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The preceding presentation has demonstrated that the
name of the religion of Islam expresses Islam’s most central principle,
submission to God, and that the name “Islam” was chosen not by man, but by God,
according to the holy scriptures of Islam. It has also been shown that Islam
alone teaches the uniqueness of God and His attributes and enjoins the worship
of God alone without intermediaries. Finally, due to the divinely instilled
inclination of man to worship God and the signs revealed by God throughout the
ages to each individual, Islam may be achieved by all men at all times.
In short, the significance of the name Islam (submission
to God), Islam’s fundamental acknowledgment of the uniqueness of God, and
Islam’s accessibility to all mankind at all times, convincingly support Islam’s
claim that, from the beginning of time, in whatever language it was expressed,
Islam alone has been, and will be, the true religion of God.
In conclusion, we ask God, the exalted, to keep us on
the right path to which He has guided us, and to bestow on us His Blessings and
Mercy, for He is indeed the Most Merciful. Praise be to God, the Lord of the
worlds, and Peace and Blessings be on Prophet Muhammad and on all the prophets
of God and their righteous followers.
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