EVERYTHING WHICH PEOPLE BELIEVE IN, AND WHAT THEY CONSIDER AS ‘IBADAH (WORSHIP), CONSTITUTES THEIR DEEN, EVEN IF IT BE FALSITY
Allama ‘Abdul ‘Ziz Bin Abdullah Bin Baz ; Translated by: Dr. Abul Hayat Ashraf
Question: In the evening of Jumah (Friday), 4th of Safar 1304 A.H., the television presented a programme under the title of “World of Nature”. The programme was related to India and it was introduced in this manner: “India is a country of different types of religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions are found here” Now the query is as follow: Are the religions described by the programmer truly “religions and Deens? Further, are they revealed by Allah, the Most High?
Answer: Everything which people believe in and what they consider as Ibadah (worships) constitutes their Deen, even if it be falsity, e.g. Budhism, Idolatory, Hinduism, Jewish religion, Christiamity and other false religions. Almighty Allah Stated in Surah Al-Kafirun (to you be your religion, and to me my religion (Monotheism)” (Surah Al-Kafirun:6). In this verse Allah has stated idol worshipping as deen. But the true deen is only Islam. As Allah the Most High stated: (Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam”. (Surah Ale Imran: 19) Again Allah, the Most High, said: “And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers”. (Surah Ale Imran: 85)
Allah, the Most High, further said: (This day I have perfected your religion for you, computed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion”. (Surah Al Maeedah, 3)
Islam is simply this: Only Allah, the One, be worshipped, commandments of Allah are adhered to, forbidden things are avoided, the “limits” prescribed by Allah are not violated and all those happenings of the past and future are believed in which have been communicated by Allah, the Most High, to His Apostle (S.A.W.)
Not even a single “False Deen” is revealed by Allah, the Most High. Nor such any Deen is liked by Allah. All false religions are created by human beings and Allah, the Most High has not revealed them. It was Islam and only Islam which has been the Deen of all Apostles of Allah. However, their religions legislations (Shareeah) happened to be different Allah, the Most High, said: (To each among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear way”) (Surah Al-Maidah: 48