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Muslims believe in the One, Unique,
Incomparable, Merciful God--the Sole Creator, Sustainer and
Cherisher of the Universe; in the Angels created by Him; in the
Prophets through whom His revelations were brought to humankind;
in the Day of Judgment and in individual accountability for
actions; in God's complete authority over destiny, be it good or
bad; and in life after death.
Muslims believe that God sent his
messengers and prophets to all people beginning with Adam (Adam)
and including Noah (Nuh), Abraham (Ibrahim), Lot (Lut), Ishmael
(Isma'il), Isaac (Ishaq), Jacob (Ya'qub), Joseph (Yusuf), Job
(Ayb), Moses (Musa), Aaron (Harun), David (Dawud), Solomon
(Sulayman), Elias (Ilyas), Jonah (Yunus), John the Baptist
(Yahya), and Jesus ('Isa); peace be upon them all.
God's final message to humanity, a
reconfirmation of the eternal message and a summing up of all that
has gone before, was revealed to the Last Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him) through the Archangel Gabriel.
One becomes a Muslim by believing and
proclaiming that "There is none worthy of worship except God, and
that Muhammad is the Messenger of God." By this declaration the
believer announces his or her faith in all God's messengers, and
the Scriptures (in their pristine original form) that these
messengers brought.
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