{"id":6368,"date":"2017-08-03T13:02:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T17:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/?page_id=6368"},"modified":"2025-09-25T11:39:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:39:47","slug":"islam-101","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101","title":{"rendered":"Islam 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"section section--full-width section--hero section--acf-block section--acf-block-hero section--has-background section--hero-sticky section--color-scheme-light text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section__background\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"parallax\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/imam-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/the-hajj-annual-islamic-pilgrimage-mecca-1-1920x1080.jpg')\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container container-sticky\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 section__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-title\">Islam 101<\/h1>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">CONTENTS:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/what-is-islam\">What is Islam?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/who-is-allah\">Who is Allah?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/who-is-muhammad\">Who is Muhammad?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-shahadatayn\">What is Shahadatayn?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/most-important-features-islam\/\">What Are the Most Important Features of Islam?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/sources-of-islam\/\">What are the Sources of Islam?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-the-holy-quran\">What is the Holy Quran?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/essence-of-islam\/\">What is the Essence of Islam?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-are-sunnah-and-hadith\">What are Sunnah and Hadith?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-are-the-sources-of-hadith\">What are the Sources of Hadith?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-are-the-main-pillars-of-al-islam\">What are the Main Pillars of al-Islam?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-ahl-al-bayt\">What is Ahl al-Bayt?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-shia-muslim\">What is Shia Muslim?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/who-is-a-muslim\">Who is a Muslim?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/how-many-muslims-are-there\">How many Muslims are there?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/muslims-vs-arabs\">Muslims vs. Arabs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-else-do-muslims-believe\">What Else Do Muslims Believe?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-marjaeya\">What is Marjaeya?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-taqlid\">What is Taqlid?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-jumuah\">What is Jumuah?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-hajj\">What is Hajj?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-eid\">What is Eid?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-ramadan\">What is Ramadan?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-ashura\">What is Ashura?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-arbaeen\">What is Arbaeen?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/how-does-islam-view-diversity\">How does Islam View Diversity?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I<a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/islam-beyond-misconceptions-truth-vs-perception\">slam Beyond Misconceptions: Truth vs. Perception<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/why-islam-resonates-wisdom-justice-and-knowledge\">Why Islam Resonates: Wisdom, Justice, and Knowledge<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/the-value-of-marriage-and-family-in-islam\">The Value of Marriage and Family in Islam?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/islams-vision-of-gender-balance-and-honor\">Islam\u2019s Vision of Gender Balance and Honor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/how-does-islam-view-death\">How does Islam view Death?\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-jihad\">What is Jihad?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/islam-and-the-human-rights\">Islam and the Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-the-kaabah\">What is the Kaabah?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/islam-in-north-america\">Islam in North America<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/beliefs\/ahl-al-bayt\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Who are the 12 Successors of the Holy Prophet (pbuh&amp;hp)?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CONTENTS: Who are the 12 Successors of the Holy Prophet 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