WHAT IS ISLAM

Praise belongs to God, the Lord of the world, the Merciful, the All-Merciful, the Master of the Day of Recompense. Thee only we serve and Thee only we pray for help. Guide us to the Straight Path, the path of those who incurred wrath, nor of the astray. (1:1-7)

This is a Message for mankind, that they may be warned by it, that they may know that He is only one God, and that the wise may take heed. (14:52)

When a community of them said, 'why do you admonish a people whom God will be destroying or punishing with a terrible punishment'. They said , 'as an excuse to your Lord, and that they may be godfearing.' (7:164)

Hast thou not noticed how God has struck a similitude of a good word; it is like a good tree whose root is firm and whose branch is in the heaven; it brings forth its fruit all the time by the leave of its Lord; God strikes similitudes for men that they may pay heed. And the similitude of an evil word is like an evil tree, uprooted over the earth, having no stability. (14:24-26)

Call to the way of thy Lord with wisdom and a handsome sermon and dispute with them in the most handsome manner; only thy Lord knews best as to who has gone astray from His way, and He knows best the guided ones. (16:125)

Disorder has prevailed over the land and the sea, due to what men's hands have earned that He may make them taste some of their deeds; may be they return. (30:41)

Near to men has reached their reckoning, but they, in heedlessness, turn away. No reminder comes to them from their Lord, renewed, but they listen to it playing, their hearts diverted, they whisper to one another, 'is he not but a mortal like you, will you take to sorcery while you see.' He says, 'my Lord knows what is in the heaven and the earth, and He is the Hearing; the Knowing.' No, but they say, ' a Hotch potch of nightmares; no, he has forged it; no, he is a poet; now let him bring us a Sign as the earlier were sent with.' No habitation that We destroyed before them ever believed; will they believe? (21:1-6)

We sent (Messengers) to communities before thee, then We seized them with misery and hardship that they may show humility; if only they had shown humility when Our pril came upon them! Instead their hearts got hardened and the Devil showed fair to them what they were doing. Then they forgot what they were admonished. Then We opened to them the gates of all things, until, when they rejoiced in what they were given, We seized them suddenly; then lo, they were despaired; so the root of the people that did wrong was cut off; and praise belongs to God, the Lord of the world. (6:42-45)