Islam (1)

Islam (1)

When I arrived in Indonesia I got very excited. It's a great country. It's beautiful and has a wise leader. I had the chance to visit most of the cities and towns. I usually observed many things, mainly the practice of Islam wherever I went.

As an Arab Moslem I believe that religions do not teach myths, indulge in worships and practice oppression. The Creator (Allah) sent Prophets to inform human beings that He is the only God, therefore we have to worship Him.

Despite the fact that Islam is a religion of mercy and peace and teaches good manners, I found out that we are surrounded by hatred. The enemies of God always give a bad impression about Islam, usually by distorting facts. The most painful thing is that some preachers have a lack of knowledge about Islamic principles. So we are in the hands of animosity and ignorance.

Even the philosophy of money is corrupted by the influence of capitalism and socialism theories. Money in Islam is not the possessive of deprived people. The poor and orphans must take their share whether we like it or not. Charity is one of the great principles of Islam. We do not fear poverty, but we have to fear God only.

ALI SULEMAN AL-NAZAWI

Tabuk, Saudi Arabia