What is the basic message of Islam?

God chose Islam for humanity’s individual and collective welfare in both worlds. It is based on belief in and worship of God only, alone and without partners. Such belief and worship requires all believers to be concerned deeply with all of creation, whether animate or inanimate. The deeper their belief in and submission to God, the deeper their concern for all creatures. Belief in His Unity means that no one has absolute freedom when dealing with creatures.

The basic position of Islam vis-à-vis war and peace

Islam is derived from the root s-l-m (salvation, peace, submission) and thus is the expression of God’s Grace flowing in the arteries of the universe. It is the Divine system to which all creatures, except humanity, have submitted willingly. Thus the universe shows no disorder, for Islam is its religion. Everything is Muslim, for it obeys God by submission to His laws. This applies even to atheists or polytheists, for even if people do not believe in God, every part of their bodies follow to course for it prescribed by God’s law.

The principle of Tawhid (Divine Unity) implies the necessity of humanity being in harmony with the surrounding world. The vast universe, including our own world, obeys God and so displays a coherence and harmony. Earth is subject to its own particular set of laws and the general laws of nature, as well as in harmony with other laws governing all phenomena beyond it. Unlike the rest of creation that treads “the path of nature,” we have free will. We have this gift of freedom and its accompanying obligation: to harmonize our life with the rest of nature in the realization that such harmony is the path of our exaltation and progress. This is the path upon which God created human nature:

Set your face to the religion, a man of pure faith—God’s original nature in which He originated mankind. There is no changing God’s creation. That is the right religion, but most people know it not. (30:30)

Islam is the universal order, the integral religion of harmony, and the unique system that harmonizes the physical with the metaphysical, the rational with the ideal, and the corporeal with the spiritual. All dimensions of our earthly life have specific places within Islam’s matrix so that they can perform their own functions and enable us to be at peace with ourselves, our community and nature, and to gain happiness in both worlds.

To harmonize our life with the rest of nature, we first have to realize our own personal integrity by using our free will to keep within the limits established by God. For example, we must restrain our desire so that we do not steal from others, engage in extramarital sex, or use our intellect to exploit others. Rather, we must restrain our intellect with wisdom, and our desire and anger with lawfulness and moderation. Also, since we are social beings, ignoring the limits that God has established can result in wrongdoing, injustice, exploitation, disorder, and revolution.

God does not approve of wrongdoing and disorder, for He wills that we live in peace and according to justice. Thus all believers in and worshippers of the One God are expected to work to secure justice in this world. This task is known as jihad. In English, the most suitable words are struggling or striving.

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ALAHU AKABAR!

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you have explaind it in a better way than i probably would.well done my friend
As salaamu 'alaikym warahmatullahi wabaraktu, my dear friend and brother.

Alhumdillaah! Allah Subhanna wa Ta'ala has blessed you with an eloquence in language and the use of reason well tempered with your heart so that you may assist others in their spiritual journey, which is a journey back to He who created all that is and all that will be.

Insha'Allah, the message of Islam is so simple that many can not or choose not to see it. There is no god except Allah Subhanna wa Ta'ala. He has no partners, no associates, no sons or daughters. He is Self Sustaining, and sustains all that is and all that will be. To Him and to Him alone all that is and all that will be belong.

Insha'Allah, each must submit to the Will of Allah Subhanna wa Ta'ala realizing that we are a part of His creation, blessed to be able to be so allowed as to serve Him in whatever capacity He may will.

Insha'Allah, I confess that I am only a servant and that Allah Subhanna wa Ta'ala is the Master and greater still, as there is no language of man that will have words to suffice to properly praise Allah Subhanna wa Ta'ala. His greatness exceeds the sum total of all of His creation. Insaha'Allah, I confess that I am not even worthy to be His servant, nor even His slave yet in His endless Mercy and Compassion, He chooses to allow me to serve. Alhumdillaah.

And so, insha'Allah, as I grow in my limited understanding of what love is, being taught by the One God, I endeavor to love all that He has created because it is from Him and Him alone. IN loving all of His creation, I strive to love Him and in so doing, I find it within my heart to love myself and a wonderful cycle becomes complete when our span is spent and we return home to He who is the One God, Allah Subhanna wa Ta'ala.

Thank you, my bother and my friend. Jazak'Allah.

Ma'a salaam.
You know, if you already have the answer, why bother asking the question? You, as the questioner, have provided more information that is necessary, and one of the answerers provided more irrelevant information. My question is, what is the point of this rant?
1)worship the only god who created the whole universe %26amp; every thing in it(allah)
You have answered your own question according to your religious beliefs; it's the same as all other monotheist beliefs which believe in One God. The Jews believe that God should be feared, Christians believe that God should be loved and Muslims believe that God should be submitted to. When we put these patterns all together, it seems that fearing, loving or submitting to One God is the normal practice of all true God believers.

As a self-professed Christian I follow the words of Jesus who puts it very simple..'Love God and Love each other.' Jesus made it clear that it's impossible to Love a God we cannot see and not people that we could see. When a Muslims say he submits to God then kills his neighbor in the Name of Allah, he is doing contrary to the wishes of God. When a Christian says he loves God then do harm to his neighbor, he is going against the laws of God. When a Jew says he fears God then seeks to destroy his neighbors, he is going against the commandments of God.
well doctor, islam is a way of life... people say its religion.prophet muhammad pbuh once said 'do not do what i do, do what i tell u to do'.we can never follow his way of living coz hes the prophet. and he did not preach war.it was bcoz muslim were oppresed then they had to go to war. why must we die for the sake of god? did Allah swt create us to destroy ourselves? think fellow muslims think with ur head not with ur heart. there is no shortcut to paradise unless we work hard for it.
where is the question?

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In the name of ALLAH, the Beneficient, the Merciful

There is no GOD but ALLAH, and MUHAMMAD(Peace Be Upon Him) is the messenger of GOD.

Please see the Sayings of Prophet Muhammad(Peace Be Upon Him) below:

1-A Muslim is one with whose tongue and hands no one is hurt.

2-None of you can become a Muslim if he sleeps well with his/her belly full while his/he neighbour starves.

3-A Muslim is one who choses the same for his/her brother(sister) as he choses for himself/herself.

And if some one tries to become hurdle in the way of GOD, then Muslims are obliged to fight in the name of GOD.

I guess this is the simplified version of the teachings of islam reflecting the true message, for further things people should really try to read Qur'an and Sayings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and also try to understand and act on them.

May God Bless Mankind