{"id":232,"date":"2012-06-18T18:26:35","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T01:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whoismohamed.com\/?p=232"},"modified":"2012-06-18T18:26:35","modified_gmt":"2012-06-19T01:26:35","slug":"what-drives-people-to-convert-to-islam-part-2-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whoismohamed.com\/?p=232","title":{"rendered":"What Drives People to Convert to Islam? (part 2 of 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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\"\"The Quran challenges humanity at large to think, reflect and ponder over their affairs on numerous occasions.\u00a0 This is some of what the Quran states:<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Thus do We explain the verses (<\/strong>and their signification) in detail for the people who reflect.<\/strong> (Jonah, Quran 10:24)<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Do they not think deeply about their own selves (<\/strong>being)? \u00a0Allah has created not the heavens and the Earth and all that is between them except with truth and for an appointed term.\u00a0 And indeed many of mankind deny the Meeting with their Lord. (<\/strong>The-Romans, Quran 30:8)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0He it is Who has appointed for you the night that you may rest therein, and the day to make things visible.\u00a0 Verily, in this are signs for a people who listen.<\/strong> (Jonah, Quran 10:67)<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Does man think that he will be left to no purpose? <\/strong>(The Resurrection, Quran 75:36)<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Did you think that We had created you in play, and that you would not be brought back to Us?\u201d <\/strong>(The Believers, Quran 23:115)<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Or do you think that most of them hear or understand? They are only like cattle; nay, they are even farther astray from the Path.<\/strong>(The Criterion, Quran 25:44)<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Do they not reflect? There is no madness in their companion (Muhammad).\u00a0 He is but a plain Warner. <\/strong>(The Heights, Quran 7:184)<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Had We sent down this Quran on a mountain, you would surely have seen it humbling itself and rending asunder for the fear of God.\u00a0 Such are the parables which We put forward to mankind that they may reflect. <\/strong>(The Overcrowding, Quran 59:21)<\/p>\n

When studying the many cases of new Muslim converts, we see that engaging in critical thinking and intellectual reasoning have led people to change their non-Islamic faiths \u2013 the same faiths that would earlier supposedly have moved mountains, but were diluted by the voice of reason easily heard in the roots of Islam.\u00a0 A mere process of thinking and reflection brings so much into light that otherwise would remain veiled by the distractions and forces of anti-Islam pundits.\u00a0 Those who are bent on seeing only the negative fail to see the light of truth. Rather, they engage in a never ending superficial analysis to unsuccessfully prove their misguided philosophies.<\/p>\n

There are many statistics in the media that highlight the phenomenal rate at which people are converting to Islam.\u00a0 Although, the authenticity of all these sources has not been validated for the purpose of this article, some of them include the following:<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0According to \u201cThe Almanac Book of Facts\u201d, the population increased 137% within the past decade, Christianity increased 46%, while Islam increased 235%<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0100,000 people per year in America alone, are converting to Islam.\u00a0 For every 1 male convert to Islam, 4 females convert to Islam<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TV Report: 4,000 Germans Convert To ISLAM Each Year<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0About 25,000 people convert to Islam every year in the UK alone<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2026many more examples exist.<\/p>\n

What about Muslims?<\/h2>\n

If voices of reason embedded in the teachings of Islam are causing non-Muslims to revert to Islam in droves, why is it that so many Muslims born into the religion usually fail to fully follow, and thus enjoy, the teachings of the religion? \u00a0The fact is that it may just be the lack of critical thinking and reflection on the part of some Muslims that is forcing the Muslim world to have a substandard way of life as a whole.\u00a0 Islam and its teachings hold the promise of a fulfilling and peaceful life for all.\u00a0 Yet Muslims continue to ignore the basics and get mired in social and moral issues causing unnecessary pain and suffering on themselves and their families.\u00a0 The fact is that only if they would think and reflect on the teachings of their own religion, they could escape the many problems and challenges that face them.<\/p>\n

The Message<\/h2>\n

To non-Muslims who have only scratched the surface of Islam and may be getting distracted by those who are the wrong torch bearers of this religion and by the biased voices in the media, the message is simple \u2013 try to view the teachings of Islam with a critical lens.\u00a0 It may be that you will be able to see more reason than you may initially have thought was not present.\u00a0 To Muslims, the message is that sometimes we do not appreciate the teachings of our own religion simply because we never think and grow beyond the few religious practices in our operating lives.\u00a0 A focused effort to learn, think and reflect more will help us get closer to the religious teachings in ways that can drastically improve our lives.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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