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The Islamic view is that life and death are given by God. Life is sacred, and a gift from God; and it is only God, and not the human beings, who has the right to take it back.
The Quran tells us that when we came into this life , Allah ‘breathes’ into our ‘spirit’ something of His Spirit. [1]” “[… ] We come into this world with a sea of these qualities [Truth, Mercy, Forgiveness, Purity, Justice…etc], and we can either stunt them, or cause them to grow.
Ayat al-Kursi is regarded as the greatest verse of Quran according to hadith.
Some of these symmetrical patterns include: “al hayat” (life), 145 times ; “al mawt” (death), 145 times .
Heaven is described in the Qur’an as a beautiful garden. Jannah is Paradise, where those who have been good go. It is described in the Qur’an as “gardens of pleasure” (Qur’an 31:8). Muslims believe they get to Paradise by living religiously, asking Allah for forgiveness and showing good actions in their life.
The first major theme of the Quran is God, also referred to as Allah (Madigan 82). The implication is that God is wise, mighty and inspires man through His creation. Also, He is the highest in addition to being above what is found on the earth and in heaven. Moreover, God watches over those who stand beside Him.
Owing to the sura’s poetic beauty, it is often regarded as the ‘beauty of the Quran’, in accordance with a hadith: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (R.A.) reported that Muhammad said, “Everything has an adornment, and the adornment of the Qur’an is Surah ar Rahman “.
Muslims have six main beliefs. Belief in Allah as the one and only God . Belief in angels. Belief in the holy books . Belief in the Prophets e.g. Adam, Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses), Dawud (David), Isa ( Jesus ). Belief in the Day of Judgement Belief in Predestination
Hence, Muslims perceive that meaningful life is to serve God’s purpose and living a life that is linked to an eternal life on one hand, and attaining existential meaning from worldly goals and moral virtues on the other.
Allah is the “Lord of the Worlds,” the Most High; “nothing is like unto him,” and this in itself is to the believer a request to adore Allah as the Protector and to glorify his powers of compassion and forgiveness.
Qur’an 59:23 discloses that peace is one of the names of God himself: “He is God, other than whom there is no god, the King, the Holy, the Peace , the Defender, the Guardian, the Mighty, the Omnipotent, the Supreme.”
While pork is the only meat that categorically may not be consumed by Muslims (the Quran forbids it, Surah 2:173 and 16:115) other foods not in a state of purity are also considered haram. Foods which are not considered halal for Muslims to consume include blood and intoxicants such as alcoholic beverages.
In Islam , 786 is often used to represent the Arabic phrase Bismillah.
Muslims consider the Quran to be a holy book, the word of God, and a miracle . One feature of the book believed to be miraculous is the expressiveness of its verses, as it is claimed they are too eloquent to be written by a human.
Mary ( Maryam – مريم) is the only woman mentioned in the Quran by name. The others ‘ names come from different traditions. Most of the women in the Quran are represented as either the mothers or wives of leaders or prophets.