[NOTE: In this article, references are taken from Quran (for the support of the theme of this post) and Bible(for giving an example of previous prophet's or messenger's submission to Almighty God). Though here references are not taken from Hindu scriptures, yet the theme of this post is comparable to Hinduism and other religions also]
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Allah says in the glorious Quran,
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"The Religion before Allah is Islam (submission to His Will): Nor did the People of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each other, after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of Allah, Allah is swift in calling to account."(Quran, 3:19)
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So, Quran says that islam is the only religion from the Creator, but why? Let us see.
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There is a misconception that islam is a new religion. But it is not. "Islam" the word has come from arabic word "salaam" which means "peace", it has also come from the root word "silm" which means "submission of one's will to GOD Almighty". So "islam" means "submission of one's will to Almighty God for peace", so when a person submits his will or desire to Almighty for peace should be defined as "muslim" whatever name he has. Name or family is not the main thing to be a muslim. But "submission of will to Allah" is the main thing for being a Muslim. In an easy term, if we analyse "the one who submits his will to God" actually indicates "the one who obeys the commandments of God", so in vice versa, the one who obeys the commandments of God is the one who has submitted his will to God, if we translate it into arabic, it will be "islam"(submission of will to Almighty God), and this word "islam" seems to be a new word, but this faith that "submission of will to God" is the oldest. From the beginning of the creation, God has said us to obey His commandments or to submit our will to Him. We human being have free will, either we can obey or disobey God. But almost all other creatures of nature are already muslim,that means they already obey the commandments of God,or submitted their will to God,for example, we see the sun rises from the east because the earth moves round the sun, this natural law is as usual because the sun and the earth have submitted their will to God and so they are acting in the universe just as the order and will of the Creator.
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"Islam"(submission of will to God) is declared by Jesus Christ(peace be upon him) also:
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It is mentioned in the bible,
"I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgement is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father(Almighty God) which hath sent me."
[The Bible, John 5:30]
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Here Jesus Christ(pbuh) is also saying "I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father(Almighty God)" That means Jesus Christ(pbuh) also submitted his will to Almighty God and anyone who says that he does not seek his own will but the will of Almighty God is a muslim,as muslim means the one who submits his will to God.so Jesus Christ(pbuh) was a muslim according to bible also. Furthermore, this thing is also confirmed in the Quran.
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"...Christ Jesus the son of Mary was [no more than] a messenger of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him....Christ disdaineth nor to serve and worship Allah, nor do the angels, those nearest [to Allah]...."
[Al-Quran, 04:171-172]
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Previous scriptures were for a particular time and place:
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So there is only one religion and that is "submission of will to Almighty God" and in arabic translation, it is "islam", but Almighty God has sent many messengers with His divine words or divine scriptures on earth, but those divine books were for a particular time and particular place. For example, Jesus Christ was sent only for israel.
It is mentioned in the bible,
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"I(Jesus) am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."(Matthew,15:24)
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This thing is again confirmed in the Quran also.
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"They do blaspheme who say: "Allah is Christ the son of Mary." But said Christ: "O Children of Israel! worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord."..."
[Al-Quran, 5:72]
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Previous scriptures have been corrupted:
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So the previous prophets and previous religious books were for a particular time and place,by the passage of time, those books from God have been corrupted by human being. Allah says in the Quran,
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"Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say: "This is from Allah," to traffic with it for miserable price!- Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby."
[Al-Quran, 2:79]
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All the human being was united once:
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Let us look at verse 10:19,
"Mankind was but one nation, but differed (later). Had it not Been for a Word That went forth before From they Lord, their differences Would have been settled Between them."
[Al-Quran, 10:19]
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All mankind was created one, and Allah's Message to mankind is in essence one, the Message of Unity and Truth. But as selfishness and egotism got hold of man, certain differences sprang up between individuals, races, and nations, and in His infinite Mercy He sent them messengers and messages to suit their varying mentality, to test them by His gifts, and stir them up to emulation in virtue and piety.
When men began to diverge from one another, Allah made their very differences subserve the higher ends by increasing their emulation in virtue and piety, and thus pointing back to the ultimate Unity and Reality.
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Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) is the last messenger:
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For solving all the misgudances in the whole world, Allah the Almighty at last has sent His last scripture Al-Quran with the last messenger Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) and this is not only for the muslims and for the arabs,but it is for the whole humanity.
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Allah says in the glorious Quran,
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"We have not sent thee(O Muhammad) but as a universal (Messenger) to men, giving them glad tidings and warning them (against sin), but most men understand not."
[Al-Qur'an 34:28]
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Islam is the nature of every person by birth:
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And our beloved Prophet says that every child is born with "deen-ul-fitra", it means when a child is born that child remains a muslim or in other term,that child submits its will to Allah, but by the passage of time, he or she becomes affected by the circumstances and gradually goes away from truth and submits himself or herself to idols, symbols and starts worshiping false gods; when he or she hears the words of truth again,then he or she returns to his or her own nature of submission with which he or she was born.
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So islam is that nature with which you, I and every person is born.
[Special thanks to brother Mainuddin Ahmad for providing some important reference] . মানহাজ অর্থ পথ (path) অথবা পদ্ধতিগত বা নিয়মগত বা প্রণালিগত বিদ্যা (Methodology)। মানহাজ বললে তাই তাকে দুই ভাবে ভাবা হয় - ১) সহিহ মানহাজ, ২) ভ্রান্ত বা বাতিল মানহাজ। . সহিহ মানহা...
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