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Which Is The True Religion Of God?
Each person is born in a circumstance which is not of his own choosing. The
religion of hisfamily or the ideology of the state is thrust upon him from the
very beginning of his existencein this world. By the time he reaches his
teens,he is usually fully brain-washed into believingthat the beliefs of his
particular society are the correct beliefs that everyone should have.However,
when some people mature and are exposed to other belief-systems, they
begin to question the validity of their own beliefs. The seekers of truth often
reach a point of confusionupon realizing that each and every religion, sect,
ideology and philosophy claims to be the one and only correct way for man.
Indeed, they all encourage people to do good. So, which one is right? They
cannot all be right since each claims all others are wrong. Then how does the
seeker of truth choose the right way? God gave us all minds and intellects to
enable us to make this crucial decision. It is the most important decision in
the life of a human being. Upon it depends his future, Consequently, each
and every one of us must examine dispassionately the evidence presented
and choose what appears to be right until further evidence arises.
The Religion’s Name
The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about Islam is
what the word ‘Islam” itself means. The Arabic word “Islam” means the
submission or surrender of one’s will to the only true God, known in Arabic as
“Allah”. One who submits his will to God is termed in Arabic a “Muslim”. The
religion of Islam is not named after a person or a people, nor was it decided
by a later generation of man, as in the case of Christianity which was named
after Jesus Christ, Buddhism after Gautama Buddha, Confucianism after
Confucius, Marxism after Karl Marx, Judaism after the tribe of Judah and
Hinduism after the Hindus. Islam (submission to the will of God) is the religion
which was given to Adam, the first man and the first prophet of God, and it
was the religion of all the prophets sent by Allah to mankind. Further its name
was chosen by God Himself and clearly mentioned in the final scripture which
He revealed to man. In that final revelation, called in Arabic the Qur’an Allah
states the following:
“This day have I perfected your religion for you,
completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for
you Islam as your religion.” [Qur’an 5:3]
completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for
you Islam as your religion.” [Qur’an 5:3]
“If anyone desires a religion other than Islam
(submission to God), never will it be accepted of
Him.” [Qur’an 3:85]
(submission to God), never will it be accepted of
Him.” [Qur’an 3:85]
Hence, Islam does not claim to be a new religion brought by Prophet
Mohammed into Arabia in the seventh century, but rather to be a re
expression in its final form of the true religion of Almighty God, Allah, as it
was originally revealed to Adam and subsequent prophets.
Thus, Jesus like the prophets before him and the one who came after him,
taught the religion of Islam:
submission to the will of the one true God.
submission to the will of the one true God.
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