Main Characteristics of Islam Divine nature of Islam

Main Characteristics of Islam Divine nature of Islam ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺎﻧﻴﺔ Comprehensiveness ﺍﻟﺸﻤﻮﻝ Universality ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﺔ Moderation/Balance ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺍﺯﻥ 1

Divine nature of Islam ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺎﻧﻴﺔ Its origin is from God It is based on the concept of the oneness of God It was so named by God It calls people to affirm Allah’s absolute lordship ( ) ﺭﺑﻮﺑﻴﺔ , divinity ( ) ﺃﻠﻮﻫﻴﺔ , and unity of names and attributes ( ﺍﻷﺴﻤﺎﺀ ﻭﺍﻟﺼﻔﺎﺕ )ﻭﺣﺪﺍﻧﻴﺔ. 2

Comprehensiveness ﺍﻟﺸﻤﻮﻝ It covers all aspects of life It deals with spiritual and material aspects, dunia ( ﺩﻧﻴﺎ )and akhirah ( ) آﺨﺮﺓ , seen and unseen, social, economic, political, and cultural, aspects of human life 3

Islam contains many legislations with regard to personal and social lives as well as national and international aspects of human life. It covers ‘Ibadah, transaction, relation between man and man, between man and God, between man and the universe Comprehensiveness in belief system, ‘ibadah system, and moral code. 4

God Hereafter Vicegerency (History/ Culture/ Civilization) Universe Existence of Seen & Unseen Worlds Life Man Truth Prophet Hood 5

Universality ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﺔ Islam is not meant only for a particular group of people or a particular period of time, but it is addressed to all mankind, regardless of their social strata, races, colors, languages, cultures, and civilizations. There is a unity of religion within a diversity of cultures and ways of implementing the teaching of Islam. 6

Giving things their due measures ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺍﺯﻥ in: Human nature Human needs Belief system Ritual 7

Islam is a religion that gives to each aspect of human life its due without any imbalance or exaggeration. The material, social, spiritual, cultural, and intellectual aspects of human life are treated in a balance manner. Islam never asks people to focus only on the spiritual dimension or on the material dimension of their life. But it puts each dimension in its right place and legislates the necessary instruction to fulfill and meet the need of that particular dimension of human life. 8

“ “ﻭﺍﺑﺘﻎ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﺃﺘﺎﻙ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺭ ﺍﻵﺨﺮﺓ ﻭﻻ ﺗﻨﺴﻰ ﻧﺼﻴﺒﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ But seek, with the (wealth) which Allah has bestowed on thee, the Home of the Hereafter, nor forget thy portion in this world: but do thou good, as Allah has been good to thee, and seek not (occasions for) mischief in the land: for Allah loves not those who do mischief. " (28: 77) 9