Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Islam: The Moderate Religion

Islam: The Moderate Religion
The  role  of   the  Messengers  and  Prophets  of  Allah  was  a  noble  one  as  they
were constantly and continuously sent to renew what was being learned and
taught to the people and also to remind the people of what they forgot. Until
all the divine messages were finalized with the final Messenger, Muhammad
.  So  the  message  of  Islam  was  the  final  message  and  the  Prophet
Muhammad was  the  final  Prophet  and  Messenger  sent  to  mankind,  and
this  nation  (Muslims)  being  the  final  nation  which  Allah  has  made  them  as
witnesses, either for or against all of mankind.
The Muslim’s role in this worldly life is a lofty one, it is to worship Allah alone
and  to  establish  Allah's  proofs  and  evidences  upon  the  earth  and  upon  the
people and guide them and call them to Allah's path. The Muslim's role also as
bearing  witness  for  mankind,  by  testifying  for  them  as  submitting  to  Allah’s
commandments  by adhering  to  the  Islamic  Faith  or  bearing  witness  and
testifying  against  them  for  their  disbelief,  wrongdoing,  and  disregard  of
Allah’s commandments.
As Allah says:
} ا  َنﻮُﻜَﻳ َو  ِسﺎﱠﻨﻟا  َﲆَﻋ َءا َﺪ َﻬ ُﺷ اﻮُﻧﻮُﻜَﺘِﻟ ﺎًﻄ َﺳ َو  ًﺔ ﱠﻣُأ  ْﻢُﻛﺎَﻨْﻠَﻌ َﺟ  َﻚِﻟ َﺬَﻛ َو ا ًﺪﻴِﻬ َﺷ  ْﻢُﻜْﻴَﻠَﻋ  ُلﻮ ُﺳ ﱠﺮﻟ {
Thus  We  have  made  you  [true  Muslims - real  believers  of  Islâmic
Monotheism,  true  followers  of  Prophet  Muhammad  and  his  Sunnah
(legal ways)], a Wasat (just) (and the best) nation, that you be witnesses
over  mankind  and  the  Messenger  (Muhammad)  be  a  witness  over  you.
(Al-Baqarah 2:143)
So justice and equality are considered to be from amongst the most important
principles which  are  obligatory  and  necessary  for  the  Muslims  to  act  upon
firstly and secondly it is necessary for all of humankind. Justice is one of the
most  important  and  greatest  things  that  distinguishes  Islam  and  the  true
Muslims from the other nations and religions.
In  the  religion  of  Islam  it  is  obligatory upon  its  followers to  always  act  with
justice and equality. Be informed that Islam and the Muslims are not content
nor  satisfied  until  complete  justice  and  equality  are  recognized  as  being
Islam's  and  the  true  Muslim’s  main  and  distinguishing  feature.  Justice  and
equality  are  two  of  the  main principles which  Islam  promotes  and  exhorts
people  to  adhere  to  and  encourages  that  these  two principles be  from  the
manners and characteristics which the Muslims are known for and constantly
described with.
Islam ordered the Muslims to be constantly and continuously described with
justice and equality by being just, fair and dealing equally with the people and
practicing these things in all of their actions. The implementation of this great
principal is done for the sake of Allah alone, not for anything or anyone else.


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