The Quest of a Curious Muslim

The Quest of a Curious Muslim — Page 152

HOW DO WE KNOW THAT ISLAM AHMADIYYAT IS THE ONLY 152 He further stated, “Islam claims that the Creator of this universe is a living God and that He reveals Himself to His creatures in this age in the same manner in which He used to reveal Himself in the ages past”. 76 So we see that for a religion to be true it has to fulfill the requirement of guiding us to create that relationship with our Creator. If one, despite following the tenets of a religion cannot reach this level, then that religion cannot be considered true. Then Huzoor ra further breaks down his answer and states, “I believe in Islam as it does not base itself upon the experience of people who have passed away, but invites everybody to a personal experience of that which it teaches and guarantees. It claims that every truth can, in some manner or the other, be put to the test in this world, and it thus satisfies my reason”. 77 Islam challenges an individual to foster their own relationship with God. One’s own experience is valued greater than the supposed experiences of others. The individual is asked to build faith in God from their own prayer rather than simply following