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Nevertheless, our egos and our desire to have the best religion, preached by a prophet or messenger we love have served to close our hearts and minds to what subsequent prophets and messengers have conveyed. If you look at it logically you will see that God sent messengers only when the previous generations had totally corrupted His religion.
God sent Jesus after the Children of Israel (Jews) had corrupted the religion preached by the earlier messengers. In the same manner God sent Muhammad after the Christians corrupted the religion preached by Jesus—by worshiping him instead of GOD ALONE, as repeatedly preached by Jesus.
[Bible Luke 6:46] "Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?”
[Bible Matthew 7:21] "It is not anyone who calls me "Lord, Lord" who will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father in heaven."
[Bible Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Mark 12:29-30] "Hear, O Israel! The Lord your God is One God! Therefore you shall adore the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. "
[Quran 20:14] "I am GOD; there is no other god beside Me. You shall worship me alone, and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) to remember Me. "
[21:25] We did not send any messenger before you except with the inspiration: "There is no god except Me; you shall worship Me alone."
[Gayatri Mantra Yajur Veda] "Let us meditate on God, His glorious attributes, who is the basis of everything in this universe as its Creator; who is fit to be worshiped as Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscient, a self-existent conscious being, who removes all ignorance and impurities from the mind and purifies and sharpens the intellect."
This is the message that God has been consistently giving us from the time of Adam, irrespective of the source. No messenger from God will ever give instructions to the contrary as demonstrated by the above statements from three different scriptures. Perhaps the time has now come for us to open our hearts and minds to the possibility of accepting God’s unified message in accordance with his will and not in accordance with our will, desire or convenience. Then and only then, we may be able to read the last and final testament, the Quran, and enjoy it for its message and guidance.
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Deterioration of Religion
[57:16] Is it not time for those who believed to open up their hearts for GOD's message, and the truth that is revealed herein? They should not be like the followers of previous scriptures whose hearts became hardened with time and, consequently, many of them turned wicked.
[39:23] GOD has revealed herein the best Hadith; a book that is consistent, and points out both ways (to Heaven and Hell). The skins of those who reverence their Lord cringe therefrom, then their skins and their hearts soften up for GOD's message. Such is GOD's guidance; He bestows it upon whomever He wills. As for those sent astray by GOD, nothing can guide them.
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[51:55] And remind, for the reminder benefits the believers.
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[3:200] O you who believe, you shall be steadfast, you shall persevere, you shall be united, you shall observe GOD, that you may succeed.
[87:9] Therefore, you shall remind; perhaps the reminder will benefit.
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