In the Name of Allah, the Gracious,
the Merciful
In a recent TV serial, a person is
shown unjustly indulging in subversion in a secretive manner. And he is shown,
in the seclusion of his residence, as praying the Muslim Namaz/Salat!
A true Muslim would fight injustice but never indulge in unjust subversion. The TV serial was
misrepresenting Islam.
In visual media, Muslims are shown
as praying at the tombs of dead saints. As if they are seeking the saints'
intercession in their prayers to Allah!
But Islam is strictly against
seeking such intercession. It calls it 'shirk', an unpardonable sin!
The media is thus grossly
misunderstanding & misrepresenting true Islam!
What is true Islam then?
It is simply an unshakable belief in
the existence of One Creator of the entire Universe and of everything therein!
Muslims call Him - the One Creator - Allah. HE has created mankind on this
earth for testing its every individual for his/her eligibility to a higher,
permanent life where there would be no loss, no suffering, no death. The test
is whether the individual recognizes Allah without factually seeing Him.
Allah has adequately pre-conditioned
mankind for this test. HE has ingrained the subconscious of every individual
with a natural acceptance of His existence.
Besides, HE has provided evidence of
His existence in everything, in and around the individual. The individual can decipher
the evidence by pondering over it a little.
HE has, moreover, sent His human
Messengers to every nation around the world with divine Scriptures for
mankind's guidance. The last of such guidance came nearly 1500 hundred years
ago in the form of the Qur'aan.
No further such guidance is needed since
all provisions are now in place for the preservation of the last scripture till
end of this earthly world.
Every individual must abide by that
divine Scripture and abstain from all evil to be eligible for a permanently
secure and happy life in the Hereafter.
Islam is the way to that life!
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