Maria

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Salam Maria. I want to ask u whether u r a new muslim or not and from where do u belong? because i am wondered to see your love for Islam and ALLAH..... please answer to my question if u dont mind.
Your admirer,
Mahira
4rm Pakistan...

16 July 2009 10:13
Blogger Maria said...

Salam, too, Mahira. Sorry for not replying so soon as I don't visit this blog often.I embraced Islam 11 years ago. I am from Philippines but have been living in Australia.

This is my second time to participate in such discussion on internet. The first time was on beliefnet website 5 years ago. There was one lady from USA who went to buddhism, hinduism and finally became a born again Christian but was still not satisfied. My answers made sense to her that she declared the Shahadah on the phone with my husband and me as the witness.

Islam is a religion that God commanded for people or mankind to follow as Allah (s.w.t) said in Holy Qur'an Al Ma'idah 5:3:

"...This day I have Perfected your religion for you, completed my favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.

In Surah Aal-I-Imran 3:85, Allah (s.w.t.) also says:
“If anyone desires a religion other than Islam never will it be accepted of Him and in the hereafter is one of the losers”.

The name of religion “Christianity”, “Judaism”, “Buddhism”, “Hinduism”, “Zoroastrianism” and other sects and religions are not mentioned in their holy books (i.e. from very first page to last page of Bible whether in New Testament or Old Testament, and other holy book respectively) that God said mankind has to follow their religion respectively because these religions are made by men. They are not made by God. This is also the reason that such religions are named after names of men who supposedly teach or reform the people. For example, Christianity is named after Christ Jesus (a.s.), Judaism after the clan Judah, Buddhism after the reformer Buddha, Hinduism after the tribe Hindus, Zoroastrianism after Zoroaster, etc...

If all the above mentioned religions don’t have evidence themselves that their religion is to be followed, so, how much more Darwin’s Theory of Evolution? All parts of human body and fossils discovered as evidence of the theory did not evolve but remain the same for billions and billions of years until today - - an evidence that they are created.

Allah (s.w.t.) says so many times in the Qur’an how He Created All Creations as SIGNS for people to reflect. Allah (s.w.t.) chose the name Islam as a religion for people because of its meaning “Submission to the will and commands of Allah (s.w.t.)” . Obviously, ALL Creations including all parts of human body (i.e. heart beats, blood flows, etc...) function under the Will and Command of Allah (s.w.t.).

As muslims, we are fortunate and should be very thankfull to Allah (s.w.t) for giving us the gift of Islam, the true religion.

25 July 2009 20:52