Man, though some might think the opposite, can't probe into many things to find the wisdom behind, he can't determine the reasons behind his existence, he can't determine what is good and what is bad for himexcept with the aid of the message from Allah (praise be to Him). And Allah has bestowed His mercy on  mankind from the time of Adam to the time of Prophet Mohammed; so that each person will be responsible for his deeds.

   In the course of time, after a message was sent,people tend to forget itsbeliefs and instructions, and change or replace parts of the message so that it really became quite different from Allah's original message. At such a time, Allah bestows His mercy by sending another prophet with another Message for guidance, clarity and direction to the truth and overall well-being.

   Islam, God's last message to humanity, was sent to humanity after Christianity was crooked by interpolating what had  not been  in the Holy book into it, replacing its words with others and even displacing words.

The concluding Message is that of Islam, which was revealed some long time after the Message of Jesus (peace be upon him), at which time it was urgently needed, as stated in the Quran 

God says in the Holy Quran what means:

Lo! We inspire thee as We inspired Noah and the prophets after him, as We inspired Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and Solomon, and as we imparted unto David the Psalms; And messengers We have mentioned unto thee before and messengers We have not mentioned unto thee; and Allah spake directly unto Moses; Messengers of good cheer and off warning, in order that mankind might have no argument against Allah after the messengers. Allah was ever Mighty, Wise." (4:163-165)

Islam orders us to believe in Allah and His Prophets, and not to distinguish between His Prophets, God says in the Holy Quran what means:

 "Lo! those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers, and seek to make distinction between Allah and His messengers, and say: We believe in some and disbelieve in others, and seek to choose a way in between; Such are disbelievers in truth; and for disbelievers We prepare a shameful doom. But those who believe in Allah and His messengers and make no distinction between any of them, unto them Allah will give their wages; and Allah was ever Forgiving, Merciful." ( 4:150-152)

SOME ATTRIBUTES OF ISLAM

Each religion has certain attributes that distinguish it from all the others, and being the concluding heavenly Message, Islam has the following attributes:

1-Islam can achieve religious unity

Islam prescribes the belief in the one God "Allah ", praised to be to him as stated in the Quran.

  Allah, the eternally Besought of all! He begetteth not nor was begotten.. And there is none comparable unto Him. He is Allah, than whom there is no other God, the Knower of the invisible and the visible. He is the Beneficent, the Merciful. He is Allah, than whom there is no other God, the Sovereign Lord the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him).(112:1-4)

"He is Allah, the Creator, the Shaper out of naught, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifieth Him, and He is the Mighty, the Wise."(59:24)

Islam has shown that all the earlier previous messages integrate each other m similar to continued education; so it is all one and the Moslems believe in it all

God says what means:

"Religions were revealed over span of history and each religion fit the evolution of the human mentality of every age, all integrated each other, Islam was the last religion that compromised all the precedent religions and adding new concepts and laws that will fit the humanity till the last day."

 So, in Islam, all religions are from God, all the messengers were sent from God and all are held in the same position, it is imperative on every Muslim to believe in all the prophets and all the Holy Books. God says in the Holy Quran what means:

"Say (O Muslims): We believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto us and that which was revealed unto Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob. and the tribes, and that which Moses and Jesus received, add that which the Prophets received from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and unto Him we have surrendered."

2. Islam achieves political unity

Islam enhances the political unity among its followers and eliminates any rifts between the different clans that form the nation to achieve prosperity and well-being for them and all humanity and all of Allah's creations. In the days before Islam, the Arabs belonged to different warring tribes, but after acceptance of Islam, they became united, as in the case of the tribes of Aws and Khozrog in Medina who ended their enmity and united together, in the days of Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him). Similarly, after the death of the Prophet, the Muslims united under the Muslim Khalifes even after the spread of Islam to extensive geographical areas. This unity brought to them and to humanity peace, dignity and prosperity,God says what means:

"He it is Who hath created you from clay, and hath decreed a term for you. A term is fixed with Him. Yet still ye doubt!" ( 6:2)

 "He hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture with truth, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, even as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel" (3:3)

 "And whoso disputeth with thee concerning him, after the knowledge which hath come unto thee, say (unto him): Come! We will summon our sons and your sons, and our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves, then we will pray humbly (to our Lord) and (solemnly) invoke the curse of Allah upon those who lie." (3:61)

  "Lo! This verily is the true narrative. There is no God save Allah, and lo! Allah is the Mighty, the Wise."(3:62)

 " And if they turn away, then Lo! Allah is Aware of (whoare ) the corrupters.(3:62)

"Lo! this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me."(21:92)

3.  Islam can achieve Social unity

In Islam the prophet sets an example to what the Muslim nation should be like, he likened all the nation to the teeth of the comp, no racial discrimination according  to colour, sex, or race.

No superiority of one race over another, or one tribe over another, or one person over another, or a white person over a black one, or a poor person over a rich one, etc... They are all equal except according to their humanitarian deeds, and piety which leads one towards  the good and keeps him away from evil. Islam also prohibited boasting by one's relations and ancestors; because all people are of one origin, and their best is the one who does the most good.

 Also, God says what means:

O ye who believe! Let not a folk deride a folk who may be better than they (are), nor let women (deride) women who may be better than they are; neither defame one another, nor insult one another by nicknames. Bad is the name of lewdness after faith. And whoso turneth not in repentance, such are evil doers.(49:11)

Also, God says what means:

  O ye who believe! Shun much suspicion; for lo! some suspicion is a crime. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you love to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Ye abhor that (so abhor the other)! And keep your duty (to Allah). Lo! Allah is Relenting, Merciful.49:12)

Also, God says what means:

O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made `you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware.(49:13)

Quarrel -torn nations always suffer weakness, defeat and endless social troubles, so in Islam, the Muslims and non-Muslims in a given country have the same rights and duties. The non-Muslims should also be allowed to apply their own religious laws (in personal matters).

4. Islam doesn't contradict reason and thought.

 Islam is the religion of science, logic and thought. The Holy Quran always bases the belief in God on science and thought. In Islam seeking science is a duty on every Muslim and even the prophet says: " Scientists are the successors of the prophets." Scientists are deemed so high in Islam.

It condemns those who refuse the messages of the Prophets just because they want to imitate blindly their parents and grandparents. In Islam, learned people are successors to the Prophets, and one should learn what is of benefit to mankind, not what would destroy it, as mentioned in the Quran.

God says what means:

"Lo! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of night and day, and the ships which run upon the sea with that which is of use to men, and the water which Allah sendeth down from the sky, thereby reviving the earth after its death, and dispersing all kinds of beasts therein, and (in) the ordinance of the winds, and the clouds obedient between heaven and earth: are signs (of Allah's sovereignty) for people who have sense."(2:164)

Also, God says what means:

"Hast thou not seen that Allah causeth water to fall from the sky, and We produce therewith fruit of divers hues; and among the hills are streaks white and red, of divers hues, and (others) raven black; And of men and beasts and cattle, in like manner, divers hues? The erudite among His bondsmen fear Allah alone. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Forgiving." (35:27-28)

Also, God says what means:

  " He enjoineth upon you only the evil and the foul, and that ye should tell concerning Allah that which ye know not.(2:169)

Also, God says what means:

"Or have We given them any Scripture before (this Quran) so that they are holding fast thereto?" ( 43:21)

Also, God says what means:

"Nay, for they say only: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are guided by their footprints."(43:22)

Also, God says what means:

"And even so We sent not a warner before thee (Muhammad) into any township but its luxurious ones said: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are following their footprints.(43:23)

Also, God says what means:

 (And the warner) said: What! Even though I bring you better guidance than that ye found your fathers following? They answered: Lo! in what ye bring we are disbelievers.(43:24)

Also, God says what means:

"So We requited them. Then see the nature of the consequence for the rejecters!(43:25)

Thus, in the past, the Muslims and the Arabs excelled in the sciences and inventions, when they followed the blessings of the Quran. Their knowledge andcontributions were of great benefit to the recent scientific and technological advances in the world.

 5. Islam can achieve   originality and clarity

 Islam is the religion of simplicity, easy to be understood by laymen, everything could be understood in terms of mind, everything has a goal that is always combatable with sound reasoning. Everything in Islam is clear, for Islam communicates with the brain, the heart and he soul. Islam has no secrets, or mediators between man and his Creator, and does nothave men who are holy or infallible except the Prophets and Messengers. It does not have holy men of religion, but has theologians who are like other men but specialists in Islamic beliefs and laws.

Every man is directly and fully responsible for his deeds; no one else shares with him that responsibility as long as he is of sound mind and has been fully warned. Everyone prays directly to Allah without a mediator, as stated in the Quran.

God says what means:

"And every man's augury have We fastened to his own neck, and We shall bring forth for him on the Day of Resurrection a book which hewill find wide open. (And it will be said unto him): Read thy Book. Thy soul sufficeth as reckoner against thee this day. (And it will be said unto him): Read thy Book. Thy soul sufficeth as reckoner against thee this day." (17:13-15)

And whoso doeth good an atom's weight will see it then, And whoso doeth ill an atom's weight will see it then.(99:7-8)

Also, God says what means:

 And when My servant question thee concerning Me, then surely I am nigh. I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he crieth unto Me. So let them bear My call and let them trust in Me, in order that they may be led aright.(2:186)

6. Islam can achieve freedomand equality:

Islam is the religion of freedom; it freed its adherents from the tyrannies who used to enslave them. It freed man's thought from the long-entrenched superstition that prevailed the pagan society, it broke the fortified walls that surrounds the human soul because it is only when you submit to God that you feel that your soul begin to fly into space. . It created an atmosphere of hope and optimism which gave a true meaning to human existence.

Amongthe Islamic precepts is" rejecting oppression" among the members of the nation, thus creating an atmosphere of freedom. There are some restraints on freedom which cement freedom itself and guarantee the freedom of the others. There is in Islam the freedom of opinion, the freedom of though and just thought, all kinds of freedom are not only allowed but even postulated in the Muslim society but we should understand that all forms of freedom should be understood and practiced in terms of the percepts included in the Holy Quran and Sunnah.

Freedom of religion

"There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in Allah hath grasped a firm hand hold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower." (2:256)

Also, God says what means:

"Say: O People of the Scripture. Come to an agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partners unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto Him)." (3:64)

People are all equal in humanity, with the same rights and duties, and the female and male are equal, as in the Quran

7.  Equality

People are all equal in humanity , with the same rights and duties , as in Quran.

 " And their Lord hath heard them (and He saith): Lo! I suffer not the work of any worker, male or female, to be lost. Ye proceed one from another. So those who fled and were driven forth from their homes and suffered damage for My cause, and fought and were slain, verity I shall remit their evil deeds from them and verily I shall bring them into Gardens underneath which rivers flow. A reward from Allah. And with Allah is the fairest of rewards." (3:195)

O mankind! Be careful of your duty to your Lord Who created you from a single soul and from it created its mate and from them twain hath spread abroad a multitude of men and women. Be careful of your duty toward Allah in Whom ye claim ( your rights ) of one another, and toward the wombs (that bare you ). Lo! Allah hath been a Watcher over you.(4:1)

8. Islam meets the quests of  humanity

Islam is the religion of all humanity because it answers all the quests of the human soul and mind according to the mentality of every age, according to the culture of every age and evolution of the human thinking.

The Islamic teachings are suitable for all times and places, because of their generality, flexibility, and for being the final Scripture. It is rich with what humanity needs in this world and the Hearafter: in this world in the areas of belief, politics, and sociology. Thus Islam became the last of all religions, and its Prophet became the last Messenger and Prophet, and the Quran the last of all Scriptures. The Quran tells us that each of the prophets -as sent to his people, but Prophet Mohammad was sent to all humanity to the Day of Judgement, as seen from the quotations from the Holy Quran.

Also, God says what means:

"  And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk,

  The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil)?(2:10-11)

Also, God says what means:

  Recite unto them the story of Abraham:When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye? (26:69-70)

Also, God says what means:

 Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah), When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?  Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you, So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me. And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.(26: 105-110)

Also, God says what means:

(The tribe of) Aad denied the messengers (of Allah), When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?    Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you. So keep your duty to Allah and obey me."( 26:23-26)

Also, God says what means:

  (The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)   When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?   Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,    So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.   And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.( 26:41-45)

Also, God says what means:

  The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah),When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?

Also, God says what means:

  "Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you, So keep your duty to Allah and obey me. (26:160-163)

And the Quran describes the message of Prophet Mohammad and its generality (refer to 7:158 and 21:107-108).

Say (O Muhammad): O mankind! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah to you all (the messenger of) Him unto whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. There is no God save Him. He quickeneth and He giveth death. So believe in Allah and His messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, who believeth in Allah and in His words and follow him that haply ye may be led aright. (7:158)

 Also, God says what means:

We sent thee not save as a mercy for the peoples.  Say: It is only inspired in me that your God is One God. Will ye then surrender (unto Him)!(21:107-108)

Thus, Islam is for the entire humanity till the Day of Judgement.

9.  Islam gives a moral system

Islam is not just a religious belief, or just a moral system, but it is a combined religion and government. Being the religion of all humanity and the final message, Allah(praise be to Him) included in it laws and regulations for several aspects of life and behaviour. The human community cannot operate without those laws, for they were prescribed by The Most Knowing, Most Wise (praise be to Him). It is an inclusive system for man himself, and his relation with Allah, and to the society in which he lives. It also covers the relations between a Muslim country and others, including laws, regulations, and general principles, which are suitable, reasonable and acceptable. Thus, the Muslim Ummah (population) does not need to imitate or follow others, unlike the non-Muslims.

10. Islam and human rights

Long before the magna carta, Human rights were decreed in Islam over fourteen centuries ago, these included the right of man during war and peace, the rights of women, the right of infants, the right of non-Muslims.

Those rights were complete and all inclusive, and were instigated by human conscience and the fear of Allah, before any laws were drafted for man's liberties and rights. They were clearly and strongly stated, and were revealed to the unlettered prophet as mercy to mankind. They were universal and not restricted to the Muslims only, or just to tile pious ones among them.

Islam prescribed mercy on animals so that their slaughter should not be performed with a dull knife, or while other animals are watching the event and waiting for their turn. Animals and birds should not be driven to the slaughter in a cruel or forceful way, and should not be wrestled down, or thrown and tormented, or confined in a cage without proper nourishment.

Human rights were prescribed to all people without regard to their rank-or religion. Islam respected the beliefs of the other people of the Book (Christians and Jews) and let them practise their beliefs, and recommended special care for the neighbours, even the non-Muslims among them. They all had the right to education, medical h-eatment, help, accommodation, marriage and raising of offspring, justice and fair treatment.

God says what means:

"Verily We have honored the children of Adam. We carry them on the land and the sea, and have made provision of good things for them, and have preferred them above many of those whom We created with a marked preferment.(17:70)

Also, God says what means:

"There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in Allah hath grasped a firm hand hold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower.Thus, humanitarianism needed the wisdom of Islam, and righteously, Islam is the last (and seal) of all religions.(2:156)

Also, God says what means:

"O ye who believe! Let not a folk deride a folk who may be better than they (are), nor let women (deride) women who may be better than they are; neither defame one another, nor insult one another by nicknames. Bad is the name of lewdness after faith. And whoso turneth not in repentance, such are evil doers.(49:11)

 " And if thy Lord willed, all who are in the earth would have believed together. Wouldst thou (Muhammad) compel men until they are believers?"  (10:99)