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Allah, the true purpose for humanity’s creation in the first
place.
True freedom is being Allah’s servant and liberating
from everything other than Allah. For this reason, Imran’s
(as) wife prayed:
“…O my Lord, I have pledged to You what is in my
womb, devoting it to Your service. Please accept my
prayer. You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.”
(Surah Al ‘Imran: 35)
For the very same reason, Ibrahim (as) asked his father:
"… O father, why do you worship what can neither
hear nor see and is not of any use to you at all?” (Surah
Maryam: 42)
The prophets and messengers urged people to aban-
don their lower selves’ passions, to cease being slaves to
other people, and to serve Allah alone. By saving them-
selves from these unnatural (in the sense of being against
their inherent human nature) goals, they become free. Thus
the Messenger is described in the Qur’an as the person
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That is why contrary to common belief of the ignorant
society, Islam does not oppress people but actually liber-
ates them. People who are not familiar with Islam must
understand this Islamic definition of “freedom” so that their
minds can be cleared of the myths and later accretions
found in their society’s religion, all of which make them
think that religion is oppressive.
Since Islam is liberating, the methods used to commu-
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