welcome to another segment of ours the
mailbag from the dean show this is your
host justin
uh in today's uh mail the question comes
give me proof that islam is the truth
how do i know that this religion is the
religion of god well i have to say that
is a very good question it's a very
profound question and it is a question
that every single person should be
asking himself for herself who is not a
muslim well why do people believe this
why are muslims believing that they have
the right faith what makes them believe
this so this is a very sensible question
and we welcome such questions and this
is exactly the type of spirit and
attitude that we're looking for just
tell me how do i know this is true what
is your evidence i'm a christian i'm a
jew i'm a buddhist you're a muslim you
say you're right my father said he's
right how do i know who's right that's
exactly the question that we want so the
question is
prove to me that islam is the religion
of god how do you prove this the
response we can prove this in so many
different ways that we can go on and on
and on and on but let's just summarize
them in a few ways
first and foremost
the concept of god in the religion of
islam
vis-a-vis the concept of god and other
religions when you look at the religion
of islam and you see how muslims view
their god
you realize that there is no other
religion on earth that has such a simple
and logical and rational belief a belief
that appeals to every single human being
we believe that there is one god not a
plural not a not a multiplicity of god
not a plurality of gods not a a a group
of gods and goddesses and many gods and
demigods and the children of gods and
the parents of gods no there is one
ultimate god who created everything
around us who is all-powerful and
almighty and this is known by his
creation his creation is so perfect and
beautiful his creation is in such
harmony and synchronization that he
himself must have the greatest powers
and the most wisdom and the most
knowledge for him to have created all of
this we also believe that this god does
not resemble us at all he is not human
had he been human then we would all be
gods he is not human he is above us he
is greater than us he is much more
powerful and knowledgeable than us in a
way that we can never understand we
understand that because we are finite
and he is infinite that we will never be
able to fully comprehend him we also
believe that this god is so perfect and
beautiful that he is worthy of being
worshiped because of who he is because
of his mercy because of his love because
of his knowledge because of his power
the greatest thing that we can do is to
worship him and that is exactly what our
religion tells us our holy book the
quran says that god speaks and he says
the only reason i have created you is so
that you may worship me i don't want
anything from you i don't even need your
worship but if you worship me this will
be for your own good and this is exactly
what we believe as muslims that god does
not need anything
also another proof that can prove this
is the religious teachings of the
religion of islam when you look at the
concept of prophethood the concept of
the hereafter when you look at these
basic fundamental tenets of islam then
we see that this is an all-perfect
religion in contrast to other religions
other religions they believe about god
that which is impermissible to believe
that which is illogical to believe to
claim that god
is more than one is illogical because
had there been more than one god we
wouldn't find this perfect harmony in
the creation the the very
synchronization of the world around us
the perfect blend of everything around
us shows that there is one god at work
had there been a a multiplicity of gods
a plurality of gods then each god would
be fighting with the other god each god
would show destruction and chaos to the
other god and we don't see this in the
world around us also the fact that other
religions teach that these uh some
religions deny prophets others affirm
them even those that affirm them they
affirm prophets that
are not prophets of god they affirm them
doing things that don't make any sense
they affirm prophets who are murderers
and thieves they are from prophets who
lie and cheat and steal they affirm they
believe in prophets who who fornicate
and who who commit incest and who become
drunk and that is something that if your
own friend were to do it you would cut
yourself off from him how about if you
ascribe this to the prophet of god so we
believe that the prophets of god are the
most perfect of men they don't commit
such major and evil and heinous deeds
and crimes they are righteous and noble
and holy people and they come with the
best teachings of god and that is
exactly what our religion tells us a
belief in the hereafter as well so we
said three things belief in god belief
in the prophets and belief in hereafter
these three fundamentals are so perfect
in islam we believe that there is a life
after this life we believe that after we
die that is not the end of our lives
there shall be another life after that
and that that life which is called the
life of the hereafter is a life which
will be based upon this life and we will
be rewarded or punished based upon our
deeds for this life in this world we
find people who disobey god who flaunt
their arrogance and yet they live
seemingly comfortable lives and we also
find those who are worshipers of god and
they live very difficult lives how is
this possible that
a person who worships god lives a
difficult life and a person who disobeys
god seems to live an easy life and then
in the hereafter there is no hereafter
or they shall be treated the same such
is not the case those who worship god
and believe in him will be rewarded and
those who deny god and belie him and
basically flout all of the commandments
they shall be punished because of their
deeds and this is rational logical
common sense and there are many other
proofs as well for the teachings of
islam but i suffice with these three
belief in god belief in the prophets and
belief in the hereafter if you think
about these three pillars and understand
them in islam some religions deny the
other three and others affirm some and
deny others or destroy them when you
compare these three basic teachings they
will appeal to your inner innate sense
because god created you with common
sense god created you with an intellect
and mind and when you study islam you
find that your intellect and mind and
your common sense they all mesh they all
merge they all complement the true
teachings of islam and when you study
other religions you find that your
common sense does not appeal to them you
reject them it doesn't make any sense to
you because god is the one who reveals
the books and he has created you with
common sense and the two have to merge
together and that only occurs in the
religion of islam so with in conclusion
i ask you to think about these teachings
and then also to pray to god you don't
even have to call him by a name just say
oh you who created me o you who created
me and all that is around me i invoke
you i pray to you i beseech you to guide
me to the truth that's a fair deal i can
pray this and i ask you to pray this as
well and if you are sincere then god
will be sincere to you i hope that that
suffices in a brief response to this
question and i hope to see you next time
on the mailbag on the dean show until
then assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi
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