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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_.-_.. <strong>Are</strong> <strong>All</strong> Reiigions _.._..__ <strong>Alike</strong>? ..._...._...._..._...._..._..._....31<br />
With categorical Qur'lIIIic injunctions this condition haS<br />
clarified that, when the word conviction (TmlIn) is used<br />
about the earlier Anbiya and the last Messenger (PBUH) <br />
(or the previous Divine Books or the Qur'lIII) - there would<br />
be a basic difference in its Qur'lIIIic meanings. In other<br />
words it means that after coming over of a new Messenger<br />
(PBUH), or a new Divine Book, the meaning of having<br />
conviction (TmlIn) in the previous Anbiya and the previ!)us<br />
Divine Books would siinply be that the previous Nabi or<br />
the previous Divine Book was from <strong>All</strong>ah. And having<br />
conviction (ImlIn) in the new Nabi and the new Divine<br />
Book would be to accept that this new Nab; and the new<br />
Divine Book are from <strong>All</strong>ah and·be followed in letter and<br />
spirit. Ii is just like the coming of a new Vice Roy that his<br />
predecessor was simply accepted as a king, his successor at<br />
his own time, but obeisance would definitely ~ of the<br />
orders given through this new Vice Roy. Therefore, when<br />
the Muslims say they have conviction (ImlIn) in all the<br />
previous Anbiya, it means that they accept this reality that<br />
they (Peace be upOn them) were the torch-bearers of the<br />
Divine triessage on their own time and were hence worthy<br />
oCbeing followed potentially. But after the coming over of<br />
the last Messenger (PBUH), obeisance remained simply to<br />
the Qur'lIII alone. That is why all the Truths oftbe previous<br />
Divine Books were included in it and some new injunctions<br />
commensurate with the needs of the time have also been<br />
added to it. Therefore, the meanings of making distinction<br />
amongst the various Rusul does not counate to<br />
acknowledge verbally that the previous Anbiya inclusive of<br />
the iast Messenger (PBUH) were the Messengers of AI/ah.<br />
On the contrary, its meanings are that the obeisance is only<br />
and only to the Last Divine Book along with the admittance<br />
of the Messengerhood of all the previous Anbiya. If the<br />
aCknowledgement of the Messengerhood of the last Nabi is<br />
verbal and obeisance is to one's own religions individually,<br />
then it is not the Qur'lIIIic conviction (Imiin) in the real<br />
sense.. It is infidelity. On this count the Qur'lIII says:
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