Who are these Muslims?
A question asked quite frequently by many Americans is who are these Muslims? Not to mention the even bigger question that I am frequently presented with, why are you a Muslim? The answer to this first question is easy. Muslims are a diverse body of people with strong moral convictions, yet are still socially progressive. They come from all over the world and speak a whole variety of languages. Even though this group is so diverse, these 1.2 billion people have core beliefs that they share. Most importantly, they believe in only ONE God. One God with no partners, no sub-gods, no convoluted explanations of divine manifestations of God. We also believe in hundreds of divinely inspired humans known as prophets that have been sent to spiritually rejuvenate people of their time. There are a select number of prophets, known as messengers who have brought actual ways of life that God instructed them to teach their various communities. (i.e. Moses – Torah, Jesus- Bible, Muhammad- Qur’an, peace be upon them all) These are essentially the core fundamental beliefs of Islam. There is much more to be said, but this is a brief explanation.
This brings us to the next question. I found this book that was written that documents the lives of converts to Islam all around the world. Some of these people are persently scholars in our community, others are activists, others are jsut your normal run of the mill Muslims. Yusuf Islam or Cat Stevens is discussed in this book as well. Enjoy it!!
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