FOLLOWING the wonderful success of the open days at Milford Haven mosque on September 10 and 11, Milford Haven’s Islamic community has decided to open the doors once again to those who missed the event due to the death of The Queen, and of course to everyone who came last time who would like to pop in again.
Everyone is welcome from all over Pembrokeshire and beyond – this is not only a Milford Haven event – The Herald has been told.
The Mosque said it understands that some people stayed at home following the loss of The Sovereign, and others may have thought that the event had been cancelled, as many events across the UK had been cancelled during that weekend.
The next open day will take place on Sunday October 2 and the venue will be open between 12pm to 5pm.
During the Open Day there will be an exhibition of Islam, and food will be provided for guests.
There is no need to book if you would like to attend, and women are respectfully requested to consider their dress is appropriate when attending the mosque.
DEFINITION OF ISLAM
A way of life that leads to peace by keeping the commandments to attain submission to the one and only God.
In Islam belief in the one and only God is fundamental. Associating anyone or anything else with God is a mortal sin.
THE DEFINITION OF A MUSLIM
A Muslim is a person who believes in the religion of his father Abraham, believing in the one and only God and in all the prophets and messengers. A Muslim is one who submits his will to the will of God.
WHO IS ALLAH
It is the proper name for God in Arabic.
Christians whose mother tongue is Arabic refer to God as Allah.
WHAT MUSLIMS BELIEVE
Muslims believe in all the Prophets from Adam through to Moses and Jesus; they believe Muhammad is the last Prophet sent by God to mankind.
WHO IS MUHAMMAD
He is the descendant of Ishmael son of Abraham.
Prophesised by:
-Moses in Deuteronomy 18:15 “The Lord thy God will raise up on to thee a prophet from the midst of thee of thy brethren like unto me unto him ye shall harken”.
-Jesus in the Gospel of John 14:15-16 “if you love me keep my commandments, and I will pray the Father and he shall give you another comforter”.
WHO GAVE THE MESSAGE TO MUHAMMAD.
Angel Gabriel visited Muhammad over a period of twenty-three years revealing the Quran in stages.
The same Angel Gabriel who announced to Mary that she was to have a holy son named Jesus.
THE MESSAGE OF GOD THROUGH MUHAMMAD IS THE QURAN
The Quranic message is the same as the message of all the prophets sent by God.
That message is to believe in the one and only God and his prophets or Messengers.
For example,
– Deuteronomy; the message of Moses in 6:4 “Hear O’Israel the Lord our God, the Lord is one”.
-The Gospel of Mark; we find the message of Jesus, “Hear O’Israel the Lord your God is one God”.
-The Quran chapter 112 “Say He Allah, Allah the Eternal, Absolute’.
WHO DOES THE QURAN ADDRESS
The Quran addresses:
-Mankind, stating that the Quran is a mercy to all mankind.
The Quran also states that Muhammad is a mercy to all mankind.
Most of mankind have not read the Quran, yet God addresses them directly and indirectly.
-The scientific community to include embryologists, oceanologists, astrologers and others.
-People of different beliefs:
Addressing the Jews, as “Children of Israel” and the Christians as “people of the Gospel” and others.
THE MUSLIM RELIGION
When addressing Muslims in Chapter twenty-two, the Quran informs the Muslims that their religion is the religion of their father Abraham who did not join gods with God.
Abraham’s religion was belief in one God.
In Chapter three the Quran informs mankind that Abraham was not a Jew nor a Christian, for neither Moses nor Christ had appeared.
The Quran informs us that Abraham was a man true in faith and submitted his will to the will of God.
THE STORY OF ABRAHAM BEING ASKED TO SACRIFICE HIS SON
The Bible and the Quran tell the story of how Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son.
Abraham submitted to the one and only God and God replaced his son with a lamb.
ABIDING BY THE COMMANDMENTS
Abiding by the commandments is submission.
The Quran instructs Muslims to obey Allah and obey his messenger.
This is the same as The Old Testament at Genesis 26:5 “Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws.”
In the Gospel of John, Jesus informs his followers at 14: 15 “If you love me keep my commands”.
Matthew 5:17 “do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them”.
Quran 5:46 “and in their footsteps (that is the footsteps of earlier prophets) we sent Jesus the son of Mary confirming the law that came before him, We sent him the Gospel; therein was guidance and a light and a confirmation of the law that had come before him; a guidance and an admonition for those who guard against evil”.
PEACE/SALAM
The word Islam comes from the same root letters as the word peace. Thus, submission to the will of Allah brings about a state of peace by way of submission.
CONCLUSION
Muslims believe in:
-God.
-the same God who Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus believed in.
-that Muhammad is the last and final prophet.
-the commandments of all the prophets from Adam to Muhammad.
-the day of Judgement.
