Islam 101Lecture No. 3

Cypress Islamic Center

Beliefs in Islam• Allah - The only one worthy of

worship

• Angels• Revealed Books• Prophets• Last Day• Divine Will

Worship in IslamFor billions of Muslims

Islam looks at the individual as a whole.

What is Worship in Islam?

O Worship is everything one says or does for the pleasure of Allah.

O Includes beliefs, social activities, and helping the welfare of one's fellow human-beings.

The verse (ayah) of worship

O A Muslim is required to submit himself completely to Allah, as the Quran instructed the Prophet Muhammad to do

Prayer is No. 1O Prayer O FastingO ZakaatO HajjO Etc.

Great mosque of Xi’an ChinaO Chinese architectural

style. O No domes/minarets. O Built in 742

Mosque in Ghana

Istanbul, TurkeyBlue Mosque

Can we build mosques in America?

Yes! Its in the constituion

Prayer….

Eid prayer in Mumbai

Muslims praying in Abidjan

Would you like to pray in Makkah?

Reciting the Quran is worship

This is the Muslim’s holy bookThat came from God to

the Angel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad as the last

revelation

Seeking knowledge is worship

Helping the poor and needy is worship

Attending to the sick, blind is worship

Being good and kind to your parents

That also is worship and in the Quran it is the next thing after

Worship of AllahDo you know the ayah where Allah says that?

Islam looks at the individual as a whole.

So your whole life if lived according to Islam is Worship!