Why religion: A Muslim perspective
Religion is natural, not because it is a product of nature but because nature was created by God Almighty who meant religion to be the code of conduct for humans in nature, equally as He meant the laws of nature to be the way things behave the way they are. Islam is the religion of the Fitrah (the original pure nature of God’s creation), therefore, it is always in harmony with nature.
The religious code of conduct is noble character, the aim of the Message from God to all His Messengers. Noble character is for living in peace with yourself, your family, your community, and nature. The Muslim is defined by Prophet Muhammad as the one whom other people are safe from harm by his hand and tongue. You may already be living Islam, but still there is something missing: knowledge.
Because of the limitation of human thinking, reason, and means of exploration of nature and beyond, religion is the ultimate source of knowledge that may answer the questions of who are we as human beings? Where do we come from? What is the purpose of our life? Where do we go after death? In other words, religion (the revelation) provides the relational data base for human to appreciate his position in nature and beyond. Moreover, religion provides human with the user manual of his own creation (make) to function normally, i.e. the way Allah meant it to be.
May 25th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Maashaallah, the website delivers information very well, and is very interesting to read, and i am proud to call you my father!!
November 30th, 2009 at 1:02 am
Mashallah, wa tabarakallah! An amazing and clear description of the amazing observable universe. If all of this is just one of the seven heavens it leaves us only to say Subhanallah