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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Basic Beliefs of Islam Chapter 2 :how To Identify the True Religion Is it not rational to test your faith? There are thousands of religions in the world.The major religions which have a large number of followers are Judaism, Christianity, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Taoism, Shintoism, and Sikhism. How can we identify the true religion when the adherents of all religions claim that their 's is the true one?

This is not difficult. One can search the true religion from the bulk of religions if he is sincere in his research and investigation. For instance, If you study all the major religions of the world, the outcome of your unprejudiced research would be as follows: A. Islam is the only religion which agrees with the human nature. Allah's handiwork according to the pattern on which He has made mankind: (30:30).

For example, The engineers always try to foresee student's concerns in such areas as safety and the environment when they plan to design school buildings. Similarly the laws of Islam are made by Allah Subhanahu taala according to the pattern on which He has created the human beings and the environment in which they were planed to live. B. Islam is the only religion which never collides with any of the cosmic laws.

He Who created the seven heavens one above another: Do you see any fault in the work of Merciful? Turn up your eyes: Can you detect any rift? Then look once more and yet again: your eyes will in the end grow dim and weary. (67:3-4) The perfect order and harmony in the vast space, visible and invisible to us, following precise laws of motion, proves absolute unity and supreme authority of a single creator.

The multiple laws of nature are closely connected with each other in the continuous working of the universe. There is no gap, no overlapping nor discontinuity. This phenomenon is one of the signs of the unity of the creator. Thus, the laws of religion and laws of cosmos have the same origin and therefore the question of collision does not arise. C. Islam is the only religion which gives strong emphasis on pondering, reasoning and rational thinking.

Islam demands its followers to understand the Holy Quran and then show its applications in practical life. Quran has repeatedly advised the Muslims to ponder, to reflect and to understand its message. Quran has made it very clear that it is addressing to only those people who are intellectuals.