The first pillar is Shahadah, which is the profession of faith for the Muslims and it says, "There is no god but God (Allah) and Muhammad was the messenger for God (Allah). ... The oneness of Allah (Tawhid) is by far the most important. ... God (Allah) and pre- destination (Al- Qadar) belong in the category of Tawhid. ... Muslims call him by a different name, which is Allah, but they are one in the same. ...
The word Islam means surrender or submission, submission to the will of Allah, the one God. ... The basic creed of Islam is brief: Both Muslims and Christians are monotheists, believing in the same god, referred to as Allah by the Muslims and God by Catholics. ... This God, Allah, is compassionate and honorable. ...
Langston Hughes short, essay "Salvation" describes an experience at the young age of 12 that unfolds into feelings of drama, guilt, deception, and grief. He shared with us the story of how he felt obligated to receive Christ by his Aunts' church congregation. Confused and alone, he struggled to unde...