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Islam and Buddhism

Even if it is no more than the weight of a grain of mustard-seed,
We will bring it forth. We are sufficient as a Reckoner. (Qur'an, 21:
47)

All man-made philosophies are deceptions that alienate people
from a belief in the existence of God and from His service.
Buddhism's superficial understanding of morality is completely con-
trary to human natural pattern in many aspects. To an extent, it lets
people avoid the torments of conscience that comes from having no

religion and so, functions as a false source of spirituality. Believers in
Buddhism console themselves with the idea that they have attained
spiritual mastery by inflicting pain on themselves and denying the
needs of the body. But there's one basic truth of which they take no
notice: that people must realize that they are servants of God. A good
deed is of any value only if it is done to consciously serve God and
win His pleasure. Bridling the wishes and desires of our hearts carries
great value, but only if done to win God's pleasure, and to the extent
that He desires. Of those who exert this kind of effort with no view to

winning His pleasure, God says that "their actions have come to
nothing in the world and the hereafter." (Qur'an, 2: 217)

Buddhism's Idea of the Life of This World
B u d d h i s m ' s I d e a o f t h e L i f e o f T h i s W o r l d
Those who accept the idea of karma believe that their cycle of re-
births will never end—that they live again after every death, until
they attain nirvana. And so, they assume that before them lie count-

less possibilities. Therefore, if someone decides to commit sin, he may
think he will be able to atone for it in a later incarnation, even if his
very next life is worse than his present one. An understanding
founded on such an erroneous foundation cannot restrain a person
from committing evil.

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