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of reference of both is different. Religion is an individual
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wa taala, and is also complete in all dimensions.

“Today, I have completed your Deen, and have

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as a Deen.“ (Al-Mai’da 5:3)

Deen is Pure

 “Unquestionably, for Allah is the pure religion.” (Az-

Zumar 39:3)

Islam is a deen not just religion:

A question arises here from the claim that Islam is a deen not
just religion.

Islam has its own unique economic system which in neither

capitalistic nor communistic. Unlike modern interest based
banking system, Islam promotes “ishteraak”. This thought can
put an end to the on and off wars between the two ideologies
and frequent economic recession.
Similarly, Islam also provides complete guidelines on
governance and administration. it provides a system of
governance which is in mid of monarchy and democracy,
eliminating flaws of both systems and adding some of unique
islamic concepts. Clear guidelines on public administration. It
even teaches about rules of war ! how to treat non
combatants, military strategies.

Unlike system of west which is based on “Freedom”. Islam

gives a social system based on “brother hood“. Just as Ibn-i-
khuldoon identifies that Al-Asabiya, the social solidarity is a
necessary component for health and evolution of a society,
Islam has also emphasized on social solidarity in form of
concept of brother hood. Where individual actions can have a
collective effect.

Islam is a Magnificent Deen:

Since, the epicenter of Deen is human, Islam is such a
magnificent deen that it guides about existence of other
religions under its dominance. And these guidelines are not
hypothetical. In fact, there demonstration was shown by
prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) and the rightly guided caliphs in
state of Madina. Concept of jizya tells a peaceful co-
existence of multiple religions under a greater dominant
system Islam as a deen.
 Sadly today, this magnificent complete code of life for
HUMANITY has been shrunken to a religion for muslims only.
We unfortunately have disturbed the ingredients of the
recipe, miss out majority of them, and then complain about
tasteless dessert. Any protocol, when implemented in a
partial and restricted form would not bring about optimum
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results claimed by author of the protocol. So is the protocol

faulty ? or the person who performs it is ?
In other words, if today muslim nation states ( remember we
are divided into nation state now, we no more act as an
ummah which was devised by islam) face difficulties and
experience terrible internally and externally sponsored
violence, Dose the fault lie in the islam ? Has Islam failed ? or
we have failed as muslim ?

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6 Responses to Difference Between

Deen and Religion
arman says:
December 27, 2016 at 5:20 am

JAZAKALLAHU KHAIRAN sister for this

beneficial post…..what you said is very true.

Arshi Khan says:

January 10, 2017 at 12:39 am

Appreciate the explanation.

Thank you very much.
Jazak Allah Khair.

Ishaq yusif says:

May 30, 2017 at 4:02 pm

Jazakallahu khair
 Saad says:
April 9, 2019 at 9:57 pm

Best explanation JazakAllah

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Adam says:
April 15, 2019 at 9:28 am

Islam is not a religion,I wish Muslims don’t

refer to their faith as a religion, because it is
more than just a religion, it is actually a
whole way of life, a religion encompasses
certain things, but Islam really is a way of
life, so let’s not call it a religion, and besides
a religion is usually man made. In Arabic it is
called a Deen (Din) and Deen does not mean a
religion. From Latin religare meaning to
connect, to bind.. And religio (old french)
meaning obligation. Islam is much more than
that, the reason why it is a “whole system”
because it encompasses, social , individual
(personal), judiciary, economical, political,
scientific, environmental, leadership,
religious and military aspects of life.

jawed khan says:

January 24, 2020 at 8:33 am

They are free or do you charge.

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