Student Seeking Answers

I am a college student doing research for a paper for my "Religions of the World" class. I found this website to be most informative. I do have a few questions; however, that are on a more personal basis than general. I was hoping someone would be kind enough to share their answers with me.

1) How has Islam changed your life?

2) What challenges, if any, do you face practicing Islam?

3) What is the ultimate goal of someone who practices Islam?

I appreciate any and all responses to my questions.

Bismillahirrahmanirraheem

Assalaamualaikum

I am a college student doing research for a paper for my "Religions of the World" class. I found this website to be most informative. I do have a few questions; however, that are on a more personal basis than general. I was hoping someone would be kind enough to share their answers with me.

1) How has Islam changed your life?

I have always been a Muslim so it hasn't "changed" me, but helped me improve continuously in every walf of life alhamdulillah.

2) What challenges, if any, do you face practicing Islam?

Alhamdulillah, practicing Islam is not much a challenge. In fact Islam has been the answer to all my problems.

3) What is the ultimate goal of someone who practices Islam?

To please Allah....to win His Mercy and forgiveness.

I appreciate any and all responses to my questions.

Welcome on board...

1) How has Islam changed your life?

There is a beautiful paradox in Islam----ALLAH is the Lord and Creator, appearing to us so distant and powerful and yet ALLAH is very close to his creation. It is this closeness of ALLAH to His creations that we have to emphasize. One can cry and pray to ALLAH and ALLAH would listen.  The realization of the beauty of ISLAM for a Muslim with strong IMAN would not feel stressed as he would fully appreciate the ultimately his fate lies in ALLAH�s hand as there is no god but ALLAH.

2) What challenges, if any, do you face practicing Islam?

To challenge and break free from stereotyping, in term of Mahzabs. For instance Muslims often compartmentalized each other into the various Mahzabs.  We should have the intellectual courage to challenge the conventional school of thoughts and to let our own perspective evolves over time. Especially in an age where information is so readily available through the various sources like the media and the internet.

3) What is the ultimate goal of someone who practices Islam?

To be able to take a different look at aqidah, moving beyond the literal understanding of the statements of believe. As a Muslim I find it is important to equally understand the literal, legalistic and spiritual aspects of Islam. After all, human beings are told to use their minds and think in at least 300 places in the Quran.

Hope this helps.

1) How has Islam changed your life?

islam really use to change one's life if sumone iz having true understanding of sources of islam vich r Quran n Hadiths.Alhamdulilah i m a muslim by birth but islam wasnt part of my life as much as 2day.so i can feel the difference of both.practising islam iz really a source of having satisfaction.islam make me aware for my responsibilities 2wards my parents,family,neighbours,friends,muslim ummah n non believers.islam shows u lite to path vich leads 2wards path of our creator n vich iz having eternal success.

2) What challenges, if any, do you face practicing Islam?

islam itself iznt a challenge to practise it.bcoz it iz the religin close to nature.there iznt any single principle of islam vich iz against of nature or mankind.its teachings can be against of anti social elements but not for an innocent n pious person.the biggest challenge of 2day iz media vich iz spreading mis information abt islam shamelessly.they r showing ronge picture of islam.they r trying to show islam as a scary thing vich iz not true at all.like they r misinterpreting the meaning of jihaad n quoting verses out of context regarding jihaad.may Allah crush His n His messenger's enemies if they dont deserve for hidaya.

3) What is the ultimate goal of someone who practices Islam?

To know Allah's will iz our gr8est treasure

To do Allah 's will iz our gr8est pleasure

           success in life after death iz most inportant for muslims.

                                                          Salam(peace)