Islamic Worldview: Principles and Assumptions

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Introduction
Islam is one of the most widely followed religions in the world. The religion believes
in a single God and is the second largest religion in the world with over 1.8 billion followers
known as Muslims who constitute approximately 24.1% of the world’s population. About 1/5
of the population of the world is Muslim (Schum 2017). Muslims constitute the primary
religion in 50 countries. The word worldview means a set of thoughts, principles and
assumptions about the reality of life and the role of men in the universe. The worldview of
Islam is a set of principles and assumptions about the birth of universe and man’s relation to
the universe from the perspective of Islam (Alam Choudhury and Nurul Alam 2013). The
worldview is based on two main sources first, the Quran and second, the Sunnah or the life
examples of Prophet Muhammad. The Islamic worldview guides the followers to the correct
path in life. Islamic worldview as often believe, is not really a cultural product of any region
as it is wrongly believed by many, but it is derived from the revealed words of Allah which is
passed on to mankind through Prophet Muhammad. The Quran is considered as the divinely
revealed scripture similar to the Bible. It is believed to be the actual words of Allah that were
given to prophet Muhammad who is known as the final prophet of Allah who passed it on to
mankind.
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The Islamic worldview is based on Allah the God, Mohammad the Prophet of Allah
and the Quran which contains the words of Allah that was delivered by Mohammad. Islam
believes in submission to God and Muslims are the ones that have submitted to Allah. Islam
covers every aspect of the life of its followers. Islam believes in one God which is Allah,
which is very similar to the Christian belief of a single God Jesus Christ. Muslims believe he
is the creator, and the only master of universe and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. The

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practices of Quran and Muhammad constitute the foundation of Islam. The worldview of
Islam started in 570 AD with the birth of Muhammad. By 650AD the Quran was formed and
thereby began the important conquests of Islam in mecca, Egypt, Persia and Jerusalem. Belief
and faith in God and submission and accountability to him is the fundamental principal of the
Islam (Al-Jayyousi 2016). Every action of a believer revolves around this faith that he is
answerable to Allah and he will be rewarded and punished for his actions by God. The
primary objective of Islam worldview is to enlighten the Muslims with the real knowledge of
the world as it is explained in Quran by Allah. The Islamic worldview is simple yet profound.
It teaches the followers the way to conduct themselves in the world. Constant check on
oneself by living on the righteous way by avoiding all corruptions and greed is important.
The Islam teachings are equal for all. There is no distinction between rich, poor, weak
and strong the teachings are equal for all. The Islamic worldview believes that man’s deeds
should be based on their success both in this world and the world after life. That success can
be achieved by following the words of God. It says that all the human problems are caused
due to man’s disobedience to God (Goplen and Plant 2015). The Quran mentions that God
created men as his Khalifa or representative on earth. The Islam worldview says that God
created men as their representative on Earth and He has endowed humans with intelligence so
that men can prosper and do well to mankind. They believe a man is accountable to Allah for
his every action that their every action in their worldly life is being recorded by God and it
will be presented to him on the Day of Judgment. If the person is judged well by God then he
will enjoy eternal happiness in paradise. However, if he fails, he will be condemned to hell
and be punished for his sins. .
Islamic worldview states that every human must be treated with respect and dignity
irrespective of their rank and status. The Islamic worldview therefore is a supporter of
democracy that ensures a place for everyone. Another important part of Islamic worldview is