Introduction Of Islam As A Religion
Most of the people in the world including some Muslims think that Islam is relatively new religion introduced by Muhammad (PBUH). However, the truth is that God had chosen this very religion for humankind when He decided to create human beings. Therefore, it is a fact that all the prophets from Adam to Muhammad (PBUH) propagated the religion of Islam to their respective nations.
The definition of Islam:
Islam is not only the name of a set of religious beliefs and traditions but it is a complete code of life. The literal meanings of world “Islam” are peace and submission. Muslims as a whole follow a religion that promotes mercy, peace, and forgiveness. Muslims are those who submit themselves to the will of Allah were Allah is the Arabic word for God. Therefore, overwhelming majority of Muslims have nothing to do with terrible and unlawful acts that biased Western Media have associated with them.
The definition of Muslims:
Any person who believes that Allah is the only master of this universe, the Muhammad (PBUH) is the last of the prophets, and there will be no prophet after Him is called as a Muslim. Currently, more than 1 billion Muslims live in almost all parts of the world. However, Majority of these Muslims live in Arabia, Indonesia, Asia, and Northern Africa like Egypt and Morocco. On the other hand, significant number of Muslims is also living in China, Russia, Europe, and North America as a minority.
The basic beliefs of Muslims:
Muslims believe that God is incomparable, unique and one, in the Angels created by God, in all the prophets sent by Allah to his people, the accountability of humans on the Day of Judgment, in God’s full authority over destiny and live after death. Furthermore, Muslims also sternly believe that final message of God was revealed on Holy Prophet (PBUH) that sums up the teachings and instructions of previous apostles like Adam, Noah, Abraham, David, Moses and Jesus.
Why Islam appear exotic in to the West?
There might be only one reason behind this trend and that is the people in the West have totally denounced religion from their lives and religious faiths do not dominate their societies. On the contrary, Muslims give extreme importance to religion and make no decision whether personal or social that is contradictory to Islam. They take religious laws that is Shariah quite seriously and that is why Islam looks quite strange to the west.
The origins of Islam and Christianity are not different:
If people try to understand Islam and Quran through any means like online Quran study or through any learned Islamic scholar, they will find that all three divine religions have common roots. Their ancestor is the same that is the great prophet of Allah Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S.), commonly known as Abraham in the Christian world. Furthermore, all three Prophets for these religions directly descended from him. Muhammad (PBUH) descended from the eldest son Ishmael. Moses and Jesus descended from the younger son Isaac. Abraham established the city of Makkah and rebuilt Ka’aba where Muslims turn their faces while praying.
The spread of Islam and effects on the world:
Muhammad (PBUH) propagated Islam for 23 years and managed to subjugate the entire Arab Peninsula to Islam during his life. After him, his pious and nobles successors conquered the lands as far as Khurasan (Afghanistan) in the east to Morocco in the west. The Islam had such a fantastic effects on these areas that majority of people embraced Islam within very short span of time. The message of Islam was very simple and easy for these people to comprehend. Islam helped these people to get rid of atrocities of rulers and so called religious preachers and gave equal rights to all the people and promoted justice for all.
The teachings and instructions of Islam were so attractive especially to deprived classes that Islam spread rapidly and within few years, a mighty and powerful Muslim empire came into being.
What is Holy Quran?
The Noble Quran is the collection of exact words that Allah revealed on Muhammad (PBUH) through Gabriel. Muhammad (PBUH) explained each verse of Quran through his sayings and actions. Allah promised to protect the Quran Himself and therefore, Quran is present in its perfect shape that is a miracle in itself. Muhammad (PBUH) himself was the first Quran tutor to early Muslims. As far as current Muslims are concerned, they can learn Quran through academies offering online Holy Quran tutoring or through Islamic centers.
The Holy Quran is the basic and primary source of faith for Muslims and covers almost all the factors that a Muslim can come across in his or her life. However, the basic aim of the Quran is to elaborate the relationship of humankind with their Creator.
Other source of Allah:
Apart from Quran, the other major source of law for Muslims is the life of their Prophet (PBUH). Muslims believe that whatever he did or say is a kind of law for them that they have to abide by.
Conclusion:
Thus, Islam is the religion of mercy and compassion and supports equality, basic human rights for everyone and reconciliation among nations and countries.
About Author:
Bilal Abbasi writes on the misconceptions the Western world about Islam and also on how to eliminate these delusions. She works for Quranreading.com, an online academy that offers general online Quran study and Holy Quran online tutoring.
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