CONCEPT OF GOD in ISLAM

CONCEPT OF GOD

    * The Most Concise Definition of God
    * Surah Ikhlas - the touchstone of theology
    * What does Islam say about ‘god-men’?
    * By what name do we call God?
    * God does not take human form:
    * God does not perform ungodly acts:
    * God only performs Godly acts:
    * Philosophy Of Anthropomorphism
    * The Creator prepares the instruction manual
    * Allah chooses Messengers:
    * Each attribute of God is unique and possessed by Him alone:
    * Unity of God
    * TawheedThe Most Concise Definition of God"Say: He is Allah,

The One and Only.
"Allah, the Eternal, Absolute.
"He begets not, nor is He begotten.
And there is none like unto Him."
                         [Al-Qur’an 112:1-4]

CONCEPT OF GOD in ISLAM

CONCEPT OF GOD IN CHRISTIANITY

CONCEPT OF GOD IN CHRISTIANITY

by Dr. Zakir Naik

I) Position of Jesus (pbuh) in Islam:

(i)Islam is the only non-Christian faith, which makes it an article of faith to believe in Jesus (pbuh). No Muslim is a Muslim if he does not believe in Jesus (pbuh).

   (ii) We believe that he was one of the mightiest Messengers of Allah (swt).

   (iii) We believe that he was born miraculously, without any male intervention, which many modern day Christians do not believe.

CONCEPT OF GOD IN CHRISTIANITY

CONCEPT OF GOD IN JUDAISM

 CONCEPT OF GOD IN JUDAISM

Judaism is one of the major Semitic religions. Its followers are known as Jews and they believe in the prophetic mission of Prophet Moses (pbuh).

(i) The following verse from Deuteronomy contains an exhortation from Moses: (pbuh)

"Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adna Ikhad" It is a Hebrew quotation which means

"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord"

[The Bible, Deut 6:4]

CONCEPT OF GOD IN JUDAISM

CONCEPT OF GOD IN HINDUISM

CONCEPT OF GOD IN HINDUISM

by Dr. Zakir Naik

1.  Common Concept of God in Hinduism: Hinduism is commonly perceived as a polytheistic religion. Indeed, most Hindus would attest to this, by professing belief in multiple Gods. While some Hindus believe in the existence of three gods, some believe in thousands of gods, and some others in thirty three crore i.e. 330 million Gods. However, learned Hindus, who are well versed in their scriptures, insist that a Hindu should believe in and worship only one God.

CONCEPT OF GOD IN HINDUISM

CONCEPT OF GOD in Buddhism

CONCEPT OF GOD

Buddha was silent about the existence or non-existence of God. It may be that since India was drowned in idol worship and anthropomorphism that a sudden step to monotheism would have been drastic and hence Buddha may have chosen to remain silent on the issue of God. He did not deny the existence of God. Buddha was once asked by a disciple whether God exists? He refused to reply. When pressed, he said that if you are suffering from a stomach ache would you concentrate on relieving the pain or studying the prescription of the physician. "It is not my business or yours to find out whether there is God – our business is to remove the sufferings of the world".

CONCEPT OF GOD in Buddhism

CONCEPT OF GOD IN SIKHISM

CONCEPT OF GOD IN SIKHS

MULMANTRA: THE FUNDAMENTAL CREED OF SIKHISM

The best definition that any Sikh can give regarding the concept of God in Sikhism is to quote the Mulmantra – the fundamental creed of Sikhism, which occurs at the beginning of Sri Guru Granth Sahib.

It is mentioned in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, volume 1 Japuji, the first verse:

"There exists but one God, who is called The True, The Creator, Free from fear and hate, Immortal, Not begotten, Self-Existent, Great and Compassionate."

CONCEPT OF GOD IN SIKHISM

CONCEPT OF GOD IN ZOROASTRIANISM (PARSIS)

CONCEPT OF GOD IN ZOROASTRIANISM:

God in Zoroastrianism is known as ‘Ahura Mazda’. ‘Ahura’ means ‘the Lord’ or 'The Master' and ‘Mazda’ means ‘the Wise’; hence ‘Ahura Mazda’ means ‘the Wise Lord’ or ‘the Wise God’. Ahura Mazda stands for God, in a strictly monotheistic sense.

Qualities of God according to the Dasatir:
According to the Dasatir, Ahura Mazda has the following qualities:

    * He is One.
    * He is without an origin or end.
    * He has no father or mother, wife or son.
    * He is without a body or form.
    * Nothing resembles Him.
    * Neither the eye can behold Him, nor the power of thinking can conceive him.
    * He is above all that you can imagine.
    * He is nearer to you than your own self.

CONCEPT OF GOD IN ZOROASTRIANISM (PARSIS)

PROVING THE EXISTENCE OF ALLAH (SWT) TO AN ATHEIST by Dr. Zakir Naik

PROVING THE EXISTENCE OF ALLAH (SWT) TO AN ATHEIST
by Dr. Zakir Naik

CONGRATULATING AN ATHEIST

Normally, when I meet an atheist, the first thing I like to do is to congratulate him and say, " My special congratulations to you", because most of the people who believe in God are doing blind belief - he is a Christian, because his father is a Christian; he is a Hindu, because his father is a Hindu; the majority of the people in the world are blindly following the religion of their fathers. An atheist, on the other hand, even though he may belong to a religious family, uses his intellect to deny the existence of God; what ever concept or qualities of God he may have learnt in his religion may not seem to be logical to him.

PROVING THE EXISTENCE OF ALLAH (SWT) TO AN ATHEIST by Dr. Zakir Naik

Questions Commonly Asked by Non-Muslims Answered By Zakir Naik

Questions Commonly Asked by Non-Muslims

Answered By Zakir Naik

INTRODUCTION

Da’wah is a duty

Most Muslims know that Islam is a universal religion, meant for all mankind.

Allah (swt) is the Lord of the entire Universe, and Muslims have been entrusted

with the duty of conveying His message to all mankind. Alas, most Muslims

today have become callous towards this duty! While accepting Islam as the best

way of life for ourselves, most of us are unwilling to share this knowledge with

those to whom the message has not yet been conveyed.

The Arabic word Da’wah means a call or an invitation. In Islamic context, it

means to strive for the propagation of Islam.

The Glorious Qur’an says:

“Ah! Who is more unjust than those who conceal the testimony they

have from Allah? But Allah is not unmindful of what ye do!”

[Al-Qur’an 2:140]

Questions Commonly Asked by Non-Muslims Answered By Zakir Naik