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Glimpses of World Religions
In this sacred book, emphasis is laid on faith in God, holy life, principles of morality and attitude full of love towards the slaves, children and women. The contribution of this book in the development of Muslim culture is extra-ordinary. The epithet or attribute 'Sharif' is suffixed to the word Koran is meant for showing respect and honour for this book, and so, it is called 'Koran-e-Sharif".
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"Allah is one. He never takes birth. He is omnipotent, omniscient and the just. He creates life and death, in whose hands, there are infinite powers and undeterred energy. He is full of auspicious things, full of compassion and merciful. You keep mercy on those who are here on earth and those who are above the skies, will keep mercy on you. Allah is the protector-nourisher of the world.
The relation between Allah and the man is that of a Masterslave or owner and the servant. Islam Dharma believes in the immortality of the soul - in the principle of Kayāmat or the Day of Deliverance.
"If, on one side, some men perform Namāj, observe Rojā and give alms, and on the other hand level false charge on somebody, or does dishonesty, or misappropriate someone's money, or will kill somebody or will torture somebody, (then) the Namāj, or Rojā or alms by such a man will be of no use, will bear no fruit. He who does good deeds, will reap good harvest, or results."
The ultimate aim of human life is to act in such a way as not to be degraded to hell and to secure heaven after 'Kayamat'. There are 2 means to achieve these objectives viz. 1. 'Iman', 2. Deen. The meaning of Iman is trust - faith. Every Muslim has to keep faith in six things - Allah, Angels, Korāne-Sherif, Prophets, Kayāmat and Kismat.
