رَّبِّ اَعُوۡذُ بِکَ مِنۡ ھَمَزٰتِ الشَّیٰطِیۡنِ ۙ واَعُوۡذُ بِکَ رَبِّ اَنۡ یَّحۡضُرُوۡن ؕ۔
بِسۡمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِۙ۔
Introduction of Islam.
"When a servant worships his Creator and the Creator of all the universes with sincerity, follows the straight path of His religion, does good deeds, establishes prayer and pays zakat, then this is the straight, true and enduring religion of Islam."
وَمَاۤ اُمِرُوۡۤا اِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُوا اللّٰهَ مُخۡلِصِيۡنَ لَـهُ الدِّيۡنَ ۙ حُنَفَآءَ وَيُقِيۡمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَيُؤۡتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَذٰلِكَ دِيۡنُ الۡقَيِّمَةِ ؕ ﴿۵﴾
Q-98:05And they were commanded only to worship Allah, being sincere to Him, and to establish prayer and give zakah, following His straight path. And that is the right and lasting religion.
فَسَاَكۡتُبُهَا لِلَّذِيۡنَ يَتَّقُوۡنَ وَيُؤۡتُوۡنَ الزَّكٰوةَ وَالَّذِيۡنَ هُمۡ بِاٰيٰتِنَا يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ ۚ ﴿۱۵۶﴾
Q-07:156God decrees His mercy for those who adopt Taqwa, give Zakat, and believe in God's signs.
رَّبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الۡاَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا فَاعۡبُدۡهُ وَاصۡطَبِرۡ لِـعِبَادَتِهٖؕ هَلۡ تَعۡلَمُ لَهٗ سَمِيًّا۔ ﴿۶۵﴾
Q-19:65Worship the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them. And be patient in His worship. Do you know of anyone like Him?
وَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ رَبِّىۡ وَرَبُّكُمۡ فَاعۡبُدُوۡهُ ؕ هٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسۡتَقِيۡمٌ۔ ﴿۳۶﴾
Q-19:36And indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is the straight path.
Only Islam from beginning to end.
This religion of God came into existence on the day Adam (As) was brought down to earth with Eve. Yes, the Shariah (the way of the religion) differed. For example, there was no command of Salah, or it may be that worship did not exist at all. People’s honesty, gratitude to God, and good deeds—or offering sacrifice for God on certain occasions—could have been the measure for reward and punishment for the people of that time.
In the beginning, all humans were on the same path (the right way). That is, on the guidance of God, that is, gratitude and obedience to the One God. But when people began to multiply, disputes and divergent ideas began to emerge among them. At such times, God began to send Prophets with guidance and Shariah Furqan(Commandments). But even after the truth became clear, differences among people began to increase due to stubbornness and arrogance.
The obedient people of God are called Muslims (Obedient) in Arabic. From Adam to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), all the prophets and their righteous followers, by whatever title they were called in the language of their time, will all be called Muslims in Arabic. Even if they were Jews or Christians or Sabians or any other People of the Book. But the condition is that they are believers, that is, on the right path.
وَمَاۤ اَرۡسَلۡنَا مِنۡ قَبۡلِكَ مِنۡ رَّسُوۡلٍ اِلَّا نُوۡحِىۡۤ اِلَيۡهِ اَنَّهٗ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّاۤ اَنَا فَاعۡبُدُوۡنِ
Q-21:25And We sent not before you any such messenger but it was revealed to him: "There is no god but Me, so worship Me.
كَانَ النَّاسُ اُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً فَبَعَثَ اللّٰهُ النَّبِيّٖنَ مُبَشِّرِيۡنَ وَمُنۡذِرِيۡنَ وَاَنۡزَلَ مَعَهُمُ الۡكِتٰبَ بِالۡحَـقِّ لِيَحۡكُمَ بَيۡنَ النَّاسِ فِيۡمَا اخۡتَلَفُوۡا فِيۡهِ ؕ وَمَا اخۡتَلَفَ فِيۡهِ اِلَّا الَّذِيۡنَ اُوۡتُوۡهُ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَتۡهُمُ الۡبَيِّنٰتُ بَغۡيًا ۢ بَيۡنَهُمۡۚ فَهَدَى اللّٰهُ الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا لِمَا اخۡتَلَفُوۡا فِيۡهِ مِنَ الۡحَـقِّ بِاِذۡنِهٖ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ يَهۡدِىۡ مَنۡ يَّشَآءُ اِلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسۡتَقِيۡمٍ ﴿۲۱۳﴾
Q-02:213In the beginning, all humans were on the same way (God's way), then Allah sent Prophets as bearers of good tidings and warners, and sent down with them Books based on truth, so that they might judge between people in their disputes. But those who were given the Book created differences after clear guidance had come to them, merely due to mutual rebelliousness and stubbornness. Then Allah guided the believers to the truth in those matters of difference by His command. And Allah guides whomever He wills to the straight path.
شَرَعَ لَـكُمۡ مِّنَ الدِّيۡنِ مَا وَصّٰى بِهٖ نُوۡحًا وَّالَّذِىۡۤ اَوۡحَيۡنَاۤ اِلَيۡكَ وَمَا وَصَّيۡنَا بِهٖۤ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ وَمُوۡسٰى وَعِيۡسٰٓى اَنۡ اَقِيۡمُوا الدِّيۡنَ وَ لَا تَتَفَرَّقُوۡا فِيۡهِؕ ﴿۱۳﴾
Q-42:13We have ordained for you the same religion as We taught Noah, and We have sent down to you (O Muhammad) the same revelation as We gave to Abraham, Moses, and Jesus: Establish the religion and do not become divided therein.
اِذۡ قَالَ لَهٗ رَبُّهٗۤ اَسۡلِمۡۙ قَالَ اَسۡلَمۡتُ لِرَبِّ الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ ﴿۱۳۱﴾ وَوَصّٰى بِهَآ اِبۡرٰهٖمُ بَنِيۡهِ وَ يَعۡقُوۡبُؕ يٰبَنِىَّ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ اصۡطَفٰى لَـكُمُ الدِّيۡنَ فَلَا تَمُوۡتُنَّ اِلَّا وَاَنۡـتُمۡ مُّسۡلِمُوۡنَؕ ﴿۱۳۲﴾ اَمۡ كُنۡتُمۡ شُهَدَآءَ اِذۡ حَضَرَ يَعۡقُوۡبَ الۡمَوۡتُۙ اِذۡ قَالَ لِبَنِيۡهِ مَا تَعۡبُدُوۡنَ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِىۡؕ قَالُوۡا نَعۡبُدُ اِلٰهَكَ وَاِلٰهَ اٰبَآٮِٕكَ اِبۡرٰهٖمَ وَاِسۡمٰعِيۡلَ وَاِسۡحٰقَ اِلٰهًا وَّاحِدًا ۚ وَّنَحۡنُ لَهٗ مُسۡلِمُوۡنَ ﴿۱۳۳﴾
Q-02:131-133When Ibrahim’s Lord said to him, "Submit," he (Abraham) said, "I have submitted to the Lord of the worlds. (131)
And Abraham enjoined it on his sons, and Jacob also, (said): 'O my sons! Indeed, Allah has chosen for you this religion, so if death comes to you, then die while being a Muslim. (132)
Were you present when death approached Yaqub and he said to his sons, ‘What will you worship after me?’ They said, ‘We will worship your God and the God of your forefathers, Ibrahim, Ismail, and Ishaq—the One God— And we are his Muslims. (133)
The true religion of God is Islam.
No matter what the era, the prophets, messengers, and their shadows were lost in the veil of time. But the religion of God, which was in the beginning, will remain the same until the Day of Judgment. Man, in the stubbornness and arrogance, continued to carve out religious sects and to oppress himself.
In different languages, call God as Lord or Allah, call Yahwa or El, call Elohim or Adonai, call God or Father, call Lord or Rahman and Rahim. These are all names of God in different times and languages. After a certain time, everyone will stand in the court of the same God. The Torah, the Psalms, the Gospel and the Quran are holy books that confirm each other. Each book is an updated version of the book before it.
human being knows that progress over time is the law of nature. God also updated his books and laws over time. So, isn't it the duty of God's servants to bother reading the updated versions of God's books at least once, instead of hating them?
Consider! Wasn't God's purpose in sending one prophet after another to keep His servants updated? Know one thing well, only those who strive find God.
I say to every People of the Book that your religion is Islam. Even if you do not update your religion. But do study God's most up-to-date book, the Quran, at least once. God never disappoints those who strive.
وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فِى الدِّيۡنِ مِنۡ حَرَجٍؕ مِلَّةَ اَبِيۡكُمۡ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَؕ هُوَ سَمّٰٮكُمُ الۡمُسۡلِمِيۡنَ ۙ مِنۡ قَبۡلُ وَفِىۡ هٰذَا لِيَكُوۡنَ الرَّسُوۡلُ شَهِيۡدًا عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَتَكُوۡنُوۡا شُهَدَآءَ عَلَى النَّاسِۚ
Q-22:78He has not laid upon you any hardship in religion. This is the religion of your father Abraham. He has named you Muslims before and in this (Quran) so that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people.
مَا كَانَ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمُ يَهُوۡدِيًّا وَّلَا نَصۡرَانِيًّا وَّلٰكِنۡ كَانَ حَنِيۡفًا مُّسۡلِمًا ؕ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ ﴿۶۷﴾ ۔
Q-03:67Abraham (peace be upon him) was neither a Jew nor a Christian. He was on the straight path. Which led straight to Allah, he was a Muslim bound by the commandments of God, and he had no connection with the polytheists.
اِنَّ الدِّيۡنَ عِنۡدَ اللّٰهِ الۡاِسۡلَامُ وَمَا اخۡتَلَفَ الَّذِيۡنَ اُوۡتُوا الۡكِتٰبَ اِلَّا مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الۡعِلۡمُ بَغۡيًا ۢ بَيۡنَهُمۡؕ وَمَنۡ يَّكۡفُرۡ بِاٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَرِيۡعُ الۡحِسَابِ۔ ﴿۱۹﴾
Q-03:19The only true and acceptable religion in the sight of Allah is Islam. Those to whom the Book was given, after knowledge had come to them, created differences among themselves out of mere stubbornness and envy. Whoever denies the signs of Allah—indeed, Allah is swift in reckoning.
وَمَنۡ يَّبۡتَغِ غَيۡرَ الۡاِسۡلَامِ دِيۡنًا فَلَنۡ يُّقۡبَلَ مِنۡهُ ۚ وَهُوَ فِى الۡاٰخِرَةِ مِنَ الۡخٰسِرِيۡنَ۔ ﴿۸۵﴾
Q-03:85And whoever seeks as his religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter, he will be among the losers.
Basis of Islam.
Since ancient times, Islam has had two fundamental foundations.
The first and permanent foundation. "Sunnah of Allah".
What has never changed for any prophet or messenger is the Sunnah of Allah, i.e. La ilaha illallah (There is no god but Allah). Allah Almighty commands His servants to worship sincerely and by adhering to this Sunnah of Allah.
وَمَاۤ اَرۡسَلۡنَا مِنۡ قَبۡلِكَ مِنۡ رَّسُوۡلٍ اِلَّا نُوۡحِىۡۤ اِلَيۡهِ اَنَّهٗ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّاۤ اَنَا فَاعۡبُدُوۡنِ۔ ﴿۲۵﴾
Q-21:25And We sent not before you any messenger but revealed to him: "There is no god but Me, so worship Me."
شَرَعَ لَـكُمۡ مِّنَ الدِّيۡنِ مَا وَصّٰى بِهٖ نُوۡحًا وَّالَّذِىۡۤ اَوۡحَيۡنَاۤ اِلَيۡكَ وَمَا وَصَّيۡنَا بِهٖۤ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ وَمُوۡسٰى وَعِيۡسٰٓى اَنۡ اَقِيۡمُوا الدِّيۡنَ وَ لَا تَتَفَرَّقُوۡا فِيۡهِؕ۔ ﴿۱۳﴾
Q-42:13He has ordained for you the religion which He enjoined upon Noah, and which We revealed to you, and which We enjoined upon Abraham, Moses, and Jesus: Establish the religion, and make no divisions therein.
قُلۡ اِنَّمَاۤ اُمِرۡتُ اَنۡ اَعۡبُدَ اللّٰهَ وَلَاۤ اُشۡرِكَ بِهٖؕ اِلَيۡهِ اَدۡعُوۡا وَاِلَيۡهِ مَاٰبِ۔ ﴿۳۶﴾
Q-13:36Say, "O Muhammad! I have been commanded to worship Allah alone and not to associate anyone with Him. To Him I call and to Him I return."
وَمِنۡ اٰيٰتِهِ الَّيۡلُ وَالنَّهَارُ وَالشَّمۡسُ وَالۡقَمَرُؕ لَا تَسۡجُدُوۡا لِلشَّمۡسِ وَلَا لِلۡقَمَرِ وَاسۡجُدُوۡا لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىۡ خَلَقَهُنَّ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ اِيَّاهُ تَعۡبُدُوۡنَ۔ ﴿۳۷﴾
Q-41:36And among His signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Do not prostrate to the sun and the moon, but prostrate to Allah, who created them, if it is Him you worship.
The second temporary foundation, "Shariah of Allah".
What has been updated with time and need is the Shariah of Allah (Allah's laws). That is, just as man has been updated with time and need. Allah Almighty kept updating His prophets with new laws so that they could be just between the obedient believers and the polytheists and disbelievers.
In fact, God chose humans and jinn from all creation to abide by the law, and gave them freedom of choice. Whether they choose the right path or disbelief. Allah Almighty has mentioned the four great books, the Torah, the Psalms, the Gospel and the Quran, as well as other scriptures.
اِنَّا عَرَضۡنَا الۡاَمَانَةَ عَلَى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ وَالۡجِبَالِ فَاَبَيۡنَ اَنۡ يَّحۡمِلۡنَهَا وَاَشۡفَقۡنَ مِنۡهَا وَ حَمَلَهَا الۡاِنۡسَانُؕ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ ظَلُوۡمًا جَهُوۡلًا ۙ ﴿۷۲﴾ لِّيُعَذِّبَ اللّٰهُ الۡمُنٰفِقِيۡنَ وَالۡمُنٰفِقٰتِ وَالۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ وَالۡمُشۡرِكٰتِ وَيَتُوۡبَ اللّٰهُ عَلَى الۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ وَالۡمُؤۡمِنٰتِؕ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ غَفُوۡرًا رَّحِيۡمًا۔ ﴿۷۳﴾
Q-33:72-73Indeed, we offered the Trust (the Sharia) to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, but they refused to bear it and were afraid of it. And man bore it, and he was wrongdoer and ignorant. (72) That Allah may punish the hypocrite man and the hypocrite woman and the polytheist man and the polytheist woman, and that Allah may forgive the believing man and the believing woman. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (73)
وَمَا كَانَ لِرَسُوۡلٍ اَنۡ يَّاۡتِىَ بِاٰيَةٍ اِلَّا بِاِذۡنِ اللّٰهِ ؕ لِكُلِّ اَجَلٍ كِتَابٌ (۳۸) يَمۡحُوۡا اللّٰهُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَيُثۡبِتُ ۖ ۚ وَعِنۡدَهٗۤ اُمُّ الۡكِتٰبِ۔ ﴿۳۹﴾
Q-13:38-39(Allah Almighty says about the books and scriptures revealed to all the prophets). And it was not in the power of any messenger to bring a verse except by Allah's permission. For every age there is a book (38). Allah abrogates whom He wills and preserves whom He wills, and with Him is the original book (39).
On the day of the Farewell Pilgrimage, Allah Almighty informed the Holy Prophet (SAW) of the “completion of religion” and said: “We have chosen for you Islam as a religion.” In the Holy Quran, Allah Almighty has given the news of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) being the last prophet. That is, until the Day of Judgment, no prophet will be born and no any other law will be revealed. The Quran and its commands will remain intact for the rest of the world, because the chain of revelation has ceased.
اَ لۡيَوۡمَ اَكۡمَلۡتُ لَـكُمۡ دِيۡنَكُمۡ وَاَ تۡمَمۡتُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ نِعۡمَتِىۡ وَرَضِيۡتُ لَـكُمُ الۡاِسۡلَامَ دِيۡنًا ؕ ﴿۳﴾
Q-05:03"Today We have perfected your religion for you, completed Our favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion".
اِنَّ الدِّيۡنَ عِنۡدَ اللّٰهِ الۡاِسۡلَام ﴿۱۹﴾
Q-03:19The only true and acceptable religion in the sight of Allah is Islam.
God invites His servants to Islam.
Before the last prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), every prophet who came to the family of Jacob (Israel) was dedicated only to showing the straight path to the Children of Israel. It can also be said that God and his religion were limited to one family. Although there are traces of invitations to other nations to religion from time to time. But there is no universal invitation.
Allah Almighty declared Muhammad (peace be upon him) as a mercy to the worlds and sent him as a prophet to all the people of the world. God tells the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) to invite all the People of the Book to the religion, as well as all those who are still unaware of it.
وَمَاۤ اَرۡسَلۡنٰكَ اِلَّا رَحۡمَةً لِّـلۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ۔ ﴿۱۰۷﴾
Q-21:107And We have sent you as a mercy to all the worlds.
وَمَاۤ اَرۡسَلۡنٰكَ اِلَّا كَآفَّةً لِّلنَّاسِ بَشِيۡرًا وَّنَذِيۡرًا وَّلٰـكِنَّ اَكۡثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ۔ ﴿۲۸﴾
Q-34:28And We have sent you as a mercy and a bringer of good news and a warner to all mankind, but most of the people do not know.
فَقُلۡ اَسۡلَمۡتُ وَجۡهِىَ لِلّٰهِ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِؕ وَقُل لِّلَّذِيۡنَ اُوۡتُوا الۡكِتٰبَ وَالۡاُمِّيّٖنَ ءَاَسۡلَمۡتُمۡؕ فَاِنۡ اَسۡلَمُوۡا فَقَدِ اهۡتَدَوْا ۚ وَاِنۡ تَوَلَّوۡا فَاِنَّمَا عَلَيۡكَ الۡبَلٰغُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ بَصِيۡرٌۢ بِالۡعِبَادِ۔ ﴿۲۰﴾
Q-03:20So, say! I have submitted my face to God and to those who follow me. And say to those who were given the Book and to the illiterate (i.e. those who were not given the Book): Do you accept Islam? Then whoever accepts Islam, he has indeed been guided. And as for those of them who do not accept, then your duty is only to convey the message of God, and God is Seeing of His servants. (20)
وَمَنۡ يَّبۡتَغِ غَيۡرَ الۡاِسۡلَامِ دِيۡنًا فَلَنۡ يُّقۡبَلَ مِنۡهُ ۚ وَهُوَ فِى الۡاٰخِرَةِ مِنَ الۡخٰسِرِيۡنَ۔ ﴿۸۵﴾
Q-03:85Whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter, he will be among the losers.
ٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوا ادۡخُلُوۡا فِى السِّلۡمِ کَآفَّةً وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوۡا خُطُوٰتِ الشَّيۡطٰنِؕ اِنَّهٗ لَـکُمۡ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِيۡنٌ ﴿۲۰۸﴾
Q-02:208O you who believe! Enter Islam fully, and do not follow the footsteps of Devil. Indeed, he is to you an open enemy.
Every child is born a Muslim.
Every child born into this world is innocent and is born with the nature (Fitrat) created by God. Which Allah Almighty has ordained for humans. And that is: the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil. That is, every person knows before doing any work whether it is a sin or a virtue. This nature of God has never changed and will never change.
This problem can also be understood in this way that every polytheist and infidel in the world knows that there is only one true God. For example, ask a Hindu how many Gods are there? He will answer, “One.” While he worships many Gods and Goddess. Similarly, ask a polytheist how many Gods are there? He will answer, “One.” But his faith remains fixed on prophets, shrines, and saints. The nature of man is that as his arms grow stronger, he becomes more and more involved in disbelief, polytheism, and sedition.
فَاَقِمۡ وَجۡهَكَ لِلدِّيۡنِ حَنِيۡفًا ؕ فِطۡرَتَ اللّٰهِ الَّتِىۡ فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيۡهَا ؕ لَا تَبۡدِيۡلَ لِخَـلۡقِ اللّٰهِ ؕ ذٰ لِكَ الدِّيۡنُ الۡقَيِّمُ ۙ وَلٰـكِنَّ اَكۡثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ ۙ۔ ﴿۳۰﴾
Q-30:30So, turn away from all falsehood and follow the religion which is the nature of God, and upon which He created mankind. There is no change in the nature that God has created. That is the right religion, but most people do not know.
Islamic Life: A Trial.
When God created first human Adam (As) and placed him in Paradise, God get a covenant with him that he would not eat the fruit of a that tree; apart from that, he could eat from wherever he wished in Paradise. But Adam (As) broke that promise. This means that: God's test and man's failure was begun before humans set foot on earth.
وَقُلۡنَا يٰٓـاٰدَمُ اسۡكُنۡ اَنۡتَ وَزَوۡجُكَ الۡجَـنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنۡهَا رَغَدًا حَيۡثُ شِئۡتُمَا وَلَا تَقۡرَبَا هٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُوۡنَا مِنَ الظّٰلِمِيۡنَ۔ ﴿۳۵﴾
Q-02:35We said: O Adam! Dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise, and eat thereof freely from wherever you wish, but do not approach this particular tree, lest you both be among the losers.
وَلَـقَدۡ عَهِدۡنَاۤ اِلٰٓى اٰدَمَ مِنۡ قَبۡلُ فَنَسِىَ وَلَمۡ نَجِدۡ لَهٗ عَزۡمًا ﴿۱۱۵﴾
Q-20:115And certainly, we had given Adam a commandment before, but he forgot, and We found no determination in him.
But the failure of the man whom God had created with His own hands in the very first test was an indication that man is a collection of weak elements. Therefore, Allah Almighty made mercy obligatory upon Himself for humanity. God says that if humans repent, they should not despair of God's mercy.
يُرِيۡدُ اللّٰهُ اَنۡ يُّخَفِّفَ عَنۡكُمۡۚ وَخُلِقَ الۡاِنۡسَانُ ضَعِيۡفًا ﴿۲۸﴾
Q-04:28Allah intends to make things easy for you, and man was created weak.
كَتَبَ رَبُّكُمۡ عَلٰى نَفۡسِهِ الرَّحۡمَةَ ۙ اَنَّهٗ مَنۡ عَمِلَ مِنۡكُمۡ سُوۡٓءًۢا بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ تَابَ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِهٖ وَاَصۡلَحَۙ فَاَنَّهٗ غَفُوۡرٌ رَّحِيۡمٌ ﴿۵۴﴾
Q-06:54The Lord has ordained mercy upon Himself. So, whoever of you does evil in ignorance, then turns back and repents, then indeed, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
When Devil asked God for permission to mislead people in the spiritual world, God gave him permission and said, “You will have no power over My faithful servants.” Therefore, to fulfill this covenant, and to separate His faithful servants from the disobedient, God established a permanent test among the children of Adam. So that He might reward each jinni and human being for his deeds.
قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَاۤ اَغۡوَيۡتَنِىۡ لَاُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمۡ فِى الۡاَرۡضِ وَلَاُغۡوِيَـنَّهُمۡ اَجۡمَعِيۡنَۙ ﴿۳۹﴾ اِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنۡهُمُ الۡمُخۡلَصِيۡنَ ﴿۴۰﴾ قَالَ هٰذَا صِرَاطٌ عَلَىَّ مُسۡتَقِيۡمٌ ﴿۴۱﴾ اِنَّ عِبَادِىۡ لَـيۡسَ لَكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ سُلۡطٰنٌ اِلَّا مَنِ اتَّبَـعَكَ مِنَ الۡغٰوِيۡنَ ﴿۴۲﴾
Q-15:39-42Iblis was said: “O my Lord, as You have led me astray, In the same way, I will make the adornment of the earth attractive to them, and I will lead them astray. (39) Except for those who are Your sincere servants. [Because it is difficult to control them] (40) Allah Almighty said: “This is My straight path. (41) Indeed, you have no authority over My sincere servants, but whoever of them follows you, they will surely go astray. (42)
وَلَوۡ شِئۡنَا لَاٰتَيۡنَا كُلَّ نَفۡسٍ هُدٰٮهَا وَلٰـكِنۡ حَقَّ الۡقَوۡلُ مِنِّىۡ لَاَمۡلَئَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الۡجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ اَجۡمَعِيۡنَ ﴿۱۳﴾
Q-32:13And if We willed, we could have guided every soul, but My decision has been decided that I will fill Hell with all of the jinn and mankind.
God says that man's worldly life is just a game and a spectacle. The wealth, poverty, luxury, and present here are testing furnaces. In which one has to diligently gather the goods for the Hereafter. So, a person can either use his deeds as a ladder to attain a place in the Hereafter or he can bury himself in the furnace of Hell.
وَهُوَ الَّذِىۡ جَعَلَـكُمۡ خَلٰٓٮِٕفَ الۡاَرۡضِ وَرَفَعَ بَعۡضَكُمۡ فَوۡقَ بَعۡضٍ دَرَجٰتٍ لِّيَبۡلُوَكُمۡ فِىۡ مَاۤ اٰتٰٮكُمۡؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ سَرِيۡعُ الۡعِقَابِ وَاِنَّهٗ لَـغَفُوۡرٌ رَّحِيۡمٌ ﴿۱۶۵﴾
Q-06:165And it is He who has made you successors in the earth and raised some of you above others in rank, that He may test you in what He has given you. Indeed, your Lord is swift in retribution, and indeed, He is Forgiving, Merciful.
وَمَا الۡحَيٰوةُ الدُّنۡيَاۤ اِلَّا لَعِبٌ وَّلَهۡوٌ ؕ وَلَـلدَّارُ الۡاٰخِرَةُ خَيۡرٌ لِّـلَّذِيۡنَ يَتَّقُوۡنَؕ اَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُوۡنَ ﴿۳۲﴾
Q-06:32The life of this world is nothing but play and amusement, and the abode of the Hereafter is better than this for the righteous. Do you not understand?
اِنَّا خَلَقۡنَا الۡاِنۡسَانَ مِنۡ نُّطۡفَةٍ اَمۡشَاجٍۖ نَّبۡتَلِيۡهِ فَجَعَلۡنٰهُ سَمِيۡعًۢا بَصِيۡرًا ﴿۲﴾ اِنَّا هَدَيۡنٰهُ السَّبِيۡلَ اِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَّاِمَّا كَفُوۡرًا ﴿۳﴾
Q-76:2-3Indeed, we created man from a drop of semen that We might try him, then We made him hearing and seeing (intellectual). (2) Indeed, we guided him (through the messengers), whether he be grateful or ungrateful. (3)
That is why God said to Adam (AS) that you will be enemies of each other. But when guidance comes to you from Me through a Messenger, whoever among you follows My guidance will neither go astray nor be afflicted [with punishment]. And whoever turns away from My guidance, his end will be constrained, and on the Day of Resurrection We will raise him blind.
وَقُلۡنَا اهۡبِطُوۡا بَعۡضُكُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ عَدُوٌّ ۚ وَلَـكُمۡ فِى الۡاَرۡضِ مُسۡتَقَرٌّ وَّمَتَاعٌ اِلٰى حِيۡنٍ ﴿۳۶﴾
Q-02:36And We said: Get down from here, all of you; some of you will be enemies to others, and for you on earth is a place of refuge and provision for a time.
قُلۡنَا اهۡبِطُوۡا مِنۡهَا جَمِيۡعًا ۚ فَاِمَّا يَاۡتِيَنَّكُمۡ مِّنِّىۡ هُدًى فَمَنۡ تَبِعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُوۡنَ ﴿۳۸﴾ وَالَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا وَكَذَّبُوۡا بِـاٰيٰتِنَآ اُولٰٓٮِٕكَ اَصۡحٰبُ النَّارِۚ هُمۡ فِيۡهَا خٰلِدُوۡنَ ﴿۳۹﴾
Q-02:38-39We said: Get down from here, all of you. Then when guidance comes to you from Me, then whoever follows My guidance, there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve. (38) And those who disbelieve and deny Our signs, they are the companions of the Fire, they will abide therein forever. (39)
Construction of the first Islamic Mosque.
In the beginning, no specific method of worship was established. God commanded Ibrahim (As) and his son Ismaʿil (As) to build the world's first mosque, "the Kabah" (Masjid al-Haram). And He commanded them to circumambulate the Kaʿbah, perform acts of charity (good deeds), give Zakah, and establish Salah.
وَاِذۡ يَرۡفَعُ اِبۡرٰهٖمُ الۡقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الۡبَيۡتِ وَاِسۡمٰعِيۡلُؕ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلۡ مِنَّا ؕ اِنَّكَ اَنۡتَ السَّمِيۡعُ الۡعَلِيۡمُ ﴿۱۲۷﴾ رَبَّنَا وَاجۡعَلۡنَا مُسۡلِمَيۡنِ لَـكَ ومِنۡ ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ اُمَّةً مُّسۡلِمَةً لَّكَ ومِنۡ ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ اُمَّةً مُّسۡلِمَةً لَّكَ وَاَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبۡ عَلَيۡنَاۚ اِنَّكَ اَنۡتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيۡمُ ﴿۱۲۸﴾
Q-02:127-128And (remember) when Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundations of the House Kaaba and praying: "Our Lord! Accept from us this service. Indeed, you are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing." (127) Our Lord! Make us submissive to You, and raise from our descendants a nation submissive to You. And (O our Lord) teach us the way of worship, and look upon us. Indeed, you are the Merciful, the Acceptor of repentance. (128)
وَاِذۡ جَعَلۡنَا الۡبَيۡتَ مَثَابَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَاَمۡنًا﯀ وَاتَّخِذُوۡا مِنۡ مَّقَامِ اِبۡرٰهٖمَ مُصَلًّى ؕ وَعَهِدۡنَآ اِلٰٓى اِبۡرٰهٖمَ وَاِسۡمٰعِيۡلَ اَنۡ طَهِّرَا بَيۡتِىَ لِلطَّآٮِٕفِيۡنَ وَالۡعٰكِفِيۡنَ وَالرُّکَّعِ السُّجُوۡدِ ﴿۱۲۵﴾
Q-02:125And (remember) when We made the House Kaaba a place of safety and a place of gathering for mankind, and (commanded) to make the station of Abraham a place of prayer. And We commanded Abraham and Ishmael, saying: Purify My House for those who circumambulate it, and those who observe I'tikaf, and those who bow down and prostrate themselves.
Islam? The Religion of Abraham.
The Islam of Muhammad ﷺ is the religion of Abraham (As). It is the way of religion that God taught Abraham (As). It is the same religion (path) that was revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ through revelation. And the Qibla (Kaaba) that Abraham (As) and Ishmael (As) built in the then city of Bakkah (today's Mecca). Which was the first mosque for them and for the world. Today it is the Qiblah for all Muslims who believe in Islam.
ثُمَّ اَوۡحَيۡنَاۤ اِلَيۡكَ اَنِ اتَّبِعۡ مِلَّةَ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ حَنِيۡفًا ؕ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ ﴿۱۲۳﴾
Q-16:123Then We revealed to you that you should follow the religion of Abraham, the upright, and he was not of the polytheists.
قُلۡ صَدَقَ اللّٰهُ فَاتَّبِعُوۡا مِلَّةَ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ حَنِيۡفًا﯀ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ ﴿۹۵﴾ اِنَّ اَوَّلَ بَيۡتٍ وُّضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَـلَّذِىۡ بِبَكَّةَ مُبٰرَكًا وَّهُدًى لِّلۡعٰلَمِيۡنَۚ ﴿۹۶﴾ فِيۡهِ اٰيٰتٌ ۢ بَيِّنٰتٌ مَّقَامُ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ ۚ وَمَنۡ دَخَلَهٗ كَانَ اٰمِنًا ؕ ﴿۹۷﴾
Q-03:95-97(O Messenger!) Say: "Allah has spoken the truth. So, follow the Millah of Ibrahim who turned away from all falsehood, straight toward Allah, and he was not among the polytheists." (95) Indeed, the first house established for the people for worship is the one at Bakkah. It is blessed and a source of guidance for all the worlds. (96) In it are clear signs, such as the Station of Ibrahim. And whoever enters it becomes secure (from the punishment of Hell). (97)
وَمَنۡ اَحۡسَنُ دِيۡنًا مِّمَّنۡ اَسۡلَمَ وَجۡهَهٗ لِلّٰهِ وَهُوَ مُحۡسِنٌ وَّاتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ حَنِيۡفًا ؕ وَاتَّخَذَ اللّٰهُ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ خَلِيۡلًا ﴿۱۲۵﴾
Q-04:125And whose religion can be better than that of one who surrenders his whole being to Allah, remains engaged in good deeds, and follows the Millah (path) of Ibrahim, who turned away from all falsehood toward Allah alone? And Allah had made Ibrahim His special friend.
قُلۡ اِنَّنِىۡ هَدٰٮنِىۡ رَبِّىۡۤ اِلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسۡتَقِيۡمٍ ۚ دِيۡنًا قِيَمًا مِّلَّةَ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ حَنِيۡفًا ۚ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ ﴿۱۶۱﴾
Q-06:161O Messenger! Say: "Indeed my Lord has guided me to a straight path, to a straight and firm religion, which is the Millah of Ibrahim, who turned away from all falsehood toward Allah alone, and he was not among the polytheists."
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