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What is Religion..?? Why usually people follow a certain religion..??

How Should be a true religion like..??

Religion is a collection of a • cultural system• belief system• worldviews that establishes symbols that

relate humanity to spirituality• sometimes, to moral values.

Religion

True Religion can be defined as:• belief in God or gods to be worshipped• usually expressed in conduct and ritual• any specific system of belief,• worship, etc., often involving a code of ethics.• Well over 90% of the world’s population

adheres to some form of religion.

True Religion

Why People follow forefather religion?

• According to David Barrett et al, editors of the A comparative survey of churches and religions - AD 30 to 2200," there are 19 major world religions which are subdivided into a total of 270 large religious groups, and many smaller ones. 34,000 separate Christian groups have been identified in the world. "Over half of them are independent churches that are not interested in linking with the big denominations."

Four largest religionAdherents % of world population

World population 6.96 billion

Christianity 2.1 billion – 2.2 billion

33% – 34%

Islam 1.5 billion – 1.6 billion

22% – 23%

Buddhism 500 million – 1.9 billion

7% – 29%

Hinduism 1.0 billion – 1.1 billion

15.2% – 16.2%

Total 5.1 billion – 6.8 billion

77% – 99%

Q:Now there is a question that why people adopt religion?

1:Adopt from forefathers2:Some other reasons

Q: Now there is another question which is a best and true religion to adopt and what are the things that make religion a true religion?

• Concept of only one God• Equality• Rights of Women• Trust system• Respect of elders • Supports the rights of every relation • Provides safety of life and moral values

Most important thing:

Teaches, guides and helps in every moment of life

Iman is an Arabic term which denotes adherence to an idea.

Six pillars of Iman:Belief in:

> Allah> His Angels > His Revealed Books> All of His Prophets(peace be upon them)> The Day of Judgment after life> Predestination

• Islam means the submission or surrender of one’s will to the only true God worthy of worship “Allah”

• The word also implies “peace”• It was not a new religion brought by prophet

Muhammad(PBUH).

Characteristics OfTrue Religion

These are the three basic components of what logic and reason dictate necessary for a religion to be considered the true religion of God.

•Origin of the names of the religion and the comprehensiveness of its meaning.

•The unique and uncomplicated teachings concerning the relationship between God, man, and creation.

•The third argument derives from the fact that Islam is universally attainable by all men at all times.

The Religion's Name

• The religion should not be named after a person or people, nor was it decided by a later generation of man, as in the case of

Christianity Jesus Christ Buddhism Gautama Buddha Hinduism the Hindus

• Islam is the religion which was given to Adam• Its name was chosen by God Himself and clearly mentioned in the final

scripture which He revealed to man, Allah states that:

"This day I have perfectly completed religion for you and completed My favour upon you and I have chosen Islam for you

as religion." (Al-Qur'an 5:3)

God and Creation

• The basic message of God's religion is

“The total submission of one's will to God represents the spirit of worship”AND

“only Islam, is the worship of God alone”

• It also requires the avoidance of worship directed to any person, place or thing other than God

“the Creator of all things”

• Islam, in essence, calls man away from worship of creation and invites him to worship only His Creator.

“He is the only one deserving of man's worship, because it is only by His will that prayers are answered”

Universality of God's Religion

•Islam does not claim to be a new religion brought by Prophet Muhammad into Arabia in the seventh century

•But rather to be a re-expression in its final form of the true religion of Almighty God, Allah.•Within the central principle of Islam and its definition

“the surrender of one's will to God” lie the roots of Islam's universality.

A True Religion:

is for everyoneprovides equal rightsis universalimpeccable social & economical systemagainst cruelty & injusticeguides in every walk of life

Every Prophet preached forConcepts are LogicalNo FakesSpiritual Satisfaction & Relief