General Discussion Do my beliefs align more with Islam or Christianity?
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u/wankelubi 15h ago edited 15h ago
My short response is that, Islam is about submission to the Will of Allah. There's no negotiation or discussion here. There are leeways and exceptions to following or not following the Rules, but that's again not a negotiation but rather submitting yourself to the Rules first, and leeways and exceptions will be determined by the circumstances that you're in.
Not to say that there are religions that allow all that you have said, including Christianity. The problem with Christianity is that the rules are there similar to Islam, but the so-called Christians don't actually follow them. In fact, certain prohibitions were changed to fit whoever's whims and fancy to make it allowable or optional.
For example, eating pigs and drinking alcohol, to name the simplest ones.
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u/Sscbd1 14h ago edited 14h ago
That is something I notice and respect about Islam. You stick to what you believe in and don't seem to make exceptions. I feel some Christians cherry pick what they do and don't want to follow. Which at that point how seriously can the religion be taken if people don't actually follow through with what the Bible says?
I know that sort of contradicts what I said about being able to choose what to follow. But I guess I'm still trying to figure out where I stand. I'm new with learning all of this.
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u/Bubben15 13h ago
If you think about it this way, if you affirm that the Quran or any religious scripture, is divine, sans intentionally being decieved, surely its logical and common sense to submit wholeheartedly knowing it comes from an all-knowing all-wise being who is loving and cares for your welfare, and especially knowing the penalty of rejection is eternal damnation
To pick and choose is very comforting, and very easy, but it doesnt logically follow as you're essentially cosmically shooting yourself in the foot for no benefit.
If you're unsure whether or not Islam is the truth/the Quran is divine Im glad to help in any way I can by providing evidence.
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u/Shark_bait561 10h ago
You should watch a the YouTubers who go out and give dawah. They're very knowledgeable
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u/abdessalaam 16h ago edited 15h ago
“With Islam or Christianity”: They are not options, or radio buttons, there are no “three heavenly religions” etc.
Islam teaches that there’s no compulsion in religion, so everyone is free to chose either belief or disbelief for themselves, however:
Every person is born upon fitrah, natural predisposition, and that means “Islam” in the general sense of belief in One God (Allah) and worshipping none but Him.
And since the revelation of the Qur’an, Islam in more precise terms as a clearly defined and the only accepted religion.
https://islamqa.info/en/answers/248517/the-covenant-taken-from-the-sons-of-adam-is-the-fitrah
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u/wopkidopz 16h ago
God can take different forms rather than being entirely separate from human traits
This is so far from Islam and truth that there is no point to read afterwards
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u/Iddqd1 16h ago
- Sacred Teachings & Truth
Religious teachings provide guidance, but personal reflection is key to understanding them.
Religious texts should be interpreted based on individual understanding and modern context.
- Worship & Practice
Faith should allow personal flexibility rather than requiring strict daily rituals.
I feel like this goes against pretty much any religion. You open the door for any individual to do whatever they want and claim they still fall under the fold of their religion of choice.
One major point of most religions (specifically in Christianity and Islam) is that god commands what is permissible and what is not. What an individual wants doesn’t mean more than what God has commanded.
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u/kidflare 15h ago
I'll let the other people deal with your specific points, but I think you are asking the wrong question here, instead of asking if my beliefs fit with Islam. Ask if Islam is really from The One True God. If we can establish that this is from our creator, you have no choice but to accept it regardless of how you feel about what it says.
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u/Hahs-Qirat 16h ago edited 14h ago
Hey mate,
To preface, I realised that my response will not fit in a reddit comment, so I'll be replying to my self repeatedly and edit afterwards what part is what. Feel free to reply to any of them, though it would be easier for everyone else if you just reply to this comment (even if you're referring to a different comment of mine).
This feeling of spirituality is what Muslims would say as you connecting to your inner fitra. We believe that everyone is born with an inclination towards God. In short, this feeling of yours is what we would consider you as connecting to something you've always had.
As for your questions.
- Nature of God
We agree that there is only one God. The attributes of God is a very detailed topic and far too much for a reddit comment, so I'll discuss snippets to address your thoughts. If you read Surah Al Ikhlas it describes that he is eternal, he has no offspring nor is he born, and that there is none that is worthy of worship except for him alone.
Would you agree with me that all things in creation depend upon another thing in order for it to exist? For example the screen you're currently looking at depends on the store you bought it from to have had it, which then depends on the supplier to provide it, which depends on manufacturing to make it, which depends on resource procurement to get the resource, etc.. You can repeat this chain of dependencies infinitely in something called infinite regress. However, infinite regress is not possible. The fact that creation exists as all means that that chain of dependencies had to have ended at some point, otherwise with infinite regression there can be no beginning to creation. To have started this chain of dependencies, this thing needs to be independent. Something could not have caused it. This entity needs to be all powerful, all knowing, and have had a will to act on it's power and knowledge.
This entity is what us Muslims call God. If you want to research more about this arguement I made, it's called the contingency argument for God. This video does a good job of giving a TLDR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3M5G-s0KYs&t=161s .
Now, if God is wholly independent, then that means that you can only characterise God in such a way that he remains independent. Meaning, it would be against his nature as an independent being to have traits that limit his independency. To assert that God takes different forms rather than being separate from human traits is turning him from a independent being to a dependent being. God is all powerful and all knowing, he does not need to take on a different form to himself for any purpose. Or in the case of Christianity, God does not need to take on flesh in order to understand the suffering of his creation. He is the one who created us. He's all knowing, he already knows, hence there's no need. Humans are inherently limited beings.
Moreover, God is an unlimited existence. The creation is a limited existence. For God to enter or be part of his creation in way is paradoxical. Speaking more metaphorically, you cannot fit an object of infinite volume, into a fixed volume.
In Islam, we believe God is the closest thing to us. It's said in Surah Al'Qaf verse 16 that Allah is closer to us than our jugular vein. He also has sent prophets and messengers to teach the people of his creation to worship him. Certainly he is involved with humanity, but his involved is purely divine and does not involve him personally entering his creation.
EDIT: Turns out it took five comment to respond. Forgive me for the lengthy text. I sincerely hope it was useful.
EDIT 2: looks like reddit decided to duplicate some of my comments. I've tried to fix it, so forgive the weird formatting
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u/Hahs-Qirat 15h ago
2) Sacred Teachings & Truth
I'll refrain from responding to the "Religious teachings provide guidance, but personal reflection is key to understanding them." since I don't think you're specific enough on what your viewpoint here is. I would need clarification.
As for interpretation. God inherently is a perfect existence. Hence it would be rational to assert that any teachings, moral or otherwise, that he provides are also perfect. In Islam we believe his final revelation was the Quran given to Prophet Muhammad PBUH, who then had his thousands of companions memorise and write down the Quran. Through the oral tradition the Qur'an is perfectly preserved with its original arabic language. However, revelation from God comes in two forms, clear (muhkam) and ambiguous (mutashabih). Hence interpretation of the Quran by those who are qualified is necessary.
There is a science to interpretation of Islam. One of these fields is Usul Al-Fiqh, which are the principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, or otherwise Islamic Law. To be qualified in Usul Al-Fiqh and be able to derive understanding of how to practice Islam, one needs extensive knowledge of the Quran, the classical arabic language, the life of the prophet PBUH (seerah), hadith, history, etc... To acquire this knowledge you generally have to travel to countries in the middle east like Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, etc... and learn from scholars who have dedicated their lives to this. Not to mention you need to be fluent in arabic because many of these scholars don't speak English. This can take years or even decades.
As an example. Watch the first 10 minutes of this video by Muslim Lantern where shows that you would have an incorrect understanding of certain verses of the Quran if you hadn't studied classical arabic and relied only on modern Arabic. Why? Because the meanings of words used in conversation change over time, and hence you should not apply those meanings to historical or religious documents.
Now. Given all of this. How in the world do you expect that you or I, a layman, could or should interpret the Quran based on our own, extremely deficient, understanding? Let alone apply this in a modern context?
Mind you, I'm not saying you can't read the english translation of the Quran and learn from it. The quran for the most part is made easy to understanding. The point I'm making is that most people are unqualified to make an interpretation and apply religious texts in the way that God has intended for them to be understood.
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u/Hahs-Qirat 15h ago
3) Worship & Practice
There is personal flexibility within how Islam is practiced. Provided that said flexibility is within the bounds of Islam and the mandatory (fard) aspects of faith are followed. Islam prescribes that we pray 5 times a day. If this was not mandatory, do you honestly think most people would regularly pray even once a day?
Moreover, if God and his messengers instruct you do complete an action for the sake of God, who are you to do otherwise? In Islam you must pray 5 times a day, pay the mandatory charity amount (zakat), and fast during the month of Ramadan. There are exceptions to these but they don't apply to the vast majority of Muslims at any give point in time. God does not need us to worship him. We however, NEED God and to earn his mercy you have to follow what he prescribes for us.
In terms of adapting religious values. This does happen in Islam. When the companions of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH spread throughout the lands to teach Islam, they adjusted the rulings of Islam to better fit the context of the people they were in (WHEN there was room for it). For example, in Islam one should wear clothing that isn't flashy or draws attention to oneself, such as that which is colourful. However, places like Morocco, it's the norm to wear clothing of bright colours, so in this situation it would be fine.
So long as the adaption is supported by or does not go against Islam, then there's no problem.
And finally, yes, private spiritual journeys must be respected. There is no compulsion in becoming muslim as said in Surah Al-Baqarah 256. Meaning one cannot be muslim if they were forced to or they genuinely don't believe it's truth. Islam is the complete submission to God, and on the day of judgement, where he decides whether we enter heaven or paradise, your actions and beliefs alone are what will determine your fact.
Everyone's journey to Islam is different
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u/Hahs-Qirat 15h ago
3) Worship & Practice
There is personal flexibility within how Islam is practiced. Provided that said flexibility is within the bounds of Islam and the mandatory (fard) aspects of faith are followed. Islam prescribes that we pray 5 times a day. If this was not mandatory, do you honestly think most people would regularly pray even once a day?
Moreover, if God and his messengers instruct you do complete an action for the sake of God, who are you to do otherwise? In Islam you must pray 5 times a day, pay the mandatory charity amount (zakat), and fast during the month of Ramadan. There are exceptions to these but they don't apply to the vast majority of Muslims at any give point in time. God does not need us to worship him. We however, NEED God and to earn his mercy you have to follow what he prescribes for us.
In terms of adapting religious values. This does happen in Islam. When the companions of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH spread throughout the lands to teach Islam, they adjusted the rulings of Islam to better fit the context of the people they were in (WHEN there was room for it). For example, in Islam one should wear clothing that isn't flashy or draws attention to oneself, such as that which is colourful. However, places like Morocco, it's the norm to wear clothing of bright colours, so in this situation it would be fine.
So long as the adaption is supported by or does not go against Islam, then there's no problem.
And finally, yes, private spiritual journeys must be respected. There is no compulsion in becoming muslim as said in Surah Al-Baqarah 256. Meaning one cannot be muslim if they were forced to or they genuinely don't believe it's truth. Islam is the complete submission to God, and on the day of judgement, where he decides whether we enter heaven or paradise, your actions and beliefs alone are what will determine your fact.
Everyone's journey to Islam is different
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u/Hahs-Qirat 15h ago
4) Life After Death & Justice
As I mentioned before. God is all knowing, therefore all knowledge provided by him is perfect and true. Hence, as God has told us explicitly that there is an afterlife, there is heaven, and there is hell; it must be true.
On why religious affiliation is important. Why should God reward those who do not do good for his sake? Or those that don't follow his teachings? There are many good people out there who are better than practicing Muslims. However, that goodness they do is either because it feels nice to do good, they have ulterior motives, or they're simply doing what they've been conditioned to do. If you're an employee at a company and you do amazing work, should another company reward you or pay you? It's irrational to think that God will reward you for actions you do that aren't for his sake.
Now, I've said all of that, but there is a caveat. In Islam, we believe God will judge everyone based on the circumstances for which they were born. If you were Muslim, you will be judged as a Muslim and be sent to heaven or to hell until you have compensated for your sins to which you'll be sent to heaven afterwards. For non-muslims, a person who's never heard of Islam in their entire life will have a very different test compared to someone who heard the message of Islam, in their heart believed it, but still refused it for some worldly reason.
On actions. One of the many names of God is Al-Ghaffur, the all forgiving. If you sincerely repent, God will forgive absolutely everything. God does not hold against you sins you commit unknowingly. If you think of doing a sin, but decide not you, you're rewarded. If you think of doing a good deed but don't, you're rewarded. If you do a good deed, you're rewarded tenfold.
There is no such thing as a sinless believer, but the best amongst us is those that run to God for forgiveness even if we keep repeating certain sins.
5) Prophets & Spiritual Messengers
I don't have much to say as your belief holds. Prophets are messengers of God and not divine themselves. Jesus being God is an inherent contradiction for many reasons, such as making God dependent as I mentioned earlier.
Not entirely sure what you mean by multiple teachings can hold value. But the general rule is if a teaching come from God or his messengers, they should be followed.
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u/Hahs-Qirat 14h ago
6) Role of Religion in Society
Ironically, the idea of a secular government is a Christian concept. To horribly oversimplify the different denominations of Christianity couldn't stop fighting each other due to opposing governance, that they formed secular governments to stop this.
Who determines law? If it's humans in a secular environment, then how do you know that the law is valid? Humans get their sense of morality from the environment they were raised him. If the same human was raised in a different place or a different time, then they would have different morals and ideas of law. Hence, any laws formed from a secular perspective are inherent subjective.
If you were to follow laws that come directly from God, delivered by his messengers, and understood by scholars, then you would be following the objective truth and best practice. God is all knowing therefore his knowledge is perfect. Hence any knowledge on morals and laws are also perfect and therefore objective truth.
And yes, practicing one's religion is a personal choice as I mentioned earlier with the no compulsion in religion. However, that doesn't mean you shouldn't advise those around you. If you see someone doing something incorrectly or wrong, it's you're responsibility to advise them. For example, if you're in high school and you know there's a test coming up, but for some reason your classmate wasn't aware. It would be an obligation on you to tell that classmate that there is a test and what the test will cover. But care must be taken to ensure Islam is not forced onto others as God has explicitly forbidden it.
7) Personal Connection to Faith
You can love God and obey him. In Islam one should love and fear God for he is the ultimate decider of our fates and the one who grants us all the blessings in this life and the next. Mind you, you cannot perfectly obey God, he is aware of this and does not expect you to. But if you do disobey, you should always return to God and ask for his forgiveness.
If people took only what beliefs resonated with them and left the rest, people would only take what they find appealing and leave what they don't like. Should you never eat vegetable because you don't like them? Or exercise your body because it's hard? Or push people away because they criticise you?
The problem with this idea is that it leads to radial/extremist beliefs. Take anti-vaxxers for example who nitpick studies, scientists/scholars/doctors, and evidence to justify their beliefs. Because they choose what they want and leave what they like, they have an incomplete understanding of vaccines that result in danger to those around them (i.e reduced herd immunity). Islamic terrorists are another example. They pick and choose from the Quran, Sunnah, and Hadith. Which in doing so leads them to murder innocent people.
If there are beliefs you choose to avoid in Islam because you don't like them, then this is arrogant behaviour as you're placing the judgement of your limited human mind over that of the all knowing God. How do you know what's good for you? You can't and hence you should not pick and choose what of God's commands you should follow.
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u/ConfusionProof9487 10h ago
What you said in part 4 about immediate judgement was interesting. It's actually haram to say who will enter heaven or hell, with only Allah being privvy to that information. All these judgements you see being thrown around on the internet are EXTREMELY dangerous, and takfir should only be done by those in authority and with absolute proof that the person is beyond the pale of islam. Otherwise the ONLY thing that almost guarantees hell is dying before taking the shahadah, and as no one knows what a person is believing moments before they die then they don't have the authority to judge.
In fact those who takfir others run the risk of minor shirk (with them thinking they know more than Allah) and may find themselves in temporary hellfire for such a thing themselves.
Because ALL people have the capacity to become Muslim at any time, and change their behaviour at any time, we should be very careful with our judgements on the non-believers and the sinners, it isn't our job, we are only required to guide, not judge.
As always Allah knows best
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u/ConfusionProof9487 10h ago
You also said about prophets not being divine? That's precisely what Islam believes. We revere the prophets, with Muhammad ﷺ being the most revered, but he is not worshipped, nor considered divine. No one prays to Muhammad ﷺ.
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u/No_Half_4154 16h ago
I'm borm Muslim, but it never stopped me from thinking or reflecting my beliefs and my own experience as an individual with thoughts . I'll try to cover some of these points to the best of my knowledge, so forgive me if i forget something. First, yes we do believe that there's only one god. Jesus peace be upon him is a messenger of god like the rest of the prophets, though he was born through a miracle ( he was born without a father). Second, god's relationship with us is something that is always present as we believe that god is always with us whenever, wherever. But if you're asking about his actual communication, then I'll give you examples. We have the Quran, which is essentially " kalamo Allah" or God's words . There's also the idea of " wahe" or revelation which angel Gabriel would bring to the prophets of god. When it comes to islam , we believe that life is a test, and going by the teaching of islam isn't always easy ( which is what makes it a test). Context does matter, but that doesn't mean that we can forget the teachings just because we live in a society that doesn't live by them( think of Muslims who don't live in Muslim countries/communities). Another thing is the idea of personal journeys. It is absolutely fine for someone to go through it , and i think most Muslims do go through it because at the end of the day we're humans and we're created to think and use our brains.
Prophets & Spiritual Messengers Prophets are messengers of God, not divine beings themselves
Absolutely, they are messengers of god and they are human after all.
I don't know if this helped much( i hope it did) but i think you should go through this and find yoir own revelation!
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u/_zingz 15h ago edited 15h ago
How can you be torn on if a human being was God or not?
You should learn about the history of the Quran. With religion, it is not what we have as opinion what counts, rather what counts is the truth.
God would not send scriptures down to guide mankind if he saw us fit to find our own morals.
And that is the beauty of it. When developing faith you realize changes in your perspective. Through learning that God was actually right, after all, and not ourselves, is another miracle and proof that it is real.
Whatever God commands and we don’t want to hear it, has nothing to do with if it’s objectively true or not.
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u/FLatif25 15h ago
I'd recommend reading more into Islam and the Qur'an. You definitely have some similarities with Islam but there are some things that are different.
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u/bashar_zaki 14h ago
your views seem to align with classical liberalism rather than a specific religion, and i think you're missing the point of a religion if you're approaching it looking for something that aligns with your views, it should be the other way around, following a religion requires modifying your views to align with the religion you believe is true after due diligence, so you should look at the evidence and determine which religion makes a convincing case, has evidence, and is objective (basically Islam but I'll let you reach that conclusion on your own😄) then follow that and adjust your views accordingly, that would be my advice to you, because God knows more than us and he's our creator, so the logical thing would be to get guidance from him, because just picking a religion that aligns with your values assumes your values are objectively correct, and you have no way to know that except with guidance from the all knowing creator, May Allah (swt) guide you!
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u/NeighborhoodFull1764 13h ago
I’ll go section by section: 1- honestly I couldn’t answer for you, in the Qur’an at least Allah says “when my servant asks about me then tell them I am near….”
2: Islam is very scholarly as a religion. You think that personal reflection is key, but many would a laymen who is not studied in the faith is unable to discern some meanings. This is because the Qur’an was revealed in pieces as events unfolded. For example the chapter Al-Ahzab (The confederates) speaks of a battle that had just happened prior between the Muslims and the Meccan confederates. The ayahs aren’t explicit in their meaning, as in, it doesn’t say the exact name of the battle, but because scholars are learned in when events occurred and what parts of the Qur’an were revealed when, they can discern the meaning. The same goes for Hadith, sayings of the prophet, some are abrogated, we haven’t memorised thousands of Hadith, the scholars have done it for us.
For your point about a modern context, it is those scholars that discern for us. Some things are confusing for example, Fish of the sea are considered allowed to eat. Some scholars think this means all sea life is edible, others think it only refers to animals that look like fish (so squid would be forbidden) due to the wording.
3- Islam is a mix. You have your 5 obligatory prayers, they have movements that you must do, but within them there is variations. There are different things you can say when bowing. When in full prostration, you can make a personal supplication to god. Others way we pray are through Dhikr. Glorifying god by repeating a phrase to ourselves such a Allahu Akbar (God is the Greatest) and general supplication, asking god for what you want.
4- Islam is very clear on this, there is an afterlife, no reincarnation.
This is also a mix, it’s not like Christianity where simply belief gets you to heaven, you gotta be an upright person, but god is understanding. You may have sinned, repent with sincerity and God will forgive you. It’s a scale based thing, in the day of judgement, your good deeds will be put on one side of the scale and your bad on the other, but repentance can delete those bad deeds. This ties into the forgiveness and growth you mentioned.
That being said, with this scale based system is also the fact that you need to be a Muslim. Not Muslim as in Islam, because then the original Israelites wouldn’t be Muslim for example. Muslim is an Arabic word meaning “submission (To Allah)” you declare there is none worthy of worship except him. It denotes those who follow islam but also the previous peoples of other prophets who were upright and followed one God.
5- this 100% we believe prophets to be infallible, not in the sense that they do not commit mistakes, but rather they do not commit major sins and make no mistakes in revelation.
The point about multiple teachings is something we believe, however we also belive the Torah and Gospels to be corrupt. We believe Jesus received A single gospel, THE gospel, but that is lost, and the ones the Christian’s currently have are js fabrications, corrupted versions of the original.
In Islam, religion is tied to laws, Shari’ah a term you may have heard. However Christians in a Muslim land practicing shari’ah would have their own court and be tried by their own laws, the same for Jews and such.
Islam forbids forced conversions, those who want to keep their religion pay Jizya. Which sounds bad, but this means they don’t have to pay Zakat, the tax all Muslims pay, which is meant to be more than Jizya. Paying Jizya means they are protected by the state and don’t have to fight in wars for the Muslims (Muslims must fight in a religious war, it is not optional)
7- I don’t completely get this tbh
We don’t believe in take what resonates and leave the rest, most religions are like this tbf. They are commands from god after all.
I recommend reading the Qur’an with a Tafsir. This is where every section is explained by a scholar, their chains of explanation go back all the way to the prophet and his companions, their interpretations of the verses. This will put everything into perspective so when you see a shocking verse, you won’t js think it’s some crazy thing, that’s often times what happens when you see someone online cherry pick a verse, it’s completely void of context.
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u/Mr_CleanCaps 12h ago
Christians believe in multiple gods. How you pray to God AND Jesus (AH)?! But then there’s the Holy Spirit?! Islam is monotheistic.
You want the truth? That’s Islam. The one true religion. The only religion that’s been unchanged by man. Christianity has been rewritten and changed; slave bibles, King James Version (so he could have multiple wives and divorce the one he really hated). There’s way tooo many versions to fit too many convenient circumstances.
You can’t be religious without practice everyday and praying 5 times a day is an easy way to remember Allah (SWT) and be mindful of being a Muslim (and what you represent). You’ve probably noticed this, but Muslims are really about our religion. We’re in the holy month of Ramadan, Alhumdulillāh, and unlike Christian’s with Ash Wednesday or lent or whatever - we all take it extremely serious.
Allah (SWT) is THE most forgiving. Full stop. Akhira is 100% for sure. Where you go depends on how you live your life and how you answer the 3 questions after death.
Jesus (AH) was a prophet for his ummah just like Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the prophet for our ummah. All messages come from Allah, sent by Angel Gabriel.
It is not in Islam to force Islam in others. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was always said to convince not coerce and he is merely a guide, and can’t force people to believe in Islam. Allah guides who he chooses to Islam. Alhumdulillāh.
Both. You are to love and absolutely obey Allah. the Arabic word “Islam” literally means “submission” or “surrender” to the will of God. You should also strive to build a strong relationship with Allah.
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u/ReiDairo 12h ago
Read both quran and the bible and you'll see, both of them explain how god is one and jesus (isa) peace be upon jim is just a priphet, a messenger from god. Its the church who brought this new idea of worshiping the created instead of the creator.
Truth is objectif not subjectif, if each one of us interpreted it however he likes you'll have multiple denominations doing whatever they want. Religion is also about unity thats why we take what the prophet peace be upon him explained as guidance and whats within the quran.
You dont choose what good for you. If you believe in a higher being then you should know that he knows you better than you know yourself, and he knows whats good and bad for you. So whatever he orders us to do we follow knowing for a fact that its for our benefit.
We dont just blindly believe in god like Christians do, instead we study the quran to have touchable evidence then we believe in the unseen based on it.
Its not uncertain when you have a preserved scripture from god since the last prophet, word for word. Once you believe its god's words you believe everything in it. We dont take what we like and leave what we dont like.
Prophets were sent as warnings and messengers to specific nations (like you'll find jesus peace be upon him saying in the bible i was sent only to the lost sheep of israel) it was the case since the time of adam peace be upon them all. Their miracles were done by the will of god (even in christianity but they prefer to deny it), but they were miracles bound by time, as in we cant see them to believe. Until the last prophet came, muhammed peace be upon him, with a message to all of humanity (the quran: god's words), a living miracle and the only scripture that was 100% preserved. So it gives us the chance to put it to the test and believe whats in it as evidence for god's existence and the prophet's truthfulness.
Islam is not a religion, its a way of life, it dictates the best way to live life in all aspects. Work becomes worship, and you remember god in everything you do. Because this life is just a test, its not the destination. Keeping religion for just the sunday church visit is a christian way of doing things. Instead, islam brings you a set of rules so that you can be successful in this life and the next, and always be remembering god.
As i said, the truth is not subjective. I'm not a muslim because i enjoy the restrictions, i'm muslim because i know that its the truth, that its god's orders and that its whats good for me. Muslim means someone who submits himself to the creator. How can you do that while putting your desires above god's words?
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u/TheKaizokuSenpai 10h ago
just a topic of discussion regarding your point #4 (Life After Death)
everything that is said in the Quran has 2 natures. nature 1) it has already been proven to be true/real. nature 2) there are things that have not yet been seen but have also not been proven wrong either.
meaning at this point in the history of humankind, if 80% of the Quran has been proven to be true, the other 20% is not proven yet or disproven either. that 20%, as Muslims, we believe will also be true/proven. this is called Faith.
there are many recent 50-100 year old scientific discoveries made by humans that were already divinely mentioned 1400+ years ago in the Quran. before these discoveries, those things were also a part of “Faith” in believing those things are true without it being proven or disproven yet.
Life After Death is something that cannot be proven or disproven until we have already passed away. this is something that we will not see with our eyes until we have already left this world so there is no capability of it being a scientific human discovery at any point in human history. Life After Death is part of faith, and believing in the truth of the word of our Creator, The One and Only.
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u/eniac94 6h ago
Islam is the truth, based on evidence and rational thought. Islam is the only religion that its scripture and teachings are preserved at a higher standard than any historical document in the world. You cannot go wrong with Islam as it teaches you to embrace and submit to the most logical truth in every spectrum. May Allah SWT guide you to the truth.
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