1. “ Towards becoming Muslims - and its challenges.” Friday night lecture series by: Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail @ Masjid al- Istiqomah (Serangoon, Singapore) ©2006ZhulkefleeHjIsmail #4 – part2 –Knowing our History

4. The Basic Message of Islam: TAWHIID - Attestation to the Oneness of God. LAA-ILAA-HA- IL-LALLAAH “ There is no other god except Allah” (Who is God?) - Purity of Faith in God: Say: He is Allah, the Absolute One; Allah is He, the Absolute and Eternal (Who is the most besought of all); He begets not, nor was He begotten; And there is none comparable to Him. ( Qur’an : al-Ikhlas: 112 ) ©2006ZhulkefleeHjIsmail

6. ADAM (other nations) NOAH ( Nuh ) (Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet) “ for We assuredly sent amongst every nation, (other nations) a Messenger” (Q: Nahl : 16:36) ABRAHAM ( Ibrahim ) (1st Born) (2nd Born) ISHMAEL ( Isma’i l) ISAAC ( Ishaq ) JACOB ( Ya’akub ) JOSEPH ( Yusuf ) MOSES ( Musa ) (the Quraysh tribe in Mecca, direct DAVID ( Dawud ) descendants of SOLOMON ( Sulaiman ) Ishmael) (many others amongst Israelite) JOHN THE BAPTIST ( Yahya ) JESUS CHRIST (‘ Isa al-Masih ) MUHAMMAD (The chosen Seal of Prophethood) ©2006ZhulkefleeHjIsmail

11. IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GUIDED US TO ISLAM وَمَنۡ أَحۡسَنُ قَوۡلاً۬ مِّمَّن دَعَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَـٰلِحً۬ا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِى مِنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ ( Qur’an: Fushilat: 41: 33 ) ©2006ZhulkefleeHjIsmail

12. IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GUIDED US TO ISLAM “ And who could be better of speech than he who calls [fellow men] to Allah, and does what is just and right, and says, ‘Verily, I am of those who have surrendered themselves to Allah (as Muslims).” .” ( Qur’an: Fushilat: 41: 33 ) ©2006ZhulkefleeHjIsmail

26. ISLAM IN ACHEH (NORTH SUMATRA) Malay Annals “Sejarah Melayu” records confirms - - Islam was brought to Pasai by a (muballigh) missionary called Pakir Muhammad via Gujerat (South India). The king of Pasai who first embrace Islam was “ Merah Silu ” who then adopted the Muslim name “ al-Malikus-Salih ” (meaning ‘the righteous king”). ©2006ZhulkefleeHjIsmail