What is Islam? And what do they believe?

Islam means to believe in the oneness of Allah to believe on kalma Tayyaba
Laaa Ilaaha Illa-llaahu Muhammadur-Rasoolu-llaah
There is none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah


The word Islam means voluntary “Submission” or “Surrender” to the Will of God (ALLAH). It derives from the root word “salam,” meaning peace.

In the Quran, God defines that the only purpose for which He created mankind is to Worship Him. Islam recognizes that humankind has free choice in whether to obey or disobey God, but ultimately we will be held accountable to God in the next life for the choices that we make in this life.

There are Five Pillars of Islam

1. The testimony of faith (shahada): “la ilaha illa allah. Muhammad rasul Allah.” This means, “There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.” The shahada shows that a Muslim believes in Allah alone as the deity and believes that Muhammad SAW is His messenger.
2. Prayer (salat): Five ritual prayers must be performed every day- Fajar, Dhohr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha.
3. Giving (zakat): "that which purifies", also Zakat al-mal [zaˈkaːt alˈmaːl] زكاة المال, "zakat on wealth", or Zakah) is a form of alms-giving treated in Islam as a religious obligation or tax.
4. Fasting (sawm): Muslims fast during Ramadan in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. They must not eat or drink from dawn until sunset. Fasting for Muslims during Ramadan typically includes the increased offering of salat (prayers), recitation of the Quran and an increase of doing good deeds and charity.
5. Pilgrimage (hajj): It  is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims, and a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey,The hajj is performed in the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar.