What is ISLAM?

Quranic View Of Islam:

"The Religion in the sight of Allah is Islam." (Qur'an 3:19)
In another verse of the Holy Qur'an, Allah states:
"If anyone desires a religion oter than Islam (Submission to Allah),
Never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the
ranks of those who have lost (their selves in the hell fire)."(Qur'an 3:85)
In addition,Islam is the only religion prevailing over all other religions. Allah states in the Holy Qur'an:
"To thee We sent the Scripture in truth, confirming the scripture
that came before it, and guarding it in safety..." (Qur'an 5:48)
Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah (Peace and blessing of Allah be upon him), said:
"The superstructure of Islam is raised on five (pillars): testifying that there is
no God (none truly to be worshipped) but Allah, and that Muhammad is
the messenger of Allah, performing the prayer, paying the Zakat (poor-due), fasting the month of Ramadan, and performing Hajj".


Basics Of Islam:

There is only One God. One God means that:
He has no children.
No parents.
He is not human. Rather the Creator of human and everything else.
Nobody is like Him.
He is not 3 in 1 or 1 in 3.
Nobody shares powers with Him.
He is the One Who has made everything and Who controls everything
His name is Allah.
Muhammad (peace be upon him) was the Last Prophet (meaning Messenger) of God.
Muhammad (peace be upon him) was a human.
He was only a Messenger of God.
We DO NOT pray to Muhammad (peace be upon him). We only pray to Allah.
We believe in all prophets of God.
We believe in Jesus (peace be upon him).
We believe in Moses (peace be upon him).
We believe in Abraham (peace be upon him)
We believe in Noah (peace be upon him).
We believe in Adam (peace be upon him). Etc.
We believe in all Books of God (both small and big):
We believe that no other Holy Book is available today in original form except Quran.
We believe in Torah given to Moses (peace be upon him).
We believe in Zaboor given to David (peace be upon him).
We believe in Injeel given to Jesus (peace be upon him) etc.
Quran is the Holy Book given to Muslims by God.
Quran was revealed 1400 years ago by God.
We believe that every word in Quran is the Word of God.
Quran was preserved 1400 years ago and original copy is still available today.
Quran was revealed in Arabic & every Quran in the world today has same Arabic text. There are NO different copies.
We believe in the Day of Judgement:
We believe that there is a life after death
 We believe that every dead person will be given life again and that day is called The Day Of Judgement.
We believe that every person will be held accountable for his/her deeds and actions. And that mean that Muslims as well as non-Muslims, both will be held accountable.
We believe that those who believe in God and who also do righteous deeds, they will be rewarded and they will be sent to Heaven.
We believe that those who reject God or do evil deeds, will be punished.

From PO Islamic Box...
Islam is a way of life, try it.
Islam is a gift, accept it.
Islam is a journey, complete it.
Islam is a struggle, fight for it.
Islam is a goal, achieve it.
Islam is an opportunity, take it.
Islam is not for sinners, overcome it.
Islam is not a game, don't play with it.
Islam is not a mystery, behold it.
Islam is not for cowards, face it.
Islam is not for the dead, live it.
Islam is a promise, fulfill it.
Islam is a duty, perform it.
Islam is a treasure (the Prayer), pray it.
Islam is a beautiful way of life, see it.
Islam has a message for you, hear it.
Islam is love, love it.