Page 93 - Islam and Karma

s we have already stated, many people seek love,
peace, inner certainty, friendship, mercy and kind-
ness—things which only Allah can give them—in
things other than Allah, such as idea of karma.
These beliefs are, however, founded on superstition

and error. It is only Allah, our Creator, Who understands our inner na-
ture and knows how we can be made happy and contented. Therefore,
the best and most correct way for us to follow is the way shown to us
by Allah Himself. Allah has described the right way and the right reli-
gion for us in the Qur’an, His most recent revelation. This is what
Allah says about the Qur’an:
That is the Book, without any doubt. It contains guidance for those
who guard against evil. (Surat al-Baqara: 2)

Allah revealed the Qu’ran to the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, in order to make Himself known to us,
to tell us the purpose for which mankind, life in this world and death
were created, to tell us of the existence of the afterlife, the end of the
world and of the Day of Judgement, and to tell us many essential
pieces of knowledge—such as which good qualities of char-

acter please Him. Allah revealed Himself to other
prophets before He revealed the

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