(November 14, 2011 at 5:17 pm)5thHorseman Wrote: I would like your reasoning on why your religion/denomination is correct, but this has a twist.
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I was born into Muslim parents. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that this is the reason why I believe in Islam. I'm old enough to think for myself and make my own decisions on matters of faith regardless of the culture and religion of my parents. At one point, around the time of high school, I even became an atheist for a short time. I didn't believe in God and I didn't believe in any religions at all. I thought Islam was just like any other religion. But then, 2 or 3 years later, I taught myself more about Islam and the history of the Quran and then my lost faith was naturally coming back to me. My parents weren't involved in my learning of Islam because I did this mostly by myself (on my leisure time).
Going back to the original sources and time period in history when Islam was revealed, I learned that it presents a very simple concept: That there is one God who is the source of all creation and he has created mankind as his representative on earth for the purpose of growing through learning and experience into righteous individuals, and to assist mankind is achieving this goal, there are the five pillars of Islam. I feel that these are the principles which match with my metaphysical worldview the best (hence my reason for believing in Islam). That's my whole story to make it short.
