Islam – a Universal Religion
Islam presents itself as a universal religion with the remarkable and unique features mentioned in the Holy Qur’an as follows:
Its God is the Lord, Who is ‘the Sustainer of all the worlds’, and ‘the Lord of mankind’. (1:2, 114:2)
Its Message, the Holy Qur’an, is ‘a Message for all the worlds’. (81:28)
Its prophet is the ‘Messenger for the whole humanity’. (7:159)
All other religions had always presented their God, their Messenger and their Message to be only applicable to their specific regions or tribes. It is only the religion of Islam, which has claimed to be applicable to the whole mankind.
Islam advocates the Truth of all the Prophets and their Books
The Holy Qur’an says that all the prophets were true, because they were sent by the same God to different races and people:
And there is no people to whom a Warner has not been sent (35 : 25).
The Holy Qur’an reaffirms the original truth of other revealed Books and the Muslims are admonished to believe in all other prophets in the same manner as they believe in their own Prophet. This is not the case with other religions, who believe in the truth of their own prophets only.
Islam – an Eternal Religion
Islam claims to be an eternal religion. This unique claim is based on the reason and logic that its Message is complete and perfect, and also guaranteed to be preserved in its original form. The Almighty God Himself claims in the Holy Qur’an:
This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favor upon you and have chosen for you Islam as religion (5:4)
Safeguarding of the Holy Qur’an
The Almighty God Who has sent down the Holy Qur’an has Himself promised to safeguard the verity of its contents:
“Verily We have sent down this book and verily We shall safeguard it”(15:10)
In view of this Divine guarantee, the text of the Holy Qur’an has not suffered even the slightest change, whereas, the other books have been much altered. This fact has also been confirmed by a large number of non-Muslim scholars.
The Almighty God has foretold that He has provided another important measure of safeguarding the real essence of the Holy Qur’an. He appointed Reformers (Mujaddideen) in the beginning of each century, and sent the Promised Messiah in the latter days, to safeguard the true spirit of the Holy Qur’an.
Islam Combines all Truth in a New Perspective
Islam combines the best features of the earlier teachings with the everlasting and comprehensive teachings of its own. The Almighty God says in the Holy Qur’an:
Herein are lasting commandments. (92:2)
This indeed is what is taught in the earlier scriptures; the scriptures of Abraham and Moses
(87:19-20)
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