Religion, no matter which one, is something to enhance the relationship between people and their God, and to enhance the relationships among the people themselves. What is between people and God is something very personal and is reflected on each one, not the others. If anyone goes to his worshipping place a million times a day, that is his own decision and for his own benefits. If that religion does not enhance his relations with the others, then it is not the fault of religion, it is of the person himself.
I do not care about what you believe in and which religion you follow, what God you worship. I do care about how you respect me and how you accept me, just give me my own space, freedom and rights.
People in the West look now at Islam through a very small window and the glass is not clean. What they can see are only the negatives of a very small group of people who are imposing their fanatical ideas, and they are not accepted by the majority of the Muslims.
Let's go through a couple of little facts about Islam. First, what does it mean, Islam, as a word and as a religion? As a word, the origin of the word is salaam, which means peace, and it shows very clearly in the way Muslims are greeting everyone by saying "al salaam alikom", which means "peace be upon you". Muslims say it day and night, coming and going, to their families and to anyone they don't even know. They don't just say it but they also believe it.
Islam as a religion means the full submission to God (Allah) in all we do and what we say. The religion Islam was introduced as people know it by the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), in the early 6th century AD. But as a matter of fact, Islam as an idea was introduced by Allah Himself to Adam at the beginning of creation, and all the messengers and prophets of Allah were carrying the same message of peace. As Muslims we must acknowledge all the messengers before the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and we must respect them and believe in them all the same way, otherwise we can't be Muslim to start with.
We are not here to fully go through the religion of Islam, as it needs a very long time to explain, but just to explain the fact that Islam has always been the real meaning of love and peace, and it is not like as some people say now, that Islam is evil, God forbid.
To be continued....
Hisham El Meniawy
www.hegyptology.com
I do not care about what you believe in and which religion you follow, what God you worship. I do care about how you respect me and how you accept me, just give me my own space, freedom and rights.
People in the West look now at Islam through a very small window and the glass is not clean. What they can see are only the negatives of a very small group of people who are imposing their fanatical ideas, and they are not accepted by the majority of the Muslims.
Let's go through a couple of little facts about Islam. First, what does it mean, Islam, as a word and as a religion? As a word, the origin of the word is salaam, which means peace, and it shows very clearly in the way Muslims are greeting everyone by saying "al salaam alikom", which means "peace be upon you". Muslims say it day and night, coming and going, to their families and to anyone they don't even know. They don't just say it but they also believe it.
Islam as a religion means the full submission to God (Allah) in all we do and what we say. The religion Islam was introduced as people know it by the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), in the early 6th century AD. But as a matter of fact, Islam as an idea was introduced by Allah Himself to Adam at the beginning of creation, and all the messengers and prophets of Allah were carrying the same message of peace. As Muslims we must acknowledge all the messengers before the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and we must respect them and believe in them all the same way, otherwise we can't be Muslim to start with.
We are not here to fully go through the religion of Islam, as it needs a very long time to explain, but just to explain the fact that Islam has always been the real meaning of love and peace, and it is not like as some people say now, that Islam is evil, God forbid.
To be continued....
Hisham El Meniawy
www.hegyptology.com
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