A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form of Muslim is Muslimah (Arabic: مسلمة). Literally, the word means "one who submits to God".
Muslims believe that there is only one God, translated in Arabic as Allah. Muslims believe that Islam existed long before Muhammad and that the religion has evolved with time. The Qur'an describes as Muslims many Biblical prophets and messengers: Adam, Noah (Arabic: Nuh), Moses (Arabic: Musa) and Jesus (Arabic: Isa) and his apostles. The Qur'an states that these men were Muslims because they submitted to God, preached his message and upheld his values. Thus, in Surah 3:52 of the Qur'an, Jesus’ disciples tell Jesus: "do thou bear witness that we are Muslims". Muslims pray five times a day. These five prayers are known as Fajr , Zuhr , Asr , Maghri , Isha. There is also a special Friday prayer called Jumma.
Most Muslims accept as a Muslim anyone who has publicly pronounced the Shahada, which states, "There is none worthy of worship except God, and Muhammad is His Messenger." This is often translated as, "There is no God except Allah", however "Allah" is the Arabic word for "the God". Currently, there are an estimated 1.4 billion Muslims, making it the second largest religion in the world.[1]
Tablets of stone
The Tablets of Stone or Stone Tablets, also known as the Tablets of Law, (in Hebrew: Luchot HaBrit - "the tablets [of] the covenant") were the two pieces of special stone inscribed with the Ten Commandments when Moses ascended Mount Sinai as recorded in the Book of Exodus. Exodus 31:18 refers to the tablets as the Tablets of Testimony because they give insight into the nature of God, and they have also been known as the Tables of Law.
According to traditional teachings of Judaism in the Talmud, they were made of blue-sapphire stone as a symbolic reminder of the sky, the heavens, and ultimately of God's throne. There were two sets: the first was inscribed by God himself, and which were smashed by Moses when he was enraged by the sight of the Children of Israel worshiping the Golden Calf and the second set inscribed by Moses which he carved out later, as commanded by God, as an atonement. Both the first shattered set and the second unbroken set were stored in the Ark of the Covenant (the aron habrit in Hebrew).
Muslims believe that there is only one God, translated in Arabic as Allah. Muslims believe that Islam existed long before Muhammad and that the religion has evolved with time. The Qur'an describes as Muslims many Biblical prophets and messengers: Adam, Noah (Arabic: Nuh), Moses (Arabic: Musa) and Jesus (Arabic: Isa) and his apostles. The Qur'an states that these men were Muslims because they submitted to God, preached his message and upheld his values. Thus, in Surah 3:52 of the Qur'an, Jesus’ disciples tell Jesus: "do thou bear witness that we are Muslims". Muslims pray five times a day. These five prayers are known as Fajr , Zuhr , Asr , Maghri , Isha. There is also a special Friday prayer called Jumma.
Most Muslims accept as a Muslim anyone who has publicly pronounced the Shahada, which states, "There is none worthy of worship except God, and Muhammad is His Messenger." This is often translated as, "There is no God except Allah", however "Allah" is the Arabic word for "the God". Currently, there are an estimated 1.4 billion Muslims, making it the second largest religion in the world.[1]
Tablets of stone
The Tablets of Stone or Stone Tablets, also known as the Tablets of Law, (in Hebrew: Luchot HaBrit - "the tablets [of] the covenant") were the two pieces of special stone inscribed with the Ten Commandments when Moses ascended Mount Sinai as recorded in the Book of Exodus. Exodus 31:18 refers to the tablets as the Tablets of Testimony because they give insight into the nature of God, and they have also been known as the Tables of Law.
According to traditional teachings of Judaism in the Talmud, they were made of blue-sapphire stone as a symbolic reminder of the sky, the heavens, and ultimately of God's throne. There were two sets: the first was inscribed by God himself, and which were smashed by Moses when he was enraged by the sight of the Children of Israel worshiping the Golden Calf and the second set inscribed by Moses which he carved out later, as commanded by God, as an atonement. Both the first shattered set and the second unbroken set were stored in the Ark of the Covenant (the aron habrit in Hebrew).
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