Muslim -Islam
Quran believes is one god. In it God has 99 other names besides Allah. All these names describe God’s powers.
A Muslim has to obey five principles. But its most important feature is equality. Human equality is a distinct characteristic of Islam. This characteristic of equality played a very important role in the popularity and spread of this religion. In Islam there is no caste system, no unsociability etc. the fife essential principles of Islam are as follows.
1) To declare faith in Allah and his messenger Mohammed. This declaration is called reciting `Kalma’. In it, it is said that there is no God except Allah and Mohammed is has messenger.
2) A true Muslim has to say `Namaz’ five times a day. The priest reads `Azan’ in a high pitch. At that time every Muslim says `Namaz’ keeping his face towards Mecca. This is an unprecedented example of brotherhood and unity.
3) He should give `Zakat’ to the poor thinking he is doing his duty to God.
4) He should observe `Roza’ in the sacred month of Ramzan. This is the month when angle Gabriel appeared before Mohammed for the first time. Mohammed laid great stress on fast.
5) He should, if possible go on `Haj’ at least once in his life-time.
Muslims go to Kaaba for `Hah’. Kaaba is a small building built of marble in a spacious Masjid situated at Mecca. It was built for offering prayers to God by Abraham. In this building is a scared black stone which is believed to have been thrown from heaven along with Adam and which was given to Abraham by Gabriel at the time of construction of the Kaaba. A Muslim performs his `Namaz’, wherever he may be, by turning his face towards sacred `Kaaba’.
Akhrit- Islam neither believes in `Karma theory’ nor in rebirth. According to it, we have never come before to this world and never will come here again. All souls will wake up on the day of `Akhrit’ and Allah will deliver judgment according to our deeds.
Islam believes that `Qayamat’ will come on the fixed day. At that time the sky will shiver and the mountains will be like rolls of cotton.
According to Quran, after death a man cannot be reborn until the day of Qayamat on that day one whose good deeds overweigh his bad deeds will be sent to Jannat (heaven)and one whose bad deeds overweigh his good deeds would be sent to `Dozakh’ (Hell).
According to Quran pride is bad. Allah dislikes one who is proud.
Islam gives a very clear description of hell and heaven. Heaven has all the comforts which a man can imagine while hell has all the difficulties and pains.
The month of Ramzan is considered very sacred.
Social order- according to Quran, all human beings are equal. This equality of mankind is a distinct feature of Islam. Quran preaches good moral conduct.
Drinking and gamboling are prohibited in Quran. So is eating pork. Politics and statecraft are based on religious views continued in the Quran. The earth belongs to Allah and he makes its master whomsoever He likes.