Islam means "submission". It holds that the true name of God is Allah and that Mohammed is his prophet. True followers of islam seek to follow the sayings of Mohammed as recorded in the Qu'ran. Most muslims also recognise the "Hadeeth" as an authoritative book governing muslim life, but some muslims are against the Hadeeth and deny its authority in matters of life and faith.
There are around 1 billion people who would call themselves muslim, though the percentage of those who seek to follow the Qu'ran literally would be much smaller.
Islam believes in one God. It holds that Jesus Christ was one of a long line of prophets of which Mohammed is the greatest. Muslims do not believe that Jesus is the Son of God, nor that he died to pay for their sins.
Muslims believe that they must say that "there is one God, Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet", that they must pray 5 times a day towards Mecca, that they must make a pilgrimage to Mecca once in their lifetime, that they should give 3% of their income to the poor, and that they should not eat while the sun is up during the month of Ramadan. There are many rules and regulations in Islam concerning many aspects of life.
The Qu'ran is full of warnings about eternal hellfire. The muslim has no assurance that he is good enough to enter paradise and avoid hell. Many muslims are inwardly tormented by their failures to keep the rules, and are unsure of their acceptance with Allah. The only sure promise of salvation to the muslim held out in the Qu'ran is for those who die as martyrs in the cause of islam, as long as they do it courageously. This could help explain why so many young men are willing to blow themselves up while attacking the perceived enemies of muslim people. It is a very logical thing to do if you believe the Qu'ran and are serious about attaining salvation.
A beautiful testimony - a muslim meets Christ and follows Him
KAMRAN was a devoted muslim but never met God as a muslim though he wanted to so much. But one day he saw Jesus, and Jesus convinced him of things he could never have accepted if someone else had told him.
A Salvation Message for Muslims
Here is a wonderful tract written by a Pakistani Christian who has spent over 42 years studying islam, researching, teaching and lecturing around the world.
Gaza Bible Society Worker Murdered
CBNNews.com - GAZA STRIP - The body of 26-year-old Rami Ayyad was recovered early Sunday morning near the Teachers' Bookshop in Gaza where he worked.
On Saturday, a yet unidentified group kidnapped Ayyad just after he closed the bookshop around 4:30 p.m.
"We do not know the exact identity of the group," said Palestinian Bible Society Information and Public Relations Director Simon Azazian, "but we know he was martyred for his faith in Christ," he said. Earlier, Ayyad told co-workers he'd noticed a car with no license plates following him.
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Ex Muslim Terrorist turned Christian tells the truth about islam
SEATTLE, Wash. - Many former Muslims are now involved in efforts to convert believers in Islam to Christianity.
CBN News met with some of them as they linked up with other Christians at the Seattle Revival Center. They trained in how best to reach Muslims and then went out to do just that at the city's annual Arab Festival.
For some reason, Christians think Muslims are particularly hard to witness to. But these Muslims-turned-Christians pointed out they have the exact same spiritual needs as everybody else.
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