A Simple Introduction to Islam

of God. It not only states that God is only one but it also describes what it means to be the one God. This chapter has presented the concept of God in a pure and unadulterated form. God is one and everyone is dependent upon Him. He is not dependent upon anyone, He himself, all alone, has power over everything. He does not beget nor is He begotten. He is a unique Being with no equal, no likeness. All kinds of uniqueness inhere His Being, and this Being is of God, the Almighty. The concept of the one God is the central concept of Islam: it is this belief which is the essence of Islam and the sole source of all of its teachings. WHO ARE ANGELS? Angels are loyal and obedient creatures of God, endowed with special powers and authority to facilitate the workings of the universe. Angels are among the creatures created by God. They have been endowed with special powers. They have all the power and authority to facilitate the workings of the universe. But all their actions are in total submission to God; not even in the minutest