Throughout recent history, what has deterred people away from religions include the complexities, lack of clarity, and the concept of the middleman between an individual and God. As the PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute) published in 2016,
“The reasons Americans leave their childhood religion are varied, but a lack of belief in teaching of religion was the most commonly cited reason for disaffiliation.”1
In other words, not believing in what they have been taught is the main reason people are leaving Christianity specifically. That is because other religions in the US account for only 10% (Islam, for example, is about 0.9%) and don’t have great statistical significance.
What Islam preaches is simplicity, especially at its main principles. It preaches that there is one God. Period. Contrast this with the concept of the Trinity, where to this day, Christian scholars cannot properly explain the concept, with conclusive proofs from the Bible and the original teachings of Jesus (peace be upon him).
Islam also is against the concept of a middleman between you and God. Contrast this with religions where a middleman is necessary for salvation or to even connect with God. How many religions in history existed where one was told, “You cannot study the Holy Book! You need the priest or shaman to teach it to you,” or “For you to talk to God, you need to listen to me first”? How insulting was this for people who wanted to learn their religion themselves or speak to God directly?
In Islam, these concepts are foreign. In fact, having such beliefs like that of the Trinity or a middleman can take a person away from the folds of the religion. A Muslim is encouraged to be educated and learn the Qur’an and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad. And if at any moment you want to talk to God, you can go right ahead! Yes, Islam has a high regard for scholars and one is to respect them. You can go to them to ask questions, but you are not allowed to blindly follow them. Scholars are meant to educate the layman, not become those in the middle or deities themselves.
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