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Table of Contents The Shahadah First Part Second Part Al-A’raf  7:59 An-Nahl 16:36 Adh-Dhariyat 51:56 Al-Anbiya 21:25 Conclusion Tawhid in the Islamic religion is the belief that there is only one unique God. The concept of Tawhid appeals to Islamic monotheism, which is essentially and absolutely summarized in the  Shahadah  (the profession of faith). Briefly, an attempt will be made to describe the Shahadah as the cornerstone of Islamic monotheism.  The Shahadah The Shahadah is made up of two professions: “There is no god but God” and “Muhammad is the Messenger of God”  (La ilaha illa’Llah, Muhammad-ur-Rasul-Allah) . The first section of the Shahadah centres on the oneness and indivisibility of God, and the second section is on the prophethood of Muhammad. Nasr opined about the importance of the Shahadah: The most fundamental formula of the Qur’an is the Shahadah, that is, witness or testimony,  La ilaha illa’Llah , that there is only one God. “The first pillar of Islam is the “The

Table of Contents The Ramadan Fasting (sawm)   Almsgiving (zakat)  Reading of the Qur’an   Night of Qadr   Lent Prayer  Fasting  Almsgiving  Yom Kippur Refrain from Work  Visit to Synagogue   The Kol Nidrei  The Morning Service   The Musaf Service   The Afternoon Service   The Neilah   Attire  Almsgiving   Conclusion Fasting is total or partial abstinence from food, drink, or any gratifications for religious, ethical, or health purposes or reasons. The latter two purposes (ethical and health) are not the subject of this writing. Fasting for religious purposes is the theme of this writing, therefore, we will try to describe each fasting practice as independent of the other. In this writing, we will consider fasting from the perspectives of the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The description of the practices will be in descending order (that is, Ramadan, Lent, and Yom Kippur and not chronologically as they should be). The reason for this approach is to remov

Table of Contents Christology/Soteriology Jesus – Son of God Son of God in the New Testament Son of God by Self-identification Son of God and Messiah Son of God – Miracle Worker Son of God used by Demons Son of God used by men Son of God used by heavenly Voice Son of God in the Fourth Gospel – According to John In series 1,  ‘Isa – Jesus in the Qur’an: A Messenger and a Prophet, not crucified nor killed (Jesus Factors in Islam and Christianity)’ , the argument was that there are two different narratives of the person of Jesus as noted in both the Qur’an and the Bible contributed to their different assumptions. In series 1, the term ‘factor’ was defined based on mathematical and some algebraic expressions. Factors are one of two or more numbers, or the like when multiplied together result in a given product. For example, 8 and 5 are factors of 40. In this light, therefore, viewed the Islamic interpretation of the person of Jesus as one factor, and the Christian interpretation of the per