July 5th, 2011 @ admin // No Comments
THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ISLAM The character of Islam can be described by the following reference points:*There is only one God; and He created everything.
*Islam is a simple dogma that agrees with the heart and reason of man.
*Man is responsible for himself. No intermediaries (i.e. priests in Christianity) or expiatory sacrifices can help him. “Then guard yourselves against a day (of Judgement) when no person shall avail another, nor shall compensation be accepted from him, nor shall intercession be of use to him, nor shall they be helped.” The Quran 2:123 *All people are equal before the Justice of God. Neither nationality nor skin color, nor gender, occupation or religion matter.
*Islam prompts people to believe in all prophets and follow the last one, Muhammad.
*Islam can be practiced in every society, every nation and every era without any problems, and nothing that surpasses one’s abilities is being expected from anyone. “ On no soul does God place a burden greater than it can bear.” The Quran 2:286 *Islam provides a religious, economic, social, political and military order, valid for each individual, each family, and society. It balances this life and the Hereafter, and it is concerned with the fulfillment of the needs of the body and the soul.
*There is no monasticism in Islam. For the Muslim, life is a big mosque, and his daily work is a form of worship.
*The goal of Islam in this life is for man to live happily and enjoy the beauty of this life. Only that which could harm the health, others or society is prohibited.
*To violate the rights of others, injustice, deceit and dictatorship are in Islam great sins.
*In Islam, science and religion work together. “Those truly fear God, among His Servants, who have knowledge” The Quran 35:28 *The religious texts in Islam – the Quran and the Sunnah – were noted and copied with highest precision, and then they were preserved with utmost care. For this purpose, Muslims developed disciplines to order and test the Quran and the Hadiths systematically, according to strict transmission rules and methods.
Tags: Islam, Prophet Muhammad, Quran
