FEATURES


OF ISLAMIC


TEACHINGS


In the Name of Allah,


the Most Gracious,


the Most Merciful


Allah has made the message of Islam


easy to understand and to follow. He


annulled some previously prescribed


rites and practices, while he affirmed


others, according to His wisdom.


As a result, the Islamic creed and


law are suited to people’s spiritual,


psychological, social, and economic


needs, for all of humankind and for


all eras. Islamic teachings have the


following unique features:

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0011 RATIONALITY


The truth should be clear and obvious.


It should be so simple that anyone is


capable of seeing it, and this clarity is


the most compelling feature of Islam.


One should not have to work through a


series of complicated logical proofs in


order to derive a fundamental principle,


only to arrive at something that he or


she is unsure of-yet this is often the case


with other religions or philosophies.


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0021 PERFECTION


Since Allah is perfect, His teachings


must also be perfect and free from


any contradiction or error. The Quran


challenges its readers to find any errors


in it if they do not believe it is really


from Allah:


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{Then do they not reflect upon the


Quran? If it had been from [any] other


than Allah, they would have found


within it much contradiction.} (Quran


4: 82)


Dr Maurice Bucaille, a French surgeon,


found many scientific facts mentioned


in the Quran that were not known by


humans at the time Prophet Muhammad


(bpuh) was conveying these verses to


those around him. Dr Bucaille wrote,


“I could not find a single error in the


Quran.” As a result of his findings, he


left Christianity and embraced Islam.


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0031 CLARITY


Allah is the Most Compassionate. He


therefore guides people through clear


and simple revelations that are free of


myths, superstitions, and mysteries.


0041 SCIENTIFIC VALIDITY AND


ACCURACY


It is not surprising to find in the Quran,


and in the statements of Prophet


Muhammad (bpuh), information that


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has only recently been dised by


modern science. This indicates that the


Quran is the word of Allah and that


Muhammad (bpuh) is His messenger.


On the other hand, the religious views


which the church presented concerning


God, the Bible, and the individual’s


relation to God forced people into


an unfortunate choice: either science


or God. Many educated people


have concluded that one cannot be a


scientist or an educated person and be


a true Christian at the same time. Many


philosophers and scientists, and the


majority of lay people, have lost hope


of reconciling religion and science;


thus, the ideology of secularism was


developed and has since flourished.


This dichotomy would not have


arisen if the original scripture that was


revealed to Jesus (pbuh) had not been


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distorted. Islam, the pure religion,


raises no contradictions whatsoever


between religion and science. This is


naturally obvious because both religion


and true scientific knowledge are from


the same source: Allah, the Exalted,


who does not contradict Himself.


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0051 PROPHETIC FULFILMENT


Many of the events prophesied in the


Quran and in the Prophet’s statements


have come to pass. This is further proof


that Islam is not a man-made religion,


because it would be unimaginable for


an uneducated man who was living


isolated from other civilizations to


make up such prophecies; they must


have been revealed to him by Allah.


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0061 MODERATION


In Islam, there is no conflict between


spiritual and worldly life. Rather, it


provides a balance among all aspects


of human life, taking into account


the needs and wants of individuals


and society. Therefore, secularism,


materialism, monasticism, and


extreme asceticism are all rejected by


Islam, which provides a middle way to


achieve harmony and balance between


the spiritual and material needs of


people. This is why Allah has called


the Muslim nation a:


{...just community [moderate


nation]...} (Quran 2: 143)


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0071 COMPREHENSIVENESS


Islamic teachings provide people with


definite guidelines to follow in all


aspects of life: spiritual, individual,


social, moral, political, economic, and


so on.


0081 UNIQUENESS


Some have claimed that the Quran is


man-made; Allah challenges them to:


{...produce a chapter the like thereof...}


(Quran 2: 23)


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Indeed, the entire Quran-its language,


its elegance, its miraculous nature-is


unparalleled. The ancient non-Muslim


Arabs tried to construct a verse yet


failed, even though their language and


poetry were very highly developed


in that era. Even many recent non-


Muslim scholars admit that the Quran


is one of the greatest books known to


humankind. This point ultimately leads


to the fact that Muhammad (bpuh)-the


illiterate-was a true prophet to whom


the Quran was revealed.


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0091 JUSTICE


All of humankind descended from


one man and one woman (Adam and


Eve). Islam teaches that the criterion


by which all human beings are judged


is righteousness, not the colour of their


skin or their status in society. In the


view of Allah, the best person is the


most righteous. A verse of the glorious


Quran reads:


{...Indeed, the most noble of you in the


sight of Allah is the most righteous of


you...} (Quran 49: 13)


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A WHISPER


Some people are not able to find the


truth because of their blind commitment


to their beliefs. Their tenacious


adherence is usually not based on


an intellectual understanding of the


teachings but on powerful cultural


and emotional influences. Because


they were brought up in a particular


family or society, they firmly cling to


the beliefs of that group, believing that


they are upholding the truth.


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There are others who are convinced


about the religion of Islam and


are mentally ready to embrace it.


However, when they contemplate the


drastic changes it will bring to their


lives, changes that might not please


their families and communities, they


hesitate, and even after taking the


decision, they sometimes go back and


change their minds later.


It is whispered in their ears that no


matter how much money, prestige,


status, and power an unbeliever may


have possessed in this life, he or


she will never have enough to buy


entrance into paradise. In the hereafter,


the poorest inhabitant of Earth who has


testified to the truth of Islam will be


far happier and more dignified than the


richest person who did not accept the


message of Islam.


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Rejecting Allah’s message is the


biggest sin that one can commit. For


this reason, while the soul is still in his


or her body, the wise individual should


take this opportunity; he or she is still


alive to accept Allah’s message before


it is too late. The time for repentance


is limited because once death arrives,


it is no longer possible to obtain


forgiveness.1 Allah has mentioned:


{[For such is the state of the


disbelievers] until, when death comes


to one of them, he says: My Lord, send


me back that I might do righteousness


in that which I left behind. No! It is


only a word he is saying…}1 (Quran


23: 99-100)


Religion is, without question, the most


important aspect of a person’s life, for


it determines whether or not a person


is rightly guided. It follows, therefore,


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that choosing the true faith is the most


important personal decision one must


make, and this decision needs to be


based on clarity and total conviction.


When it comes to matters of religion


and creed, nothing must be left to


chance because the one who is truly


guided-as opposed to the one who is


not-will surely find eternal happiness


in the hereafter!


Having been presented with the


previous proofs, we should use our


intellect to analyse and reason. A


crossroad has been reached, and Allah


(Glorified is He) calls on all people to


follow the clear, straight road and avoid


all the murky, dubious ones. The right


path has now become distinct from the


wrong path, as Allah has mentioned:


{There shall be no compulsion in


[acceptance of] the religion. The right


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course has become clear from the wrong.


So whoever disbelieves in taghoot2 and


believes in Allah has grasped the most


trustworthy handhold with no break in


it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.}


(Quran 2: 256)


It is my duty and responsibility, as a


resident of this great planet, and as one


who has submitted my free will to the


law and commandments of the Supreme


Being, to urge all human beings to stay


away from the worship of false deitiesto


stop putting their faith in statues,


sphinxes, figures, amulets, talismans,


horseshoes, and any other objects that


have been manufactured by humans or


created by God. After first repenting,


a person should submit completely to


the will of Allah, the Only God of the


universe.


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