The Sacred Path to Islam

Do you yearn to build a closer and more meaningful relationship with your Creator? Do you seek to know the true Message and Wisdom of Islam?The work I present here for your consumption is more than a book; a collection of words meant to deliver glad tidings, to educate, and to perhaps warn. It is a work driven by what I intend to be a sound and powerful Message.This message invites readers to think freely and broaden their minds; to contemplate and seek their own truth. This passage advises people, never to blindly follow any religion without first reflecting upon the faith in question and reasoning its true meaning. Beyond all manner of faith and feeling, one must use their intellect to discover the truth behind all faiths.This passage is intended to draw and empower the sincere seeker of truth; the one that questions, reflects and ponders his or her life's purpose and questions his/her future and direction.Islam, for example, is one faith that is misunderstood and misrepresented by many. Before one forms an opinion of Islam, one should question the thoroughness and truthfulness of his or her existing knowledge of this controversial religion.The Sacred Path to Islam Book seeks to connect people to the best Book that ever existed; the Holy Quran. A Divine Book designed to Guide humanity and lead them to a better life in this world and the hereafter. The Holy Quran is a unique Book that transforms the way one thinks, feels, and lives. Islam and the Holy Quran changes people from within and makes them better people.The goal is to help people find the Wisdom, Inspiration, and Beauty in Islam and The Holy Quran. Many people are not adequately educated about Allah's words, Wisdom, Advice, and develop a feeling and assumption that God is a harsh, stern, cruel, demanding God who commands people to respect Him, worship Him, and obey Him fully, and is not loving and kind to His creation. Nothing could be further from the truth. God is All-Loving; All-Merciful. Islam is far more than just a set of rules and regulations. This book aims to help people realize that Islam is full of wisdom, love, and mercy to all.The ultimate purpose of this message is to facilitate a fresh new dimension of thinking that will enable one to realize the ultimate importance of his or her existence in this universe; to help one understand his/her divine relationship with his/her creator. The faith of Islam is beneficial only to people that are sincere in seeking guidance, misguiding those who are not sincere and honest in their spiritual quests; who reject divine guidance and spiritual truth.Topics of this Book Include: Introduction to the Religion of IslamGod (Allah)Holy QuranGod's Messengers & ProphetsPast NationsProphet Muhammad Peace Be Upon HimMuslims & Non-MuslimsPurpose of Life/ Why Were We CreatedHadith & SunnahArticles of Faith in IslamOneness of God (Monotheism)Angels According to IslamGod's ScripturesBelief in The Messengers & Prophets of GodLast Day, Resurrection, & Judgement DayFive Pillars of IslamDeclaration/ Testimony of Faith in IslamRitualized Prayers in Islam (Salah/ Namaz)Zakat/ Sadaqah (Giving Alms to the Poor &; Needy)Fasting in the Holy Month of RamadanHajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca)Shirk in Islam (Polytheism)Jihad in Islam (Holy War or Struggle?)Hellfire According to IslamJannah (Paradise) according to IslamJesus Christ (Messiah) in IslamHijab Headscarf Veil & Muslim Women in IslamConverting to IslamMay your journey to the answer, and the truth be pleasant and successful