻨ ُﻜْﻢ‬ ْ ‫ﻷ‬ َ ‫َﻓـ ِﺈ ن ﺗ َ​َﻨـ ﺎَزْﻋُﺘْﻢ ِﻓﻲ‬ ْ ‫ﺷـ‬ ‫ﻲٍء َﻓُﺮﱡدو ُه إِ ﻟ َﻰ ا ﻟﱠﻠـِﻪ َوا ﻟﱠﺮ ُـ‬ ‫ﱠ ُـ‬ َ ٰ ْ ‫ﱠ‬ ً‫ﺴُﻦ َﺗـْﺄِوﻳﻼ‬ ْ َ ‫َذ ِﻟـ‬ ۚ ‫ﺧِﺮ‬ ِ ‫م اﻵ‬ َ ‫ﻚ‬ َ ‫ﺧْﯿٌﺮ َوأ ْﺣ‬ ِ ‫ } ﺑ ِـﺎ ﻟﻠـِﻪ َوا ﻟَﯿْﻮ‬, Trans lit e rat ion: Yā 'Ayyuhā Al-Ladhīna 'Āmanū 'Aţ īū Allāha Wa 'Aţ īū Ar-Ras ūla Wa 'Ūlī Al-'Amri Minkum Fa'in Tanāzat um Fī PDFmyURL.com

Shay'in Faruddūhu 'Ilá Allāhi Wa Ar-Ras ūli 'In Kunt um Tu'uminūna Billāhi Wa AlYawmi Al-'Ākhiri Dhālika Khayrun Wa 'Aĥs anu Ta'wīlāan "He who obe ys t he Me s s e nge r has inde e d obe ye d Allah, but he who t urns away, t he n we have not s e nt you as a wat che r ove r t he m." [An-Nis a’ 4:80] , {‫ﻄِﻊ‬ ِ ُ ‫ﱠﻣﻦ ﻳ‬ َ ً ‫ك َﻋَﻠﯿﮫﻢ ﺣِﻔﯿ‬ َ ‫ﺳ ْﻠَﻨﺎ‬ َ َ‫ﺳﻮَل َﻓَﻘـ ْﺪ أ‬ ‫ﻈﺎ‬ ۖ ‫طـ ﺎَع ا ﻟﱠﻠـَﻪ‬ َ ْ ِ ْ ‫َوَﻣـ ﻦ ﺗ َـَﻮ ﻟ ﱠٰﻰ َﻓَﻤـ ﺎ أْر َـ‬ ُ ‫ } ا ﻟﱠﺮ‬, Trans lit e rat ion: Man Yuţ ii Ar-Ras ūla Faqad 'Aţ āa Allāha Wa Man Tawallá Famā 'Ars alnāka Alayhim Ĥafīžāan This me ans t o act on what Allah e njoins all of us t o do (in t he Qur'an) and what His be love d Prophe t , Muhammad (PBUH) e ncourage d us t o do in his Sunnah (his life s t yle and s ayings pe rs onifying t he Qur'an).

Aft e r s urre nde ring your fre e will t o Allah and t he n rat ifying t he t e rms and condit ions of t he s urre nde r, it is obligat ory for t he Mus lim t o live up t o his t e rms of t he bargain. It is his or he r re s pons ibilit y t o do t he ir be s t t o obe y t he orde rs of Allah s e t fort h in t he Holy Quran and t he t e achings of t he Holy Prophe t , pe ace be upon him.

Sinc ere Wors hip Only For Him Sinc erity & Purity of Intention The he art mus t be cle an and hone s t . Allah is Pure and He only acce pt s pure . »‫ أو إ ﻟﻰ اﻣﺮأ ة‬،‫ ﻓﻤﻦ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ھﺠﺮﺗﻪ إ ﻟﻰ دﻧﯿﺎ ﻳﺼﯿﺒﮫﺎ‬،‫ وإﻧﻤﺎ ﻟ ﻜ ﻞ اﻣﺮىء ﻣﺎ ﻧﻮى‬، ‫إﻧﻤﺎاﻷﻋﻤﺎل ﺑﺎ ﻟﻨﯿﺎت‬ ‫ ﻓﮫﺠﺮﺗﻪ إ ﻟﻰ ﻣﺎ ھﺎ ﺟﺮ إ ﻟﯿﻪ‬،‫«ﻳﻨ ﻜﺤﮫﺎ‬ "Ve rily, de e ds are re warde d by int e nt ion. And e ve ryone will have t he re ward for PDFmyURL.com

t hat which he has int e nde d." [A s aying of t he Holy Prophe t Muhammad, pe ace be upon him - Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 1 #1, Narrat e d by Omar Ibn Al-Khat ab] Since re int e nt ion is t he ke y t o t he s ucce s s or failure of t he Mus lim. All t hat he or s he doe s mus t be for t he s ake of Allah and not for t he chance t o s how off or call at t e nt ion t o hims e lf or he rs e lf. If t he re is e ve n a s pe ck of pride or s howing off for t he pe ople ins t e ad of doing for Allah, t he n t he whole of t he mat t e r will be re je ct e d by Allah on t he Day of Judgme nt . This is due t o t he fact t hat Allah want s purit y of int e nt ion and purit y in de e d.

Peac e in Mind, Heart & Soul Peac e "Pe ace " (Salam) is me nt ione d many t ime s in t he Holy Quran and it is ce rt ainly t he mos t s ought aft e r condit ion for t he life of e ve ry human on e art h.

"The Pe ace " (As -Salam) is als o one of t he at t ribut e s which Allah has name d Hims e lf by in t he Holy Quran: "He is Allah be s ide Whom t he re is none wort hy of wors hip, The King, The Holy, The Pe ace , The Wat che r, The All Might y, The Compe lle r, The Supre me . Glory be t o Allah! He is above all t hat t he y t ry t o as s ociat e wit h Him as part ne rs ." [Al-Has hr ‫ﺴ َـ‬ ‫ھـ َﻮ ا ﻟﱠﻠـُﻪ ا ﻟ ﱠِﺬي َـ‬ 59 :23], {‫م ا ﻟ ُْﻤـ ْﺆِﻣُﻦ ا ﻟ ُْﻤَﮫْﯿِﻤـ ُﻦ ا ﻟ َْﻌِﺰﻳُﺰ ا ﻟ َْﺠﱠﺒﺎُر‬ ُ ‫ﻼ‬ ‫س اﻟ ﱠ‬ ُ ‫ﻻـ ِإ ﻟ َٰـ َه ِإﱠﻻ‬ ُ ُ ‫ھـ َﻮ ا ﻟ َْﻤِﻠـ ُﻚا ﻟ ُْﻘــ ﱡﺪو‬ ‫ﺸِﺮُﻛﻮ َن‬ ْ ُ ‫ﺳ ْﺒَﺤﺎ َن ا ﻟﱠﻠـِﻪ َﻋﱠﻤﺎ ﻳ‬ ‫}ا ﻟ ُْﻤَﺘ َﻜﺒُﺮ ۚ ُـ‬, Trans literation: Huwa Allāhu Al-Ladhī Lā 'Ilāha ‫ﱢ‬ 'Illā Huwa Al-Maliku Al-Quddūs u As -Salāmu Al-Mu'uminu Al-Muhayminu Al-Azīzu AlJabbāru Al-Mut akabbiru Subĥāna Allāhi Ammā Yus hrikūna PDFmyURL.com

We are all s t riving t o achie ve s ome s ort of pe ace and t ranquilit y in our live s . And providing t hat t he ot he r four condit ions have be e n me t , t he n t his is t he ine vit able re s ult of t he one who is t ruly s e e king Allah.

So as s oon as he or s he has t ot ally s urre nde re d and s ubmit t e d and obe ye d Allah in comple t e s ince rit y, as a re s ult has achie ve d t ot al and comple t e pe ace in t his life and in t he ne xt .

It doe s not imply t hat t he y will not be t e s t e d howe ve r. And t his mus t be quickly unde rs t ood. The one whom Allah love s , He t e s t s . The pe rs on who will be s ucce s s ful in t his life and t he Ne xt Life will be t e s t e d as Allah has s aid: "Do t he y t hink t hat t he y will be le ft alone on s aying, 'We be lie ve and t hat t he y will not be t e s t e d'? For s ure we will t e s t t he m as we have t e s t e d t hos e who came be fore t he m, t o s how (t he m) t he t rut hful of t he hone s t and t he liars in َ t he ir fals e hood." [Al-Ankaboot 29:2-3], {‫ھـ ْﻢ َﻻ‬ ‫ﺣ ِـ‬ ُ ‫س َأ نﻳ ُــْﺘَﺮُﻛﻮا َأ ن ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ﻟ ُـﻮا آَﻣﱠﻨﺎ َو‬ َ ‫أ‬ ُ ‫ﺐ ا ﻟﱠﻨﺎ‬ َ ‫ﺴ‬ ٣ ﴿ ‫ﺻــ َﺪ ُﻗﻮا َو ﻟ َ​َﯿْﻌَﻠَﻤـ ﱠﻦا ﻟ َْﻜــ ﺎِذﺑ ِﯿَﻦ‬ ﴾٢﴿ ‫}﴾ﻳ ُْﻔَﺘُﻨـ ﻮ َن‬, َ ‫َو ﻟ َ​َﻘــ ْﺪ َﻓَﺘﱠﻨﺎ ا ﻟ ﱠِﺬﻳـَﻦ ِﻣـ ﻦ َﻗْﺒِﻠِﮫـ ْﻢ ۖ َﻓَﻠَﯿْﻌَﻠَﻤـ ﱠﻦ ا ﻟﱠﻠـُﻪ ا ﻟ ﱠِﺬﻳـَﻦ‬ Trans literation: 'Aĥas iba An-Nās u 'An Yut rakū 'An Yaqūlū 'Āmannā Wa Hum Lā Yuft anūna (2) Wa Laqad Fat annā Al-Ladhīna Min Qablihim Falayalamanna Allāhu AlLadhīna Şadaqū Wa Layalamanna Al-Kādhibīna (3) Once we humble ours e lve s , rid ours e lve s of our e gois m and s ubmit t ot ally t o Allah, and t o Him e xclus ive ly, in fait h and in act ion, we will s ure ly fe e l pe ace in our he art s . Es t ablis hing pe ace in our he art s will bring about pe ace in our e xt e rnal conduct as we ll.

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Six Beliefs (Mus lims mus t believe): 1. Allah 2. Ange ls 3. Books 4. Prophe t s 5. Re s urre ct ion 6. Pre de s t inat ion Allah - Be lie ve God Almight y is One , Unique , Unlike His Cre at ion, Pe rfe ct in e ve ry way; Not like or in His Cre at ion.

Ange ls - Made from light , follow Allah's orde rs pe rfe ct ly, ne ve r make mis t ake s and are ne ve r dis obe die nt (de vil is not a falle n ange l in Is lam).

B o o k s - Torah (Old Te s t ame nt ), Suhoof (Script ure s of prophe t s ), Zabur (Ps alms ), Enjil (Evange l or Ne w Te s t ame nt ), Quran (Re cit at ion t o Muhammad).

Prophets - Adam, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Mos e s , David, Solomon, Je s us , Muhammad, and ot he rs me nt ione d in Books , pe ace be upon t he m all.

Res urrec tion - All pe ople , be lie ve rs and dis be lie ve rs will be re s urre ct e d for Judgme nt Day in re al fle s h and blood bodie s t o be judge d.

Divine Des tiny - Allah has comple t e cont rol of all t hat happe ns , bot h good and e vil and He has full knowle dge of it all.

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5 Pillars of Ac tion Five Ac tions (Mus lims mus t prac tic e thes e five things ): 1. Shahadah 2. Salat 3. Fas t ing 4. Charit y 5. Pilgrimage Shahadah - De clare The Be lie f That Allah is ONE and Muhammad, pe ace be upon him, is His Las t Me s s e nge r.

5 Daily "s alat" - The s pe cial form of wors hip of s t anding, bowing, pros t rat ing t o Allah while facing Me cca.

Fas t Ramadan - Not e at ing or drinking during t he daylight hours for t he mont h of Ramadan (Lunar calande r).

Pay Alms Tax - 2 1/2% of Exe s s we alt h dis t ribut e d annually t o t he poor and ne e dy.

Hajj - Pilgrimage t o Me cca once in t he life whe n Allah provide s a way and it is s afe t o do s o.

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Is lam Is - A Complete and Total Way of Life Is lam is from Allah, The Cre at or and Sus t aine r of all t hat e xis t s . As s uch, it is for Him Alone t o command and dire ct His cre at ion and He Alone is re s pons ible for what He will acce pt and what He will not acce pt . It is als o for Him Alone t o de cre e what is good and what is bad and He mus t be t he One t o s how t he right pat h in all t hings .

Eve ryt hing in t he life of t he cre at ions of Allah, e s pe cially for t hos e who have choice s t o make (us ), mus t be dict at e d and clarifie d by t he One who Cre at e d e ve ryt hing in t he firs t place . We unde rs t and from t his t hat Is lam mus t be a comple t e and t ot al way of living, e xplaining e ve ryt hing in t he life from be ginning t o e nd and from birt h unt il de at h.

Is lam is care ful t o re mind us t hat it is not a re ligion t o be paid me re lip s e rvice ; rat he r it is an all-e ncompas s ing way of life t hat mus t be pract ice d cont inuous ly for it t o be Is lam.

The re are ot he r injunct ions and commandme nt s which conce rn virt ually all face t s of one 's pe rs onal, family and civic life . The s e include s uch mat t e rs as die t , clot hing,

pe rs onal

hygie ne ,

int e rpe rs onal

re lat ions ,

bus ine s s

e t hics ,

re s pons ibilit ie s t owards pare nt s , s pous e and childre n, marriage , divorce and inhe rit ance , civil and criminal law, fight ing in de fe ns e of Is lam, re lat ions wit h nonMus lims , and s o much more .

In conclus ion, we are force d t o re alize t hat ISLAM is a comple t e way of life for t he human be ing. Eve ryt hing is cove re d in Is lam from birt h t o de at h t o live in t he PDFmyURL.com

comple t e s ubmis s ion t o t he Will of t he One Who Cre at e d man in t he firs t place .

Moderation "All t hings in mode rat ion" is t he famous s aying. Is lam s t re s s e s t he import ance of t his balance wit hin t he human be ing's live s by t e lling us in t he Quran t hat Mus lims are not t o be in e xce s s . Rat he r, we are t o be in t he "middle pat h" ne it he r e xt re me t o t he right nor t o t he le ft . Allah Almight y calls us t he "Balance d Nat ion."

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