XIII. Islam and other Religions

XIII. Islam and other Religions

One may ask, ―If all true religions came with the same message, namely the worship of Allah alone, then why do we find such differences between them?‖ The answer is that the original forms of these earlier messages were either lost or distorted by later generations. Consequently, the pure messages of Monotheism became polluted with

myths, superstitions, idolatry and irrational philosophical beliefs; hence, those religions no longer represent the embodiment of Allah‘s revelations. However, Allah, the Compassionate, did not leave human beings without guidance. He ultimately sent Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to revive the original message and to call human beings back to the correct path: belief in the unique

Oneness of Allah and worship of Him according to His teachings mentioned in the Qur‘an. Consequently, Islam is the seal and completion of all religions, the Qur‘an is the seal and completion of all revealed books, and Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the seal of all prophets—the final prophet.