Death in the eyes of Islam is not considered a taboo, a topic that we avoid talking about, and a subject that we fear to raise and discuss in our daily discussions.

Death must be present in our minds; it must be our concern and our major preoccupation. We must not forget death, it must be in our thoughts unceasingly, yet this does not mean that Islam incites us to wish death, but on the contrary. The Prophet (peace and salvation on Him) tells us: «The best of you is the one who has had the longest life and the best work".

How can we forget or ignore death as it takes hold of us and begins to eat away at us on the very day of our birth, reducing our life expectancy on a daily basis, day after day. So we are considered dead on the very day of our birth. Our whole life here - no matter how long it is - is in fact only a period of time and a gradual death, and every day that passes is a part of ourselves that goes away.

Death in the background is not an end in itself; on the contrary, it is a rebirth; it is the end of one stage and the beginning of another stage of life, better and more pleasantly eternal.

Death is for the believer a great concern, a major preoccupation, a permanent worry that disturbs the peace of his mind, torments his serenity and the peace of his soul. He must think about it and remember it as often as possible, because by doing so, the believer could largely avoid evil and run behind the practice of good.

The believer in Islam does not fear death, which is the passage from one ephemeral life to another eternally eternal life. The great worry is to avoid spiritual death, that of the heart.

In the time of the Prophet (peace and salvation on Him), the noble Companions (may Allah be pleased) did not flee from death; on the contrary, they went against it, they defied death, they offered themselves to it body and soul in the vast murderous spaces. Especially in the battles that were then their great pride and in all the circumstances that could damage the good image of Islam or expose religion to any danger whatsoever and put their lives at risk.

The best among them and the most advantageous was the one that the Prophet (Peace and Salvation on him) designated to participate in the fights. Death was not an apprehension for them; on the contrary, it was seen for them as a great trial of faith and courage, a trial like all the other trials of life that God prescribed for all humanity. Death for these pious and righteous Companions, which Allah has accepted, was seen as a deliverance,

a kind of freedom and a great relief that allowed them to leave this low life, «safe and sound" and with a minimum of sins.

True life is found in the permanent thought and invocation of death for the true believer in God. Instead of learning life, it would be better for us to learn death. Let us talk about it often and without complex to live well, let us above all avoid forgetting it and making it a taboo subject, so as not to die spiritually, running behind life and forgetting eternity.

Wise man must not fear death, but must fear and preserve himself from life and its dangerous tribulations, its passions, its evil dominations that undoubtedly lead only to the ruin and eternal perdition of the soul.

In any case, death is our predestination to all of us, it lives with us permanently, it does not leave us with a sole, and death is as close to us as our jugular vein. Moreover, it carries us all the nights when our souls leave us for heaven and it is only at the moment of our awakening that it joins our bodies. Death is immutably eternal salvation or damnation of man...

Above all, we must not forget that every man, at the time of his death, sees the unseen worlds revealed. Among other things, he sees the Angels and his future place remains in either Heaven or Hell. He is thus fully convinced of the merits of the Holy Scriptures and no one leaves this world without being a believer. Only those who believe only in this ultimate phase of their life here on earth will not be accepted by the Lord and are believers only those who have believed before seeing with their own eyes, that is, those who have believed in the invisible worlds. A famous hadith tells us that Allah accepts repentance when He comes before death.

Allah the Most High has said:

Chapter 63 - verses 9 to 11:" O you who have believed, let not your wealth and your children divert you from remembrance of Allah. In addition, whoever does that - then those are the losers. (09)

In addition, spend [in the way of Allah] from what we have provided you before death approaches one of you and he says, "My Lord, if only you would delay me for a brief term so I would give charity and be among the righteous."(10)

However, never will Allah delay a soul when its time has come. In addition, Allah is acquainted with what you do. (11).

The Prophet (peace and salvation on Him) said: According to Ibn' Omar (peace and salvation on Him?), grasping him by the shoulder: «Be in this lower world as a stranger or as someone passing through". The son of Omar (let Allah be pleased with them) said: «When you are in the evening, do not wait in the morning and when you are in the morning, do not wait in the evening. Take good health for your illness and life for your death. (Reported by Al Bukhâri.)

Author: Mokhtar Reguieg

Translated from French by habib attifa Boukar

They were not convinced Christians today and with the grace of God, they are Muslims. Their sincere faith in God has strengthened their love and true commitment to Jesus ( peace be upon him ) . The Lord in His infinite goodness , has expanded their hearts by clairvoyance and has oriented the way of salvation , they just proved it by completing their Christian religion, true religion course, unfortunately incomplete ... They are firmly and simply to re- convert to Islam . Some are alive and among us , while many others in their case , they left us for a better world. Allah (swt) says in this connection : "Among the believers are men who have given faithfully their commitments vis-à- vis Dieu.Il are some of them who have reached their inevitable end , and others who are still waiting . They no change ( their first commitments ) . (Surat the Confederates - V- 23).

They believed in Jesus ( peace be upon him ) and come to believe in Muhammad ( peace be upon him ) . Through this act , the blessed have shown no apostasy from the Christian faith , on the contrary , they come from be affected by the grace of God , they come out of the darkness into the light. They will and grace of Allah, doubly rewarded for proving an unconscious world, stubborn and lost their true love for Jesus ( peace be upon him ), the Prophet of Allah. In this regard, Allah says in the Holy Quran " " O ye who believe ! Fear of Allah and believe in His Messenger that He will give you twofold of His mercy and will appoint for you a light by which you will walk , and forgive you : for Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. "( Surah 57 verse 28).

 A pinnacle of glory , which unfortunately is not given to all ...

( Photo: Norwegian family recently re- converted to Islam, Mashallah ! )

Auteur : Mokhtary  Abdullah (article traduit du français par moyens techniques)

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A lot of Muslims do not know the importance and merits of invocation although Allah The Almighty ordered us in the Noble Quran to invoke and pray to Him, Allah says in the Noble Quran(translation of meaning in English):"And your Lord said:" Invoke Me, and ask me for anything, I will respond to your invocation. Verily! Those who scorn my worship(i.e. do not invoke Me) they will surely enter Hell in humiliation" (Ghafir:60). We notice in this noble verse that Allah The Almighty orders us to invoke Him and that He described invocation as worship to show us the importance of invocation because when we invoke and pray to Allah, we implicitly acknowledge lordship and oneness of Allah The Almighty and that only Allah can help us and relieve our pains and sufferings. Allah The Almighty also warns those who do not invoke Him and scorn His worship that they will enter the hellfire in the hereafter because they forgot Him and did not acknowledge His oneness and monotheism through invocationThe prophet(peace and blessings be upon him) also urged us to invoke and pray to Allah as it is narrated that he(peace and blessings be upon him)said(translation of meaning in English)" invocation is the worship". Someone may ask: if invocation is regarded by Allah The Almighty and the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)as the worship, what about prayers, fasting, Zakat , pilgrimage and the other good deeds in Islam? The answer to this question is that invocation is distinguished from all the other good deeds with full submissiveness because we can perform prayers , fasting, pilgrimage and the other good deeds without submissiveness but when we invoke and pray to Allah, we are always in full submissiveness, and this why invocation is regarded as the essence of worship in Islam .

One day, a man came to the prophet(peace and blessings be upon him) and asked:" O Messenger of Allah! Is Allah so far that we should call aloud on Him, or so near that it is enough to whisper to Him? The prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not answer and waited for the answer to be revealed to him by Allah The Almighty, so Allah revealed the following verse(translation of meaning in English):"And when My slaves ask you(O

Muhammad)concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near(to them by my knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he/she calls on Me..". (Al –Baqarah:186). There are some wonderful facts we can find in the interpretation of the above noble verse: the first fact  is that Allah The Almighty is so near to us and hears our supplications whenever and wherever we are. The second fact is that Allah The Almighty says (translation of meaning in English):" I respond to the supplicant when he/she calls on Me", notice that Allah The Almighty said:" when the supplicant calls" and He did not say:" when I (i.e. Allah The Almighty) want", this means that we are just required to invoke Allah and He will respond to our invocation sooner or later. This noble verse also reveals another  important fact that there is no intercessor or mediator between us and Allah as Allah The Almighty says :" I(i.e. Allah) respond when he/she(the supplicant)calls on Me", and he did not say:" when the mediator or intercessor calls on Me"

Therefore, we, as Muslims, are ordered by Allah The Almighty and the prophet(peace and blessings be upon him) to invoke and pray to Allah in both joy and sorrow. We should invoke Allah The Almighty in joy to thank Him for the countless blessings He bestowed us with, and we should invoke Him in sorrow to help us and relieve our pains and sufferings. A lot of us resort to Allah and invoke Him only when they are in trouble, but they give up invocation when their troubles are over. We also should always remember that invocation is the worship and that those who do not invoke and supplicate, they actually scorn the worship of Allah and they will enter the hellfire in the hereafter
In the next article, God willing, we will hammer out to the etiquettes and optimum times of invocation, so, until that time, I ask Allah The Almighty to bless you all and respond to your good invocation.

Source : Site : www.douralquran.com
     

The majority of sincerely believing Christians have unfortunately been deceived, indoctrinated, influenced and misled in their beliefs throughout the world. The men of the church know for most of them that they are in error and disbelief, but in the face of their stubbornness and arrogance, they preferred to deny the truth even though they knew it perfectly, confining themselves and persisting in the perdition and ways of bewilderment.
 


Their Universe and a false, altered and corrupted world where days are tenebrous and equivocal, even though the great sun shines on their heads. They are like Satan, knowing that he was cursed and eternally condemned, he did not hesitate to commit himself blindly, hands and fists bound in the mouth of the wolf, in the denial and blatant disobedience of God, taking with him all his followers and allies among the unconscious humans, who never cease to persecute themselves in their dark ideas and their own. Worse still, the latter aggravate their situation by dragging behind them some sincere Christians who are in need of spiritual truth, in order to follow them in the path of great human madness and make them accomplices, embellishing them with the pleasures and attractions of this mediocre life. Notably by demonizing them, stigmatizing Islam, and blackening its beautiful and noble image by some idiocy.
 

On the other hand, some elected officials, by the grace of God, woke up from this horrible nightmare, and came to their senses, in particular by concentrating and considering things to their true value. However, through their relentless determination, their spiritual preoccupations, their sincere and profound research and studies in the field, they finally managed to get out of the "perverse ghetto", they arrived by the grace of God to lift the veil that enveloped them throughout their lives, and thus to free themselves from the yoke of deceit, deception, the great imposture of men, to recognize the lie and get away from it. A French writer once said, this beautiful quote, which is perfectly related to our subject: "The lie to be believed must disguise itself as truth that is its limit".
 


Allah is He, than whom there is no other god (Exalted be He) and there is no other religion other than Islam. It is useless to look elsewhere, it would only be a waste of time and time does not belong to us!
 


Our only Creator is Allah (Glory to Allah, Exalted be He) and He is the One whose help and guidance we beseech. We seek refuge with Him against the wickedness of ourselves and against our evil deeds. Whosoever Allah guides, he will never go astray, and whosoever Allah misleads will never be guided. I testify that the only one who deserves worship is Allah the One and that Muhammad (sala Allah alayhi WA Salam) is His worshipper and messenger.
 


Dear brothers and sisters, the healthiest and most truthful word is that of Allah (Qur' an) and the most righteous way is that of the Prophet Muhammad (sala Allah alayhi Salam) and the noble way of his pious Companions (may Allah grant them all) and of all our Prophets (peace be upon them).
 


Our Exalted Lord has guided you to the right path, elected you among so many servants, and granted you this great favour which is Islam, this infinite Mercy which has no other reward than the Eternal Paradise Inch' Allah.
 


For the love of Allah, you have left Christianity and for some Judaism or other beliefs, I congratulate you with all my heart, you have decidedly made the right choice, preferring the way of Allah to that of darkness.
 


You embraced Islam by religious conviction, sincerity and love, obviously after reflection, study and research and not by chance, and Allah guided you and opened the doors of Islam. From now on, you are saved; you are on the right and true way of Allah, this way, which leads nowhere else except to Paradise and these eternal delights. The path is certainly still long and difficult to follow, it is littered with hazards of all kinds, temptations, attractions and sins that are in fact only trials through which the Lord experiences the sincere faith of his servants.
 


For the true believer, this life is nothing more than a daily battle that he must fight with courage, stamina and perseverance if he wants one day, to be safe and reach the end of the tunnel.
 


As you should know, our Islam is a true, healthy religion, free from alteration and denaturation. A religion in accordance with reason and weighting, therefore a religion that is in the line of fire, threatened by enemies from all sides, fools, unbelievers, incredulous, hateful Islamophobes whose only objective is to divert people from this great religion based on peace, love and goodwill and to lead them to the eternal fires of Hell.
 


Our religion represents for us, the least of our actions, the least of our words, the least of our thoughts, an Islam that represents the whole of our daily life. Islam is not only a spiritual life, based on prayer, fasting, pilgrimage or other religious obligations. Islam is a way of life, a geopolitical system, a cultural and educational system, a legal system etc. Islam is a source of life! Islam is for the true Muslim, like this flowing white water, fresh and so beneficial for our body, 60% of which it is composed of, that we cannot survive more than five days at the maximum. Islam is the one and only salutary path for all of humanity.
 


The lord teaches us, however, in the Qur'an: '' Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam. And, those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. Moreover, whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allah, then indeed, Allah is swift in [taking] account.'' (Surah: Al-I-Imran/ Family of Imran –03 V19).
 


Let yourselves be guided by your hearts, be firmly attached to your religion, and resist the attractions of this worldly life that is not worth living. Sincerely obey the commandments of Allah, the Sunnah of his Prophet Muhammad (sala Allah alayhi WA Salam) and the way of his noble Companions.
 


Know how to choose your friends, your social background, don't let yourself be seduced or even less misled by your enemies and those of your religion, don't let yourself be influenced by opportunists, by the "preachers of darkness". The deviant and unbelieving sects who call themselves Muslims on the surface and who in reality represent only themselves. These sects,which by their behaviours and their statements only display and further prove their true hatred and resentment towards Islam and Muslims. These sects that fight Islam are numerous throughout the world, but the worst of these sects is the deviant Shia movement, which is in reality not based on any Islamic foundation, only on the adoption of disbelieving, dangerous, doubtful beliefs and misleading positions.
 


Be very careful, my dear converted brothers and sisters. A dangerous movement that Islam rejects and denies, in my opinion, is worse than the doctrine of Orthodox churches, Judaism and even Atheism. A cancer, a veritable gangrene that unfortunately reached and indoctrinated many Muslims throughout some Arab and Muslim countries in the world.
 


Trust in Allah (Exalted be He) who teaches you in the Holy Qur' an ''And we sent not before you, [O Muhammad], except men to whom we revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message if you do not know.'' (Surah 21 – 7), and often conform to true hadith with a string of reliable and well-known recorder. Grab as much as you can to your religion. As for the Prophet (Sala Allah alayhi WA Salam), has warned us in several hadiths against the dangers he feared for us:
 


However, when the prophet informed that my nation (Islam) will split into seventy-three sects, and one of them is in Paradise and seventy-two are in the Hellfire, which are (al-Jema'ah) the united community. The term al-Jama' ah (Ahl- as Sunna) refers the “united community” (al-Jema'ah) are those who follow the prophetic traditions (hadith) as well as understanding the principles of law (fiqh) and the other relevant Islamic sciences, and among them are the Sidiqin (truthful) and the Chouhadas (Martyrs).
 


By doing so, dear brothers and sisters, we would certainly have contributed to saving our beautiful religion from the clutches of the Khomeynist Shiism and its harmful consequences, and from its Islamophobic followers (let Allah save us from it), Islam is a gift from heaven, a great blessing from Allah, let us protect it and preserve it from all harm and defilement! Our fate is in our hands, let us face it!
 


In the Holy Qur' an Allah (swt) teaches us:

'' But those who disbelieve and deny our signs - those are the companions of Hellfire.'' (Al Ma'ida-the table spread V/10) In addition, of those who say?
''And from those who say, "We are Christians" We took their covenant; but they forgot a portion of that of which they were reminded. So we caused among them animosity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection. In addition, Allah is going to inform them about what they used to do.''(Al Ma'ida-the table spread V/14).

''O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger making clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture and overlooking much. There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book.''(Al Ma'ida-the table spread V/15)
 


In a noble hadith, The Prophet (sala Allah alayhi WA Salam) describes the true meaning of life as follows: "Life in this world in relation to the afterlife is like a quantity of water that one of you recovers when he dips his finger in the ocean. An unimaginable thing, an evidence that no human brain in the world could conceive of its true value.
 


The Prophet Jesus (Issa) teaches us all:

Jesus (peace be upon him) said: "The love of this world and that of the other world cannot coexist in the heart of a believer, just as fire cannot coexist with water in the same vessel."
(Biharoul Anwar, volume 14, page 327).

Jesus (peace be upon him):"Who formed you?" He (peace be upon him) answered, «No one has formed me. I saw the ugliness of ignorance and avoided it." (Biharoul Anwar, volume 14, page 326).


It is reported from the [Imam] as Sadiq (peace be upon him), from his father who himself heard his father say: «Jesus (peace be upon him) used to say:" As for the terror you don't know when you will meet him (that is, death), what prevents you from preparing yourself for it before it grasps you abruptly? »(Biharoul Anwar, Volume 14, page 330).
 


All this life, however beautiful, exciting and long it may be, is only a drop of water compared to the ocean...! Let us live simply and without excess,let us live well and usefully, let us despise life down here, let us turn our back on it and flee from its dangerous temptations, let us control it and make it our slave, not a master and above all let us be stronger than our passions, you will see, our life will change and everything will be for the better for us. Well, why not? Our Prophets (Peace on them) and all our noble and pious predecessors have all lived like this, why not us?
 


Dear converted brethren, Islam and with the grace of Allah has opened its doors to you, He has taken you in His arms, be grateful to your Lord, and commit yourselves to the spread of this great religion throughout the world!
 


Let us return to reason before a day comes when we will say, "If only I were dust". The truth we will know it all before we leave this world, only at the very moment when our souls will leave us for heaven. Unfortunately, for some, it will be far too late...!
 
 
May Allah protect us and save us from all nuisances and all our Muslim brothers and sisters throughout the world. Amine!
Do not forget me and Brother Habib in your prayers, we need them so much!

Author: Mokhtar Reguieg
Translated from French by habib attifa Boukar

He is very clear and very explicit and it lets no doubt on the duty of every Muslim carry the veil. Certain schools allow the woman to discover the face (without far) as well as the hands. But certain scholars deprive them this last dispensation if the moral level of the company about makes them run a risk

As for these modern said dresses which are to discover more than to cover (3'ariat ariat Kassiat), they are in total opposition with the spirit and the letter of the Islam, and the Muslims who carry them with full knowledge of the facts, commit a very grave sin and the punishment will be accordingly. The veiled woman is more elegant, beautiful and attractive. She is similar to a pearl affectedly protected in the fund of her case or another rose which spreads its soft flavor and embalms the airs. If the veil hides the face of the Muslim

He is very clear and very explicit and it lets no doubt on the duty of every Muslim carry the veil. Certain schools allow the woman to discover the face (without far) as well as the hands. But certain scholars deprive them this last dispensation if the moral level of the company about makes them run a risk

As for these modern said dresses which are to discover more than to cover (3'ariat ariat Kassiat), they are in total opposition with the spirit and the letter of the Islam, and the Muslims who carry them with full knowledge of the facts, commit a very grave sin and the punishment will be accordingly. The veiled woman is more elegant, beautiful and attractive. She is similar to a pearl affectedly protected in the fund of her case or another rose which spreads its soft flavor and embalms the airs. If the veil hides the face of the Muslim

The day that we all fear and fear could happen suddenly and unexpectedly, without even giving ourselves the trouble to advise us, it could surprise us at home, at work, it could even surprise us sleeping in our beds, or even in full circulation, driving our vehicle.


On a ruthless, cruel day, he could surprise us wherever we are, without giving us the right to a single word, to an explanation, in
order to defend ourselves, to protect ourselves and to prevent it from taking us. We will have no favour whatsoever, not even the time to say goodbye to anyone. That day you all recognized him. A day that represents our whole life here on earth and is the final phase of it.

It is the end of one stage and the beginning of another stage of life.This day is charged with putting an end to our long years of schooling in this school of life. Those who have worked well will have nothing to regret, those blessed, in choosing God, they will have nothing to fear; on the contrary, and these righteous will have forgiveness for their sins. They will remain eternally in Paradise, for having achieved their life during a good and study-oriented schooling.

They will not even be given the right to speak in order to try to
justify and explain themselves, they will be received by Angels whose only mission and care for people of their own ilk. On that day, their cries of distress shall come down on mountains, and their sobbing shall be like rivers, and no one shall hear them, except as they are said, animals or new-borns, and no one shall come to their rescue; they shall be unbelievers. Unhappy people who took Islam for derision, for irony. These wretched men will be eternally cursed in the afterlife, and their destiny will be this day, an eternal dwelling place in the depths of the deepest pitfalls and the depths of Hell.

On the other hand, the other category of pupils,  lazy and  the
negligent, this category of pupils representing a category of Muslims who will die in the Muslim faith, they will one day arrive at the happiness of the elected, but only after having been purified by the fires of hell.

Dear brothers, unfortunately this is the great truth, the very
evidence. Truth is like the sun, can we hide the sun that shines for all? We must therefore make the most of this sun which still shines on our heads and whose lights pass through our hearts, before it is too late and before the heavens darken on us, and the doors of repentance never close again...!

Dear brothers and sisters let us pray to God that we may forgive ourselves and save ourselves from the eternal fires of Hell. The truth is bitter, but unfortunately, we have no choice but to taste it, and above all to discuss it, seriously...!

May the good and merciful Lord grant us all his indulgence and blessing, Amen.

Author: Mokhtar Reguieg
Translated from French by habib attifa Boukar

Many advantages are gained by converting to Islam, the most obvious one being the sense of calmness and well being that descends upon any person who realises they have discovered one of life’s most basic truths. Establishing a relationship with God in the most pure and simple way is liberating and exhilarating, and it results in serenity. However it is not the only advantage of converting to Islam, there are other benefits that one would experience and we will discuss them here one by one.

1. Converting to Islam liberates a person from slavery to manmade systems and lifestyles.

Islam emancipates the mind from superstitions and uncertainties; it liberates the soul from sin and corruption and frees the conscience from oppression and fear. Submission to the will of God, does not curtail freedom, on the contrary it gives a very high degree of freedom by freeing the mind from superstitions and filling it with truth and knowledge.

Once a person accepts Islam they are no longer slaves to fashion, or consumerism,  and they are free from the slavery of  a monetary system designed to subjugate the people. On a smaller but equally as important scale Islam liberates a person from the superstitions that rule the lives of those not truly submitted to God. A believer knows that good and bad luck do not exist. Both the good and the bad aspects of our lives come from God and as Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, explains all the affairs of a believer are good, "If he is granted ease then he is thankful, and this is good for him. And if he is afflicted with a hardship, he perseveres, and this is good for him".[1]

After a person is freed from manmade systems and lifestyles he or she is free to worship God in the correct manner. A believer is able to put his trust and hope in God and sincerely seek His mercy.

1. Converting to Islam allows a person to truly experience God’s love.

Converting to Islam allows a person to achieve God’s love by following His guide to life - the Quran, and the authentic teachings and traditions of Prophet Muhammad. When God created the world He did not abandon it to instability and insecurity. He sent a rope, firm and steady, and by holding tightly to this rope an insignificant human being can achieve greatness and eternal peace.   In the words of Quran, God makes His desires perfectly clear, however human beings have free will and are free to either please or displease God.

Say (O Muhammad to mankind): "If you (really) love God then follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Qur'an and the Sunnah), God will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (Quran 3:31)

And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.(Quran 3:85)

There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Taghut[2] and believes in God, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break.And God is All-Hearer, All-Knower. (Quran 2:256)

1. A benefit of converting to Islam is that God promises Paradise to the believer.

Paradise, as described in many verses of Quran, is a place of eternal bliss and it is promised to believers. God shows his mercy to the believers by rewarding them with Paradise. Whoever denies God or worships something with, or instead of Him, or claims that God has a son or daughter or partner, will be doomed in the Hereafter to the hellfire.  Converting to Islam will save a person from the torment of the grave, suffering on the Day of Judgement and eternal hellfire.

"And those who believe (in the Oneness of God) and do righteous good deeds, to them We shall surely give lofty dwellings in Paradise, underneath which rivers flow, to live therein forever.Excellent is the reward of the workers." (Quran 29: 58) 

1. Happiness, tranquillity and inner peace and can be achieved by converting to Islam.

Islam itself is inherently associated with inner peace and tranquillity. The words Islam, Muslim and salaam (peace) all come from the root word "Sa - la – ma" denoting peace, security, and safety.  When one submits to the will of God he or she will experience an innate sense of security and peacefulness. 

Perfect happiness exists only in Paradise.  There we will find total peace, tranquillity and security and be free from the fear, anxiety and pain that are part of the human condition.  However the guidelines provided by Islam allow us, imperfect humans, to seek happiness in this world.  The key to being happy in this world and the next is seeking the pleasure of God, and worshipping Him, without associating partners with Him.

In the next article we continue our discussion about the benefits of converting to Islam by mentioning forgiveness and mercy, and trials and tribulations.