Islam can indeed seem strange to a society in which religion no longer plays a major role in everyday life;

• BUT to a Dedicated Muslim,

• Islam is life, and there is no division between the secular and the sacred.

In the view of Islam, religion is not merely a personal issue or

something symbolic pertaining to a limited area of one's existence. • On the contrary, it involves moulding

a balanced way of life suitable not only to Muslims but to everyone who inclines toward peace, justice and respect for rights

Do Muslims worship God or Allah?

• One of the biggest misconceptions about Islam concerns the name "Allah." Some people believe that Muslims worship a different God than Christians, Jews and others, and some missionary organizations distribute literature in English in which they say such things as: "Allah is the god of the Muslims" and "Muhammad told people to believe in the god, Allah." They thus imply and reinforce the idea that "Allah" is some sort of false deity.

Totally incorrect

• This is totally incorrect because "Allah" is the same word that Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews use for God. If you pick up an Arabic Bible, you will find the word "Allah" wherever "God" is used in English. "Allah" is also the proper name of God. Therefore, Muslims use the name "Allah" even when they speak other languages.