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Creation, and His creation.

Two of Allah’s many Commandments that are most repeated in the Quran are related to

divine worship and human service: praying to Allah and giving charity to fellow human

beings. Both are related to the two concentric circles of Islamic rights: Divine Rights and

Human Rights that each Muslim is responsible for, and will be held accountable for on the Day

of Judgment. Anyone, Muslim or non-Muslim, who violates these rights, especially human

rights, will be held responsible, judged and punished by Almighty Allah. The vast majority, or

the ninety-nine percent, of 1.6 billion Muslims of different races and regions of the world are

equally peaceful as any other religious group in the world can claim.

Resource person and books for information about Islam:

1. Dr. Ismail El-Shikh, Imam/Religious Scholar in Residence at the Islamic Center of Hawaii

(1935 Aleo Place, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822). Email: shikhna@gmail.com

2. Malcolm Clark’s book: Islam for Dummies.

3. John Esposito’s book: Whatever One Needs to Know About Islam.

4. Sachiko Murata and William Chittick’s book: Vision of Islam.

5. Karen Armstrong’s book: Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time.

6. Dr. Abdul-Karim Khan’s YouTube lectures on Islamic Civilization:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJGzoj7tI4Y_fwh6kjyF1ERJRW53ZUYrB

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