MUSLIM
Lit. one who submits; follower of Islam;
see also SURRENDER
- list of people who were Muslims
- all created in true faith,
* Narrated Abu Huraira :
Allah's Apostle said, "Every child is born with a true faith of Islam
(i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone) but his parents convert him to
Judaism, Christianity or Magainism, as an animal delivers a perfect
baby animal. Do you find it mutilated?" Then Abu Huraira recited the
holy verses: "The pure Allah's Islamic nature (true faith of Islam)
(i.e. worshipping none but Allah) with which He has created human
beings. No change let there be in the religion of Allah (i.e. joining
none in worship with Allah). That is the straight religion (Islam) but
most of men know, not."
(ar-Rum 30:30)
(Sahih Bukhari 2.441,
Sahih Bukhari 2.440,
Sahih Bukhari 2.467)
- become Muslim without losing rewards due to good deeds done
before becoming a Muslim,
* Narrated Hakim bin Hizam:
I said to Allah's Apostle, "Before embracing Islam I used to do good
deeds like giving in charity, slave-manumitting, and the keeping of
good relations with Kith and kin. Shall I be rewarded for those
deeds?" The Prophet replied, "You became Muslim with all those good
deeds (Without losing their reward)."
(Sahih Bukhari 2.517)
- do not kill each other,
* Narrated Jarir:
The Prophet said to me during Hajjat-al-Wida': Let the people keep
quiet and listen. Then he said (addressing the people), "Do not
(become infidels) revert to disbelief after me by striking the
necks (cutting the throats) of one another (killing each other)."
(Sahih Bukhari 1.122)
- last to come but first on Resurrection Day
* Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "We (Muslims) are the last (people to come
in the world) but (will be) the foremost (on the Day of
Resurrection)." The same narrator told that the Prophet had said,
"You should not pass urine in stagnant water which is not flowing
then (you may need to) wash in it."
(Sahih Bukhari 1.239)
- number of Muslims in various countries, see MUSLIM POPULATION FIGURES
- Muhammad commanded to be a Muslim,
an-Naml 27:90; Yunus 10:95
- should not be extremists,
see under Religion, is easy.
-
Âl 'Imran 3:102
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