Böcker av Manea H. Al-Hazmi

Islam is the true religion of Allah (God). Islam has been growingin different times, different regions, different cultures, anddifferent races. It is a universal religion that fits all differencesand a way of life for humanity. Allah said:"Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam." TheQur'an 3: 19Islam means full submission to Allah. All Prophets of Allahcame to call people to Islam. Prophet Muhammad, peace be uponhim, said: "The prophets are brothers and their religion is one."Also all Prophets admitted that they are Muslims because theyhad full submission to Allah. The Qura'n stressed the Prophet'ssubmission to Allah in many verses such as:-"And Abraham instructed his sons [to do the same] and [sodid] Jacob, [saying], "O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen foryou this religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims."[The Qura'n 2:132]-"But when Jesus felt (persistence) in disbelief from them, hesaid, "who are my supporters for (the cause of) Allah?" Thedisciples said we are supporters for Allah. We have believedin Allah and testify that we are Muslims." [The Qur'an 3:52]Therefore, Islam is not a new religion brought by ProphetMuhammad, peace be upon him, to Arabs only. In fact, Arabscomprise only 18% of total Muslim population. In another word, themajority of Muslims (82%) are non-Arabs. Therefore Islam is the truereligion of Allah for all mankind from Adam until the end of thisworld re-expressed in its final form through the message of theQur'an and the Prophethood of Muhammad, peace be upon him.Then whoever chooses another religion other than Islam he is theloser. Allah confirmed this in the Qur'an: "And whoever seeks areligion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, andin the hereafter he will be one of the losers." [The Qur'an 3:85

At present, most of humanity lives crowded together in an increasingly small world. It is no longer possible for the majority of Muslims to isolate themselves from influences of secular trends or the impact of corrupt environments. Long ago the Messenger of All¿h () expressed concern for his ummah in future times when he said, "I do not fear for you from poverty, but I fear for you from competition in worldly increase. And I do not fear for you from error, but I fear for you from deliberate intent."

Misconceptions about Islam are raised by two types of people, theignorant and the enemies of Islam. The ignorant spreadmisconceptions without knowing the truth about Islam but once someof them know the truth, they stop. However, the enemies of Islamintend to spread misconceptions in order to defame Islam even if theyknow the truth about it. "It is a trouble if you do not know (the truth)and the trouble is greater if you really know". Whensomeone raises amisconception about Islam, he is belying Allah because Islam is thetrue religion of Allah. Allah said: