The word "Islam" means "total submission to God". The faithful place themselves in God‘s care and have every assurance of God‘s salvation.

"This day I have perfected your religion for you and completed my favor to you. I have approved Islam to be your religion". (The Qur‘an, 5:3)

Islam is the third, that is, the most recent, of the world‘s three great monotheistic religions. Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Upon Him and his Descendents), the founding Prophet of Islam, was born in Mecca on the Arabian Peninsula in 570 A.D. This city is therefore considered sacred. Every Muslim, at some point in his or her life, if at all possible, is expected to make the pilgrimage, at least once. Muhammad (PBD) is considered to be the last of God‘s great prophets.

Islam is an attitude as much as a religion, voluntarily assumed, a concept regarding the world and its Creator, and in effect represents an acceptance of the practices considered relevant to its exercise. It is a way of life maintained within a doctrine that assumes all aspects of the human condition.

A Muslim is a person of the Islamic faith. The word originated in the Arabic language, the feminine is Muslima, and in either case refers to a faithful believer "who submits or delivers himself (or herself) to God‘s will". Thus anyone who submits to God is considered a Muslim, without fear of error. For this reason the prophets prior to Muhammad, such as Abraham, Moses and Jesus, as well as the Virgin Mary, among others, may be considered Muslims, for having submitted to Divine Will.

"He has named you Muslims before and in this so that the messenger (Muhammad) can be a witness for you and in order that you are witnesses against mankind". (The Qur‘an, 22:78)

The Islamic faith is raised on principles known as "pillars". The first acknowledges the Oneness of God ("There is no God but God") and the second accepts Muhammad (PBD) as His final and principal Prophet. There are 1.5 billion people in this world who accept these two basic precepts.