What is Religion

Lesson ONE.
Presented By: Rizwan Akhtar

What is Religion
Religion means a particular system of faith and worship. When we believe in something strongly and firmly, we say it is my religion. So by definition, if we do not act in accordance to our religious faith and belief, it means that we do not really believe in that religion. If we do things against the teachings of our religion then it means that we do not have faith in our religion. The Holy Quran has told us about such people

What Makes You Muslim?

The Holy Quran does not recognise anyone as Muslim if he or she is not practising its teachings. Thus, a true Muslim is one who follows the teachings of Islam at all times. If we are true Muslims then we should follow the laws of Islam in and out side our home, i.e. in classroom, in playground, in mosque , on streets and where ever we are.

What is Deen?
In Islamic terminology, the word Deen is used for religion. But Deen is much more comprehensive in its magnitude than Religion. Thus, our Deen is Islam which is more than a Religion. Unlike other religions which are confined to worship only, Islam offers: a complete code of life. a code of behavior. a perfect system of social interactions. a full constitution of government. a balanced curriculam of comprehensive education. a right approach to conscious seientific exploration.

What is TRUE Religion?

The true religion tells us many things which we can never know from any other source. For instance, Islam gives us correct answers of the following difficult questions :

Who has created the universe ? Who has created the millions of types of living species ? Who has made humans superior over all the creatures? Why has He created us ?

What is TRUE Religion? Cont.

No one can know how the universe and every thing in it has come into existence. What scientists tell us about the origin of the universe and the living creatures is their guesswork.

This is the reason that there are many different theories in science with entirely different explanations. For instance, Big-bang theory, Steady state theory, and theory of evolution give different stories about the existence of the universe.

Who Created This World?

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