Why do Muslims think that their religion is the right one?

Question

Muhammad was a murderer and they think he's a prophet.

I can say that even I am greater than Muhammad.

Answer 1

All believers think that their religion of choice is the right one. Otherwise, they wouldn't be believers, would they?

Answer 2

A brief explanation of what happens if you think Muhammad is a false prophet:

"If someone thought that Muhammad, on whom be peace, was not a Prophet, rather a tyrant ruler, then, it implies that he ascribed a lie to God, brought before the people something not revealed by Him, then, continued to declare the lawful as unlawful and the unlawful as lawful, declared the old Scriptural Laws null and void, slew the people, and destroyed the true followers of earlier Prophets. Yet, he is led to victories after victories. He claimed that all that was by Allah's (God's) command sent down to him. And the Lord God Himself watched him do all that in His Name, annihilating the followers of truth and continuing to lie for no less than twenty-three years. Indeed, Allah (God) seem to have helped him achieve all that, let him overcome everyone, prepared the grounds in supernatural circumstances to lead him to victories. Moreover. He even answered his prayers, destroyed those opposed to him and raised his name over all others. Now, for Allah to let someone commit all that, in His Name, and, instead of uprooting him, help him in his plans, is only possible if Allah (God) Himself is a tyrant, an oppressive Being, and a transgressor. Inevitably, that would lead the people to the belief that this world has no Creator nor a Lord above all. Had there been one, he would have stopped this person from doing all that. Indeed, He would have punished him with an exemplary punishment for the satisfaction of the rest of the world. The 'no action' response does not befit even an ordinary king of this world. How then does it fit the King of kings and the Ruler of all rulers??"

Answer 3

Islam explains the matters in a better and practical way than any other religions.it is having a practical approach on the daily activities of a man as an individual and have a simple and practical spiritual approach to the religious factors.the approach is down to earth and logical and concern es the humanitarian factors in the most positive attitude.cultures and customs of various societies followed these concepts with wrong practises and it might have been the reason for misunderstandings about the religion.an independent and unbiased study will reveal this factor to anybody who wants to understand about religions.it is not a claim but it is a reality if you go through the concepts and teachings of quran and the prophet... i would like to quote bernard shaw again.... islam is the best relegion with the worst followers

Answer 4

It is Human tendency to think that what one believes in is the absolute truth. Everyone has an opinion. Every religious person, or for that matter any person holding a particular belief will tend to think that he is right unless he is convinced otherwise, be it Muslim, Christian, Jew, Hindu, Budhist, Atheist or Agnostic or Scientist or anyone.

Being a Muslim myself, however, I will try to explain why it is a particular tendency of Muslims to be very emphatic in their beliefs. One of the primary reasons for this is that Muslims feel that their religion and their way of life is under serious attack and is severely misunderstood. That is why they feel the need to be very defensive and very emphatic about their beliefs.

Secondly, Muslims believe that the message of their religion i.e. Islam remains unchanged/uncorrupted ever since it was revealed. This may be verified from the fact that the Arabic script of the Quran has remained unchanged from the earliest days. Muslims are of the opinion that most of the other religions lost their original teachings and deviated from their path as per the whims of their followers.

Thirdly, according to Islamic belief all the prophets since the begining of time i.e. from Adam (RA) till Muhammad (SAW) had taught the same mesage i.e. the Unity of God, justice and charity towards their fellow human beings. Therefore, in essence all religions originated from the same source i.e. God or Allah (as Muslims like to call The Supreme Being) and are in reality not in conflict with Islam, but it is because they were altered from their original form that they came in to conflict with Islam. It does not exclude other religious ideas.

Fourth, as per Islamic beliefs the life of this world is temporary, it is only the precursor to an eternal life which will be a consequence of our beliefs and actions in this world. It teaches Humans to be responsible for their thoughts and actions.

Muslims also genuinely feel that if they can convey the depth of these teachings any truly thoughtful person will see the truth of these beliefs and will choose a better life for himself. They also feel that the general Muslim populace is not representative of true Islamic thought and practice and therefore should not be taken to represent Islam.

These and others are some of the reason why Muslims believe that Islam is the right religion for everyone.

Answer 5

Because they find peace and comfort.
They find truth.
It is the only religion that has not been changed or corrupted.
It is a religion sent from Allah (SWT).
The Qur'an is the most amazing and perfect book and challenges us to even create a verse like the verses of the Qur'an.
There is truth, proof and guidance in the Qur'an.
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was the most perfect man alive and taught in the most exquisite and peaceful ways.
His personality brought people closer to him and his message was touching and true to those who listened with open minds!
I hope i answered you well!

Answer 6

Salam
if you can read atleast some parts of all the holy books........ you can then compare and decide for yourself which religion is right....

you should'nt take the word of any muslim or christian or jew or budhist or anyone......

and before you berate someone... make sure you know exactly what youre talking about.......... just dont go on criticising cuz someone told you something about someone and you think it to be true........

if you atleast read the last sermon of messenger Muhammad (s.a.w) maybe you'll have a different opinion..

the least you can do is search his name on wikipedia and know something about the man before you comment on him.....

Answer 7

all think the same about his religion,don't u?!!

as a muslim, i believe so , because it is,
it is the only religion that isnot corrupted since it was revelead over 1400 years, so applicable, rational, flexible,valide for all times........i can write forever.

edit: behave ur self b4 u speak about our prophet(peace be upon him), that u obviuosly know nothing about!!

see what other greater non muslims say about him:

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtlhbTPwN3F.4c7geiRSHE4gBgx.?qid=20061117234957AAGQtqj

say what u want , satan thinks himself great!!

Answer 8

1.) It is what they have been taught since day one.
2.) It is more socially unacceptable to believe otherwise in their culture unlike America.
3.) Dont most religious followers beleive theirs is the right one?

Answer 9

Every person who practices a religion believes it is the right one. If they didn't believe it was right they wouldn't practice it. It is the same for all religions.

Answer 10

he wasn't a murderer.the prophet Muhammad(pbuh) only fought when the idol worshipers from mecca started killing him and his people off.

Answer 11

Proof by contradiction.

Suppose we have a muslim, Say A who thinks that his religion is the wrong one.

Since A thinks that his religion is wrong, he cannot be a muslim.

CONTRADICTION, since we assume A is a muslim.

Therefore, Muslims think that their religion is the right one.