(Q) Non-Muslim: To what does Islam call?
(A) The Muslim: Islam calls for everything that pure instinct accepts and pure souls aspire to. It does not contradict the clear, rational mind. It calls for:
- Believing in the one God, the Creator of everything, and glorifying, purifying, and sanctifying Him. He is Almighty God.
- Believing in the prophets of God, raising their status, and purifying them from the evils, immorality, and vices attributed to them by those of other beliefs. God chooses prophets to deliver His messages so that they can be lamps of guidance for all people.
- Believing in the holy books sent to His prophets and messengers, the latest of which is the Holy Qur'an sent to the last Prophet and messenger Muhammad (May God bless them all), indicating His legislation and teachings to be a guide for all people.
- Calling for the right laws, wise transactions, and lofty teachings by which the lives of all human beings become upright according to Allah's (God's) will.
- Calling for guided worship by which the human soul transcends and elevates.
- Calling for moderation that has a balance between this world and the hereafter, giving each of them their dues.
- Calling for honoring the man and preserving his life.
Why choose Islam as a religion?
- Calling for knowledge, learning, and everything that lets humans advance in all areas of life.
- Calling for the glorification of the status of women and praising their significant roles in society, and honoring them at all stages of their lives, starting from their birth and childhood (as a newborn and little girls until they grow up and become a bride), through the stage of marriage (as a wife) and to the stage of motherhood (as a mother and grandmother).
- Calling for attention to young people, the upbringing of children, and the urging of compassion for them.
- Calling for compassion and mercy for other creatures such as animals, birds, trees, plants, etc.
- Calling for justice, charity, and kinship ties, forbidding injustice, immorality, and evil.
- Calling for peace and its components, considering its causes, fulfilling covenants and charters, and disapproving of extremism and terrorism.
- Calling for all good and every path leading to righteousness, forbidding evil and all its causes.
- Please refer to the book: Islam's Teachings and How They Solve Past and Current Problems. (Translated into English)