The basic Islamic belief
One has to believe that the Creator God, Allah exists and is not similar to anything. He is the Only Creator and the Only One who deserves to be worshipped. He does not need anything and everything needs Him. God has attributes of perfection that befits Him and any imperfection is not attributed to Him. Any imperfection such as ignorance, place, direction, body, soul, organ, children, change or weakness is not attributed to God. God created everything. God does not need His creation. The one who needs something else is imperfect, and the imperfect does not deserve to be worshipped. God existed before and after creating the place without a place, He doesn't change. He is the most high in status and degree, God does not inhabit the sky, God does not sit on the throne, God does not resemble anything. God is not a body, He is not tall, He is not short, He is not fat, He is not slim, He doesn't have a shape, He doesn't have a color. He is not white, He is not black, He is not yellow, He is not red, He is not transparent. He is the greatest by status and degree. Moreover, God sent Messengers, the first of them was Adam and the last one among them was Muhammad. All the Messengers, including Jesus and Moses ordered their people to believe in One God, Allah, and not to associate any partner with Him. Hence, their religion was the same, Islam, but some of the laws revealed to them are different. For example in the time of Prophet Jesus God ordered the Muslims to perform two prayers daily. On the other hand in the time of Muhammad God ordered the Muslims to perform five daily prayers. The examples about this issue are many, however we mention thi example to emphasize that Islam is the Religion of all the Prophets but some of the laws revealed to them are different.
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