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★ Islam is THE way ★
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Jesus (peace be upon hm) very much existed, and is honoured in the Qur'an, and is one of our Prophets. Muslims love and respect Jesus (peace be upon him) and believe in him as he was; one of the noblest and purest of humanity to ever walk the earth, and one of the greatest messengers of Allah, sent to the Children of Israel. We do not reject him (as Jews do), nor do we go to the other wrong extreme of deifying him (as Christians do). Neither he, nor any other messenger, ever claimed divinity, or to be God's son. We believe he was born miraculously of the noble virgin Mary (peace be on her), and that he is the messiah. We do not however, believe that he died or was crucified. He'll return to earth near the end of time.
The evidence we have, is a scripture that is 100% the word of Allah, the creator of the universe. Not the word of any man who could have got it wrong. The Qur'an is the last and final scripture of God, the very words revealed by God to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) via the angel Gabriel. It's message is for the entire world, until the world ends. It is because Allah has promised to preserve the Qur'an that there won't be any need for a new Prophet, because the message is, and will remain, intact. Thus it is fully preserved with no word in it coming from any human. It is 100% the word of God, unlike the other scriptures that we have with us today, that have been changed by humans - thus it supersedes the previous scriptures, while being a continuation, confirmation and culmination of the original message contained within them, in its last and final form. It has no versions or editions. Millions of people from all over the world have it memorised and they all recite word for word the same thing. It contains the central message as already described, and practical guidance on how to live, stories of previous prophets from which to learn lessons, warnings, rules, comfort, solace, good tidings, and in it God corrects misconceptions people may have about Him or His prophets. It tells us what has always been expected from humans since the beginning of time; what He told His prophets to teach people since the beginning. That message never changed. The essence of Islam is what always was, and has always been, the true and natural religion; the way of all the Prophets, the original and only message.
So, next you may ask, how do I know that the Qur'an is the truth, is the word of God? From what I recall, I think there were threads on this in the past, so if I find them I'll post the links here in shaa Allah (God willing).
There's also another point I'd like to make. We should certainly satisfy oursleves that what we're following is the truth. I'd like to give a crude analogy if I may. Let's imagine a person called John, who's been through his childhood and has now reached adulthood. In his early years, his family wasn't very well off, so they didn't hav a camera. He has no phohtos of himself as a child until he got to about six years old. He doesn't look like any of his parents. His earliest memories are from about aged four or five. He does not remember his birth, did not see his birth, or whose womb he emerged from. Yet he knows, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are his parents who nurtured him. So what of our Creator, when the signs are all around us? John would never dream of saying to his parents, look, how do I know you're my parents? Where's the evidence? Until I have some, I'm not going to believe you're my parents. How do I know you didn't steal me from someone else. I want a DNA test. Ony when I have some hard evidence, will I accept that you're my parents. Again, I must stress, we do not have any type of a parental relationship with God but this is just by way of analogy.
We also, know, without a shadow of a doubt, that Allah alone is our Creator and the Creator of the universe, and is our Sustainer and Lord. We see the signs all around us. And with Him being Creator, God, and Lord, no word is truer than His. You see, historical research can change, even do a u-turn. Because it is carried out by flawed humans, making best guesses at things. One day x is true, the next day, it isn't true, y happened. We don't rely on such stuff for our beliefs.
Peace.
The evidence we have, is a scripture that is 100% the word of Allah, the creator of the universe. Not the word of any man who could have got it wrong. The Qur'an is the last and final scripture of God, the very words revealed by God to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) via the angel Gabriel. It's message is for the entire world, until the world ends. It is because Allah has promised to preserve the Qur'an that there won't be any need for a new Prophet, because the message is, and will remain, intact. Thus it is fully preserved with no word in it coming from any human. It is 100% the word of God, unlike the other scriptures that we have with us today, that have been changed by humans - thus it supersedes the previous scriptures, while being a continuation, confirmation and culmination of the original message contained within them, in its last and final form. It has no versions or editions. Millions of people from all over the world have it memorised and they all recite word for word the same thing. It contains the central message as already described, and practical guidance on how to live, stories of previous prophets from which to learn lessons, warnings, rules, comfort, solace, good tidings, and in it God corrects misconceptions people may have about Him or His prophets. It tells us what has always been expected from humans since the beginning of time; what He told His prophets to teach people since the beginning. That message never changed. The essence of Islam is what always was, and has always been, the true and natural religion; the way of all the Prophets, the original and only message.
So, next you may ask, how do I know that the Qur'an is the truth, is the word of God? From what I recall, I think there were threads on this in the past, so if I find them I'll post the links here in shaa Allah (God willing).
There's also another point I'd like to make. We should certainly satisfy oursleves that what we're following is the truth. I'd like to give a crude analogy if I may. Let's imagine a person called John, who's been through his childhood and has now reached adulthood. In his early years, his family wasn't very well off, so they didn't hav a camera. He has no phohtos of himself as a child until he got to about six years old. He doesn't look like any of his parents. His earliest memories are from about aged four or five. He does not remember his birth, did not see his birth, or whose womb he emerged from. Yet he knows, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are his parents who nurtured him. So what of our Creator, when the signs are all around us? John would never dream of saying to his parents, look, how do I know you're my parents? Where's the evidence? Until I have some, I'm not going to believe you're my parents. How do I know you didn't steal me from someone else. I want a DNA test. Ony when I have some hard evidence, will I accept that you're my parents. Again, I must stress, we do not have any type of a parental relationship with God but this is just by way of analogy.
We also, know, without a shadow of a doubt, that Allah alone is our Creator and the Creator of the universe, and is our Sustainer and Lord. We see the signs all around us. And with Him being Creator, God, and Lord, no word is truer than His. You see, historical research can change, even do a u-turn. Because it is carried out by flawed humans, making best guesses at things. One day x is true, the next day, it isn't true, y happened. We don't rely on such stuff for our beliefs.
Peace.
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