The successor to the ...

The successor to the , Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib[^6], has described the dynamic process of following Islam: I am defining Islam as no one has defined it before me: Islam is submission, submission is conviction, conviction is affirmation, affirmation is acknowledgement, acknowledgement is performance of obligations, and the performance of obligations is good deeds. [^7]7 [^1]: From the Arabic verb aslama, meaning surrender. [^2]: The Arabic word for God. [^3]: Quran: Islam’s divine book.

[^4]: Muslim refers to a follower of the religion of Islam. [^5]: Hadiths, Sunnah, or traditions are actions, words, and consents of the in matters pertaining to the meaning and practices of Islam which have been transmitted through a line of narrators. [^6]: Imam Ali was ’s cousin and son-in-law. Since the age of six, Imam Ali was raised and educated by the Prophet. [^7]: Nahj al-Balagha (The Peak of Eloquence), sermon #125. Previous…