Global Value system: Isn't there already one? The God made way of life: Islam?

Perhaps the greatest gift Muslims gave to the nations of the world is Islam. It is Islam’s philosophy of utilizing the knowledge of the Qur’an, purity in the heart and clarity in the mind that was responsible for influencing the nations of the world to better serve God, raise the standards of living, and promote justice and brotherhood for all.

It is the principles outlining the mission of Prophet Muhammad that made a global change in world’s scientific realm and world’s social and spiritual culture that formed the Golden Age of Islam, 7th to 15th century.

God said in the Holy Qur'an:

"A similar favour have you already received in that We have sent among you a Messenger (Muhammad) of your own, delivering to you Our Verses, and purifying you, and teaching you the Book (Qur'an) and the Wisdom.." Qur'an, 2:151

It was the vehicle of Muslim achievements in combining reason and faith, accumulating useful knowledge and creating the experimental method that subjected Europeans to get out of their "Dark Ages" and into the renaissance. Regarding this fact, Robert Briffault in his book, "The Making of Humanity" states:

"It was under the influence of the Arabs and Moorish revival of culture and not in the 15th century, that a real renaissance took place. Spain, not Italy, was the cradle of the rebirth of Europe...Science is the most momentous contribution of Arab civilization to the modern world; but its fruits were slow in ripening. Not until long after Moorish culture had sunk back into darkness did the giant, which it had given birth to, rise in his might. It was not science only which brought Europe back to life. Other and manifold influence from the civilization of Islam communicated its first glow to European Life."

It is clear to Muslims that reason and faith do not collide; instead they integrate and yield fertile goodness. Click on the links below to see some of the accomplishments early Muslims made for humanity in scientific endeavors:

Agriculture

Algebra

Anatomy

Architecture

Art

Astronomy

Biology

Botany

Chemistry

Cosmology

Equality

Finance

Flight

Free Trade

Geography

Geometry

Golden Age

Golden Web Law and Justice Literature

Logic

Math

Medicine

Mail

Navigation

Optics

Pharmacology

Quality of Life

Philosophy

Public Health

Physics

Physiology

Poetry

Politics

Printing

Property Rights

Reason & Rationality

The Renaissance Scientific Method

Setting the Record Straight

Ship Building

Time Keeping

Transfer of Information

Trigonometry

Islam’s contributions in the spiritual and social domains of life can be endless and infinite.

There is indeed a Global Value System but it certainly not Islam. The true system is Christianity:-the religion of brotherly love, tolerance and universal charity. Islam in conquest leads to chaos. Remember 9/11, and those with longer memories will remember the terrorist attack on the Munich Olympic Games.Between 9/11 and the present day, the Taliban in Afghanistan, the current unrest in the Arab world. None of this would ever of happened in a Christian society. Islam is barbaric, cutting off hands, public beheadings, flogging for trivial offences to name but a few.

Only Islam can give salvation to entire humanity. It's not that Christianity is not a true religion. Islam came to correct the misconceptions of Christians. They had adopted the wrong path by worshiping Jesus (pbuh) who was just a prophet sent by Allah. He never claimed divinity. And those who say that Quran contains contradictions must first read it properly. It is not easy to read it and understand its message. It is the direct word of God. Before criticizing Islam one should first do proper research. Everyone interprets its message in its own way. But ALLAH knows the truth. Quran gives you every scientific logic of believing it.

Why oh why are a few Muslims adopting the intolerance, hatred, bigotry and persecution that causes so much damage to christianity?

Christianity is 2,000 years old, Islam just 1,400 years old!

Therefore Islam is simply a rewritten copying of christianity!

If you do not like the truth try to avoid the pitfalls that Christian s fall into with such posts!

God made the bee and the bee made honey,

The people do the work and the multinationals make the money,

Islam is the ONLY solution to "all" the problems faced by the world of today.(especially the west)

high rates of murders/ homicides/ suicides

high rates of rapes/ incests and crimes of sexual harrassment

high rates of crimes/ robberies

sex without marriage/ fornication

adultery/ prostitution

pornography in the name of 'free speech'

vulgarity/ obscenity/ profanity on a rise

women objectification into sex slaves

capitalism (rich getting richer day by day)

inflation

high debt

child pornography

abortion (1.5 million babies are aborted each year in US)

hate crimes/ racism

accumulation of wealth

high rates of suicides

alcoholism

gambling

drug use and abuse on a rise

STDs/ AIDs/ etc on a RISE

rise in Old homes and 'day care centres'!

(i can name more if you wish!)

In short, man is 'his own god'.

there is no retribution for his sins.

he is free to follow his carnal desires/ innate characteristics.

Total crime rates per country (US ranks 1st, Uk ranks 2nd)

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_tot_cri-crim...

Shariah means not what you listen from CNN and Fox news . Shariah means what Islam truly teaches.And i believe in that Shariah what Islam teaches.

The main question to you ..Why do the people have to rob others ?Islam commands us to shun robbery and also , prescribes method of eliminating robbery

a. Islam prescribes method of eliminating robbery.

All major religions teach that theft is an evil act. Islam teaches the same. So what is the difference between Islam and the other religions? The difference

lies in the fact that Islam, besides teaching that robbing is evil, shows a practical way of creating a social structure in which people will not rob.

b. Islam prescribes Zakat

Islam prescribes a system of Zakat (obligatory annual charity). Islamic law prescribes that every person who has a saving that exceeds the nisab level i.e. more than 85 grams of gold, should give 2.5% of that saving every lunar year in charity. If every rich person in the world gave Zakat sincerely, poverty will be eradicated from this world. Not a single human being would die of hunger.

c. Chopping off the hands as punishment for robbery

Islam prescribes chopping off the hands of the convicted robber. The Glorious Qur’an says in Surah Maidah:

“As to the thief, male or female, cut off his or her hands:a punishment by way of example, from Allah, for their crime: and Allah is Exalted in

power, full of wisdom.” [ Al-Qur’an 5:38]

The non-Muslim may say, “Chopping off the hands in this 20th century.

Islam is a barbaric and ruthless religion!”

d. Results achieved when Islamic Shariah Implemented America is supposed to be one of the most advanced countries in the world. Unfortunately it also has one of the highest rates of crime, theft, and robbery. Suppose the Islamic shariah is implemented in America i.e. every rich person gives Zakat ( 2.5% of his savings in charity above 85 grams of gold every lunar year), and every convicted robber has his or her hands chopped off as a punishment. Will the rate of theft and robbery in America increase, remain same or decrease? Naturally it will decrease. Moreover the existence of such a stringent law would discourage many a potentialrobber.

I agree that the amount of theft that takes place in the world today is so tremendous that if you chop off the hands of all the thieves, there will be tens of thousands of people whose hands will be chopped off. The point here is that the moment you implement this law the rate of theft will decline immediately. The potential robber would give it a serious thought before jeopardizing his limbs. The mere thought of the punishment itself will discourage majority of the robbers. There will barely be a few who would rob. Hence only a few person’s hands would be chopped off but millions would live peacefully without fear of being robbed. Islamic Shariah is therefore practical, and achieves results.

In Makkah, Saudi Arabia ,people go to prayer while their shops are opened .They do not close their shops because they know no one can dare to steal any thing . Islam therefore believes in practicals rather than flowery words to control the Criminals.

God's commands benefit all of mankind.

So Islamic Law would solve all problems.

Islam?! No thanks! I rather not be raped and stoned to death for being raped. And all the other terrible injustices visited on women.