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Why God chosen Islam
for Humanity
by Kamal Ali Al-Mantasir
When humanity reached the stage of maturity after the sequence of revelations of the divine Messages that preceded Islam, and after becoming prepared, willing , and able to hold a genera and immortal divine message that comprises the requirements for a better human life ; Almighty God, Glory to Him ; sent His Messenger Muhammad Ibn Abdullah (Muhammed ,son of Abdullah) (Peace be upon him) with the Message of Islam. Almighty , Glorious God says in the Chapter (The table spread : 3) " This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour unto you, and have chosen for you as religion Al-Islam "
Almighty God ; Revered be Him; had chosen the Islamic Religion for humanity. because
1. It is the Religion of Nature ; Read Almighty's saying in the Holy Qur'an (The Romans : 30 ) : " The nature (framed) of Allah, in which He hath created man. There is no altering (the laws of) Allah's Creation. That is the right religion, but most men know not "2. It is the religion of human unity, and equality among creatures : Almighty God ; Glorified be His name : says in the Holy Qur'an (The Private Apartment:13) : " O mankind ! Lo ! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you , in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct, Lo! Allah is knower aware ".
3. Since man , in his nature regards freedom sacred , and struggles for it ; the Islamic religion invokes for it and incites to it, in appreciation of man in this world. In particular, Islam appreciates the freedom of belief ; and in Almighty 's saying in Holy Qur'an (The Cow :256) we read : " Thee is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error "
4. Islam regards man as made up of body and soul.; thus Islam does not give preference or superiority, to one over the other of ignore anyone of them; thus if God had ordered man to follow His commandments in order to refine him, He also had given him permission to enjoy the blessings of the worldly life. Almighty God, Praise and Glory to Him, said in the Holy Qur'an (The Heights :32 ) : "Say : Who hath forbidden the adornments of Allah which He hath brought forward for His bondmen, and the good things of his providing? Say :Such, on the Day of Resurrection, will be only for those who believed during the life of the world "
5. The belief , teaching, judgments, and etiquettes of Islam do not oppose the nature of the proper man, but it rather suits it, promotes it, and leads it on the right way to sensible conduct, and to perfection. This, can be seen if we take a close look at Almighty's saying in the Holy Qur'an (The Table Spread ) : "..... Now hath come unto you light from Allah and a plain scripture - Whereby Allah guideth him who seeketh His good pleasure unto paths of peace. He bringeth them out of darkness unto light by His decree, and guideth them unto a straight path " Sending messengers and divine messages to humanity, went on, for the unity of Allah ; Lord of the worlds, and for solving the problems of life. The Islamic message, the seal of all preceding messages, was send for the solutions of partial and principal problems of life. Thus it included all that can organize the life of the individual and the lives of the group irrespective of time, place, and race, that could guarantee a good and graceful life for them. For this, Islam came with the following teachings :
First : (Beliefs) Man should believe in the One and only God Who has no associates ; in His Messengers, Holy Books ,Angels , and the Day of Resurrection : he should believe in all that in his heart and admit it with his tongue, without distinguishing one Messenger from the other.
Second : (Etiquettes) : These are the virtues, ideals principles and good manners that the Islamic Religion had demanded, from believers ; as well as honesty, courage, generosity, truthfulness, and good treatment.
Third : (Worshippings): these are the saying and actions that Muslims perform seeking approach to Almighty God , and obeyance of His commands,. Furthermore , worshipping, veneration, and devoutness, cannot be except to Allah; Lord of the worlds. Some fundamental matters were taken into consideration in worshipping in Islam : Those matters are stated as follows :
a) There is no place at all for any intercessor who claims to be a mediator between man and God ; the Lord of the worlds; because Almighty God ,praise to Him, is far Better, Higher, and Greater than to accept having mediators and intercessors. For His saying ; Almighty in the Holy Qur'an (The Heights: 54) : "His verily is all creation and commandment. Blessed be Allah, the Lord of the worlds "
b) Not t overdo things and exaggerate, so that man would not retreat to worshipping only , and ignores or fails in performing his other duties in public life; thus it is not worship if man leaves the worldly life an devotes himself completely to worship; for among the characteristics of the Islamic Religion is mediation and fairness in everything. For Almighty 's saying in the Holy Qur'an (The Story : 77 ) : " But seek the abode of the Hereafter in that which Allah hath given thee and neglect not thy portion of the world......"
c) Easiness and elimination of impediments; for Islam eliminate inconveniences and destroy all impediments to worship God ; So Almighty God says in the Holy Qur'an (The Pilgrimage: 78) : "He Hath chosen you and hath not laid upon you in religion my hardship "
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