Islam is the religion of hundreds of millions of people. One of the main pillars of Islam is ‘faith’, i.e. ‘to believe and get convinced’ and submit oneself to God. Islam calls for peace, love, and justice besides believing in God the creator of this universe including earth, heaven, meteors, and living creatures. According to Islam, God gives life and death to people and raises the dead on the day of resurrection, to reward those who gave charity, and punish those who harmed others. Believing in the resurrection and rewarding and that on the judgment day God will reckon everybody for his/her deeds are essential elements in the Islamic faith. "Yea, to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: so that He rewards those who do Evil, according to their deeds, And He rewards those who do good, with what is best." (Surah An-Nijm, Verse 31)
The first source and reference for Islam is the Holy Quran that Prophet Muhammad taught. It contains all tenets, regulations and orders that a Muslim should do or comply with. And whatever the Quran allowed Muslims to do became permissible. And whatever the Quran ordained them to do became an imposition, for which if a Muslim follows it he will be rewarded on the day of resurrection. And if a Muslim does not do what the Quran ordains him to, God will reckon him on the day of resurrection.
Whatever the Quran prohibited became banned for Muslims, like stealing, perjury, attacking people and attacking their property, etc, and whosoever commits such crimes will stand before the civil law or else will be reckoned by God on the resurrection day. These rules are found in all monotheistic religions, in Christianity that takes the Gospel as its main source and was taught by Jesus, as well as in Judaism with the Old Testament i.e. the Torah as its main source, which was taught by Moses.
Islam makes no distinction between religions or prophets. The Quran mentions the Prophets Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad and other prophets that called for righteousness, love, and justice for mankind, and calls upon all Muslims to believe in them all.
1. "He hath ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which we commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying Establish the religion, and be not divided therein." (Surah Al-Shura ‘The Counsel’, Verse 13). This verse addresses Muslims.
2. The Quran also says to Muslims: "Say (O Muslims): We believe in Allah and that which was revealed unto us and that which was revealed unto Abraham and Ismael, and Isaac, and Jacob and the tribes, and that which Moses and Jesus received, and that which the prophets received from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and unto Him we have surrendered." (Surah Al-Baqarah ‘The Cow’, Verse 136)
3. The Quran also says: "The messengers believe in that which hath been revealed unto him from his Lord and (so do) the believers. Each one