In the Name of God, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful
Let’s Learn Our Religion!
Lesson I The Family of Believers
We are Muslims and our religion is called Islam. Religion is a way of life that includes the worship of God every day in all that people do. In Arabic, the word for religion is Deen. In other words, we can say that our Deen is Islam. Islam is also an Arabic word and it means submission to God. Submission to God means that we obey what God says in His books and through His Messengers and do what God tells us to do. That is why we call ourselves Muslims. Muslim is also an Arabic word that means someone who submits to God.
There were many Muslims that followed the Deen of Islam on the earth. Many of the first Muslims were Prophets and Messengers of God. Prophets and Messengers of God are special men and angels that God chooses to help and guide mankind to the right path. There are stories about many of them in the Bible and Qu’ran. The Bible and Qu’ran are books containing messages from God that tell us to do what is right and warn us against doing what is wrong. They help us to practice our religion the right way. When we obey God’s commands in His books and by His messengers we become part of the family of believers!
Quiz Questions – Let’s Test What You Know!
1. The Arabic word for religion is:
a.) muslim B.) islam c.) deen
2. God chooses Prophets and Messengers to:
a.) wake us up in the morning
b.) help and guide mankind to the right path
c.) help us with our chores
3. Muslim is an Arabic word that means:
a.) a way of life that includes the worship of God every day in all that people do
b.) books containing messages from God that tell us to do what is right and warn us against doing what is wrong
c.) someone who submits to God
4. What do you like most about being a Muslim?
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