why is Islam growing so fast?

Question

It is found through statistics that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. 35000 americans has accepted Islam till now after the trajic incident of 9/11. It is the fastest growing religion in Europe and Australia too. There are so many missionaries preaching christianity. but you will hardly find a muslim missionary.still Islam is spreding way faster than christianity.Please dont say that people are being forced to accept Islam. If so, who forced the 35000 americans to accept christianity? I dont remember any war taking place in America after 9/11

Answer 1

There are many factors which contributed, and are still contributing, to the spread of Islam. Among them are the following factors:

1. THE HOLY QUR'AN

It is an undeniable fact that the Qur'an is a living book that has influenced millions of people through its beauty and style. The superiority of the Qur'anic discourse was, and still is, challenging. The Qur'an itself called upon its opponents to try to produce a discourse that measures up to it.

The Qur'an repeatedly states that if the opponents will produce at any time a comparable discourse, they will automatically disprove the whole faith of Islam. The Qur'an has remained standing above and beyond any comparison in the whole Arabic literature ever since its revelation in the 7th century The Holy Qur'an, therefore, has remained since the time of its introduction until now a great source of attraction for the Islamic faith.

2. THE PERSONALITY OF THE PROPHET OF ISLAM

Mohammad was born under the shining light of history. No cloud has shrouded his birth, his existence or his life among his people. If any other prophet is considered a part of the religious history, Mohammad is a part of both the religious and the world history.

Mohammad was born in Mecca from a well-known father and mother and lived with his people forty years before he was commissioned as a prophet of God. He was observed by the people during his childhood and manhood. He was noticed by all his associates as an example of honesty and integrity. People never found in him a fault. They called him the Truthful, the Trustworthy.

Mohammad did not live as an isolated person. On the contrary, he associated with the people constantly. As a businessman, Mohammad travelled and associated with people from all walks of life, but he was never affected by their low desires or worldly ambitions. He lived in a pagan society, dominated by idol-worshippers, but he never subscribed to their ideas, nor did he join them in their faith. He lived in that world as a world to himself. He was respected by his enemies and admired by his friends, and no prophet in history received as much as Mohammad did of spontaneous obedience from his companions.

3. THE STRONG FAITH OF THE EARLY MUSLIMS

Due to the complete honesty and the influence of the appealing personality of Mohammad, the faith of his companions in him was unusually strong. It was based on their first-hand acquaintance with his exemplary life.

We are told that the followers of Moses refused to enter Jerusalem when commanded to do so and told him that he and his Lord should go to fight the enemies. We are told that the multitudes who had gathered around Jesus deserted him when the crisis came. Even his disciples deserted him. His chief disciple denied him three times before dawn on that fateful night. Similar situations happened to most of the prophets. None of them enjoyed a true support from their followers when they encountered a crisis.

The companions of Mohammad, however, were different. When Mohammad was in Mecca, he and the hundreds of his followers were powerless and without any legal protection. All of them stood the test of the crisis, and none of them abandoned the faith or the Prophet. The actions of those Muslims proved their faith in Islam and the Prophet. All of them preached Islam and practiced what they preached, and every genuine Muslim gave his faith a genuine support in word and in deed.

4. THE PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM WERE A GREAT SOURCE OF ATTRACTION BECAUSE THEY WERE, AND ARE, LOGICAL AND CLEAR

Upon serious thought, one can easily accept a religious teaching which declares the following: There is no God but the Almighty Who created the whole universe; none is worthy of worship but He; He is the Lord alone, without partner, associate, or son; He did not beget nor was He begotten, and nothing is like Him; He is the Just, the Merciful, and the Powerful, neither anthropomorphic nor physical; and His power encompasses the whole universe.

Such a simple and uncompromising monotheism is readily acceptable to the human mind which seeks an explanation to the existence of the world. It does not confuse the human mind by stating that God is One and that He, at the same time, is more than one. Nor does it represent God as a human being born out of another human being.

5. THE PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM ARE CONSISTENT AND COHESIVE

They do not contradict each other, nor do they contradict any other established truth. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all advocate the justice of God and His fairness. Islam, however, takes this fundamental concept and follows it thoroughly. It builds on it many other religious concepts which follow the concept of justice inseparably. When God is just and fair, He does not impose on any soul to do what is beyond its ability. Islam tells us also that the Most Just does not hold an individual responsible except for what he does by his own choice. He does not hold a person responsible for the sins of his father or forefathers because he had no control over their actions.

Islam tells us also that because God does not hold a person responsible for what his father did, He does not condemn the whole human race for a sin that was committed before the existence of any human generation. Such a condemnation is contradictory to the concept of the justice of God Instead of burdening mankind with the original sin, Islam tells us that every human being is born pure and free of any sin, and will stay so, until he commits a sin as an adult.

6. THE PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS ALL ASPECTS OF THE HUMAN LIFE

Islam, unlike many other religions, stresses the importance of both the spiritual and material aspects of the human life. God, according to Islam, does not want man to neglect his biological needs, nor is there an intrinsical conflict between our response to these needs and our spiritual development. On the contrary, the two sides are interdependent. They merge in each other and can be united in most of the human activities. A man who lacks the necessary food, warmth, and shelter, can hardly meditate, perform a devotional duty, or do good for other human beings. But when such necessities are satisfied, man can easily direct himself to his Lord.

Therefore, the well-intended work for meeting the bodily needs ought to be a portion of our religious duty. Religion, according to the Islamic teaching, does not aim at suppression of the biological desires; it aims at cultivating them and preventing the individual from becoming excessive and harmful to himself or to society.

7. THE PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM ARE UNIVERSAL

The universality of the Islamic teaching can be shown in its non-discriminatory teaching in regard to the human race, and in the recognition of all the previous prophets.

Since the time of its birth, Islam has carried the brand of universality. It addressed itself to the whole human race, discriminating neither among nations nor among ethnic groups. Every human being is a member of a huge family. No individual or nation is God's chosen or favorite creation because of birth, nationality, or belief in a particular dogma. People are equal in the sight of God, and everyone may have an access to the kingdom of God, if he (she) is righteous.

A truth never contradicts another truth. Therefore, Islam proclaims that there is only one heavenly religion which has been revealed at different times to the prophets whom the Almighty had commissioned to convey His messages to mankind. It is inconceivable that the Almighty would reveal a certain doctrine to one messenger and then reveal to another messenger a doctrine that contradicts the first one. The Almighty has revealed his heavenly principles, commandments and laws at different stages of the human civilization according to the capacity of the human understanding. The subsequent revelation supplements, and never contradicts, the previous ones. Therefore, Islam says that it is a duty for every Muslim to recognize and respect Jesus, Moses, and all true prophets and their true teachings. This is repeatedly recorded in the Holy Qur'an:

"Say: We believe in God and (in) that which has been revealed to us, and to Abraham, .. .and that which was given to Moses and Jesus, and that which was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not make any distinction between any of them, and to Him do we submit." 2:136

The Christians who were in contact with the Muslims in the early days of Islam observed the great respect the Muslims had for Jesus. As a result, millions of them embraced Islam, not because they wanted to abandon the teaching of Jesus, but because they wanted to continue their adherence to his true teaching within the coherent teaching of Islam.

Answer 2

After 9/11, people read more on Islam and by doing so, some people decided to believe and I know that believing in the one and only God is not hard to do.

Answer 3

Simple! Muslims inhabit poorer countries, which traditionally have always had a higher birthrate. Also Islam is against contraception.

As a christian from Iraq, i can state as a fact that "generally speaking" Islam has , as a whole been spread by violence, intimidation, bullying and force. Sure some people voluntarily convert to islam, but in the same way many people voluntarily convert to christianity, Buddhism or Scientology. Its Birthrate in poor unsucessful muslim countries and lack of contraception, thats a FACT!

And for the person stating islam is "the truth"...if that is so, then why are so many muslims fleeing like rats to WESTERN countries, the answer is obviosly to escape the hellholes that their islamic countries are, hellholes created by their own failed culture! How many of the words greatest Economic, Political, Military, Technological or Cultural powrrs are Muslim,,,errrm i think the answer is NONE!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

yup muslims dont need to go door knocking to get ppl to convirt to islam. also what does 9 /11 have to do with islam. mohammed ali is muslim does that mean all boxers are muslim. o.j simpson killed his wife does that mean all black men married to white women kill their wifes. This makes no sense what so ever. who said muslim had anything to do with it. osama bin ladden took the credit for it only cause he wanted too. another question why did every jew take their money out of the stock markets the day befor hmmmmm..... i wounder why must be because a muslim whispered in his ear huh... dont state false comments with no facts

Answer 6

Logic

Read the Qu'ran from beginning to end are truths that one recognises immediately

The secular world is in bad way

The immorality and filth being spoon-fed to us (Television) is enough to make any sane person want to turn his back on these things

In fact making a decision to become Muslim is easy

Answer 7

questions like this only highlight the violence in Islam.

your question should be, "Why are people allowed to practise and covert to Islam in Western countries but Muslims leaving Islam are killed and imprisoned in Islamic countries??"

you may also want the check how very recently 3 people who left islam for another religion in Turkey (the most secular of all Islamic countries) had their hands tied before their back and throats slit. If this happen in a western country it would cause world wide outrage...

Answer 8

I think it is because before 9/11 hardly any one in Europe knew what Islam was...... but after 9/11 it all became all public and now every one knows what it is.. Good or bad they know.....So they learn about it, and since Islam makes sense they accept it. I mean people are not stupid, they must see something in it to believe it

Answer 9

This is agreat lie. The rate at which muslims claim islam is spreading since such along time, we should all be Muslims by now.
Some people give out figures randomly. Where do they get these figures from? Do they have a central sophisticated data base? In what part of the world is it located?
Islam might be spreading in prisons among muggers, pimps, drug dealers and the like but I do not come across normal decent people converting to Islam.

Answer 10

poeple are looking for direction and truth so they study a lot of religions until they come across the truth like me islam.I was born a muslim but never really understood it orpractised it until i questioned life itself,then i researched a lot of religions and i chose islam.When poeple say you get killed for changing your religion :whoever is determined to change their faith will change and still practise.In pakistan i know personally of many muslims who have converted to christianity and are safe to practise their religion

contraception if you do yopur research you will find that it is actually not forbidden but ther are rules and regulations to it.the prophet and his companions practised the withdrawal method(cant remember the latin name eeerrm coitus interruptus i think) actually if dont roman cathloic not belive in contraception either how come they not spreading ?

any way research the religion instead of going on poeples say so and you too can discover the beatuy of it

Answer 11

please dont get mad at me for saying this but islam had nothing to do with 9 11. I really cant stand how ppl say oh it was islamic ppl. i really love how the new's stations even showed pali arab ppl cheering because of what happen in day light when it was alll fake. when its day light here its not there. so thats is so fake. havent you seen the movies that are out that show the plane blew up befor it hit the towers. why is it they have the ppl's names of who died in the towers but not of the ppl who died in the plane's ?/