Teachings of Islam

Taaleemul Haque

Shabbir Ahmed E. Desai (Soofi)

PART 1

In the name of Allah, the most beneficent, the most merciful.

We praise Allah the great and pray for Allah's blessings to His noble Prophet

  1. The name of our RELIGION is ISLAM.
  2. ISLAM stands on FIVE PILLARS.
  3. These pillars are as follows :
      1. KALIMA TAYYIBAH
      2. Every Muslim must BELIEVE in and DECLARE the KALIMA which means that there is none worthy of worship but ALLAH and Muhammed ( Sallallaho-Alaihe-Wa-Sallam), is ALLAH's Messenger.
      3. SALAAT - Daily five times NAMAAZ
      4. To give ZAKAAT.
      5. SAUM (FASTING ) in the month of RAMADHAAN.
      6. To perform HAJ.
  4. ISLAM is a religion of peace.
  5. ISLAM is a perfect and true religion.
  6. ISLAM teaches us all the good things about this world and the hereafter.

Kalima of Islam

The First Kalima

 

1. (There is none worthy of Worship but Allah)
2. (Muhammed (Sallallaho-Alaihe-Wa-Sallam) is Allah's Messenger)

 

This KALIMA is also called :
KALIMA TAUHEED
AND
KALIMA TAYYIBAH

The Second Kalima

KALIMA SHAHADAT (TESTIFICATION)

2.There is none worthy of worship but Allah
1. I testify that


4. that Muhammed (Sallallaho-Alaihe-Wa-Sallam)
is Allah's worshipper and messenger.)

3. and I testify

 

The Third Kalima

KALIMA TAMJEED (GLORIFICATION OF Allah.)

2. All praise to be Allah

1. Glory be to Allah.

4. And Allah is the greatest

3. There is none worthy of worship besides Allah.

6. except from Allah. The most high - The great.

5. There is no Power and might

 

The Fourth Kalima

KALIMA TAUHEED (Believing in the Unity of Allah.)
2. who is alone
1. (There is none worthy of worship besides Allah.
4. His is the Kingdom
3. (and) He has no partner.
6. He gives life and causes death.
5. and for Him is all praise..
8. And He has power over everythig.
7. In His hand is all good.

 

The Fifth Kalima

KALIMA RADDE - KUFR

(Disproving of Kufr.)

(O Allah ! I seek protection in You from that I should join any partner with You knowingly. I seek Your forgiveness from that which do no know. I repent from it (ignorance.) I free myself from disbelief and joining partners with You and from all sins. I submit to Your will I believe and I declare : There is none worthy of worship besides Allah and Muhammed (Sallallaho-Alaihe-Wa-Sallam) is Allah's Messenger.

Imaan

Q. What is IMAAN?
A. IMAAN is to have FAITH in something and to proclaim it. To a muslim IMAAN means firm belief in Allah and the teachings of our Nabi Hazrat MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA (Sallallaho-Aaihe-Wa-Sallam).

 

Imaan Mujmal
2. as He is
1. (I believe in Allah
4. and I have accepted all His orders.
3. with his many names and qualities)

 

A MUSLIM HAS TO PROCLAIM FAITH IN SEVEN THINGS, THESE ARE :

Imaan Mufassal

3. His Books
2. His Angles,
1. I believe in Allah,
in the Day of Judgment
His Messengers,
and that life after death.
and that fate, its good and bad is given by Allah.

 

ALLAH

  1. Allah is ONE.
  2. He alone is worthy of worship.
    And none besides Him is worthy of worship.
  3. He has no PARTNER.
  4. Nothing is hidden from Him, He even knows the thoughts that go into a person's mind.
  5. He is the most POWERFUL.
  6. He created the earth, the skies, the sun, the moon, the stars, the Angels, human beings and the whole universe.
  7. He gives life and death.
  8. He gives sustenance to all creation.
  9. He does not eat, drink or sleep.
  10. He is forever and will be forever.
  11. He was not created by anyone.
  12. He does not have any parents, wife or children.
  13. He does not depend on anybody. All depend on Him.
  14. NO body resembles Allah, and He resembles none.
  15. He is pure from all faults.
  16. He does not have eyes, nose of a body like that of human beings.
  17. We should therefore PRAY to HIM for all our needs.

Angles

  1. Allah has created Angles out of light and gave them various duties to perform.
  2. They are not visible to us.
  3. They do not commit sin nor do they disobey Allah.
  4. They do what Allah has ordered.
  5. We do not know their exact number.
  6. We know of four famous Angels. They are :
    1. Hazrat JIBRAEEL Alayhis Salaam.
    2. Hazrat MICHAAEEL Alayhis Salaam.
    3. Hazrat IZRAAEEL Alayhis Salaam.
    4. Hazrat ISRAAFEEL Alayhis Salaam.
  7. Hazrat JIBRAEEL (Alayhis-Salaam) brought Allah's Book, Orders and messages to all the Prophets. He was also sent to help the Prophets at times and fight against their enemies.
  8. Hazrat MICHAAEEL (A.S) is in charge of food and rain. Other Angels work under him who are in charge of clouds, the seas, the rivers and the winds. He gets the order from Allah. He then order the others the under his command.
  9. Hazrat IZRAAEEL (AS) takes away life with the order of Allah. He is in charge of death. Numerous Angels work under him. Some take away the lives of good persons whilst others looking very fearful take away the lives of sinners and disbelievers.
  10. Hazrat ISRAAFEEL (AS) will blow the SOOR ( TRUMPET) on the DAY OF JUDGEMENT. The sound will destroy and kill everything that is on earth and in the skies. When he blows for the second time all will come to life with the order of Allah.
  11. There are two Angels that are always with every person. One writes all his GOOD DEEDS whilst the other enters all his BAD DEEDS, They are known as

KIRAAMAAN-KAATIBEEN.

  1. The MUNKAR and NAKEER question a person when he dies.
  2. Some Angels are in charge o HEAVEN, some of HELL, some of looking after children, the old, the week and others whom Allah wishes to protect.
  3. From the QURAAN and HADITH we come to know that various other Angles are in charge of various other duties.

Books of Allah

  1. Allah has revealed His Books to various Prophets for the guidance of their nations.
  2. The big Books are called KITAABS whilst the small ones are called SAHIFAS.
  3. The four main Books that were revealed are the
    1. TOURAAT.
    2. ZABOOR
    3. INJEEL
    4. HOLY QURAAN
  4. The TOURAAT (OLD TESTAMENT) was given to Hazrat MOOSA (Alayhis-Salaam).
  5. The ZABOOR (PSLAMS) were given to Hazrat DAWOOD (Alayhis-Salaam)
  6. The INJEEL (NEW TESTAMENT) WAS GIVEN TO Hazrat ESAA (Alayhis-Salaam).
  7. The HOLY QURAAN, the final Book of Allah was revealed to Hazrat MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA (Sallallaho Alaihe-Wa-Sallam).
  8. Besides these there were many more smaller Kitaabs revealed, eg 10 Sahifas were revealed to Hazrat AADAM (Alayhis-Sallam).
      • 50 Sahifas were revealed to Hazrat SHEES (Alayhis-Salaam)
      • 30 Sahifas were revealed to Hazrat IDRIS (Alayhis-Salaam).
      • Between 10 and 30 Sahifas were revealed to Hazrat EBRAHIM (Alayhis-Salaam) (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon all of them)
  9. All the other Books besides the HOLY QURAAN were revealed at once.
  10. The HOLY QURAAN was revealed over a period of 23 years.
  11. All the other Books are no more in their original form. Changes, alterations and additions have been made to them.
  12. The HOLY QURAAN has been memorised by thousands from the beginning of ISLAM right to the present day.
  13. Allah has promised to safeguard the text of the HOLY QURAAN, which is miraculous.
  14. The HOLY QURAAN was the final book of Allah. It is still pure, clear and free form any change or alteration.

Messengers of Allah

  1. Allah sent many messengers to this world from time to time to guide mankind.
  2. These messengers were known as RASOOLS and NABIS.
  3. The FIRST of these messengers was :
Hazrat AADAM (Alayhis-Salaam)
(Peace be upon him).

Whilst the LAST was

Hazrat MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA
(Sallallaho-Alaihe-Wa-Sallam)
  1. We do not know the names of all the NABIS that came into the world.
  2. There were about 124000 Nabis.
  3. All the NABIS and RASOOLS were human beings whom Allah chose to convey His message to the people.
  4. They always spoke the truth, committed no sins and conveyed the message without adding or leaving out anything.
  5. They performed miracles with the help of Allah Ta'ala.
  6. All the RASOOLS were NABIS but not all NABIS were RASOOLS.
  7. A RASOOL is a Prophet who received a new SHARIAT (Divine Law) and Book from Allah. A NABI follows the SHARIAT of a RASOOL or a Prophet before him.
  8. No person can become a NABI or a RASOOL by his own effort.
  9. No more Prophets will come after our NABI Hazrat MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA (Sallallaho-Alaihe-Wa-Sallam).He was the final Prophet of Allah.
  10. In the HOLY QURAAN Allah Ta'ala mentioned our NABI Hazrat MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA (Sallallaho-Alaihe-Wa-Sallam) as KHAATIMUN NABIYEEN which means that he is the LAST of all the NABIS.
  11. The name of some other NABIS and RASOOLS mentioned in the QURAAN are Hazrat EBRAHIM, ISMAIL, YAHYA, ZAKARIA, YUNUS, IDRIS, YAQOOB and SULEMAN (Alay-Himus-Salaam).
  12. Our NABI Hazrat MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA (Sallallaho-Alaihe-Wa-Sallam) was of the highest position amongst all the Prophets.
  13. All the prophets of Allah preached the oneness of Allah Ta'ala.

The SAHAABAH (Companions) of RASULULLAH
( Sallallahu Alaihe Wa Sallam ).

People who either saw NABI (S.A.W.) or stayed in his company, embraced ISLAM and died as MUSLIMS are known as SAHAABAH.

 
Singular : Sahaabi
Plural : Sahabah.

Any person who was in the companionship of saw NABI (S.A.W) for even a very little while is a Sahaabi provided he or she died a MUSLIM.

  1. Rasulullah (S.A.W.) mentioned : "All the Sahaabah are just and pious and whomsoever amongst them you shall follow you shall be guided."
  2. The highest rank amongst the Sahaabah is that of Hazrat ABUBAK (RA). His position is superior to the entire Ummah (followers) of Rasulullah (Sallallaho-Alaihe-Wa-Sallam) till the day of QIYAAMAT.

Next in rank is

  • Hazrat OMAR bin KHATTAB Radiallahoanh.
  • Thereafter is the position of
  • Hazrat OSMAN Radiallahoanh and then
  • Hazrat ALI KARRAMALLAHO WAJHUH.

Thereafter the position of the other Sahaabah is best known by ALLAH TA'ALA alone.

3. Amongst the Sahaabah is a group of TEN companions regarding whom NABI (S.A.W.) gave the glad tiding of JANNAT (Paradise). These are known as the ASHARA-E-MUBASHSHARAH (the ten who have been given the glad tidings of JANNAT) they are :

1. Hazrat Abu Bakr (Radiallahoanh)
2. Hazrat Omar (Radiallahoanh)
3. Hazrat Osman (Radiallahoanh)
4. Hazrat Ali (Karramallaho Wajhuh).
5. Hazrat Talha (Radiallahoanh)
6. Hazrat Zubair (Radiallahoanh)
7. Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (Radiyallahu-anh)
8. Hazrat Saad bin abi Waqqas (Radiyallahu-anh)
9. Hazrat Saeed bin Zaid (Radiyallahu-anh)
10. Hazrat abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah. (Radiyallahu-anh)
  • It is from the Sahaabah the world learnt the DEEN of ISLAM. It is from them that we established the SHARIAT and obtained the SUNNAH of our NABI (Sallallaho-Alaihe-Wa-Sallam).
  • A non-Sahabi is not equal in rank to the LOWEST Sahaabi, even though the non-Sahaabi may be the greatest WALI (pious friend of Allah).
  • It is COMPULSORY to show respect to all the sahaabah Radiyallahu anh and ABSTAIN from speaking ill and criticizing the noble Sahaabah of Rasullah (Sallallaho-Alaihe-Wa-Sallam).

Fate (Taqdeer)

  1. Allah has the knowledge of everything before its creation.
  2. Allah has given human beings the willpower and the ability of doing good or bad.
  3. Allah's knowledge of what good or bad one would do even before one is created is called TAQDEER or FATE.
  4. All favours are by Allah's will alone and no misfortune can happen expect by the will of Allah.
  5. Therefore we should not despair over any misfortune or boast over any favour. This teaches us that we should be thankful to Allah for his favours and patient over any misfortune.

The Last Day (Qiyamat)

  1. This world will one day come to an end.
  2. Besides Allah Ta'ala no one knows the exact day of Qiyamat. Only this much is known that on one Friday the 10th of Moharram Hazrat ISRAFEEL (Alayhis Salaam) will be ordered to blow the soor (Bugle).
  3. The sound will cause every living person or creature to die
  4. The earth will be shaken up. The mountains will become like flakes of cotton wool, the sun and the moon will crash. The stars will lose their shine and the whole universe will be destroyed.
  5. The approach of Qiyamat will be known by its signs shown to us by our NAIBIE HAZRAT MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA (Sallallaho Alayhe-Wa-Sallam).
  6. Some off these signs are as follows:
    1. People will disobey their parents and disrespect them.
    2. Breach of trust.
    3. Singing, music and dancing will become common.
    4. Illiterate people will become leaders.
    5. People will speak ill of their ancestors and the previous pious people.
    6. People of low means will begin to boast of high buildings.
    7. Unworthy people will be given high posts.


    The life After Death

  1. After the day of Qiyamat when everything will be destroyed, Hazrat ISRAFEEL (Alayhis Salaam) will be ordered to blow the bugle (Soor) for the second time.
  2. Once again every Person that lived on this earth from the time of Hazrat AADAM (Alayhis Salaam) upto, the final day would be given new life.
  3. They will all gather before Allah Ta'ala for judgement in the MAIDAAN-ES-HASHR (Field of Resurrection).
  4. They would have to give an account of their deeds.
  5. The day on which this will be done is; called
    YAUM-UL-HASHR : Day of Resurrection
    YAUM-UL-JAZA and YAUMUD DEEN : Day of Judgement
    YAUM-UL-HISAAB : Day of Reckoning
  6. The good would he blessed and rewarded with JANNAT of PARADISE.
  7. The evil ones would be punished in JAHANNAM (Hell)
  8. Besides the Kuffaar and Mushrikeen Allah Ta'ala will forgive whomsoever He wishes.
  9. KUFFAAR - Plural of KAAFIR meaning one who disbelieves in Allah.
  10. MUSHRIKEEN - Plural of MUSHRIK meaning one who associates with Allah Ta'ala any partner in His being or attributes.

      11. QUESTIONS

  1. What does Islam teach?
  2. What is the meaning of Kalima Shahadat?
  3. Give another name for Kalima Tayyeba?
  4. What does Imaan mean to a Muslim?
  5. A Muslim has to proclaim faith in 7 things. These are mentioned in Irnan-E-Mufassal. What are these 7 things.
  6. What is the meaning of Kalima Tauheed?
  7. What are the five Pillars of Islam?
  8. Read the following and explain their meanings,
    (A) Kalima Tamjeed (B) The 5th Kalima. (C) Iman-E-Mujmal (D) Iman E-Mufassal.
  9. Translate the following into English.
  10. Who are the Keraaman Kantiheen and what do they do?
  11. What arc Sahfas and to which Nabis they were given? How many to each Nabi?
  12. What is the meaning of KHATAMUN NABIYEEN?
  13. Name some of the famous NABIES?
  14. What did the PROPHETS of ALLAH preach about ALLAH?
  15. What is TAQDEER or FATE called?
  16. What are some of the SIGNS of QIYAMAT?
  17. What is the meaning of Yaum-UI-Hashr and Yaum-Ul-Hisaab?
  18. Name the four famous ANGELS?
  19. State the Responsibility of the four famous ANGELS?
  20. Name the four main BOOKS and to whom they were Revealed?
  21. Over a period of how many years was the QUR'AN SHARIEF revealed?
  22. Approximately how many NABIS were sent to the World?
  23. When will QIYAMAT take place?
  24. Who are the SAHAABAH and mention what NABI Alay-His Salaam has mentioned regarding them?
  25. Mention the ranks of the Sahaabahs and name the Ashara-E-Muhassharah?
  26. Explain the rank of WALI and the rank of a LOWEST SAHAABI?
  27. It is .................................. to show respect to all the SAHAABAH.

 

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