Why Islam?

[a_stranger]

In the following let us show why we believe that Islam is the religion of Truth which can solve the proplems our humanity is suffering from:

I believe that Islam talks to human minds giving proofs and reasoning telling about the wisdom behind the creation of man, the reality of life, the Creator and His Attributes, how to worship Him and the reality of death, the reality of the future of man after death, the realities which govern the life of people, what is good for them and what is bad for their lives as individuals and communities or groups.


This knowledge man needed and was revealed as a guidance from our Creator because it was beyond the cognitive map of knowledge of the human beings. The religion of Islam is a religion to guide all people and for all time. Indeed, the religion is concerned with the Fitra (natural predispositions). This Fitra has not changed throughout mankind history. In fact, man's organs are still the same and their potentialities have not changed. The work of the cellular tissue, for instance, is still the same. The psychological formation is still the same. All men love, hate, obey, desire and they have been like that since the very beginning of mankind. So, today we are faced a man created the same way with the same lack of information and the same Fitra and, religion (Islam) is to guide and direct this unique Fitra of all mankind in all ages.

In fact, religion is bound to this Fitra as Allah Says (interpretation of meaning): {So set you (O Muhammad SAW) your face towards the religion of pure Islâmic Monotheism Hanifa (worship none but Allâh Alone) Allâh's Fitrah (i.e. Allâh's Islâmic Monotheism), with which He has created mankind. No change let there be in Khalq*!illâh (i.e. the Religion of Allâh Islâmic Monotheism), that is the straight religion, but most of men know not.} [30: 30]. Quran


Islam is the religion for all time until the Day of Judgement when no other religion will be accepted. In Islam new inventions and technologies are encouraged as long as they do not interfere with the call for man to be informed of and obey Allah's Commands for him.
It is significant that some scientists become Muslims after they have read the Qur'an and Sunnah.
Allah knows best.

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http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/Fatwa/ShowFatwa.php?lang=E&Id=82520&Option=FatwaId

 

[a_stranger]

Body-Soul Conflict

According to Islam, Allah has appointed the human soul as His Khalifah (vicegerent) in this world. He has invested it with a certain authority, and given it certain responsibilities and obligations for the fulfillment of which He has endowed it with the best and most suitable physical frame. The body has been created with the sole object of allowing the soul to use it in the exercise of its authority and the fulfillment of its duties and responsibilities. The body is not a prison for the soul, but its workshop or factory; and if the soul is to grow and develop, it is only through this workshop. Consequently, this world is not a place of punishment in which the human soul unfortunately finds itself, but a field in which Allah has sent it to work and do its duty towards Him.

So spiritual development should not take the form of a man turning away from this workshop and retreating into a corner. Rather, man should live and work in it, and give the best account of himself that he can. It is in the nature of an examination for him; every aspect and sphere of life is, as it were, a question paper: the home, the family, the neighborhood, the society, the market-place, the office, the factory, the school, the law courts, the police station, the parliament, the peace conference and the battlefield, all represent question papers which man has been called upon to answer. If he leaves most of the answer-book blank, he is bound to fail the examination. Success and development are only possible if man devotes his whole life to this examination and attempts to answer all the question papers he can.

Islam rejects and condemns the ascetic view of life, and proposes a set of methods and processes for the spiritual development of man, not outside this world but inside it. the real place for the growth of the spirit is in the midst of life and not in solitary places of spiritual hibernation.

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[Der Fragende]

:salam2:

A good short text.
Thanks.

 

[a_stranger]

You are welcome brother, I believe that Islam if followed with sincerity can solve many human conflicts.

 

[a_stranger]

Family - Basis for Society

The family system and the relationship between the sexes determine the whole character of a society and whether it is backward or civilised, jahili or Islamic. Those societies which give ascendance to physical desires and animalistic morals cannot be considered civilised, no matter how much progress they may make in industry or science. This is the only measure which does not err in guarding true human progress. In all modern jahili societies, the meaning of 'morality' is limited to such an extent that all those aspects which distinguish man from animal are considered beyond its sphere. In these societies, illegitimate sexual relationships even homosexuality, are not considered immoral. The meaning of ethics is limited to economic affairs or sometimes to political affairs which fall into the category of 'government interests'.

Among jahili societies, writers and journalists advise both married and unmarried people that free sexual relationships are not immoral. However, it is immoral if a boy uses his partner, or a girl uses her partner, for sex, while feeling no love in his or her heart. It is bad if a wife continues to guard her chastity while her love for her husband has vanished; it is admirable if she finds another lover... From the point of view of 'human' progress, all such societies are not civilised but are backward. The line of human progress goes upward from animal desires toward higher values. To control the animal desires, a progressive society lays down the foundation of a family system in which human desires find satisfaction, as well as providing for the future generation to be brought up in such a manner that it will continue the human civilisation, in which human characteristics flower to their full bloom.

Obviously a society which intends to control the animal characteristics, while providing full opportunities for the development and perfection of human characteristics, requires strong safeguards for the peace and stability of the family, so that it may perform its basic task free from the influences of impulsive passions. On the other hand, if in a society immoral teachings and poisonous suggestions are rampant, and sexual activity is considered outside the sphere of morality, then in that society the humanity of man can hardly find a place to develop. Thus, only Islamic values and morals, Islamic teachings and safeguards, are worthy of mankind, and form this unchanging and true measure of human progress, Islam is the real civilisation and Islamic society is truly civilised.


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[a_stranger]

The Moral System of Islam

The viewpoint of Islam is that the universe is the creation of Allah who is One. He alone is its Master, Sovereign and Sustainer, and it is functioning under His command. He is All-powerful and Omniscient, he is subbã h and Quddã s (that is, free from all defects, mistakes, weaknesses and faults and is holy in every respect). His godhood is free from partiality and injustice.

Man is His creature, subject and servant and is born to serve and obey Him. These correct course of life for man is to live in complete obedience to Him. And it is for Allah, not man, to determine the mode of that worship and obedience.

At certain times Allah has raised Prophets for the
guidance of humanity and has revealed His books through them. It is the duty of man to live his life according to the dictates of Allah and to follow the Divine guidance.

Man is answerable to Allah for all his actions and will be called on to render an account of them in the Hereafter. Man’s short life on earth is really an opportunity to prepare for that great test. He will be impartially assessed on his conduct in life by a Being who keeps a complete record not merely of his movements and actions and their influence on all that is in the world ¾ from the tiniest speck of dust to the highest mountains ¾ but also of his innermost thoughts and feelings and intentions.

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