what is islam part 2

 How can someone become a Muslim? 

An yon e who believes in One Go d and does not conside r any other deity worthy of worship besides Him, all he or she has to do is to affirm the belief in the last Prophet of God Muhammad, peace be upon him through saying

           La llaha lllallahu muhmmad-ur-RasooIalIah

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'There is no deity (god) except Allah (the One and Only True God) and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,' and then follow the Qu ran and traditions of the Prophet Muhammad , peace be upon him. This is called the Shahadah (bearing witness to the Truth).

What is Prophethood in Islam?

 The Merciful an d Loving God not only crea ted human bein gs, but also arranged for their gu idance through appointing Prophets through out the ages from amo ng the human beings. God revealed His will to the Prophets, peace be upon them all, and commissioned them to deliv er that Message. In every known n ation one or more Prophets we re appointed. All th e prophets of Go d were men of good chara cter and high honor. The ir honesty and truthfulness, th eir intelligence and integrity we re beyond doubt. The appointment of these Prophets from God is a clear manifestation of a strong link between Heaven an d Earth,  between God and man. Th e purpose of Prophethood is to confirm what mankind already kn ows or can kn ow, and to teach th em what th ey do not or cannot kn ow by thei r own me ans. Su ch as: why we ar e created? Wh at w ill happen to us after death? Is there any life after death? Are we accountable for our actions? Similarly qu estions abou t God, Angels, paradise, and hell cannot be ans we red withou t revel ations from the Creator and Knower of the unseen . It is also to help man to find th e Right Path, and to do what is righ t an d sh un what is wrong. Prophethood is an eloquen t expression of God's love for human bein gs and His will to gu ide them to the right way of belief and behavior. He p rovides true gu idance to ma nkind, and then h old s them responsible for their deed s. He gave them warnings through His prophets abou t the conseque nces of th eir wrong fu l de eds, and the goo d news of rewards for their goo d deeds. The Source of Prophethood and the appointment of all the p rophets is One and th e Same : it is the One and Only Go d (Allah) . The Prophet's aim is to serve God, to acq uaint human bein gs with God and His Divine teachings, to establish truth and goodness, to help man kind realize the true purp ose of their existence and to help them in living their lives in a purposeful way. It is on this basis that th e Mu slims make no distinction amo ng an y of th e Prophets and accep t their tea chings as consistent and comp lementary to each othe r. Who is Muhammad