Islam is One Path Not Many Paths

Islam is One Path Not Many Paths

Islam is One Path Not Many Paths M uslim, the path that leads to Allah is one and not many. For this reason, Allah has instructed His servants to supplicate to Him that He guides them to His straight path.  Islam is One Path Allah says: " اهْدِنَا الصِرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ- صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضالين " "Guide us to the straight path. The path of whom You bestowed Your blessings upon. Not  the path of those whom incurred Your wrath, nor those who went astray." [al-Fatihah 1:6-7] Allah also says: " فَإِمَّا يَأْنَكُم مِّني هُدًى فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ " "Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows the guidance shall neither go astray nor fall into distress and misery." [Ta Ha 20:123] Ibn Abbas (R) stated about this verse, " He will not go astray in the worldly life, and will not be miserable in the hereafter." Also, due to Allah knowing that other paths wou…