Part-1 | Is Islam is the only acceptable religion? | کیا اسلام واحد قابل قبول مذہب ہے؟

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Is Islam is the only acceptable religion

Asslamoalaikum sisters brothers friends and elders, In this question wa answers video, we are answering into the question of whether Islam is the only acceptable religion. please be with us upto end of this video as we are answering in light of Quran wa Hadith the beliefs and practices of Islam, as well as its relationship to other religions. We will discuss the concept of religious tolerance and the importance of respecting diverse faiths. This thought-provoking discussion will provide insights into the nature of religion and its role in society. We are describing this topic into two parts so Please be with us upto end of first and second part which will be described tomorow same time on the same topic.

Allah, may He be Exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):

in Surah Al `Imran verse 19 {Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam.} [

Here He, may He be Glorified and Exalted, tells us that there is no religion that is acceptable to Him except Islam, which means submitting, surrendering and humbling oneself before Allah, may He be Exalted, worshipping Him alone, and believing in Him and in His Messengers, and what they brought from Allah. For each Messenger Allah prescribed a system of law and a method, until He sent the last of them, Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) He sent him to all people, so after him, Allah will not accept any religion from anyone except Islam, which is the religion that he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) brought.

Were the previous Prophets Muslims?

The believers who followed the previous prophets were all Muslims in the general sense of the word, and they will enter Paradise by virtue of their Islam. If any of them lived until the coming of our Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), nothing will be accepted from him except following our Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).

Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his commentary on the verse: “Islam means testifying that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and affirming what [the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)] brought from Allah, which is the religion of Allah that He prescribed and with which He sent His messengers, and to which He guided His allies. He will not accept any other religion and will not grant reward except for it.

Abu Al-`Aliyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Islam means sincere devotion to Allah alone , and worshipping Him without associating anything else with Him." (Tafir At-Tabari 6/275)
Commentaries on: {Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam}

Ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

“In the verse (interpretation of the meaning): {Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam}, Allah, may He be Exalted, tells us that there is no religion that He will accept from anyone except Islam, which means following the Messengers and that with which Allah sent them at various times, until they ended with Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), at which point all paths to Him were barred except that of Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). So whoever meets Allah after He sent Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) with any religion other than his, it will not be accepted, as Allah, may He be Exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):

[Al `Imran verse 85] {And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers..}

and He says in this verse, telling us that the only religion that is acceptable to Him is Islam :

{Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam.} [Al `Imran 3:19]" (Tafsir Ibn Kathir 2/25)

Ibn Al-Jawzi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

“Az-Zajjaj (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Din (religion) is a word which refers to everything that Allah has prescribed for people to worship Him thereby and has commanded them to adhere to it, and He will reward them for it.

Our shaykh, ‘Ali ibn ‘Ubaydillah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Din refers to what a person adheres to and commits himself to for the sake of Allah, may He be Glorified and Exalted.

Ibn Qutaybah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Islam means entering into submission , by submitting to Allah and following His commands, and it also means surrendering." (Zad Al-Masir 1/267)

As-Sa‘di (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

“The words {the religion in the sight of Allah}, mean: the religion besides which there is no other religion that Allah approves of and will accept is Islam, which means submitting to Allah alone, outwardly and inwardly, by adhering to what He prescribed on the lips of His Messengers. Allah, may He be Exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): {And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.} [Al `Imran 3:85] So whoever follows a religion other than Islam has not truly submitted to Allah, because he has not followed the path that He prescribed on the lips of His Messengers." (Tafsir As-Sa`di p. 964)

Ibn ‘Uthaymin (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

“Islam, in the general sense of the word, means worshipping Allah by doing what He prescribed from the time when Allah sent the Messengers until the onset of the Hour, as He, may He be Glorified and Exalted, has stated in many verses, which indicates that the teachings of all earlier Prophets were Islam or submission to Allah, may He be Glorified and Exalted.

Allah, may He be Glorified and Exalted, says tells us that Ibrahim said (interpretation of the meaning):

[Al-Baqarah verse 128] {Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You.}

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