Meaning of the Arabic word Islam is obedience. It’s
another meaning is peace. To attain peace in this world and in the hereafter is
the principle proposed by Islam.
In practice it
implies that we have to do whatever our Creator commands us to do in this world
and refrain from whatever He prohibits us from. The acts which are commanded by
Him are known as Good deeds or ‘punya’ or ‘dharma’. Whereas the acts prohibited
by Him are known as evil or ‘paaba’ or ‘adharma’. Whoever accepts and adopts
this code of life is known as Muslim (Obedient) in Arabic.
It is free for anyone to accept and adopt this principle and live accordingly. It is not a property of any particular tribe, race, sect, country or color. It is not a new religion too. Right from the beginning of mankind the messengers of God sent by Him to different parts of the world have been preaching the same principle to their respective people to reform them. Today the same has been reintroduced by Prophet Muhammad (peace is upon him)
= whoever follows this way of life – that is doing good and refraining from evil – will be rewarded with paradise in the life hereafter. Whosoever ignores and rejects the way of life proposed by God and live a life of disobedience will enter Hell in the life hereafter.
= The basic tenet of this faith is that exclusively the Creator and Cherisher of the world only deserve to be worshipped. None of His creations, be it a king, be it a spiritual leader, be it a celebrity or any great man … and so on… absolutely do not deserve any worship. One should strictly refrain from the worship of grave or statue of any dead man or animal or of any senseless and lifeless object. Man should worship God directly without any intermediaries.
= Next important tenet of this faith is that all mankind has originated from a single pair of male and female. That is human beings irrespective of their belongingness to any religion, any country, any color, any race or language are brothers and sisters belonging to the same family. So they are all equal in status and to impose any inequality among them on the basis of country, language, color, race etc is prohibited. Islam says that one can excel over others only through piety. It becomes mandatory on those who accept this principle that they should enjoin good and keep away from evil. They should forbid evil in all possible manners.
Now you can yourself make out why Islam faces so much opposition.
= Those that live upon adharma rise deadly against the spread of dharma. The growth of this faith cannot be tolerated by those who exploit people on the basis of injustice, iniquity, oppression, robbery, usury, prostitution, drugs, etc. The fascist forces and the colonial powers fear that this will undermine their dominance.
= When it is told that man can approach and worship God directly, it
displeases the intermediaries who have been exploiting people in the name of
God by spreading superstitions in the society hitherto.
= Growth of this movement will not be liked by those who have been exploiting weaker section in the community in the name of superiority of color, race, creed etc.
= Growth of this movement will not be liked by those who have been exploiting weaker section in the community in the name of superiority of color, race, creed etc.
= As this principle creates awareness
of self respect, the people embracing this faith turn against the oppressors.
As a result they start fighting against the colonial and oppressive rulers to
liberate their countries and safeguard their national wealth from them.
= Thus, this reformation movement spoils the sleep of defenders of Adharma all over the world. Hence they stand united to suppress the growth of Islam.
But the Sovereign Lord and Master of this world say that Islam has been
sent as a mercy to mankind and no one can stop the growth of this movement. He
declares in His Book thus:
They want to extinguish the light of
Allah with their mouths, but Allah* refuses except to perfect His light,
although the disbelievers dislike it. (Holy Quran 9:32)
(* Allah means ‘the One and the only
God worthy of worship’)
But no one need to fear or worry about the growth of this movement. It does
not intend to lift up or defeat or destroy any community, country or race
whereas it aims at establishing peace and justice in the world by bringing
discipline in individual, family and societal life through self reformation. If
this is understood by those who oppose will turn promoters of this movement.
That is what indicates the growth of this faith in America and the Europe.
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