HOW IS ISLAM THE BEST OF ALL RELIGIONS? PART 1

Islam is the best of all religions because it not only teaches the way of life but also how to achieve that state. Let us take a very simple example; suppose there is a big gang, a mafia which has police in its pocket and this mafia rob, robbery is a bad thing, we all know that. It is bad because it hurts the victim, the robbed. But there is no single evidence which might prove it is bad for the robber without the concept of someone who is watching each and everyone of us, who keeps the record, who do not spare the one who do injustice in any case! Here comes the need for a belief, for a faith in some super natural thing who is not corrupt and who is not biased. There are many religions in this world; major ones are Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism. All of them consider robbery bad, wrong and immoral but Islam is the only one religion which has a law as strict for this act so as this crime need not to be committed in any case. In Quran; surah al ma'idah chapter 5, verse 38, mentions punishment for robbery is to chop up hands. Now this might seem barbaric but Islam focuses on the impacts of its laws on society. If any sensible human knows that his hands will be chopped up if he robs, he will simply not rob because of the fear of punishment.

COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST CRIME RATES (2020)

1	Chile
2	Argentina
3	Dominican Republic
4	Costa Rica
5	Mexico
6	South Africa
7	Ecuador
8	Uruguay
9	United States of America
10	Belgium

Now if you study the crime rates in Saudi Arabia, they are far less than the above. Why? not because their police is matchless but their law is. They have Islamic Shariah which is preventing crimes. More strict the laws, lesser the crimes.

Coming to my second point: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism.. hence every religion says you should not molest or rape a woman. So where is the difference then? Islam teaches way to achieve the state where there will be no rape i.e hijaab. Hijaab is both for men and women in Islam. Allah in the Quran first speaks about the hijaab for men then to women: surah al noor chapter 24, verse 30 "Say to the believing man that he should lower his gaze and guard his modesty" whenever a man looks at a woman and a brazen thought comes he should lower his gaze. In the next verse Allah addresses women; surah al noor chapter 24, verse 31"And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed."

There are six criteria for hijaab for both men and women in Islam. First one is different, remaining 5 are same. 

1) For man hijaab is from naval to knee, for woman it is of full body except face and hands.

2) Clothes should not be so tight to highlight the figure.

3) Clothes should not be transparent.

4) Glamorous clothing is forbidden, so that it not attracts. 

5)The clothes worn should not resemble to that of opposite sex.

6)The clothing should not resemble to that of disbelievers.

This is hijaab according to Sahih hadith. Allah says in surah al ahzab "O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful."

Suppose there are twin sisters, walking down the road, one in hijaab other in mini skirt. Who do you think is going to be teased by a mischief? Obviously the one in skirt because she is the centre of attraction for him. That is why Allah says in the above ayah that the believer woman should be covered, so that they are recognized and respected.

Any man rapes a woman has a death penalty in Islam. It does not mean Islam is barbaric religion but it has strict laws to prevent crimes. There is not any religion except Islam which has such a detailed content on hijaab. 

To be continued...