Are All Religions Alike? By Parwez - Resurgent Islam

Are All Religions Alike?
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dogs." The division of men in Hinduism is based on "races
by birth". And the condition of "races by birth" is that
neither the Hindu of a lower race can move up to be the
Hindu of a higher race, nor is there any way open to reach
the proximity (nearness) of God. This was also included in
the religious beliefs that a peI'SOtl bom in the clan of Jews
deserves for salvation, being one of the sons of Allah.
Hazrat Jesus (AS) becomes responsible for the salvation of
the child bom in the family of a Christian. In other words,
there was a beliefin the religions ofthe wOrld that:
1. One .gets salvation on the 'basis of one's birth,
within the fold 'ofa sect ofaspecific family, and
2. All the doors ofsalvation are closed to the men born
in other sects, because one can not join that sect
(The entry into the sects is by birth, not by choice).
(Be it known that there iS"flo concePt of any
,preaching in HinduSi1lnd Jews; even the concept of
preacbing came late in Christians.)
When the Qur'lIn came, it boldly refuted these conCepts. It
openly declared that salvation and progress has nothing to
do with birth. Wherever one is bom (~hether in Jews,
Christians, or Sabaeans etc.) can openly join the fold of
Islam by having conviction (ImlIn) and can de:s;erve.to have:
paradisallife with good deeds. The: Qur'lIn says that:
Whosoever have ennvlctlon ,(imln) In
AUah and His Rasiil {i.e., Allah's law of
Mukajiit (Requital), as revealed to you 0
RasiUl and lead their life accordingly, will
be duly compensated. Such persons will
lead a life of heavenly bUss, free of fear,
grief, and anxietY (2: (2). .
So far are the Muslims, they should, too, not remain
brewed in the false conceit that they will have their