Why do you say Islam is the only true religion?

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Nerd said:
Here is an interesting quote by Homer "Suppose we've chosen the wrong god. Every time we go to church we're just making him madder and madder"

Keeping that in mind; why do you say Islam is the only true religion?

what is the criteria, we have to consider to weigh a religion in order for us to come to the conclusion that it is indeed the only true religion?
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Well there are different ways, one can start with some assumptions, if God would provide a religion and punish those who did not follow it, then in principle, God would have to make this religion's truthfulness clear from others, if we are to believe this is a Just God.

There is the way of checking each religion, but to narrow it down one can come up with a criteria.

A Critreria which most would accept, most people I speak to face to face accept end up accepting this, would be two things:

1. We should know the people who brought the message forward.

2. We should know that the message has not been changed.​

A religion which does not have this fails, and a religion who posesses this, can go through to the next stage of scrutanisation.

;)

Eric H said:
God chooses whom he wills, maybe the choice is not ours to make.

Having said that I am a Christian, and I look at the sincerity of faith in people of many diverse religions. I wonder as to why God would choose in this way? After all; we are all created by the same God.

In the spirit of praying for greater interfaith friendships and relations.

Eric
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And what if the choice is ours?

barney said:
Wouldnt God make a religion logical for his people?
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barney said:
Yep, God communicating with mankind has to be logical. If he can only communicate in metaphors, parables and contradictions in a mishmash of gibbering inconsistancy without human rhyme nor reason through the whole of time, then theres no point in talking at all. Really? Is there?
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The context of the message and how the message is delivered are two different things, of course God would have to speak to us in a logical/understandble method, but the message may not be what we think is logical all the time, sometimes our logic is wrong, and if our logic was always right there would be no need for religion telling anyone what to do for we would have worked it all out.

glo said:
I trust that a God who 'so loved the world' will be mercyful and forgiving, even to those who misunderstood him.
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But what about those who wilfully choose to misunderstand, or those who think they understand but don't check as much as they should, or verify as much as they would for worldly matters when it comes to the choice of religion.
 
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I am going to sound like Bill Clinton for a moment: "What do you mean by true?"

Perhaps the word "true" has too many different conontations based on teaching and culture. I think a better choice for the title would be:

"Why do you say Islam is the only religion we should follow today?"

My answer:

1. It came from God(swt)

2. It is the last and final set of instructions, revelations etc. given to mankind.

3. We are getting very close to the "Last Days" and it is the only clear route given to all of mankind to surrender our lives to Allaah(swt) and escape hellfire.
 
you take any aspect of life, any problem any issue - the way it is handled in ISLAM it is the only way - the best thing is patience. and moreover how can one live without being near to HIS CREATOR, HIS MAINTAINER. thats ISLAM I suppose . the joy the support the energy that one gains after prostrating - this can sound good to the one who knows HIM. to the one who does not know HIM it is again an issue of debate
 
I think human logic and common sense only plays a part in finding the religion, not following it. (It has been said by a speaker, that when you look at most of the passages in the Qur'an which call to logic, they speak to the disbelievers)

Faith is faith, but where we place our faith is not based on faith but should be on logic and reason.

Once, due to reason, we are sure that a guide is right, we put our faith in that guide. Sort of like, I do my research on which bus route will take me to a place, after all my research I conclude that bus number 21 will take me, I then due to this research of reason, put my faith on the driver, because I dont know the route I dont know which particular road will take me, but through my reasearch in the routes before, I have faith this bus will take me to the right place.
 
ozdload said:
The scientific community claim to have evidence of a world evolving over millions of years with fossils and archaeological evidence for each stage of their theories.
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The fossils don't explain macro evolution, although they do explain where animals died through history. Scientists are attempting to link them animals to make them all part of one big family, however - macro evolution can't be tested for certainty, but i don't have enough time to go into detail sorry.


I'll link you to a good link for more details (by an ex atheist who became muslim): :)

http://seemyparadigm.webs.com


hope you check it out and enjoy it.



True Christians claim the earth is only about 4500 years old.

Islam began to take hold from about AD615 . What is the Islamic perspective of the age of the earth and plant life and animal life .
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We believe Islam [submission to God] has been the religion and guidance sent to all the Prophets and Messengers from God to mankind. Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the final Messenger, after a chain of many Messengers such as Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus son of Mary etc. (peace be upon them all.)


In regard to the earths age, there is no mention of it in our texts. Therefore it does not contradict our faith even if the world is over 1 million years old etc.


And Allah knows best.




Peace.
 
Greetings,

well put it this way.. if you have an instruction manual that tells you about the desiger, the product, how to fix problems, how to stop them arising.. it covers everything completely and answers all your questions, you'd follow that one compared to that which only tells you a bit about the designer, a few 'do's and don'ts', a few basic instructions that don't really help you at all.

Well only Islam fully contains intructions needed for mankind to deal with every aspect of life - from, birth, death, marriage, divorce, business, social/spiritual/physical/sexual matters and so on. These instructions are beneficial not only to the individual or society but also to the welfare of our planet.

Look at the hindu practice of cremating bodies. Burning one body requires 880lbs of wood. According to some estimates funeral pyres strip the country of more than 50 million trees annually. The left-over burned body parts are dumped into rivers adding toxicity to already polluted water; not forgetting the carbon dioxide that released into the atmosphere from burning funeral pyres.

Now look at the instructions upon the death of a muslim - Read funeral rites and bury body wrapped in sheet of cotton cloth and you're done. Both naturally disintegrate causing no harm to the environment. How economical and environmentally friendly is that? :D

That was just a small example.. but speaks volumes to those who listen. I follow Islam and claim it to be the true religion because it's logical in all matters, it's guidence doesn't leave one wondering, it's fair in it's punishments, it instructs how to avoid harm at all levels in all aspects of life and gives instructions on how to live in harmony with ppl of other faiths, it's the be all and end all. The complete instruction manual from the Creator. Why would I not favour it over some corrupt old instructions that cannot help me in any way at all?



Peace.
 
Muslimah_Sis said:
Greetings,

well put it this way.. if you have an instruction manual that tells you about the desiger, the product, how to fix problems, how to stop them arising.. it covers everything completely and answers all your questions, you'd follow that one compared to that which only tells you a bit about the designer, a few 'do's and don'ts', a few basic instructions that don't really help you at all.

Well only Islam fully contains intructions needed for mankind to deal with every aspect of life - from, birth, death, marriage, divorce, business, social/spiritual/physical/sexual matters and so on. These instructions are beneficial not only to the individual or society but also to the welfare of our planet.

Look at the hindu practice of cremating bodies. Burning one body requires 880lbs of wood. According to some estimates funeral pyres strip the country of more than 50 million trees annually. The left-over burned body parts are dumped into rivers adding toxicity to already polluted water; not forgetting the carbon dioxide that released into the atmosphere from burning funeral pyres.

Now look at the instructions upon the death of a muslim - Read funeral rites and bury body wrapped in sheet of cotton cloth and you're done. Both naturally disintegrate causing no harm to the environment. How economical and environmentally friendly is that? :D

That was just a small example.. but speaks volumes to those who listen. I follow Islam and claim it to be the true religion because it's logical in all matters, it's guidence doesn't leave one wondering, it's fair in it's punishments, it instructs how to avoid harm at all levels in all aspects of life and gives instructions on how to live in harmony with ppl of other faiths, it's the be all and end all. The complete instruction manual from the Creator. Why would I not favour it over some corrupt old instructions that cannot help me in any way at all?



Peace.
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Perfect answer :thumbs_up

it instructs how to avoid harm at all levels in all aspects of life
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Prevention is better than cure!
 
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Why do I believe Islam is the only true religion? Simple. That's because I believe in Islam, and part of believing in Islam is to believe that Islam is the true religion :)
 

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