Why Islam? Out Of All The Other Religions? Part 1

Why Islam? Out of all the other religions?

If one objectively and justly researches into all religions and makes comparison, will come to the conclusion that Islam is the only religion that calls people to the worship of the One True God, Allah. All other religion teaches people to worship creation and call on them.

Islam is a religion and is a complete way of life from birth to death, from the age of maturity, understanding and pubity until death, from the moment we wake up until we go back to sleep. Islam encompasses and regulates our whole life.

It is a religion of belief, knowledge, statements and actions. Whoever learns, acts and submits to its teaching with knowledge, with an educated choice, will be blessed and will find peace, contentment in their lives. And will know how to deal, cope with the various trials and test of life Allah decrees.

Islam encompasses everything. On a personal level, how to clean ourselves in the toilet, how to bathe, how to eat and drink. How to cut our hair, How to dress, How to interact with the non-Muslims, neighbours, parents, wife, children, opposite gender, etc. It teaches how the Husband and wife to be intimate with each other, it teaches about marriage, business, finance, inheritance issues etc. It teaches us about the rights of Allah, the rights of His Messenger and the rights of people and other creation.

On a society level, Islam also encompasses our social, political and economical aspects of life. Muslim governments, Kings, leaders who are governing a country are obligated to apply, judge and establish the Laws of Allah, Shareah in the land. Whereas the individual and family are likewise to apply it in their homes.

Our purpose of life is to worship Allah alone, the one true God, the creator and sustainer of everything that exists, without associating any partners with Him. The only way we can worship Him as the way He wants us to, is by following the last and final Messenger, Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam unconditionally. We are required to learn and follow the Scholars, Imams based upon proofs from the Qur’an and the authentic Hadeeth with the correct understanding, the understanding of the Sahabah in every issue and not blind follow any particular Scholar, Madhab, nor be part of a sect, or a member of a group, organisation that is established based upon partisanship, man-made principles and methodologies. Rather, we must follow the Qur’an and Sunnah upon the Manhaj, methodology and understanding of our Salaf as-Salih (righteous predecessors).

We are all born on a natural state with the belief that Allah is the only one true God, who has the right to be worshipped alone, but, it is the parents, family, society that instils in us to believe in something else and worship creation. Once we reach the age of maturity, understanding, we have our own choice and are responsible to research, study, read and make our own decision and conclusion as to what is the purpose of life, what we want to believe in and follow.

Those of us who are born Muslims we have not been given a certificate to Jannah automatically, likewise, we need to research, study to find the true and correct understanding of Islam. The Islam of the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam and his Companions radhiAllahu anhum. Learn and live by it until death.