Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism: Are They Religions?
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Question:
On the evening of Friday, 4 Safar, the television broadcast the program "The Natural World," and the episode was about India.
At the beginning of his introduction, he said: "Truly, India is called the land of religions, for in it we find Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and so on. I ask you to clarify the following:"
- Are the religions mentioned by the program host, as he claims, truly religions?
- And are they revealed and sent down from Allah?
Answer:
Everything that people profess and worship with is called a religion, even if it is false, such as Buddhism, polytheism, Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity, and other false religions. Allah the Exalted said in Surat al-Kafirun: [Al-Kafirun:6], so He called what the worshippers of idols practiced a religion. The true religion is Islam alone, as Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said: : [Al-Imran:19], and He said: [Al-Imran:85], and He said: [Al-Ma'idah:3].
Islam is the worship of Allah alone, excluding everything else, obeying His commands, avoiding His prohibitions, adhering to His limits, and believing in everything that Allah and His Messenger informed about, whether it has happened or will happen. None of the false religions is revealed from Allah or pleasing to Him; rather, they are all invented and not revealed from Allah. Islam is the religion of all the messengers, and their laws differed only because of His saying, the Exalted: [Al-Ma'idah:48].
On the evening of Friday, 4 Safar, the television broadcast the program "The Natural World," and the episode was about India.
At the beginning of his introduction, he said: "Truly, India is called the land of religions, for in it we find Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and so on. I ask you to clarify the following:"
- Are the religions mentioned by the program host, as he claims, truly religions?
- And are they revealed and sent down from Allah?
Answer:
Everything that people profess and worship with is called a religion, even if it is false, such as Buddhism, polytheism, Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity, and other false religions. Allah the Exalted said in Surat al-Kafirun:
For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِIndeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam
إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلَامُAnd whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.
وَمَنْ يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَThis day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion.
الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًاIslam is the worship of Allah alone, excluding everything else, obeying His commands, avoiding His prohibitions, adhering to His limits, and believing in everything that Allah and His Messenger informed about, whether it has happened or will happen. None of the false religions is revealed from Allah or pleasing to Him; rather, they are all invented and not revealed from Allah. Islam is the religion of all the messengers, and their laws differed only because of His saying, the Exalted:
To each of you We prescribed a law and a method
لِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مِنْكُمْ شِرْعَةً وَمِنْهَاجًا
Source
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