Are All Religions Alike? By Parwez - Resurgent Islam

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conduct. One who leads a life of Taqwa is called Muttaqi.
Its plural is Muttaqeen.
Nubuwwah: It is the reception of the revelation of
Divine Guidance. by tllIbiya or 1'1lsuL It ended with
Muhammad (PBUH). The Guidance revealed to him is
preserved and ellshrined fully and exactly in the Qur'rut.
The function of risaJah, or the delivery of the Divine
Message to all mankind and the establishment of a social
order in accordance with its principles, has devolved upon
the nation or UmlfUlh that believes in that Book, that is, the
Qur'lIn.
Pundit: It is the one who is well-versed in Hindu
religious lore.
RU!lul: It is the long succession of Divine Messengers of .
God. And Rasill is the each one of this long succession of
Divine Messengers ofGod, who came from time to time to
mankind with a Code of Divine Guidance, and established
a socio-economic order based on the permanent values
embodied in that Code.
Shar'a and Minhaj: It is the outward form of
observance idealized.
Shirk: It is the only W1forgivable sin in the Que'lin. It is
the' association of partners with Allah, whether it is the
. human world or the physical world or the obedience to laws
in contradiction·to those revealed in the Que'lin. Those who
do so are called mushrikee". This includes creating
divisions . within. the Muslim community tfirough
sectarianism,..