If there is only one God, then why are there so many religions?
All religions originated with Allah and
then people began to add or take away from the teachings so as to take
control over each other.
This day, those who disbelieved have
given up all hope of your religion, so fear them not, but fear Me. This
day, I have perfected your religious Way of life for you, completed My
Favour upon you, and have chosen for you to surrender and submit to me
in peace as your religious way of life..
[Noble Quran 5:3]
Allah does not force anyone to submit to
Him. He has laid out a clear path and then made it known to them the two
ways (Heaven or Hell). The person is always free to make his or her own
choice.
There is no compulsion in religion.
Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever
disbelieves in taghut (false gods and false worship) and believes in
Allah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never
break. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
Allah is the Wali (Protector or Guardian) of those who believe. He
brings them out from darkness into light. But as for those who
disbelieve, their Auliya (supporters and helpers) are Taghut [false gods
and false worship.], they bring them out from light into darkness.
Those are the dwellers of the Fire, and they will remain there forever.
[Noble Quran 2:256-257]
There is no compulsion in the way of
"Islam." Whoever chooses to worship Allah without partners and is
devoted to Him and is obeying His commands as much as possible has
grasped the firm handhold that will never break. Whoever denies God and
chooses some other way to worship or not to believe at all, for them
there is an eternal punishment that is most horrible (Hell).
People began to separate into different
groups due to their rejection of truth and denial of clear proofs
becoming evident to them from their Lord.
And the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) differed not amongst themselves until after clear evidence came to them.
And they were not commanded anything more than this; to worship Allah,
alone (without making partners with Him in worship) and establish
regular devotional prayers and pay the charity due to the poor; and this
is the correct Way (way of life and religion). [Noble Quran 98:4-5]
Allah warns the Muslims not to fall into
the same trap as the people before them, by disputing with each other
and separating into different religious groups:
And be not as those who divided and
differed among themselves after the clear proofs had come to them. It is
they for whom there is an awful torment.
On the Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) when some faces will become
white and some faces will become black; as for those whose faces will
become black (to them will be said): "Did you reject Faith after
accepting it? Then taste the torment (in Hell) for rejecting Faith."
[Noble Quran 3:105-106]
People lied about the revelations, changed their scriptures and abused and even murdered the prophets whom Allah sent to them.
And verily, among them is a party who
distort the Book with their tongues (as they read), so that you may
think it is from the Book, but it is not from the Book, and they say:
"This is from Allah," but it is not from Allah; and they speak a lie
against Allah while they know it.
It is not (possible) for any human being to whom Allah has given the
Book and Al-Hukma (the knowledge and understanding of the laws of
religion, etc.) and Prophethood to say to the people: "Be my worshippers
rather than Allah's." On the contrary (he would say): "Be you
Rabbaniyun (learned men of religion who practice what they know and also
preach others), because you are teaching the Book, and you are studying
it." [Noble Quran 3:78-79]
Prophets of Allah only ask people to
worship Allah, as One God without partners. They would never ask people
to worship them or anyone or anything else. Allah tells us in the Quran:
Nor would he (a messenger of Allah) order
you to take angels and Prophets for lords (gods). Would he order you to
disbelieve after you have submitted to Allah's Will?
[Noble Quran 3:80]
Man made religions are an abomination before the Lord and will never be accepted.
Do they seek other than the religious way
of life of Allah (the true Islamic Monotheism worshipping none but
Allah Alone), while to Him submitted all creatures in the heavens and
the earth, willingly or unwillingly. And to Him shall they all be
returned. [Noble Quran 3:83]
Allah will only accept true submission, obedience and in purity and peace to His commandments.
And whoever seeks a Way of life other
than submission and surrender to Allah's Will (Islam), it will never be
accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.
[Noble Quran 3:85]
To believe in Allah and follow His Commandments has been the message of all prophets of monotheism.
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