Thankyou for your response rav.
Allaah is the arabic way of saying God, i.e. Al (the) Illaah (God.)
We believe that Prophet Abraham was a great Messenger of Allaah and he was a close friend of Allaah. Prophet Israeel (Jacob) was a true Prophet of Allaah and truthful. Prophet Moses was a true Messenger of Allaah and he was honorable in the sight of Allaah.
These Prophets of Allaah recieved revelation from Him, they came to their people and conveyed the message clearly to them, and explained to them clearly the way Allaah wanted to be worshipped. This is the role of the Messengers' of Allaah.
There call was clear, and every Prophet of Allaah recieved revelation and made the call clear. They called their people to worship Allaah Alone, to establish the prayer, to pay their due to the poor, to help the orphan and needy, to be dutiful to ones parents, to enjoin the good and to forbid the evil. They warned their people of the Day of Judgement. And they warned them of the consequences of ones own actions (i.e. the reward of Paradise and the Punishment of the Hellfire.)
Prophet Noah came to his own people, and that is mentioned in the Qur'an. He never came for all of humanity, even though humanity did continue on through his lineage.
Verily, We sent Nuh to his people saying: "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful torment."
He said: "O my people! Verily, I am a plain Warner to you, that you should worship Allah alone, be dutiful to Him and obey me, He (Allah) will forgive you of your sins and respite you to an appointed term. Verily, the term of Allah when it comes, cannot be delayed, if you but knew."
He said: "O my Lord! Verily, I have called my people night and day (secretly and openly to accept the doctrine of Islamic Monotheism), but all my calling added nothing but to their flight from the truth. Verily! Everytime I called unto them that You might forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, and persisted (in their refusal), and magnified themselves in pride. Then verily, I called to them openly (aloud); then verily, I proclaimed to them in public, and I have appealed to them in private, I said to them: 'Ask forgiveness from your Lord, Verily, He is Oft Forgiving; He will send rain to you in abundance, and give you increase in wealth and children, and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers."
What is the matter with you, that you fear not Allah (His Punishment), and you hope not for reward from Allah or you believe not in His Oneness. While He has created you in different stages. (23:13-14 Quran)
See you not how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another, and has made the moon a light therein and made the sun a lamp? And Allah has brought you forth from the dust of earth. Afterwards He will return you into it (the earth), and bring you forth (again on the Day of Resurrection) Allah has made for you the earth wide spread (an expanse) that you may go about therein broad roads.
Nuh said: "My Lord! They have disobeyed me, and followed one whose wealth and children give him no increase but only loss. They have plotted a mighty plot. They have said: 'you shall not leave your gods, nor shall you leave wadd, nor Suwa, nor Yaghuth, nor ya'uq nor Nasr (names of the idols). Indeed they have led many astray. O Allah! Grant no increase to the Zalimeen (polytheists, wrongdoers, and disbeliveers etc) save error."
Because of their sins they were drowned, then were made to enter the Fire and they found none to help them instead of Allah. (71:1-25 Quran).
Abraham was not a Jew nor yet a Christian; but he was true in Faith, and bowed his will to Allah's (Which is Islam), and he joined not gods with Allah.
Without doubt, among men, the nearest of kin to Abraham, are those who follow him, as are also this Prophet and those who believe: And Allah is the Protector of those who have faith.
[Qur'an 3: 67-8]
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is a direct descendant of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him.) His call was the same of pure monotheism, some laws from the previous scriptures were abrogated by Allaah to ease their affairs, while others were confirmed.
Now you may ask why the abrogation needs to take place, yet we know that Allaah is the All Wise. So when He sent Prophet Abraham to sacrifice his son, when he was about to do that act - Allaah abrogated that previous ruling for a new one. Or when He sent Prophet Moses with his people to enter the blessed land, He abrogated that since the people were disobedient, and He made the Children of Israeel wander in the desert for 40years.
Therefore it's quite logical that Allaah could abrogate previous laws and replace them with new ones, yet the main principal remains the same - it is the same monotheistic call that ALL the Messengers' of Allaah have called to.
Since it's my duty to convey the message clearly, then i will end my post off with the following verses and Prophetic narration:
Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam. Those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) did not differ except, out of mutual jealousy, after knowledge had come to them. And whoever disbelieves in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, then surely, Allah is Swift in calling to account.
So if they argue with you, say, "I have submitted myself to Allah [in Islam], and [so have] those who follow me." And say to those who were given the Scripture and [to] the unlearned, "Have you submitted yourselves?" And if they submit [in Islam], they are rightly guided; but if they turn away - then upon you is only the [duty of] notification. And Allah is Seeing of [His] servants.
[Qur'an 3: 19-20]
Also, it's been authentically reported that the Messenger of Allaah, peace be upon him said:
"There is no Jew, nor any Christian, who hears about me, and then does not believe in me and in that with which I have been sent, except that Allah must enter him into the Fire." [Sahih Muslim]
Anyway, i hope you can check this link out just so you get some clear understanding on what Islaam is, and it may clear up many misunderstandings you may have also:
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Thankyou for your time.
And Allaah Almighty knows best.
Regards.
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