Islam and Christianity
ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY This book is written in the nature of a “key” for those Muslim brothers of ours who have just a smattering of knowledge on how the Islamic religion has developed, and it has been written for those non-Muslims willing to know the fundamentals of Islam. Islam, the most up-to-date and the most immaculate of the world’s existing religions, is based upon very humane and very logical principles. Without going into details, this book touches upon the fundamentals of Islam and makes a comparison of Islam with other religions. It answers criticisms raised against Islam by its adversaries and explains as compendiously as possible the qualifications essential for being a good Muslim. For those who would like to read valuable books on Islam written by Islamic scholars (rahimahumullâhu ta’âlâ) after learning the facts contained in this book, we advise that they read books published in different languages by the Hakîkat Kitabevi (Bookstore) in Istanbul. The names of these books are appended to our books. Read this book slowly and with reflection! Encourage others to read it, too! An ignorant person cannot be a good Muslim. Indeed, it is impossible for a person not to attach all his heart to Islam after learning its fundamentals. After reading this book, you will also realize what a lofty, sacred, logical, and perfect religion Islam is, and you will attach all your heart and soul to it in order to attain salvation and repose in this world and in the hereafter. Islam that abrogated celestial religions of Judaism and Christianity along with their validity is explained first. That Qur’an-ı Karîm is word of Allah; miracles of Muhammad ׳alayhissalâm, his virtues, moral practices and habits; how to be a true Muslim; a comparison of Islam and Christianity; that Muslims are scientifically powerful; are explained next.
ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY
This book is written in the nature of a “key” for those Muslim brothers of ours who have just a smattering of knowledge on how the Islamic religion has developed, and it has been written for those non-Muslims willing to know the fundamentals of Islam. Islam, the most up-to-date and the most immaculate of the world’s existing religions, is based upon very humane and very logical principles. Without going into details, this book touches upon the fundamentals of Islam and makes a comparison of Islam with other religions. It answers criticisms raised against Islam by its adversaries and explains as compendiously as possible the qualifications essential for being a good Muslim.
For those who would like to read valuable books on Islam written by Islamic scholars (rahimahumullâhu ta’âlâ) after learning the facts contained in this book, we advise that they read books published in different languages by the Hakîkat Kitabevi (Bookstore) in Istanbul. The names of these books are appended to our books. Read this book slowly and with reflection! Encourage others to read it, too! An ignorant person cannot be a good Muslim. Indeed, it is impossible for a person not to attach all his heart to Islam after learning its fundamentals. After reading this book, you will also realize what a lofty, sacred, logical, and perfect religion Islam is, and you will attach all your heart and soul to it in order to attain salvation and repose in this world and in the hereafter.
Islam that abrogated celestial religions of Judaism and Christianity along with their validity is explained first. That Qur’an-ı Karîm is word of Allah; miracles of Muhammad ׳alayhissalâm, his virtues, moral practices and habits; how to be a true Muslim; a comparison of Islam and Christianity; that Muslims are scientifically powerful; are explained next.
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RELIGIONS, DOGMAS, AND THE<br />
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RELIGION AND<br />
PHILOSOPHY<br />
There is only one Allah; there is only one way to Him. Since<br />
religion is the means whereby to know Allâhu ta’âlâ, there must<br />
be only one religion all over the world. Today, there are many<br />
different religions <strong>and</strong> dogmas in the world. If we look closely, it<br />
will be understood that the three great religions —Judaism,<br />
<strong>Christianity</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Islam</strong>— believe in only one Allah <strong>and</strong> have the<br />
same basic principles of faith, <strong>and</strong> that these three religions<br />
complement each other. These three religions are just like three<br />
successive links in a chain. As the centuries passed away, the<br />
corrupt <strong>and</strong> changed religions were purged <strong>and</strong> corrected until<br />
finally Allâhu ta’âlâ sent “<strong>Islam</strong>”, which is the most perfect <strong>and</strong><br />
the truest religion. As we have repeatedly mentioned in this book,<br />
the word “<strong>Islam</strong>” has two meanings. It means to give oneself up<br />
to Allâhu ta’âlâ, <strong>and</strong> it is the name of the final religion conveyed<br />
by Muhammad (’alaihi ’s-salam). Ahl-i kitâb (religions with holy<br />
books) is the name of the other two religions.<br />
We shall try to tell you how these religions were sent by<br />
Allâhu ta’âlâ. We shall explain their fundamentals. Beside these<br />
three great religions, there are some religions without the concept<br />
of Allah, which are based on moral principles only. These are<br />
irrelevant to our subject, but they are believed to be religions by<br />
great masses of people in the world. Therefore, we think that it<br />
will be a good idea to first give information about them before<br />
dealing with the main subject.<br />
Brahmanism, Zoroastrianism, <strong>and</strong> Buddhism are the most<br />
important ones among them. A short time ago, these three<br />
religions were the faiths of one <strong>and</strong> a half billion people. Indians,<br />
Burmese, Laotians, Japanese, Chinese, Malays, Koreans, <strong>and</strong><br />
various other peoples that are their neighbours used to believe in<br />
these religions. It is possible to meet some Buddhists among<br />
Europeans <strong>and</strong> Americans, but they are very few. According to<br />
the latest international statistics, the number of those holding<br />
these religions decreased to as low as 400 million. The reason for<br />
this is the affectiveness of communistic propag<strong>and</strong>a <strong>and</strong> the fact<br />
that the young generation in China does not attach any<br />
importance to any religion. Now, let us examine these religions in<br />
detail <strong>and</strong> see the human role in them.<br />
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