most people judge Islam because they are influence by media. what media told them, what they hear from others, which could lead to a negative perspective.
but if they truly know and understand what Islam actually is, they will never felt a burden instead, a peaceful religion to begin with.
reason why i choose islam, and why islam will always be in my heart?
before anything else, have you ever see or read about other religion where you find it is too burdensome and extreme? i have. there are some religion mix with superstition which i find no logical meaning behind it. to tell you truth i think it becomes ikutan from ancestor. now a days, most people follow a religion because their parents are from that religion, they didnt ask why are wwe in this religion? why ? why there is actually a religion? i remembered when i was little, my dad forbidden me to think about this matter. at that time i was so mad, like its up to me what i wanna think. but as i grew older, now i understand. because when we are little, our mentality is still not mature. most of our information are influence by the environment. we unable to think logically and decide which one is correct and which one is not. so yeahh,
okay back to the religion part, well yeah, this type of religion i push it aside cause sometimes it just dont make sense. then, i started to look at other religion as well. some of these religion have a very contradict verses of their books. like different books have different verses. where sometimes it is contradict.
one thing about islam, it only got one book , Al quran. everywhere you go there is only one book. i don't know. al quran gives a person an inner peace to whoever read it. Al quran is not only for muslim. i heard from one of the ustaz in surau. he said that islam is not for muslim. islam is a religion for all human kind and al quran is for all human being. we need to read it and know it. because al quran write about how we should live, what is right what is wrong, scientific knowledge of how we were born. it just so deep. scientist said 80% of the alquran is correct. and the remaining 20% is vague ( it is not known yet whether it is true or not which means they still discover the truth about Alquran) (im sorry if this info wrong but that is what i heard from dr zulkarnain)
and, i just love islam. you never feel burden. Allah counts your efforts and not how many you did your deeds. all is aboout your effort. and never a burdern. if you can't stand you can pray sit down if you can't sit down u can pray with your back on your bed.
and the best thing about islam is wudu'. where you wash your face, hand, hair, and leg 3 times each time you pray for salah. it just amazing. don't wipe it after you done, leave it. you will feel refresh ofc. but you have this feeling of calmness and wanting this moment to forever last. that is how i feel everytime i take wudu'! no kidding. you need to do it with the mindset of i do this for Allah. MasyaAllah. that is the berkat that Allah gives us.
is i grew older, you know it is hard to maintain your iman (as sometimes you are too busy with the dunia), it is normal. you just have to ask Allah to always walk you to straight path, whatever the reason is.
to people who read this, whether you are a muslim or not, i just wanna say, never afraid to find out about other religion. it will not harm you trust me, only benefits. there will be times where you a stuck and feel hopeless as you know more about religion, it is okay. you are studying. but during your path of study, always believe in Allah. always and always believe that Allah will show you the path and light. just keep trying. never give up. find out about all religions and the truth shall be known. ;)) mkae judgement when you have full knowledge on something okay. and last but not least, im just an ordinary human being who is a believer of Allah, nabi muhammad, and the truth of alquran. i make mistakes, i have my own path where i regret of taking. but that never puts me down. i know Allah loves me that is why He showers me with a feeling full of regret. just keep learning guys... and im still learning :))😆😁