By Corine San Crainte

Muslims believe in one, unique, incomparable God, Who has no son nor partner, and that none has the right to be worshipped but Him alone. He is the true God, and every other deity is false. He has the most magnificent names and sublime perfect attributes. No one shares His divinity, nor His attributes. No one has the right to be invoked, supplicated, prayed to, or shown any act of worship, but God alone. God alone is the Almighty, the Creator, the Sovereign, and the Sustainer of everything in the whole universe. He manages all affairs.

He stands in need of none of His creatures, and all His creatures depend on Him for all that they need. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing, and the All-Knowing. In a perfect manner, His knowledge encompasses all things, the open and the secret, and the public and the private. He knows what has happened, what will happen, and how it will happen. No affair occurs in the whole world except by His will. Whatever He wills is, and whatever He does not will is not and will never be. His will is above the will of all the creatures. He has power over all things, and He is able to do everything. He is the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and the Most Beneficent.

In one of the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, we are told that God is more merciful to His creatures than a mother to her child.1 God is far removed from injustice and tyranny. He is All-Wise in all of His actions and decrees. If someone wants something from God, he or she can ask God directly without asking anyone else to intercede with God for him or her. God is not Jesus, and Jesus is not God. God is not a trinity. Islam rejects that God rested on the seventh day of the creation that He wrestled with one of His angels that He is an envious plotter against mankind, or that He is incarnate in any human being. Islam also rejects the attribution of any human form to God.

All of these are considered blasphemous. God is the Exalted. He is far removed from every imperfection. He never becomes weary. He does not become drowsy nor does he sleep. The Arabic word Allah means God (the one and only true God who created the whole universe). This word Allah is a name for God, which is used by Arabic speakers, both Arab Muslims and Arab Christians. This word cannot be used to designate anything other than the one true God. The Arabic word Allah occurs in the Quran about 2700 times.

In Aramaic, a language related closely to Arabic and the language that Jesus habitually spoke, 4 God is also referred to as Allah. Muslims believe in the existence of the angels and that they are honored creatures. The angels worship God alone, obey Him, and act only by His command. Among the angels is Gabriel, who brought down the Quran to Muhammad. Muslims believe that God revealed books to His messengers as proof for mankind and as guidance for them. Among these books is the Quran, which God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. God has guaranteed the Quran’s protection from any corruption or distortion.

God has said: Muslims believe in the prophets and messengers of God, starting with Adam, including Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, and Jesus (peace be upon them). But God’s final message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal message, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. Muslims believe that Muhammad is the last prophet sent by God, as God has said: Muslims believe in the Day of Judgment (the Day of Resurrection) when all people will be resurrected for God’s judgment according to their beliefs and deeds.

Muslims believe in Al-Qadar, which is Divine Predestination, but this belief in Divine Predestination does not mean that human beings do not have freewill. Rather, Muslims believe that God has given human beings freewill. This means that they can choose right or wrong and that they are responsible for their choices. From Islam-Guide.com In today’s society, it has become the norm to blame outside sources or entities for the bad choices made by us as individuals instead of taking responsibility for their own choices and actions.

The Basis of Being encourages readers to make choices that will enhance their lives and the lives of others for the better. When a person errors in judgment and makes a bad choice, take responsibility for that choice, correct it if possible and learn from it. By taking responsibility for all our actions it helps us to build a strong moral character leading us towards a happier more fulfilled life that others can look up to. When we blame others for our bad choices instead of laying the blame solely upon ourselves, we don’t learn from the mistake so therefore we can’t grow as a person. Individual’s that blame others for their mistakes are always unhappy, ungrateful and miserable human beings who inevitably try to drag down those around them.

If you know someone like this, the best thing to do is distance yourself from that person. When exercising our freewill we should take into consideration the consequences of our actions, and ask some basic questions to make sure we are making the right choice. Will it benefit or enhance your life or those in your life? Will it hurt anyone? If more of us stopped to think for a minute before we took action we could diminish the amount of bad choices that we make in our lives freeing it us up to enjoy the good things in our lives. The Basis of Being is a great addition to ones belief system no matter what you believe or what religion you practice. It can help you through life’s journey; encourages you to always better yourself and to always learn. If we fail to learn, we fail to grow.

The Basis Of Being supports all beliefs that lead to a prosperous and peaceful lifelong pursuit of happiness for not only ourselves, but those around us.

What is the Basis of Being?

The Basis Of Being is a groundbreaking book broken down into 13 Chapters of 28 Maxims each. Written by Liam Ballinagar & Gamble Leidolf; edited by Corine San Crainte, this wonderful pocket sized guide will change your life forever. With 364 Pearls of Wisdom, you can make but one alteration a day and by the end of 12 months, you might not recognize yourself. But of course your good deeds will have been rewarded and come back to you tenfold. Thank you for considering the Basis Of Being. If you are ready for the Future: CLICK HERE