Are All Religions Alike? By Parwez - Resurgent Islam
Are All Religions Alike? By Parwez - Resurgent Islam
Are All Religions Alike? By Parwez - Resurgent Islam
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that could remain sufficient to meet the human needs till<br />
the Day of Resurrection. Thus, the collections of all these<br />
Truths, Injunctious, Principles, and Commandments suited<br />
to the genesis of the genius were given to the world in a<br />
safe and secure way. And God Himself took· the<br />
responsibility of its security and preservation till the Day of<br />
Judgment. The name of this' latest collection and' final<br />
edition ofRealities and Divine Code is the Qur'an.<br />
It was, then, aunounced to the entire world: "<strong>All</strong> Our<br />
Bounties have been perfected and completed". The human .<br />
code oflife was given the final touches. It encOmpassed the<br />
entire previous body of Truth. Now this code of life (i.e.,<br />
the Qur'an) is the· only pragmatic criterion for salvation,<br />
achievement and progress. Other than that, whatsoever is<br />
there -anywhere in the world -stands abrogated. Today<br />
this is the only Deen, the only <strong>Islam</strong> in the entire world.<br />
And.conviction (Jman) per se is only in this <strong>Islam</strong>. Other<br />
than that, there is nothing like this sort of Deen, <strong>Islam</strong>,<br />
Shar 'a, or Minhaj under the firmament of this world. It is<br />
the proclamation of God, Who sent these messages that<br />
remained in practice previously. H.e sent the one Himself<br />
instead of the other. He Himself concentrated all these into<br />
One Collection an$! hence adjudicated this one as His Code<br />
of Laws in lieu of all the previous Scriptures. He ordained<br />
to have conviction (Iman) 'that <strong>All</strong>ah had commissioned all<br />
the Anbiya, who came previously. <strong>All</strong> the messages they<br />
delivered were God-revealed. As their status of being<br />
Anbiya. there is absolutely no difference among them. Nor<br />
was there any difference in these messages from the<br />
vantage ground ofDivine Messages. Concurring with it, the<br />
same God had said: "Now obeisance and obedience is only<br />
to this Collection ofLaws, the Qur'an." This is the AI-Deen<br />
and this is the AI-<strong>Islam</strong>. Every one is required to follow it.<br />
The salvation and progress is attributed to it. It is right to<br />
say that the entire body ofTruth "was" equally "present" in<br />
all the religions on their 9WD ·time. But to say that
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