Page 99 - Islam and Karma

n several eastern religions, as in the concept of karma
and other beliefs of this kind, there are obviously some
features borrowed or inherited from the true religions
of the very ancient peoples. However, in the course of
time, these beliefs have become corrupted owing to the
addition of elements of superstition and myth handed down from
generation to generation. While they may appeal to people to adopt
positive moral qualities and to live in peace, they also contain many
irrational elements such as the worship of cows, greeting them as if
they were people, and regarding mice and monkeys as sacred. That
is why everyone who wishes to bring positive qualities such as
peace, love, friendship and inner contentment into their lives, and
who sincerely wishes to ensure that these qualities become more
widespread among mankind in general, should look to Allah and to
the Qur’an, the book that Allah revealed to us and chose for us as our
guide. It is only in the Qur’an that we will find the solution to every
problem that causes us worry and that we wish to set right. Allah has
created every one of us in such a way that we will find happiness and
peace of mind if we follow the religion He Himself chose for us:
So set your face firmly towards the religion, as a pure natural believer,
Allah’s natural pattern on which He made mankind. There is no
changing Allah’s creation. That is the true religion—
but most people do not know it. (Surat ar-
Rum: 30)

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