UNIVERSAL RELIGION:ISLAM





The essential motive of this video is Islam and very often contorted image presented to the world. Recent events in the United States and other parts of the world have created an image of Islam which is not always the truth about the religion. To a large extent, some of the images and resulting perceptions created about Islam are justifiably appalling. The central issue at hand is if the behaviors and attitudes of people who call themselves muslims can be necessarily construed as Islam itself. The premise is that if you define others by what their actions are, how do you define them when they are not engaged in those acts? My point is, there is the need to clearly seperate the perpetrator of the act from other acts the perpertrator partakes at other times.

This video on youtube chronicles the universal quality of Islam on all the continents of the world. From the foothills of mount kilimanjaro in East Africa, the uraban city of London in the United Kingdom, the countryside of rural Nigeria in Africa, to towns of Pakistan through the streets of Harlem in New York, Islam polishes the face of the earth with the its human and spiritual elements.

This video uses image very well to explain the nature and form of Islam across the face of the universe.It used children, literacy, family life, politics, economy, old age, worship, war, peace, architecture of a place to vividly explain what Islam is truly about. It is about human development through the ages and what people really mean to each other. Essentially we came from nothing and will return to a source we all share. The Prophet of Islam urges Muslims to see themselves as travellers who will finally return to their origins. But while here make the best use of the place and do not be carried away by the things that adorn it. No one really worships God for God's benefit but for the benefit of their own souls.
As we remember that God is independent of anything from mankind it becomes even more important to appreciate the fact that servicing humankind is the ultimate form of worship in Islam.

Watching this video on television would not be too different from the computer because it uses images that can be used in both media. Picture clarity is also an advantage for the blog much more than on television. It must be stated that it will be truly great to see this piece on television because it will help shed light of true Islam and challenge some of the stereotypical images that saturates the viewpoints of many about Islam.

Another advantage of watching this video in the comfort of the home is that it goes beyond being something put together for the sole purpose of entertainment to a documentary that seeks to educate by arousing the senses through vivid images of, for instance, dressing in all those different cultures and yet reflecting Islam.

The fundamental aspect of this video that I thought makes it unique is commonality shared by all the people which is the religion of Islam, in spite of the varied racial backgrounds of the people. The strenght and character of a person according to Islam is not judged by the color of the skin or eys but by the faith of the person. How much are we willing to give up and protect one another regardless of whether we share the same religious orientation or not. Islam is about neighborliness and what we are prepared to do as we would like others to do unto us.

Sound recorded in the background in this video also contribute significantly to the video.The song that is played in this video is arabic which is the main language mulsims around the world use in most of their worship and ritual prayer. At the end of the day, intentions are what matter for every act of faith. The goal is to be peaceful and submissive to the will of God. The way to do that is to be peaceful to your neighbor regardless of who they are by respecting their differing opinions on all aspects of life.

Image is everything accompanied by sound. It is no surprise to send subliminal messages through sound and image to the senses and successfuly entrenching those images and perceptions created in the bedrock of human thought. This is why this video is even more important in clearly communicating the importance of Islam and the application of its universal principles to living at all times of the human experience.

The goal is to urge folks to be critical of what they read and see about different religions. As justifiable as it may sound and look, it is critical to go beyond what appear before us and get close to it in order to truly know. For example take a day or two to visit a mosque or ask muslims questions that buggle your mind about Islam. You could be surprised what you discover.

Keep an open mind because the views we have today are not perfect. If you do not keep an open mind, you can not absorb any more views because the door to the mind is closed. Keep an open mind and you may discover that there are some viewpoints you might need to refine and modify to put you in a better space of understanding.

At the end of the day the fear of the unknown is very detrimental to any knowledge base. The line between closed mindedness and ignorance with fear is very fine.