A Summary of the Perfection of Islam
with
Examples of its Advantageous Merits
-Islam means “To submit”
-It establishes certainty in the presence of a deity, that
deserves to be worshipped alone and that He is described with perfection
through His Names and Attributes
-After this, belief that all favours – religious or worldly – are from
Allah is instilled, and He alone is thanked for them
-With this belief, the heart then is filled with awe for
this deity and the servant seeks to worship and thank him by following the Message sent
through His Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him)
-This creates perfection for the servant in his statements
and actions and beliefs, the more he follow him (Peace and Blessings of Allah
be upon him)
This is the general description of what Islam actually is.
The Prophets (Peace be upon them all)
-It is the religion of all of them, all sent with the very
same message
-Each one of them brought truth to mankind but none was
preserved
-Until Allah sent the final Prophet (Peace and Blessings of
Allah be upon him) with a book that will never be corrupted
The Religion
-Allah favoured his followers with a religion, the most
perfect of that has ever been given
-They believe in the last one, which means, unlike other nations - they believe in
all of them
-The believers accepted His Messenger because of the proof
that he came with, the betterment they found in his call and how it comes to
spread justice and beauty amongst Allah’s creation
-Therefore, there is nothing that has ever been revealed in good
except that this final message has it, and anything that has ever been bad has
also been included. A refined message.
Aqidah
-The greatest message of the religion that he came with
(Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was to have sincerity to Allah, thus
making all of his actions – internally and externally – in the pursuit of
seeking His Pleasure
-Such a belief has its benefits, from them:
a-knowing the purpose of his existence
b-knowing the rights of his Creator
c-knowing the rights of the creation
d-knowing that whatever happens in life is part of this
purpose, thus all good or bad is Decreed by Him
e-stopping Shirk and all vices towards it
Obligations
-His religion also came with commandments that the followers
must stick to
-These have been ordained in order for them to attain
betterment in his religion and benefitting in his Dunya and Akhirah
-The religion is split into obligatory and recommended
actions
-But they also have prohibitions that they must avoid, but
if one errs or have shortcomings – repentance is mandated to seek to have that sin
overlooked
-Thus, following the legislations of this religion is proof
that this religion is the religion of truth, not only because of its
comprehensiveness but also because of the betterment it brings
-It carries no shortcoming nor any contradictions within it.
All harm is repelled and whoever truly follows it will have his mind, body,
manners and faith preserved
Information
-As part of his message (Peace and Blessings of Allah be
upon him), he also came with information that none other could have told,
except through revelation
-The information he gave us is twofold: a) that which we can
perceive, these are typically stories of the nations that came before
-And information of the b) supernatural, something our senses would
never had perceived otherwise
-Man attests to his own limitations and ignorance, therefore
Allah (the Most High) sending us a Messenger with a message which not help us
in our faith, but teaches us about who we are ourselves, our natural urges with
a message that appeals to our intellect and reason – makes prefect sense and is
from the pinnacle from the proof of his truthfulness
-However, his enemies rejected and claimed that they knew
better. They even tried to prove him wrong. Still, all of their attempts have
been in vain. They have been exposed for either the ignorance which supports
their call or that their rejected was purely based on their lusts and desires
-They failed to take heed, so their misguidance was ever
more emphasised when corruption filled the lands, as a consequence of their
rejection
Private Matters
-The perfection of his call (Peace and Blessings of Allah be
upon him) is also exemplified in the character that his followers are called to
have in their domestic relationships
-He demanded that justice be instilled and upheld
-The religion even classed some injustices as being criminal, and not only connected sin to those offences but also made them subject to illegality and criminal proceedings
Provisions
-His call (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) is
perfect in the way it encourages our lifestyle choices
-Food, clothing, marriage are all examples of those things
left open for us to enjoy and explore. But it comes with a caution – anything
which is Kabeeth will be prohibited
Conclusion
-Allah (the Most High) has sent Muhammad (Peace and
Blessings of Allah be upon him) with guidance and the correct religion
-Anything which is good and beneficial is found within it,
either in practice itself or for the effects it brings
-The relationship that Muslims have with this call with them determine the success that they are granted with it. If they upright and
steadfast, their affairs too will be upright and steadfast
-This is proof in itself for the truthfulness of the call,
that true people are needed in order for to prosper [and that it is not just
given to anyone, unconditionally]
-If you want to know more, then go back to something which
is a miracle and a proof for the truthfulness of this message in and of itself
– the Quran
-Its messages are clear, its call is consistent, its knowledge of
the unseen cannot be created – it is free from contradictions. Reading it gives
the reader knowledge into a religion and a way of life which he would not have
known from before.
-This is the religion of Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of
Allah be upon him) which is the religion of truth; in belief, practice and the
liberation is brings with it
Allah Knows best
