بِسْمِ
اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
اَلْحَمْدُللهِ
الَّذِى هَدَنَا لِهَذَا وَمَاكُنَّا لِنَهْتَدِى لَوْ لاَ أَنْ هَدَنَاالله ُ.
وَالصَّلاَةُ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلٰى سَيْدِ اْلمُرّسَلِيْنَ. اَلذِّى بَعَثَ الله ُ
رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَالَمِيْنَ وَعَلٰى اٰلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِيْنَ أَمَّابَعْدُ.
All praises be to Allah, The Lord of the entire universe for
it is He who has created us and those before us and has raised among mankind
His prophets and messengers with guidance and the religion of truth for the
salvation of mankind in this world and the next world.
Peace and blessing be upon the messenger of Allah, the seal
of all the prophets and messengers of Allah who had been sent as a blessing and
mercy for the entire worlds and also upon his blessed household and holy
companions.
Thanks to Allah, The Almighty, for allowing me to deliver
this important massage, concerning the concept of religion. May Allah, The
Exalted guides us to His religion.
O Brothers and Sisters !
In this second series of message to the whole world I shall
touch on the concept of religion of Allah SWT.
Religion has become problem for people of all nations and it
has created disagreement, rivalry, hatred and even fightings and killings among
mankind. Each people claim that his religion is true and will do anything to
defend it.
Some say that all religions are the same because they bring
man close to God but only each takes different road to God, The Almighty.
Some say that all religions are good because they teach good
moral values.
Some in the propagation of their religion allege that other
religions are not true and will do anything to convert people to their
religion.
Some have rejected all religions because to them religion is
nothing but escapism and they want to live free from all religious injunctions
and restrictions. They become atheists.
These bring us to some questions :
1. Are there many Allah’s Religion or there is only one? 2.
Does Allah, The Almighty accept all religions or only accept the religion of
Islam ? 3. What is Allah’s Religion ?
These are the problem on religion that have caused great
misunderstanding and have cause people to deviate from the right path.
This problem must be resolved once and for all so that
people of all nations will know the truth about Allah’s Religion and thus they
will be able to decide for themselves whether or not to embrace Allah’s
Religion.
To solve this problem I shall explain to you all the concept
of Allah’s Religion.
What is Allah’s Religion ? Allah’s Religion is a set of laws
and regulations of Allah SWT which had been conveyed by all His prophets and
messengers from generation to generation for the salvation of mankind in this
world and Hereafter which had been completed and perfected in the prophethood
of the Holy Prophet Muhammad PBUH and named as Islam and is now contained in
the final Book of Revelation, the Holy Quran. This Divine set of laws and
regulations is based on love and mercy. The Religion of Allah SWT contained two
aspects of relationships, the relationship between man and Allah, his Creator
and the relationship among mankind and includes in this relationship is the
relationship between human beings and other creatures because man has been
appointed as caliph or vicegerant to administer this world.
O Brothers and Sisters !
How do we know the Religion of Allah SWT ?
We can never know and understand Allah’s Religion through
our own knowledge because it is beyond the realm of human knowledge to know and
understand it. It is because of this Allah SWT in His infinite Wisdom has sent
prophets and messengers to the human race from generation to generation bring
religion from Him which contains laws and regulations as a direction and
guidance for the human race to handle all questions which arise especially
those which are outside the realm of the intelligence and understanding with
this they can attend to their religions practices and finally administer this
world in peace in compliance with the Will of Allah SWT and in this way they
will be safe in this world and in the Next world.
Prophet Adam was the first messenger. Since then Allah
S.W.T. has raised prophets and messengers from among different people in all
ages bringing religion from Him as guidance for mankind. For example :
1. Prophet Noah AS was sent to his people.
As Allah S.W.T. Said in Chapter 11 Hud Verse 25 :
وَلَقَدْ
أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَى قَوْمِهِ
“And indeed We sent Nuh (Noah) to his people (and he said) :
“I have come to you as a plain warner.”
2. Prophet Syaib AS was sent to the people of Madyan.
Chapter 11 Hud Verse 84 :
وَإِلَى
مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا
“And to the Madyan (Midian) people (We sent) their brother
Shu’aib.”.
3. Prophet Moses AS was sent to the Israelites.
Chapter 61 Al-Shaff Verse 5 :
وَإِذْ
قَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ يَا قَوْمِ لِمَ تُؤْذُونَنِي وَقَد تَّعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي
رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ
“And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people : “O my
people! Why do you annoy me while you know certainly that I am the Messenger of
Allah to you?.”
4. Prophet Jesus AS was also sent to the Israelites.
Chapter 61 Al-Shaff Verse 6 :
وَإِذْ
قَالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ يَا بَنِيۤ إِسْرَاۤئِيلَ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ
إِلَيْكُم مُّصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ مِنَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَمُبَشِّرًا
بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِي مِن بَعْدِي اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَهُم
بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ قَالُوا هَذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ -6,
“And (remember) when Isa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary) said :
“O Children of Israel! I am the Messenger of Allah unto you, confirming the
Taurat (Torah) which came] before me and giving glad tidings of a Messenger to
come after me whose name shall be Ahmad. But when he (Ahmad, i.e. Muhammad)
came to them with clear proofs they said : “This is plain magic.”
5. Whereas Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. was sent for the whole
human race and jinn until the Last Day.
As was Said by Allah S.W.T. in Chapter 7 Al-A’raf Verse 158
:
قُلْ
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا
“Say (O Muhammad) : “O mankind! Verily, I am sent to you all
as the Messenger of Allah.”
Chapter 34 Saba’ Verse 28 :
وَمَاۤ
أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلاَّ كَاۤفَّةً لِّلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَلَكِنَّ
أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ
“And We have not sent you (O Muhammad) except as a giver of
glad tidings and a warner to all mankind but most of men know not.”
Since The Holy Prophet S.A.W is the last messenger sent for
the whole human race, and the final seal of all the Prophets, the whole human
race existing in the century during The Holy Prophet Muhammad S.A.W’s time and
thereafter are his people or ummah and would therefore have no other choice but
to follow and to repose their faith in The Holy Prophet S.A.W.
As an example, people of this century cannot choose to be
the followers of the Prophet Jesus as he was sent to the Israelites and not to
the whole human race and further more his time as Prophet has lapsed.
It was narrated by Abi Hurairah RA that indeed Rasullullah
S.A.W. said :
وَالَّذِى
نَفْس مُحَمّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لاَ يَسْمَعُ بِىْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ اْلأُمَّةِ
يَهُوْدِىٍّ وَلاَنَصْرَانِىٍّ ثُمَّ يَمُوْتُ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِالَّذِى
أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ إِلاَّ كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّارِ.
“By Allah S.W.T. in whose Hands is the soul of Muhammad
there is no one from amongst the Jews and Christians who have heard about me
and subsequently die without having faith in what I bring (Islam) unless he is
one of the inhabitants of Hell.”
The Prophets and Messengers are like gems of necklace which
are joined in continuum with one (1) task, i.e. to bring and propagate the
religion of Allah to the human race. To turn away from the religion of Allah as
brought by The Holy Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. is turning away from the religion
conveyed by previous prophets and messengers of Allah S.W.T.
All the prophets and messengers of Allah SWT beginning from
Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaq, Joseph, Moses, David, Solomon and Jesus son of Mary
had conveyed and taught the same religion ie the religion of Allah SWT which is
finally perfected and completed in the prophethood of the Holy prophet Muhammad
SAW and named as Islam.
It is important to take note here that although the religion
brought by all the Messengers of God was the Religion of Allah S.W.T which had
the attribute of full submission to The Will of Allah S.W.T, which is called
Islam in Arabic language it was not named as The Religion of Islam. This is
because Islam is an Arabic term whereas the previous Messengers of God were not
Arabs. Hence the word Islam had never been uttered by their tongues because
every Messenger of God was sent in the language of his own people as Allah
S.W.T Said in Chapter 14 Ibrahim verse 4 :
وَمَآ
أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلاَّ بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْ
“ We sent not a messenger except in the language of his own
people, in order to make (things) clear to them ”.
All the Prophets AS in spreading Allah S.W.T.’s religion
would use their own languages using words if translated into Arabic would mean
Islam. For example,
Allah S.W.T. Said in Chapter 2 Al-Baqarah Verse 132 :
وَوَصَّىٰ
بِهَاۤ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بَنِيهِ وَيَعْقُوبُ يَا بَنِيَّ إِنَّ الله َ اصْطَفَىٰ
لَكُمُ الدِّينَ فَلاَ تَمُوتُنَّ إَلاَّ وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ -132,
“ And this was the advice of Abraham to his son, and of
Jacob: “ O my sons, God has ordained the Religion for you, so hold fast to the
Religion of Islam until death comes to you ”.
In this advice given both by Prophet Abraham and Prophet
Jacob to their children when it was revealed by Allah SWT to the Holy Prophet
PBUH in Arabic language both prophets have actually used words in their
language to mean Islam in Arabic language. This means that every prophet AS had
used the word Islam but in word in his own language.
It is only during the messengerhood of The Holy Prophet
S.A.W that the Religion of Allah S.W.T has been completed and perfected and is
called Islam because His Highness belongs to the Arab tribe.
A person who is obedience and loyal to the laws and
regulations of the Religion of Islam is called a Muslim in Arabic language.
Thus the people of the previous messengers of God who had faith in the Religion
brought by their own prophet are called Muslims. Hence the people of Prophet
Moses and Prophet Jesus, peace upon them both, who were faithful to them, were
also called Muslims in Arabic language. This is clearly stated in Surah
Al-Maidah verse 111 :
وَإِذْ
أَوْحَيْتُ إِلَى الْحَوَارِيِّنَ أَنْ ءَامِنُواْ بِى وَبِرَسُولِى قَالُوۤاْ
ءَامَنَّا وَاشْهَدْ بِأَنَّنَا مُسْلِمُونَ -111,
And when I (Allah) revealed to the disciples of Jesus to
believe in Me and My Messenger, they said: "We believe. And bear witness
that we are Muslims."
In conclusion it is stressed that The Religion of Allah
S.W.T brought by all the previous Messengers of God is called the Religion of
Islam in Arabic language. Therefore there is only one religion i.e The Religion
of Islam.
Allah SWT made this clear in chapter Ali Imran verse 85: وَمَن يَبْتَغِ
غَيْرَ الإِسْلاَمِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنَ
الْخَاسِرِينَ -85,
“And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will
never be accepted of him and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.”
Chapter Ali Imran verse 19 :
إِنَّ
الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الإِسْلاَمُ
“Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam.”
From these verses of the Holy Quran it is very clear that
there is only one Allah’s Religion i.e Islam. Any other religions beside Islam
are not Allah’s Religion and as such will not be accepted by Allah SWT. Thus
anyone who embraces religion other then Islam will be among the losers in the
Day of Judgement.
This is what Allah SWT said and not wht the Holy Prophet
PBUH said or what I said. But it is Allah Who Said it.
O Brothers and Sisters !
Before the advent of The Holy Prophet S.A.W. Islam was not
universal but was local in nature and for certain time, place and people only.
Finally Allah S.W.T’s religion is completed and perfected
during the era of The Holy Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. and became a universal
religion for the entire human kind and “Jinn” suitable for all times and places
until the Last Day.
Allah S.W.T. Said in Chapter Al-Maidah Verse 3 :
الْيَوْمَ
أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ
الإِسْلاَمَ دِينًا
“This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed
My Favour upon you and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.”
The Religion of Islam was finally completed and perfected in
the messengerhood of the Holy Prophet PBUH which means the laws and regulations
contained in it are now complete governing not only our relationship with Allah
SWT but also it governs the relationship among us mankind and also our
relationship with other creatures based on love and mercy.
This means that our prayers and all our acts of devotions
together with all our daily conducts and activities in all field of our life
either in the field of politics, judiciary, education, economy or humanitarian,
all must be done in accordance with the Religion of Allah SWT and must be done
for His sake alone if we desire happiness in this world and in the Next world.
Since this world belongs to Allah SWT therefore it must now
be ruled and administered by these Divine laws and regulations, failing which
this world would then face with all forms of catastrophe, natural disaster and
strange diseases as what is happening to us now.
Since we live in this world no one can exempt himself from
these Divine laws and regulations because if he does so he will surely be
punished not only in this world but also in the Next world.
It is like someone who lives in another country, surely he
can not exempt himself from the laws and regulations of that country. If he
does so, definitely he will be punished for his offence and he will be
imprisoned.
Therefore everyone who lives in this world must obey this
Divine laws and regulations by first embracing Allah’ Religion i.e Islam and
then practising all what is contained in it if one desires happiness in this
world and in the Next world.
O Brothers and Sisters !
It is time now for those who have not embraced Allah’s
Religion i.e Islam to revert to Islam and practise all what is contained in it
so that they will enjoy a happier life and would be safe in this world and in
the Next world.
It is time now that this world must be ruled and governed by
the Divine laws and regulations so that there will be peace, justice, equality,
harmony, love and happiness prevailing throughout the whole world.
To find out whether you are really worshipping Allah SWT,
the true God, or want to find out the true religion acceptable by Allah SWT
please do not hesitate to read the Holy Quran because the Holy Quran has been
revealed as guidance for mankind.
Let us all now return to Allah SWT, our Lord in repentance
and in obedience so that we will find happiness in this world and in the Next
world. This is what Allah SWT wants us to do as stated in chapter Az-Zumar
verse 54 :
وَأَنِيبُوا
إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ وَأَسْلِمُوا لَهُ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ الْعَذَابُ ثُمَّ
لاَ تُنصَرُونَ
“And return in repentance and in obedience with true Faith
to your Lord and submit to Him before the torment comes upon you, (and) then
you will not be helped.”
Let us all pray to Allah SWT to our Lord for salvation in
this world and next world.
O Allah, our Lord, the Lord of all creations ! Please
forgive our sins and our wrongs. We pray that You always guides so that we are
all safe from all dangers in this world and the Next.
O Allah, our Lord ! We seek Your guidance and assistance so
that we are able to perform good deeds which You pleases.
O Allah, our Lord ! To those who are sick please grant them
good health, to those who are in distress and in need please grant them aid and
provision, to those who are in difficulties please relieve them from their
burden and hardship.
O Allah, our Lord ! To those who have not embraced Your
religion please give them guidance so that they will embrace Your religion. And
for those have gone astray please lead them back to the right path that You
pleases.
O Allah, Our Lord ! Please grant us peace and happiness in
this world and in the next world.
Hopefully the whole of mankind will be safe in this world
and in the Next World.
رَبَّنَا
تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ السَّمِيْعُ الْعَلِيْمُ وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا
اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ رَّحِيْمُ. سُبْحٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا
يَصِفُونَ. وَسَلٰمٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ. وَالْحَمْدُ ِللهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيَن.
اَللَّهُمَّ
صَلِّى وَسَلِّمْ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدِ الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا اُغْلِقَ
وَالْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ وَالنَّاصِرِ الْحَقِّ بِالْحَقِّ وَالْهَادِىْ اِلَى
صِرَاطِ الْمُسْتَقِيْمِ وَعَلَى اَلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَمِقْدَارِهِ
الْعَظِيْمِ .
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