... It specifies patterns for worship (known as the Five Pillars of Islam) as well as detailed prescriptions for social conduct, to bring remembrance of God into every aspect of daily life and practical ethics into the fabric of society. ... (Fisher, 381-382)
The first sentence chanted in the ear of a traditional Muslim infant is the Shahadah – “La ilaha ill-Allah Muhammad-un Rasulu-llah” (“There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God”). ... Muslims think that the Oneness of God is the primordial religion taught by all prophets of all faiths. ... God, while One, is referred to by ninety-nine names. ... Allah is the name of God that encompasses all the attributes. ... All humans, for that manner, are a global family; there is no one “chosen people,” for all are invited into a direct relationship with God. ... Individuals should never forget Allah; the Oneness should permeate their thoughts and actions. Abu Hashim Madani, an Indian Sufi sage, is said to have taught; “There is only one thing to be gained in life, and that is to remember God with each breath; and there is only one loss in life, and that is the breath drawn without the remembrance of God. ...
An elaborate mystique was built up around Haile Selassie as the living God (though neither Selassi nor Garvey shared this view).
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