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The Islamic Bulletin

The Purpose Of Life

Islam is to bear witness that Almighty God is

God, the only God, the only One without any part-

ners. Islam is to acknowledge the existence of the

Angels who were sent with the duty of revealing the

revelations to the prophets. Carrying the message to

the prophets. Controlling the winds, the mountains,

the oceans, and taking the life of those whom God has

ordered to die. Islam is to acknowledge that all the

prophets and messengers of Almighty God were righ-

teous men. And that they were all sent by Almighty

God acknowledging the fact that there will be a final

day of judgement for all creatures. Islam is to acknowl-

edge that all good and evil has been proportioned by

Almighty God. Finally, Islam is to acknowledge that

there will definitely be a resurrection after death.

Islam is like a big house. And every house has

to be built with a foundation and pillars to support a

house. Pillars and a foundation. And you have to build

a house with rules. The pillars are the rules! And when

you build your house, you must follow the rules.

The fundamental duties incumbent upon every

Muslim are simple, and are summed up in just 5

simple rules, the so-called Five Pillars of Islam: Belief,

Worship, Fasting, Almsgiving, and Pilgrimage.

The most important rule of Islam is to uphold

the strict code of monotheism. That is, to not accept

any partners with God. Not to worship anything along

with God. The believer worships God directly with-

out the intercession of priests or clergy or saints. Not

to say anything about God that you have no right to

say. Not to say, ‘he has a father, a son, a daughter, a

mother, an uncle, an aunt, a board of trustees.’ Not to

say anything about God that you have no right to say.

When you bear witness, you sentence yourself. You

take the sentence that you want. You either sentence

yourself to peace and paradise, or you sentence your-

self to confusion, frustration, hellfire and punishment.

You sentence yourself.

So ask yourself, “Do I bear witness that there

is only one God?” When you ask yourself that ques-

tion, you should answer, “Yes, I bear witness.” Then

ask yourself the next question. Do I bear witness that

Muhammad is a messenger of Almighty God? “Yes, I

do bear witness.” If you bear witness to that, then you

are a Muslim. And you don’t have to change what you

were. You just have to make alterations in what you

were--in your thinking and practice.

Finally, I ask you an honest and direct ques-

tion: Have you have understood what I said to

you? If you agree with what I said and are ready

to enter Islam, you are ready to become a Mus-

lim. To become a Muslim, you must first declare

the Shahada “the testimony”; which is to de-

clare the belief in the Oneness of God and the

acceptance of Muhammad as God’s prophet.

http://www.islamicbulletin.org/purpose/shahada/sh_english.mp4

Ash-hadu anlaa ilaaha ill-Allah, wa ash-hadu anna

Muhammadan rasulu llah

“Which means that you believe that there isn’t any

God except the one and only true God who created

everything “Allah” and Muhammad is the messen-

ger of God.

The audio version and others are available in several

languages in our website at

www.islamicbulletin.org

.

http://www.islamicbulletin.org/audio/english/purpose_english.mp3

May Allah bless us. May Allah guide us. I

would like to say to all of the non-Muslim readers of

this publication---Be very honest with yourself. Think

about what you have read. Take this information with

you and absorb it. Sit down with a Muslim person and

let them explain a little further to you the beauty of

Islam. Take the next step!

When you are ready to accept Islam and

become a Muslim, wash yourself before formally

becoming a Muslim. Accept Islam. Know about Islam.

Practice Islam. And enjoy the bounties that Allah has

bestowed upon you, because faith is not The most

important rule of Islam is to uphold the strict code of

monotheism. That is, to not accept any partners with

God. Not to worship anything along with God. The

believer worships God directly without the interces-

sion of priests or clergy or saints. Not to say anything

about God that you have no right to say. Not to say,

‘he has a father, a son, a daughter, a mother, an uncle,

an aunt, a board of trustees.’ Not to say anything

about God that you have no right to say. When you

bear witness, you sentence yourself. You take the

sentence that you want. You either sentence yourself

to peace and paradise, or you sentence yourself to

confusion, frustration, hellfire and punishment. You

sentence yourself.

If you don’t put it into practice, you lose it like

a fragrance. May Allah guide us. May Allah help us.

And I appreciate the honor of being able to speak to

you through this publication.

Learn about the prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

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ing, scroll era of your choice and then click on white circle. You can aso

watch documentary by clicking on media. For PDF format click below:

www.islamicbulletin.org/free_downloads/prophet/sira.pdf http://www.islamicbulletin.org/newsletters/issue_25/sermon.aspx

Learn On How To Pray / Step-By- Step

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