The final Frontier

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   It is possible for Muslims to say that within the Judaic-Christian 

system lies the inevitable truth of God's influence  upon the 

adherents of both Judaism and Christianity. The spiritual 

context which exist in the New Testament shows god's 

consistent mercy upon the people in the time of Jesus and as 

truth of this perhaps in his mercy God would sacrifice himself 

(or uses a human subject) for the purpose of mercy. This being 

the primordial basis for Christian thought leads Christians into 

a more spiritual based life. Or how about the Jews and their 

commandments? over 112 of those Jews must adhere to but 

the prime understanding of such laws are meant for believers 

to be ever mindful of God.

Or what about the Sikhs? The understanding of the Sikh 

religion is for one to contemplate the nature and love of god 

through the stories of Gurus told in the beatific sounds of hymns 

in harmony. The same can be said about Hindus whose 

millions of gods reflect the various aspects of God so long as 

the believer apprehends them. Each belief in respect to their 

spirituality holds some evident truth of God's mercy and 

influence on culture. Of course in the mind of Muslims each 

belief may not reflect the entire truth of God, but the truth is, is 

that man cannot absolutely apprehend truth in itself.

Mankind can only apprehend so mucnh what the mental 

capacity can hold and everything else is left for translation. 

Even Muslims too, sometimes are "lost in translation." When we 

speak of historical truth such statements are relevent. 

Humankind has always struggles to know the truth and 

soemtimes this struggule may lead others away from the 

spiritual path to knowing truth. On this note the famous quote 

can be made here: "All truth is God's truth." Is this correct?

I highly doubt it. because all truth which also encompasses the 

denial of God is not related to the truth of God, but the fact that 

one can freely make such a statement to say "there is no God" 

is very much relevant to the spiritual laws that exist within the 

monotheistic traditions. I believe each monotheistic and even 

some polytheistic faiths represent to some small extent of truth 

of God, and the adherents the examples of that truth. Of course 

the adherents of faith not always uphold the principles of God 

on a truthful and rightous basis, but all it takes are the ones 

who are rightous, who are merciful and who are the ones that 

sit and contemplate the laws of God as they should be thought 

of.

I do believe that Islam as it is meant, is the assimilation of those 

truths no matter how minute the principles may seem usually 

reflect the spiritual truth--which is Islam. Islam is "God's truth" for 

everything believer or noit, submits to something whether its 

scientific or not. I see many Muslims here and abroad use 

social and political issues to divide the Abrahamic faiths. but for 

a solution I would like to see Muslims extend their faith and try 

to bridge to other faiths regardless the difference for as we 

Muslims believe Allah is the Lord of all creation whether his 

creation rejects him or not because, to me, this is true 

understanding.

Edited by Israfil