Are All Religions Alike? By Parwez - Resurgent Islam

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authenticate it. According to the Qur'In, the true
mu'mi7leen are:
The m,,'.wM are those who have
eGDvletlOD (1mb) lD AW and HIs Ralll,
then they have DO speek of any doubt (In
this conviction (lmD»; In the cause of
1'40.11,· they fight with their possessions:
the goods and Jie breath or life. These are
the people 'whe are the true (Muslims)
(49: 15).
These ilIdStrations· make' it clear that there are trying
conditions for a Muslim to clinch "salvation and progress",
He should have conviction (Iman) of the measll!'e, the
Qur'an has prescribed. He should seek decision from the
same measure "'enshrine in the Qur'In ". in every walk of
life and then continue accepting these decisions from the
core. of his heart. He should impose restrictions of Hallll
(lawful) at,Id!larllm (unlawful) on himself, and then sliould
keep his utmost dear possessions, like his goods and breath
of life, ready to lay down in the cause of Allah. In other
words he should, at every time, imagine himselfin the field
of martyrdom. It is then. that he should expect "salvation
and progress".
Contrary to it, the only compulsory thing for a non-Muslim
(such as a Hindu) is to get up in themoming, do "service to
000" according to the conventional methods in vogue, and
give charity at times. The examples of such "services to
. 000" are to feed grain to the sparrows, to buy fodder for
the bull, to pour flour on the abode of the insects, Just-anadvance-abea4-to-it,
are the examples of 'getting the free
wayside stall or tub for drinking water built some where. if
capable, . got the well dug, inn or hospital constructed'.
Such-and-the-like are the forins ofcharity, Other than these'
forms, there was no need of imposing any conspicuous
,