Islam, as it has been declared by the Qur'an, and as Muslims believe, is the perfect religion and in fact
the completion of the God's favor upon mankind so far as the regulation of their life is concerned.
God says in the Qur'an what means,
This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favors upon you and have chosen
for you Islam as your religion. (Al-Ma'idah 5:4)
This verse eloquently speaks of the fact that the favors of God in the form of deen (a code of life) have been
perfected in Islam and nothing that is not rooted in it, whether in the form of belief or in the form of individual
and social behavior, is acceptable to God.
A religion as self-contained and realistic as Islam is must provide answers to all spiritual and secular
questions and should offer to humanity not only a new metaphysical outlook, but a comprehensive program
of revolution in human life, both in its individual and social aspects.
O you who believe! Come all of you into submission (to Him); follow not the footsteps of the devil.
He is an open enemy for you. (Al-Baqarah 2: 208)
Islam is the only religion of the world which knows no distinction between the religious and secular, but
views in one sweep the entire life of humanity.
The philosophy of ethics, law and morals, manners and mores, arts and sciences, forms of social, political
and economic organization, including the nature of family and marriage — side by side with the problems of
worship and theology — have their legitimate place in the all-inclusive system of Islam.
The Qur'an calls upon Muslims to say:
Verily my prayers and my sacrifices and my life and death are all for Allah. (Al-An`am 6:162)
It means that the whole life of people in all its spheres should be an expression of complete submission to
Allah, the Creator of this Universe and the Rightful Master. The word "Ibadah"(Arabic for worship) does not
signify worship only. It stands for submission and prayer, and worship is only a symbol of submission.
The Qur'an also explains that God out of His boundless favors and infinite mercy has revealed everything
that humans need in following the path of righteousness.
Shall I then seek a judge other than Allah when He it is who has sent down to you the Book fully
explained. (Al-An`am 6: 114)
Muslims believe that God has created this world and all that exists in it and has created resources to
maintain it and lead it to perfection.
He also revealed Islam asa code of life that by following it, humans can find peace and happiness in this
world and the world to come.
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