Old Maher's Response to New Maher's 'Survey'

PLEASE read untill the end!

1. What religion is the truth and if any, is it the only truth?

Islam is the truthful religion and it is the only truth out there. Evidences from the quran, Allah's own words!

"This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion".
(Soorah Al-Maa'idah 5:3)

"If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah (God) never will It be accepted of Him" (Soorah Aal'imraan 3:85)

"Abraham was not a Jew nor Christian; but an upright Muslim."
(Soorah Aal'imraan 3:67)

2. what is your perception and beliefs about people who believe in no god, or
believe in some other things like mother nature, natural selection, or any other
things?

All people who do not believe in Islam and its messge will go to the Helffire and burn for daring not to believe in the only truthful relgion. People who believe in no god should not be considered as humans, who are they to even think in such dangerous thoughts! All beliefs besides that of God are crap!

"There are so many sects, cults, religions, philosophies, and movements in the world, all of which claim to be the right way or the only true path to Allah. How can one determine which one is correct or if, in fact, all are correct? The method by which the answer can be found is to clear away the superficial differences in the teachings of the various claimants to the ultimate truth, and identify the central object of worship to which they call, directly or indirectly. False religions all have in common one basic concept with regards to Allah. They either claim that all men are gods or that specific men were Allah or that nature is Allah or that Allah is a figment of man's imagination.

Thus, it may be stated that the basic message of false religion is that Allah may be worshipped in the form of His creation. False religion invites man to the worship of creation by calling the creation or some aspect of it God. For example, prophet Jesus invited his followers to worship Allah but those who claim to be his followers today call people to worship Jesus, claiming that he was Allah!

Buddha was a reformer who introduced a number of humanistic principles to the religion of India. He did not claim to be God nor did he suggest to his followers that he be an object of worship. Yet, today most Buddhists who are to be found outside of India have taken him to be God and prostrate to idols made in their perception of his likeness.

By using the principle of identifying the object of worship, false religion becomes very obvious and the contrived nature of their origin clear. As God said in the Our'aan:

That which you worship besides Him are only names you and your forefathers have invented for which Allah has sent down no authority: The command belongs only to Allah:

He has commanded that you only worship Him; that is the right religion, but most men do not understand ". (Soorah Yoosuf 12:40)

It may be argued that all religions teach good things so why should it matter which one we follow. The reply is that all false religions teach the greatest evil, the worship of creation. Creation-worship is the greatest sin that man can commit because it contradicts the very purpose of his creation. Man was created to worship Allah alone as Allah has explicitly stated in the Our'aan:

"I have only created Jlnns and men, that they may worship me" (Soorah Zaareeyaat 51:56)

Consequently, the worship of creation, which is the essence of idolatry, is the only unforgivable sin. One who dies in this state of idolatry has sealed his fate in the next life. This is not an opinion, but a revealed fact stated by Allah in his final revelation to man:

"Verily Allah will not forgive the joining of partners with Him, but He may forgive (sins) less than that for whom so ever He wishes" (Soorah An- Nisaa 4:48 and 116)" (islamworld.net)

3. what do you think will be the consequence of people who do not believe in
jesus christ as a lord, or doubt his existence in the first place for that
matter?

Islam doesn't believe that jesus is a lord, he is merely a prophet like any other prophets including Mohammad peace be upon them. Those who believe otherwise will burn in hell.

"And behold Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary Did you say to men, Worship me and my mother as gods besides Allah He will say-"Glory to you I could never say what I had no right (to say')" (Soorah Al-Maa'idah- 5:116)

4. What do you think of the muslims, jews, Hindus, and other? do you think
They belong to religions that were sent by god like christianity? or do you
think they are gone astray and in need of some missionary work?

Jews and Christians belong to religions that sent by Allah but they are all corrupted. The only non corrupted religion is islam. Allah sent all these religions with the main core message which is to worship one god. But christians and the jews have distorted their revelations and that's why islam came about and God promised in his book that he will reserve it from damage! All other claimed religions like budhism is a crap! All those who do not believe in islam are in a serious need of missionary work!

"And who is better in speech than he who invites to Allah and does righteous deeds, and says: 'I am one of the Muslims.'" [al-Qur'aan, Fussilat(41):33]

5. Do you believe in hell and heaven, and if so, who will go to hell and who
will go to heaven?

Of course i do. All muslims will go to heaven and all non-muslims will go to hell for daring not to believe in the oneness of God. It is just a common sense!

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did i scare you? That is exactly what i believed about 4-5 years ago. That is the typical confident answer of most educated muslims that you will encounter! That is Of course not what i believe now. I will comment on what i believe, which you probably got an idea about, when i wrote my reflection to the 5-question survey we did. But before i do that, i have another favor to ask you guys/gals. Answer this "simple" question, from 1 to 100, percentage wise, how confident of your answers are you about your belief in your religion or for not believing in it (don't complicate yourself). You can explain your answer, for example, i am 75% confident in my answer that there is no one true religion, but i have 25% doubt of me dieing comfortably while believing what i believe.

My answer: my confidence to the questions i answered above when i believed in them is 100%. I had no doubts whatsoever of my beliefs. I could have died comfortably then without me worrying aout anything because i was Muslim, followed the teaching of Islam and there was no better way for any human to live his or her life! My confidence now, i will reflect on it in my reflection e mail after i get your answers.