Are all Muslims the same?
There is an extraordinary diversity of Muslim culturesstretching from
North Africa to Southeast Asia and from Europe to Latin America. There
are many Muslim interpretations of Islam that has invoked different
schools of theology and law, along with a rich tradition of mysticism
commonly known as Sufism. While this diversity exists, there is one
underlying unity of belief that binds all Muslims together – the
belief in the oneness of God and of his final Messenger, Muhammad.
What do Muslims believe?
The basis of the Islamic faith is the belief in One God (Allah, the
Creator, Sustainer, Ruler and Judge of the universe), His prophets
such as Abraham, Moses and Jesus, concluding with the last Prophet,
Muhammad. Muslims believe in angels, in the books of revelation
(Torah, Gospel), the Day of Judgement, in God's Will, and in Heaven
and Hell. Together, these beliefs constitute the seven articles of
faith.
Muslims regard Christians and Jews as the 'People of the Book',
believers who received, through prophets, revelation in the form of
scriptures or revealed books from God. Islam, commonly perceivedas the
'youngest' of the monotheistic religions, is from the Muslim point of
view, the original as well as the final revelation of God. The Quran
says, "He established for you the same religion as that which He
established for Noah, that which We have sent to you as an inspiration
through Abraham, Moses and Jesus, namely that you should remain
steadfast and makeno divisions within it." [Quran, Chapter 42, Verse
13] Muslims believe that the revelation received by Prophet Muhammad
through the Angel Gabriel served the purpose of correcting the human
errorthat had become part of the belief systems of Judaism and
Christianity.
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