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A terrible incident occurred in my life that prompted me to abandon my life of sin and dedicate myself and my life to Allah. 1. Who is God?2. What proof is there of God’s existance?

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1. Who is God? 2. What proof is there of God’s existance? 3. What is each religion’s perception of God, i.e. what does each religion (Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Bhudism etc.) believe God to be? How do they differ and what are the flaws in each of them? 4. Who is Muhammed (S.A.W.)? 5. What proof is there that he existed? 6. What is the Quraan? 7. What proof is there of its authenticity? 8. What makes Islam the true religion? 9. What is Shafi, Hanafi, Maliki and Hanbali and what are the differences? 10. Who is Tirmidhi, Bukhari, Muslim? 11. What are the compulsory beliefs and practices of a Muslim?

Answer

1. God is Allah Ta’ala, He has powers to do every thing. He has created every thing. He is the one who has created us(mankind). Every thing belongs to him. He is the original owner of every thing. Allah Ta’ala says in the Holy Quran” All praises are to Allah Ta’ala, who has created the heavens and the earth and has made the darkness and the light. ( Alanaam:1).

2. There are many ways to prove God’s existence. The following example is a good illustration: -The first would be through contemplating this world. By contemplating, one would realize that everything in this world is so well organized, i.e., there is no single thing in the whole universe that is not subject to a certain order or to a certain law. If we take as an example the sun, we find that if the sun goes out of its orbit and gets closer to the earth, everything on the earth would burn out, and if it goes farther, everything would freeze and life on this earth would be impossible. The same order exists at the micro level of a minute cell. Therefore, any person who reflects on the complexity and extreme order of the universe, cannot think that the creation operates under a random and chaotic law. Now, if something materialistic was so well organized, one would intuitively think that there must be someone who organized it this way. Like if one gets into a room and finds it so neat and tidy, he/she would think straight away that there must be someone who got into that room and tidied it up this way. Then, what about this whole world where we find that everything in it is in its perfect place. Therefore, we conclude that there must be a creator and a master who is all knowing, all wise, all able, and all powerful to do so: and that cannot be but One God. This is only one example and there are millions of examples that can lead any objectively-minded, reasonable person to believe that there is One and Only God.

3. According to Islam and divine book people, the concept is God is mostly same, but according to Hinduism the concept is God different. According to them God could be almost anything.

4. Mohammad Sallallahu Alaihe Wasallam was a human being and was last prophet sent to all mankind. He was the last prophet of prophethood chain. He was born in Makkah on 22 of April 571 AD. He preached the word of Allah Ta’ala as Islam. He showed the people of dark age the right path leading to the happiness and beatitude of Allah Ta’ala. And by the grace and bounty of Allah Ta’ala he succeeded in his sacred mission.

5. There are countless evidences of his existence and can be found in Quran, Hadith and history. The biggest among all is, The last heavenly Book Quran was revealed upon him. Allah Ta’ala has mentioned Mohammad Sallallahu Alaihe Wasallam in Quran in abundance. Allah Ta’ala mentions in Quran: “And Mohammad(sallallahu alaihe wasallam) is Messenger.

6. Quran is a divine revelation of Allah Ta’ala and was revealed upon prophet Mohammad Sallallahu Alaihe Wasallam. It is Holy book of Islam.

7. The Quran is the most authentic book on the surface of this earth. None can challenge its authenticity. And it is authentic because, it has been moving from the time of revelation with a large number of people in its original condition, which is called Mutawaatir. Also, Allah Ta’ala himself has taken the responsibility of its protection and preservation from any changes made to either words or meanings of it.

8. Allah Ta’ala states in Quran: “Surely, We have revealed this book (Quran) and surely shall rescue it (from any changes).

9. Islam has the most authentic sources of knowledge, for example Quran, and Hadith. And Islam’s rules are based upon these two. It is a proven fact that if the basis of a religion provided are strong and authentic, it makes the religion true. Allah Ta’ala mentiones in Holy Quran: “Surely, The only religion accepted by Allah Ta’ala is Islam”.(Aal-e- Imran 14).

10. Hanafi, Shafi, Maliki and Hanbli are the four major different schools of thought in Islam, and are in practice today in the world. There basic principles are common, but have juridical differences.

11. Imam Tirmidhi, Bukhari and Muslim are among prominent well-learned scholars of Hadith. They memorized thousands of Hadiths and each of them has compiled books on Hadiths with different orders. They were very pious and godfearing people.

12. A muslim must believe in the followings: a) Allah Ta’ala is the Lord, and none is worthy of worship except him, b) His angels. c) His books. d) His messengers e) The Day of Resurrection, f) The good and bad divine decree is by Allah Ta’ala, g) life after death.

and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

Ml. Ikraamul Haq (US)
STUDENT OF IFTA IN KARACHI / TRAINING THROUGH DARUL IFTA, CAMPERDOWN

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