What is Islam?
The Arabic word for Islam means submission. Another meaning is peace. In other words, living in submission to God brings peace in this world and in the afterlife, which is the doctrine proposed by this faith.
That is, whatever commands God gives us about what we should do, we must do them. The name for that is merit, virtue, or righteousness. Whatever He prohibits, we should not do those things. It is called as evil or sin or adharma. Those who accept this doctrine and live accordingly are referred to as "Muslim" (one who submits) in the Arabic language
This is a universal doctrine for everyone!
Anyone can accept this doctrine and live accordingly. It does not belong to any particular race, nation, or community. It is not a new path either. Throughout all ages, the messengers of God sent to various parts of this world have preached this doctrine to the people. The same doctrine has now been reintroduced in the name of Islam by the final messenger of God, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
The Ultimate Life Goal
Those who accept this philosophy – that is, those who do good and refrain from evil – attain heaven in the afterlife. Those who live indifferently, disregarding both God and the doctrine of life that He has given, will attain hell.
Movement of Self-Respect
The key principle of this ideology is that only the God who created and governs this world is worthy of worship. No one else—be they great human beings, kings, or spiritual leaders—should be referred to or worshipped as God. Man should not worship the tombs of the deceased, idols, stones, or trees. One must worship God directly, without any intermediaries.
Unity and Brotherhood of Humankind
The fundamental principle of this doctrine is that all human beings have evolved and multiplied from one man and one woman. All human beings - regardless of their religion, country of origin, language spoken, or color - are siblings belonging to the same family. Therefore, everyone is equal! No hierarchies should be taught based on factors like country, ethnicity, language, clan, or caste among them. Islam states that one can rise over others only through piety.
Enjoin goodness , and prohibit evil
According to this ideology, those who accept it should not only have faith in God in this world but also should do and promote good; they must stay away from evils and, whenever they encounter evils, they should strive to prevent them in every possible way.
Now you can understand why this doctrine of Islam faces opposition!
When righteousness spreads, those who have embraced unrighteousness rise in anger.
= When people feel that they can approach God directly, it makes the intermediaries lose their peace! Those who spread superstitions among the people and exploit them over time will not like this policy spreading!
= Those who live by claiming the superiority of their color, race, language, and caste and treating other people as slaves and dominating them will not like this policy spreading.
= This policy encourages people to live with a sense of self-respect, and as a result, people become aware and turn against the dominant powers. They fight to free their countries from them and prevent the plunder of their national resources.
Thus, this doctrine is making the guardians of unrighteousness all over the world sick. That is why they are working together to prevent this religion from spreading. They criticize it in every way they can, both nationally and internationally. They portray those who accept this religion and those who fight against unrighteousness as terrorists through the media.
But the Lord of this world says in His Holy Quran that this religion has been revealed as a blessing for the people of the worlds, and no one can prevent it:
'They wish to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths - but Allah will not fail to perfect His light, even though the disbelievers may abhor it.' (Al-Quran 9:32)
But no one needs to worry about its growth. It has not come to destroy or elevate a race or nation. Rather, if one realizes that it has come to establish Dharma and spread peace on earth, then the opposition will disappear. Today's enemies will become tomorrow's guardians of this religion. That is what the growth of this religion in America, Europe and other countries today indicates.
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