Islamic Thoughts

• ANALYSES
• 1 Behavior code of Muslims toward non-Muslims
• 2 September 11 (2001) attacks on America not compatible with Islam
• 3 Ways To Defuse Religious Tensions
• 4 The Value Of The Ten Commandments
• 5 Bright Spot Of The Us Constitution: Religious Freedom
• 6 Lessons from the prophet's hudaibiah treaty.
• 7 Rulers' roles in promotion of christianity.
• 8 Exploring a model definition of 'religion'
• 9 Where islam stands as a civilized religion?
• 10 Proving god's existence through experimental science.
• 11 Roles of man as necessary & God as sufficient condition.
• 12 Human kindness is a shadow of god's kindness.
• 13 Why islam is the best choice for the Africans?
• 14 In Old Age, All Roads Lead To Death.
• 15 No Creations Are Without Purposes & Uses.
• 16 Prayer Prevents People From Bad Actions.
• 17 When Haram May Be Excusable: Five-Step Conditions.
• 18 Islamization Of Some Un-Islamic Cultures.
• 19 Greater The Faith, Tougher The Test.
• 20 How Science Can Make A Difference For Muslims?
• 21 The Time Gap Reality Between Sin & Punishment.
• 22 Good & Bad Days Alternate In Cyclic Order.
• 23 Let Moon-Sighting Unite & Not Divide The Muslims.
• 24 Faith Crisis Among Some Intellectuals.
• 25 Islamic Policy Toward Animals.
• 26 Improving The Muslim Performance (Aamal) Standard.
• ARGUMENTS
• 27 How Middle Course Better Than Conservative And Liberal Extremes?
• 28 Why God Is The Best One To Be Worshipped?
• 29 Costs And Benefits Of Belief In The Afterlife
• 30 Bible Is Similar To Hadith But Different From Quran
• 31 Defaming Islam: Freedom Of Speech Or Violation Of Rights?
• 32 How Islam Compares With Democracy?
• 33 Who Is Responsible For '0' Small Pox Since 1980?
• 34 Timeliness Is The Leading Condition For Prayer.
• 35 Ten Arguments For Women's Education.
• 36 Why Physical Fitness Matters For The Muslims?
• 37 Homosexuality Vs Adultery: Which Is Worse And How?
• 38 Countering Abortionist Argument
• 39 Which Is Better: Open Or Secret Prayer?
• 40 Small Or Large Recitation: Which Is Better In Prayer?
• 41 Personal Or Social Suffering: Which Is More Painful & Why?
• 42 Cultural Slavery Vs Cultural Diffusion.
• 43 Why Should America Ban Religious Defamation?
• ASSORTMENTS
• 44 Visible Action Of Invisible God: From Author's Diary.
• 45 Optional Good Deeds Are Like Bodyguards For Compulsory Ones.
• 46 The Gravitation Law Of Performance (Not One Of Newton).
• 47 The Theory Of Relativity (Not That Of Einstein).
• 48 In Good Deeds
• 49 "Rob Peter to pay Paul" is not for islam
• 50 Muslims Cannot Be "Penny Wise And Pound Foolish".
• 51 Islam Endorses Salad Bowl & Not Melting Pot Theory.
• 52 100% Homosexuality Means Prospect Of 'O' World Population.
• 53 Sinning In Teens To 40's & Suffering From 50's To Death.
• 54 Revenge May Be Lower But Not Greater Than Harm.
• 55 Why Karl Marx Is Irrelevant Forever?
• 56 Is God The Same One For All Religions?
• 57 How God Controls Economy And Livelihood?
• 58 How Muslim Repression In Myanmar Violates Buddhist Principles?
• MISCELLANEOUS
• 59 Grim Reality of Death: Unfailing Lesson for Everyone

13 : WHY ISLAM IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR THE AFRICANS

Africa, the continent traditionally dominant with animism (spirits worship) and other polytheisms, is the target of missionary efforts of various competing religious groups. It is, however, up to the African people to choose a right religion for them. The following will explain why Islam is the best fit for them.

(i) Theory of Equality: Islam promoted the idea of equality among man as the creation of same God. The Quran revealed the mystery behind remarkable diversity among people, saying He made them into different races based on ethnicity, color etc., for the sake of their identity (49:13). Any attempt to use such natural diversity for discriminatory treatment will therefore be unauthorized, irrational and condemnable. The Prophet, during his farewell address, further clarified this point, saying that "O people, none is higher than the other unless he/she is higher in obedience to God. No Arab is superior to a non-Arab except in piety." He also promoted the concept of universal "brotherhood" taking ideas from the Quran (49:10).

(ii) Practice of Equality: Islam did everything possible to translate the above theory of human equality into practice. For example, the Muslims regardless of their stations have to line up side by side during prayers at the mosque. Likewise, during pilgrimage in Mecca, people with any background from any country perform rituals that make no difference among them. Islam treats everyone including even the king and subject with perfect equality when it comes to legal treatment. Like in Christianity, there is no top-down ranking among the Muslim priests. In this way, Islam achieved a remarkable degree of equality.

(iii) Specialty of Africa: Islam has a unique historical bond with Africa. During the most difficult days for the early Muslims, the Prophet dispatched the first batch of emigrants to the African nation Ethiopia (then Abyssinia) for safety from Meccan brutality. The Prophet honored an African black named Billal to be the first caller to prayer (the 2nd highest position in mosque) in Islamic history. He also had many high level companions with African origin. Traditionally, the Africans were more receptive to Islam as tens of thousands among them were converted by the Arab traders. This made Africa into a continent with second largest Muslim population after Asia, the continent where Saudi Arabia, the birth place of Islam is located.