INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ISLAM

1. Islam" means "peace through the submission to God".    
2. "Muslim" means "anyone or anything that submits itself to the will

   of God".

      
3. Islam is a complete way of life that governs all facets of life  

   moral, spiritual, social, political, economical, intellectual, etc.

        
4. Allah is not the God of Muslims only. He is the God of all people and all creation. Just because people refer to God using different terms does not mean that they are different gods. Spanish people refer to God as "Dios" and French people refer to God as "Dieu", yet they are all the same God. Interestingly, most Arab Jews and Arab Christians refer to God as "Allah". And the word Allah in Arabic appears on the walls of 
   many Arab churches.

        
5. The word "jihad" does not mean "holy war". Instead, it means the inner struggle that one endures in trying to submit their will to the will of God. Some Muslims may say they are going for "jihad" when fighting in a war to defend themselves or their fellow Muslims, but they only say this because they are conceding that it will be a tremendous struggle. But there are many other forms of jihad, which are more relevant to the everyday life of a Muslim such as the struggles against laziness, 
   arrogance, stinginess, or the struggle against a tyrant ruler or against the temptation of Satan, or against one's own ego, etc.
6. The first Hafiz of Quran was Uthman bin Affan (RA), off course after Rasool Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam.
7. Did you know that the original name of the holy city of  Madinah was "YATHRIB"
8. The Islamic calender is based on the phases of the moon, with it being approximately 11 days shorter than the 365 days of the year in the Georgian calender. Hence, the dates of our festivals (Eid -ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha) move through the year.

                              
9. According to the Qur'an, the Kaaba was first built by the Ibrahim Alaihi Salaam and his son Ismail Alaihi Salaam.
10. Muslims do not worship the Kaaba; the Kaaba is simply a focal point for prayer ordered by Allah Subhanaho Wa Taala..
11. The Holy Quran has 114 surahs
12. Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem is repeated 114 times in the Quran.
13. Milk is the best drink mentioned in the Quran while, Honey is the best food thing mentioned in the Quran.
14. The best month is Ramadan while,The best night is the Night of Power in Ramadan (Laylat al Qadr)
15. Whoever reads one letter of the Quran gets 10 Rewards.Surat Al-Ikhlas is considered 1/3 of the Quran.

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