Chapters

Religion

  What is religion
  Is religion necessary

How to identify the true religion

  Is that not rational to test your faith
  The Basic rules of the judgment
  Compatibility with the Natural law
  Unanimity with the biological laws
  Celibacy
  Slaughtering of animals
  Comprehensiveness of the religion

Benefits of religion

  Religion imparts a consciousness of the self-esteem
  Announcement of Divine Deputyship
  The coronation ceremony of man
  Religion offers peace and tranquility
  Religion offers sense of security
  Why people commit suicide?
  Religion gives purpose in life

Islam - The Only True Religion

  Islam is the only true Divine religion
  The original teachings of Judaism and Christianity verify Islam

What does the word Islam mean

  Islam means
  Who are Muslims
  A born Muslim has no advantage over a born Non-Muslim

Tawheed - Oneness of God

  What is Tawheed
  Existence of God
  Does science prove the existence of God
  Does science disprove the existence of God

Atheism - Kufr

  What is atheism
  Agnosticism
  Does science disprove the existence of God
  

Polytheism - Shirk

  Kinds of Polytheism Major Shirk
  Definition of Major Shirk Idol worship
  Associating God with someone
  Portraying anyone like God
  Portraying Prophets or Imams as God
  Divine warnings to Mushriks
  Three staunch enemies of Shirk
  Minor Shirk or Shirk-e-Asghar
  What is Shirk-e-Asghar
  What is Shirk and what is not Shirk
  Munajat of Imam Ali (as)
  Is touching and kissing of sacred objects Shirk
  Is visiting the graves of the Imams Shirk
  How to prove the oneness of God at school level
  

Meaning of Tawheed

  The Rules of Tawheed
  First condition - To believe in the absolute oneness of Allah
  Allah is self-Dependent
  Allah alone is the creator of everything
  Second condition - Allah alone is the prime source of all blessings
  Absolute submission to Allah
  Third condition - Allah alone has the absolute Command over everything
  Sovereignty of God
  Absolute oneness of God
  Fourth condition - Unshared worship of God
  

Adl - Justice of Allah

  What is the meaning of justice
  Divine justice in the Natural laws
  

Causes of Human Suffering and Natural Disasters

  Reactions of our actions
  Hunger and poverty
  Divine punishments
  Diseases and epidemics
  Black Death
  Natural disasters
  Divine warnings to turn back to our Lord
  

Nabuwwat- Prophethood

  Definition of Prophethood
  What is the meanings of Nabi and Rasul
  What is the difference between Nabi and Rasul
  The Five Ulul-azm Prophets
  What was the special work of the Prophets
  1st assignment - to guide the people
  2nd assignment - to inform the people about the hidden and unseen realities
  3rd assignment - to purify the souls and to develop the high morals
  4th assignment - to testify the actions of the people on the Day of Judgment
  Characteristic feature of Prophets
  Appointment of the Prophet
  The infallibility of the Prophets - Ismat ul-ambiya
  What is the difference between Prophet and a common man
  Similarity and dissimilarity of diamond and charcoal
  Why the Prophets were human beings and not angels
  Miracles - Visible signs of Prophethood
  What is the difference between the prophet and the scientists
  Basic message of all the Prophets
  Blasphemy
  Total number of messengers
  

Imamat - Leadership

  What is Imamat
  Disagreement between Shia and Sunni on the belief of Imamat
  Major Difference
  First case - Sunni Standpoint
  Shia Standpoint
  Is it rational to believe that the Prophet did not say anything about his successor
  Second case
  Official announcement of successor
  

Qiyamat - Doomsday

  Doomsday ! Why-How and When
  Different names of Qiyamat
  When the doomsday will occur
  What will be the length of the Doomsday
  An important hadith about the initiation of the Doomsday
  The scientific clues of the Doomsday - From the Big-bang to Big-crunch
  Why the Doomsday will be indescribably a horrible day
  The First Soor
  The loudness of the sound of the Soor
  The earth will burst and will be leveled flat
  The gigantic mountains will fly like dust particles
  The vigorous shaking of the earth
  The oceans will boil up and catch fire
  The earth will pour out its entire contents
  The earth will be pounded and pounded again and again
  The normal atmosphere of the earth will be filled with suffocating gases
  The Sun, planets and moon will collide with each other
  The dazzling light will blind the eyes
  The galaxies will split asunder
  The stars will disintegrate
  The galaxies will vigorously shake
  The stars in their galaxies will be rolled up like the scroll of papers
  The whole universe will collapse and will take a new shape
  The second Soor
  Explicit Signs of Qiyamat
  The Smoke
  Dajjal
  Yajuj and Majuj
  Dabatul Ardh
  Re-appearance of Imam Mahdi (as)
  Shia and Sunni hadith about Imam Mahdi (as)
  Difference of opinion between Shia and Sunni about the appearance of Imam Mahdi (as)
  Philosophy of occultation
  A powerful empire behind the iron curtain
  Does identifying the residence of Imam invalidate the purpose of occultation
   Stages of our existence
  From womb to tomb and thereafter
  Phases of life
  First phase of our existence - Life before birth.
  What is Soul
  Organic body
  The Soul
  Soul - Brain Network - Organs of the body
  Second phase of our existence - Life in the physical world.
  How the present life shapes the nature of eternal life
  How can we accomplish the purpose of life
  What is successful life
  Some key points of successfull
  

Third phase of life - Life after death.

  What is life and death
  What happens after death
  Why we fear death
  The taste of death
  Death - A sweet Taste
  Death - A Bitter Taste
  Burial
  The Barzakh - the resting place of Souls
  What happens in the grave
  The squeezing of the body in the grave
  How does Souls live in Barzakh
  Wadi-us- Salaam
  The valley of Barhut
  

Fourth phase of our existence - Life after resurrection.

  Resurection
  Day of Judgement
  Shifaat - Intercession
  Siraat
  Jannat and Jahannum
  Aaraaf
  

 

 

Chapter -2 How to Identify the True Religion

The Basic rules of the Judgment.

It is not difficult to ascertain the identity of the true religion and to distinguish it from the false religion.

If we fairly examine the basic concepts and teachings of different religions then we can choose the true religion and reject the untrue religion. Following are the three basic rules of scrutinizing the religion in order to identify the true and false nature of the religions.

  1. Compatibility with the Natural laws.
  2. Unanimity with biological laws.
  3. Comprehensive in contents.

Compatibility with the Natural laws.

The true religion will never clash with the laws of nature.

It is quite obvious. Because if the religion is from God, Who is the sole creator of the universe, then there should not be any conflict between the cosmic laws and the teachings of that religion, as both have the same origin.

A conflict will certainly arise between the principles of religion and the natural laws working in the universe, if the religion is not from The Master of the Universe, Who has made the laws of universe.

Today, the basic structure of all religions, except Islam, has been shattered by the bombardment of scientific researchers.

The truth of the Nature discovered by the scientists have nakedly exposed the falsehood of fictitious religions.

The polytheistic religions preaching the worshipping of sun, moon, stars, animals and thousands of other such gods can not survive now. The edifice of polytheism has totally collapsed after the discoveries of scientific truths. In 1969, the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 astronauts landed on the head of the god (moon) of the polytheists. That was the most shameful day for all the worshippers of moon, when one of their gods was under the feet of man.

Unanimity with the biological laws.

Another important distinctive characteristic of the true religion is that its basic principles shows a complete unanimity with the biological laws of life.
If the religion is truly from God, Who is the creator of man, then the religious precept must comply with the natural demands of human body.
This rule also invalidates all religions except Islam.

Islam is the only religion which not only allows but educates its followers to take the maximum benefits from the Nature. The Halal and Haram of Islam do not stop us to enjoy anything but regulate our natural instincts to take the full advantage of the uncountable blessings of Allah Subhanu taala. The Holy Quran has made it very clear in the following verse.

“Say: Who has forbidden the beautiful (gifts) of Allah, which He has produced for His servants, and the things, clean and pure, (which He has provided) for sustenance? Say: They are, in the life of this world, for those who believe, (and) purely for them on the Day of Judgment”(7:32)

In fact, Quran has condemned those people who unnecessarily avoid halal things and make their life miserable. However, Islam certainly demands from its adherants to exercise self discipline and avoid what is forbidden even if it attracts them.

Other religions either totally suppress the genuine demands of the body and society or leave them totally free to exhaust their precious energy in the abundance of vast Nature. A few examples of this kind are being cited here to show a marked difference between the Divine religion and man-made laws.


 

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