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Benefits Of Converting To Islam Part 2
By: Captshittu Date: August 23, 2017, 2:21 pm
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BENEFITS OF CONVERTING TO ISLAM PART 2
Many people around the globe spend countless hours reading and
studying the principles of Islam; they pour over translations of
the meanings of the Quran and are held entranced by the life and
times of Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be
upon him. Many need only a glimpse of Islam and convert
immediately. Still others recognise the truth but wait, and wait
and keep on waiting, sometimes to the point of putting their
hereafter in peril. Therefore today we continue our discussion
on, the sometimes not so obvious benefits of converting to
Islam.
“And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be
accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the
losers.” (Quran 3:85)
5. Converting to Islam is the first step in establishing a
lifelong connection to the Creator.
Every single member of the human race is born innately knowing
that God is One. Prophet Muhammad said that every child was born
in a state of fitrah
[1] , with the correct understanding of God. [2] According to
Islam this is a natural state of being, instinctively knowing
there is a Creator and naturally wanting to worship and please
Him. However those who do not know God or establish a
relationship with Him may find the human existence puzzling and
sometimes even distressing. For many, allowing God into their
lives and worshipping Him in a way that is pleasing to Him,
gives a whole new meaning to life.
“Verily, in the remembrance of God do hearts find rest.” (Quran
13:28)
Through acts of worship such as prayer and supplication, one
begins to feel that God is close at hand, through His infinite
knowledge and wisdom. A believer is secure in the knowledge that
God, the Most High, is above the heavens, and comforted by the
fact that He is with them in all their affairs. A Muslim is
never alone.
“He knows what goes into the earth and what comes forth from it,
what descends from the heaven and what ascends thereto. And He
is with you (by His Knowledge) wheresoever you may be. And God
is the All-Seer of what you do.” (Quran 57:4)
6. Converting to Islam reveals God’s mercy and forgiveness
towards His creation.
As feeble human beings we often feel lost and alone. It is then
that we turn to God and seek His Mercy and Forgiveness. When we
turn to Him in true submission His tranquillity descends upon
us. We are then able to feel the quality of His mercy and see it
manifest in the world around us. However in order to worship
God, we need to know Him. Converting to Islam opens the gateway
to this knowledge, including the fact that God’s forgiveness
knows no bounds.
Many people are confused or ashamed of the many sins they have
committed over the course of their lives. Converting to Islam
completely washes those sins away; it is as if they never
happened. A new Muslim is as pure as a new born baby.
“Say to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what
has previously occurred will be forgiven for them. But if they
return [to hostility] - then the precedent of the former
[rebellious] peoples has already taken place.” (Quran 8:38)
If after converting to Islam a person commits more sins the door
to forgiveness is still wide open.
“O you who believe! Turn to God with sincere repentance! It may
be that your Lord will expiate from you your sins, and admit you
into Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise)…” (Quran 66:8)
7. Converting to Islam teaches us that trials and tests are part
of the human condition.
Once a person converts to Islam he begins to understand that the
trials, tribulations, and triumphs of this life are not random
acts of a cruel and unorganised universe. A true believer
understands that our existence is part of a well-ordered world,
and life is unfolding in exactly the way God, in His infinite
wisdom, has ordained.
God tells us we will be tested and He advises us to bear our
trials and tribulations patiently. This is difficult to
understand unless one embraces the Oneness of God, the religion
of Islam, where God has given us clear guidelines about how to
behave when faced with trials and tribulations. If we follow
these guidelines, found in the Quran and the authentic
traditions of Prophet Muhammad, it is possible to bear
afflictions with ease and even be grateful.
“And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear,
hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings
to the patient ones.” (Quran 2:155)
Prophet Muhammad said, “A man will be tested according to the
level of his religious commitment, and the trials will keep
affecting a believer until he is left walking on the face of the
earth with no burden of sin whatsoever”. [3]
A Muslim knows with certainty that this world, this life, is no
more than a transient place, a stop on the journey to our
eternal life in either the hell fire or the paradise. To face
the Creator with no burden of sin is a marvellous thing,
certainly worth the tests that befall us.
In the next article we will conclude this discussion by
mentioning that Islam is a way of life. It clearly defines the
rights, obligations and responsibilities we have towards other
human beings, and our care towards animals and the environment.
Islam contains the answers to all of life’s questions both big
and small.
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