Assalamualaikum and hey there.
So, as well as I know, Islam is the most religion with believer and is also, the most misunderstood religion, for which the media has labelled us from terrorists to extremists.
I might be young. Wait no, I am young. But I know things about my religion, and I wish to clear things up. So, here are the FAQs.
1. What/Who do you actually worship?
Allah is my god, your god and everybody's god. Since Allah is God, Allah doesn't look like a human. So, Allah has no gender. The only reason why we use 'he' is because 'he' shows greater power than 'she'. And Allah is one, so we don't use 'they'. Since Allah doesn't LOOK like a human, we don't know how Allah looks like and we CAN'T assume it. Imagine this, you're going to meet Taylor. You never met Taylor, never talked to Taylor, never chatted with Taylor, just a mutual friend told you about Taylor going to meet you. You don't even know if Taylor is a guy or a girl. It could be Taylor Swift, or Taylor Lautner. It could be Taylor Kitsch, oh there's so many Taylor! But the point is, you never knew how Taylor looks like. Fair, tan, black, blonde, brunette, fat, thin, etc. So, how can you even assume??
2.What's the prove that Allah exists when you can't see Allah?
How do you know wind exists? Because your hair blows at the beach, the trees sway occasionally, right? Same goes to Allah.
The effects show you the cause. Even the amazing bulb has its inventor, how could a wonderful sun doesn't have one? Even the Eiffel Tower has its creator, how could the Everest doesn't have one??
3. Then why are you worshipping the Kaabah?
Kaabah is a huge cube located in Masjidil Haram (Al-Haram Mosque), Mecca. Kaabah is not Allah and we're
not worshipping it. It's just a symbolic. It symbolises our unity. Imagine there's no Kaabah, we'd pray at any direction we want. There would be no agreement. Kaabah shows that Islam is an organized religion. Let me tell you, to prove that Kaabah is just a symbol, not the God, before Kaabah, we pray facing the Al-Aqsa Mosque. But when Allah ordered us to pray facing Kaabah, we changed it and followed it. And even if Kaabah somehow would be destroyed, we'd still be facing the actual base of it. Because it doesn't matter, what Allah ordered is the matter most.
4. Why Muslims are terrorists?
Somehow, only Muslims are the only terrorists who are related to their religion. What, you never saw any white people as terrorists before? Look, the thing is, not all Muslims follow Islam fully. The same thing goes to any other religions. Does Christian women cover their heads like nuns? Do you guys avoid sex before marriage? Well, most of you don't. Same as Muslims. You don't expect us to follow our religion fully when you don't. And terrorism has never been permitted in our religion. In fact, Islam
forbids terrorism. So, long story short, Muslims involve in terrorism are the ones who offend Islam, and offend Allah.
5. Why do you have to pray so often?
You know what, everything that happen is a blessing.Count them. The air, your eyes, your hands, your feet, your five senses, your wealth, your health, food and drinks, everything. Praying shows that you are grateful with your blessings. So, how could you just say thank you every week or every Easter Day when you have so many blessings? That's why we pray five times a day . Actually, it's not even a burden. You only need 5 minutes to pray. So, in total 25 minutes a day. So, can you still complaining when you only spend less half an hour a day for your creator?
6. Why do you fast? It looks like you're torturing yourself for not even eating or drinking. Should you be that extreme?
Actually, we're not. Badar War was held on the daylight of Ramadan month, the fasting month. And we won it. Even with empty stomach. Fasting doesn't mean we don't even eat the whole day. It's just we don't eat or drink during the daylight. Early in the morning, we eat and then at dusk, we eat again. See? two times a day. Fasting is scientifically proven to be good for your health. It gives your exhausted stomach to rest from digesting food. It also makes us feel thankful with food that we eat, since now we know how it feels to be starving like those poor people in some place with no food.
7. Why does Muslim women covered their heads?
Actually, we're not just covering our heads. Our hijab should also cover our hair, ears, neck and chest. In Islam, women are very precious. Women are the world's prettiest jewellery. So, do you put your jewellery on the dirty street? I believe you're not that stupid. Same goes to Muslim women. We hide our beauty so that people won't kidnap us, harass us nor rape us. We keep our beauty so that our husbands can feel the first experience of it. We believe that husbands should have the best because we're going to be with that guy for the rest of our lives. That's why. You know what, bonus, hijab or veil can also hide your bad hair day.
I hope this is helpful.
Stay faithful.
Ikhlas Daripada,
