The Arabic word Islam translates in English language as Submission.
The religion of Submission, whose religious laws are detailed in the Quran,
dictates upon each human (and jinn) to worship God alone (51:56). This basic
law is also known as the first commandment or the greatest commandment in
the Old and New Testament. The word Submission is not the name of a religion,
but rather it is a description. Submission is the total submission and devotion
to God ALONE. Thus anyone who can bring himself or herself to believe in
God within the confines of the first commandment is a submitter (In
Arabic: Muslim).
The Quran proclaims in verse 3:19
"The only religion approved by God is Submission."
Mark 12:30
`Jesus replied, "The first is this; Hear O Israel!
The lord OUR God is Lord ALONE. You shall love the Lord with all your soul,
with all your mind, and with all your strength."' |
Careful study of all scriptures will reveal that they all have the same
first commandment - you shall not worship except God.
Gayatri Mantra, Yajur Vedal
"Let us meditate on God, His glorious attributes,
who is the basis of everything in this universe as it's Creator, who is fit
to be worshipped as Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscient and self existent
conscious being, who remove all ignorance and impurities from the mind and
purifies and sharpens our intellect." |
God points out in verse 3:18 of the Quran the shahaada of God, the angels
and those who possess knowledge - la ellaha ella Allah (there is no god except
God).
"God bears witness that there is no god except
He, and so do the angels and those who possess knowledge. Truthfully and
equitably, He is the absolute god; there is no god but He, the Almighty,
Most wise." |
MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR SALVATION
Verses 2:62 & 5:69 quoted below give the minimum requirement for
salvation to God's Kingdom - anyone who believes in God Alone, believes in
the Hereafter and leads a righteous life is destined for Heaven.
"Surely, those who believe, those who are Jewish,
the Christians,
the converts; anyone who
1. believes in God, and
2. believes in the Hereafter, and
3. leads a righteous life,
will receive their recompense from their Lord;
they have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve." |
IDOLATRY
We learn from the Quran, that idolatry is the only unforgivable sin
if maintained till death.
"God
does not forgive idolatry, but He forgives lesser offenses for whomever He
wills. Anyone who sets up idols besides God, has forged a horrendous
offense."
4:48 |
(Also see 4:116).
It would make sense thus to see and examine what is idolatry and look
at various definitions of Idolatry given in the Quran.
1. Calf, statues as an Idols (2:51, 21:51-53).
2. Worshipping other gods (is worshipping the devil) (4:117).
3. Jesus as idol (5:72).
4. Jinns as idols (6:100).
5. Children as idols (7:190).
6. Humans as idols (7:194).
7. "Intercessors" as Idols (10:18). From the Quran, it is obvious - there
is no intercession by anyone on the Day of Judgment.
8. Satan as idol (14:22).
9. Property as idol (18:42).
10. Prophets & messengers as idols (3:79).
11. God's servants as idols (18:102).
12. EGO as idol (25:43). Most humans, because of their ego cannot bring
themselves to worship God, nor can they make their opinion subordinate to
God's opinion spelled out in the Quran because of their ego.
13. Following a source other than Quran is idolatry. The following verse
makes it clear that the Quran is God's Testimony. Following any other source
is defined as idolatry.
[6:19]
Say, "Whose testimony is the greatest?"
Say, "GOD's. He is the witness between me and you that this Quran has been
inspired to me, to preach it to you and whomever it reaches. Indeed, you
bear witness that there are other gods beside GOD." Say, "I do not testify
as you do; there is only one god, and I disown your idolatry."
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Worshipping God is to obey His words only (Quran) and not the words
of humans (scholars, religious leaders, mullahs, etc.).
14. Religious leaders and scholars as idols (9:31, 2:257, 6:137). We learn
from the Quran that idols cannot Judge (40:20), idols cannot create anything
and are powerless (13:16, 46:4) and idols do not bring us closer to God (39:3).
We learn that idolaters follow conjecture (6:148, 98:1) and that idolaters
DENY IDOL WORSHIP - now & on the Day of Judgment (6:22-24).
The Quran points out that the MAJORITY of those who worship God
fall into IDOLATRY (12:103, 12:106).
SUMMARY ON IDOLATRY (the only unforgivable offense).
"O you who believe, you shall remember God frequently;
glorify Him day and night." 33:41
A simple definition of idolatry would be if we were to give anything
more importance than God. We have to keep in mind that God has communicated
to us through His proven final scripture - the Quran. If we look to religious
law through words other than the words of the Quran, we are well in the confines
of idolatry.
There is no difference between equating someone with God (example: Jesus)
or equating words other than that of God with God's words (example: words
of humans to words of God in the Quran).
QURAN
The Quran is the Final Testament revealed to prophet Muhammad 1400 years
ago. It is the will of God to fully preserve (15:9) the Quran in it's original
form and in it's original language, Arabic. God commands us in the Quran
to accept all His scriptures and messengers/prophets and not to make distinction
amongst them (2:285).
We learn from the Quran that all of Gods prophets/messengers, Jesus,
Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Muhammad, etc. . . . preached the same message of
Submission - Worship God Alone.
CORRUPTION AFTER EVERY PROPHET
However, every prophet's message has been corrupted by God's Will after
the prophet's death in accordance with God's will spelled out in 6:112.
The Jews after Moses's death created Mishnah and Gemarrah and uphold
them rather than the TORAH (revealed word of God).
In the city of Nicene 300 years after the death of Jesus, the concept
of Trinity was CREATED, and is now the primary source of a Christian's belief
in defiance of the Bible which advocates the absolute worship of God
Alone.
The Muslims 250 years after the death of Muhammad LEGITIMIZED Hadith
and Sunnah, falsely attributed to prophet Muhammad, and in defiance of the
Quran. Today most Muslims have discarded the Quran in favor of Hadith and
Sunnah.
PURPOSE OF CORRUPTION AFTER THE PROPHETS
We learn from the Quran (6:113) that these fabrications are a test for
us. The nonbeliever will accept these fabrications while the believer will
reject the fabrications.
"This is to let the minds of those who do not
believe in the
Hereafter listen to such fabrications, and accept them,
and thus EXPOSE their real convictions."
6:113.
ISLAM (SUBMISSION) STARTED BY ABRAHAM (22:78)
All of God's messenger preached the message of "Worship God Alone."
The religion of Submission (Islam) and ALL it's religious duties (Shahaada,
Contact Prayers, Zakat [obligatory charity], Fasting and Pilgrimage) were
introduced at the time of prophet Abraham. ISLAM is called "Millat Ibrahim"
(The religion of Abraham) throughout the Quran (2:130, 135; 3:95; 4:125;
6:161; 12:37-38; 16:123; 21:73; 22:28). Religious practices in Islam were
established before prophet Muhammad started his mission of delivering the
Quran (8:35, 9:54, 16:123, 21:73, 22:27, 28:27) We learn from verse 16:123
that prophet Muhammad was a follower of prophet Abraham.
All messengers and prophets after prophet Abraham preached the same
religion - Submission (or Islam in Arabic language).
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