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Why Islam ?
I believe all
mankind believes in God , their inner soul agrees
that there is God or some kind of supernatural power
.This world can not come to existence by chance.
Once you believe in God you must agree that he has
provided us everything we need - Air, Water , Food
,Fuel and all sorts of energy required . So how do
you disbelieve that God has not shown us path to
live in this world without any guidance ?
Islam is the Divine guidance from the beginning of
creation of mankind on this earth - Messenger from
God like Abraham ,Moses , Jesus , Mohammed were came
to renew the same old message of submitting to will
of God. That is Islam .Islam is the Call to eternal
progress, individual and communal, spiritual and
social, political and economic.It is in essence a
Call to revolution. A revolution against corruption,
falsehood, greed, ignorance . A revolution against
wrong or evil behavior .
First let us look at the objectives of Islam. What
is it that our Creator and Sustainer wishes of His
creatures? The purpose of Creation?
Allah has given to mankind, and, among His Creation,
only to mankind "Free Choice". Each individual is
permitted to follow his own inclinations, his own
desires - to take the Right Path, or to avoid the
Right Path.. The choice is yours. The choice cannot
be made unless one has an understanding of Islam.
As Mankind developed from the earliest times, as his
observation of Nature as a cohesive whole improved,
as his leisure to think increased, he was led to the
realization that the Spirits which he had thought
were numerous, responsible for all the phenomena
that effected his existence, were in fact One. That
this One Supreme Spirit whose continuous renewing of
Nature was proof of His Reality, His Eternity and
His Awesome Power. From this it followed that the
Supreme Spirit is Divine, the One Truth, the Creator
and Sustainer of Nature itself. Then it dawned upon
man that the reason that the Creator had created,
was mankind itself - the only creature with
intellect, the only creature so fashioned that his
only limits or boundaries are his own imagination.
Thus the living link of bond between the Supreme
Spirit and mankind was forged. A link fashioned out
of a limitless Love and Compassion.
A Love that if we are to reach the final link - that
of eternal life in His Mansions - has to be
reciprocated. Because the gulf between the Supreme
Spirit and man is so vast and unimaginable this Love
of the Divinity can only be practically manifested
through love of mankind for his fellow men. As
knowledge of Self, knowledge of Nature and
eventually knowledge through Revelation impacted
upon him, so the understanding grew that the Supreme
Spirit had created all that He has created for a
singular purpose through an overwhelming outpouring
of Love and Understanding. A Love that has to be
reciprocated through the Bond between the Creator
and each individual.
The Religion of Islam is the translation of this
concept of the Bond between Allah and each
individual, into the practical every day activity of
every Muslim. This it is that Allah expects each
unit of mankind to expend his greatest efforts in
demonstrating.
This is the duty of each of us. To change the world
so that it is a better place when we leave it, than
it was when we entered it. Mankind, the only
creation with intelligence and abilities, has been
given the responsibility of caring, looking after,
the earth and all that is on it. Man is the Steward,
the Caretaker, the Manager appointed by Allah whose
duty it is to improve, make better the earth and all
its inhabitants
If our love for our Creator is to be meaningful, our
Stewardship to be fruitful then we need to divest
ourselves of all greed and selfishness and work for
the betterment - the Good of this world and the Good
of the Hereafter - of all. The Way of Muhammad (s) -
the Religion of Islam - is the translation of this
conception of the Bond between Allah and each
individual, into the practical every day activity of
every Muslim who desires eternal life.
From Quran - 31:17 and 90:1 7 commands us to
establish continuous worship or service to Allah; to
command the practice of all that is Right and to
eradicate all that is Evil while exhorting each
other to Compassion. The establishment, as a way of
life of the active, dynamic and meaningful worship
of Allah as becomes His stewards on earth practicing
all that is right, preventing all that is Wrong, yet
in a spirit of Compassion, is the seed from which
springs the Spirit of Islam, the same Spirit with
which the Prophet Muhammad (s), imbued the hearts of
his Companions. Those Companions who launched a
society in which those who dwelt therein lived full,
natural lives in security , love , justice, beauty ,
and truth.
This is the aim of Islam on earth This is the
objective for which we must aim. This is the
community that we must found.
Indeed, Allah has told us, in 9:33 that the Religion
of Truth has been sent so that it may prevail over
all other beliefs, however much the deniers of the
Truth may be adverse.
In addition, in 22:41 Allah says that Muslims are
those who, when We give to their authority in the
land, establish regular worship (i.e. pursue
spiritual development), give regular charity (i.e.
pursue economic well being), enjoin all that is
right and forbid all that is wrong (i.e. pursue
moral and ethical values |