Benefits of Islam

The Door to Eternal Paradise

Allah says in the Qur'an: “Race one with another for forgiveness from your Lord and for Paradise, whose width is as the width of the heavens and the earth, which has been prepared for those who believe in Allah and His messengers....” Qur'an 57/21

Happiness and Inner Peace

Real happiness and peace can only be found in submitting to the commands of the Creator and the Sustainer of this world. Allah has said in the Quran:

“...Truly, in remembering Allah do hearts find rest.” Qur'an 13/28

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: {Truly your blood, your property, and your honour are inviolable.} (Narrated in Sahih Al-Bukhari, No 1739, and Mosnad Ahmad, No 2037)

Racism

Racism is not allowed in Islam, for the Qur'an speaks of human equality in the following terms:

“O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female and have made you into nations and tribes for you to know one another. Truly, the noblest of you with God is the most pious. Truly, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.“ Quran 49/13

Islam rejects certain individuals or nations being favoured because of their wealth, power, or race. God created human beings as equals who are to be distinguished from each other only on the basis of their faith and piety. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “O people! Your God is one and your forefather (Adam) is one. An Arab is not better than a non-Arab and a non-Arab is not better than an Arab, and a red (i.e. white tinged with red) person is not better than a black person and a black person is not better than a red person, except in piety.” One of the major problems facing mankind today is racism. The developed world can send a man to the moon but cannot stop a man from hating and fighting his fellow man. Ever since the days of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Islam has provided a clear means by which racism can be eradicated. The annual pilgrimage (Hajj) to Makkah shows the real Islamic brotherhood of all races and nations when approximately two million Muslims from all over the world come to Makkah to perform the pilgrimage.

Justice

Islam is a religion of justice. Allah has said:

“Truly God commands you to give back trusts to those to whom they are due, and when you judge between people, to judge with justice...” Qur'an 4/58

And He has said: “...And act justly. Truly, God loves those who are just.” Qur'an 49/9

“He is Allah, besides Whom there is no god; the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Source of Peace (and Perfection), the Guardian of Faith, the Preserver of Safety, the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible, the Supreme: Glory to Allah! (High is He) above thepartners they ascribe to Him.” Qur'an 59/23