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99 Names
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 Introduction
 The name of this Web Site is derived from a famous authentic statement (hadeeth) of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) that translates:
Allah has ninety nine names, one hundred minus one; and he who counts them all will enter Al-Jannah (the Garden Of Heaven), and Allah is "witr" (One) and loves the witr (i.e. odd numbers). [Al-Bukhaari, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasaai, Ibn Majah]
 continue... Who Is Allah?
 There are real misconceptions about Allah in particular - i.e. He is a god for blacks or Arabs or Africans but not white Europeans. Or that He is unmerciful and vengeful, and He suffers from the same petty jealousies or character and even physical flaws as any human.
Portrayals of God in Western culture are often that of an old man with a long white beard who sits in the clouds. Michelangelo’s painting on the Sistine Chapel is engraved in the minds of many as the image of God.
continue... Islam & Monotheism
 Literally tawheed(Monotheism) means to make something one or to call it one. In English when something is made one, it is considered unified. However, in Islamic terminology tawheed means to believe that Allah is the one and only true God, and He alone deserves to be worshipped.
Tawheed is sometimes referred to as monotheism. However, in its purest sense in the Islamic definition is that no other entity can in any way have Allah's perfect attributes or be equivalent or even in competition with Him.
continue... The Call of Islam
 The call of Islam, which is the call of all the prophets and messengers of old, is fundamentally to bring an understanding of the Creator to mankind at large. It is a call to all people to worship their Creator and Master with knowledge, clarity and sincerity. It is the essence of the first part of the Muslim’s declaration of faith and the testimony of belief that if understood and declared sincerely, enters a person into the fold of Islam.
Laa ilaaha ill Allah
[There is nothing deserving of worship in truth except Allah]
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