Are All Religions Alike? By Parwez - Resurgent Islam

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Dve In the cause of AUd. AIhIlI knows
weD about the mlllJ~eetl. EsemptioD Is
. soupt oDly by those who do Dot truly
have eoDvietion (lmn) ID Allah and the
life hereafter. wbose hearts are ftUed with
lIoubt. which makes them hesitant to act
(9: 44-45).
This verse of the Qur'1n bas made the following matters
clear to the mind: .
1. It is' evident that those-holding-fast-the
conviction (i.e., the true Muslims), who used to
participate in fighti!lg with their possessions,
had conviction (Tman) in MaliJ'ikah (the forces
of natuJ:e), the Divine Books, and the Rusul in
addition to their conviction (lman) in Allah and
the life hereafter. But here, in this verse of the
Qur'In, the mention of their conviction (lmAn)
in Allah and the life hereafter has only been
thought to be enough. .
2. The hyPOcrites (i.e., mU7Iaftqee7l) were those
people who verbally professed all the elements
of conviction (Tmln), were called Muslims, and
lived their social life with them. The Qur'1n
does not accept their conviction (Tman) and
makes proclamation in UI!ambiguous terms that
these are the people who had no conviction
(Iman) in Allah and the life hereafter.
3. Therefore, when the Muslims will be told to
have conviction (Jman) in Allah and the life
hereafter, and do the good deeds, it would mean
that their being a Muslim by birth or merely
professing the conviction (Tman) verbally is not
enough. Conviction (Tmln) ought to be from the
core of one's heart and dle actions of life should