GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Arabic word ‘Islam’ means ‘submission to God’, and the Muslim is one who surrenders hirnself, or herself, uncon-ditiona11y to God’s will, ‘as if he or she were a feather on the breath of God’. Muhammad (p.b.u.h.)*, who lived from 570-632, was the channel through which God’s revelation came to man.

Detailed explanation-2: -Islam is the belief in an ideal-the ideal of submission to God and only to God, and freedom from submission to all else, including false idols, the worst of which is the egotistical self. The word “Islam” connotes the dual meanings of submission to God and the finding of peace in God.

Detailed explanation-3: -Muslims believe that God will reward those who have had faith and done good deeds, and will punish those who have not. Muslims use the term ‘insha’Allah’ frequently in conversation to express belief in Al-Qadr. Insha’Allah means ‘if God wills it to be so’.

Detailed explanation-4: -> Allah’s Will is to give equal respect to all human beings (17:70); they gave their lives to fulfill this Will. > Allah’s Will is that no one will bear the burden of another (6:164, 17:15); they established a system in which even the Prophet (PBUH) and Khalifa (R) did not shift their burdens to someone else.