God’s Religion: Islam

The Carpenter

A highly skilled carpenter who had grown old was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire (1)

The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter agreed to this proposal but made sure that this will be his last project. Being in a mood to retire, the carpenter was not paying much attention to building this house. His heart was not in his work. He resorted to poor workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career (1).

When the job was done, the carpenter called his employer and showed him the house. The employer handed over some papers and the front door key to the carpenter and said “This is your house, my gift to you (1).”

The carpenter was in a shock! What a shame! If he had only known that he was building his own house, he would have made it better than any other house that he ever built (1)!

Our situation can be compared to this carpenter. Allah Ta’la has sent us to this world to build our homes in paradise by obeying His commands. Now, we have to decide how well we wish to build the homes where we will live forever (1).

The Kabah

The photo of the Kabah is in the cover page. It is a big black box as big as a house. The little white things are people. There are more than a thousand people around the Kabah to get inside. Inside is a big rock that was brought down from the heavens by the first man that was created by Allah. It was pure white when it was brought down. They say when you pray and kiss the rock then your sins will be forgiven. The rock had forgiven so many sins that it has turned pure black and is hollow. Once it has a hole Muslims believe that the world will end like an apocalypse. It is a very big area where thousands of Muslims try to go at least once in their life time.

What I learned

One of the biggest things that I learned is that once the stone in the Kabah has a hole in it the world will come to an end. That is one thing that I will remember even if time will pass and it will. I will also remember all the bad things people have said about Islam because of the 9/11 incident. Muslims are just like everyone else. Except their religion is different than others. I will also remember the pray because I also saw it with my own eyes and have done it myself.

I have learned how to use parenthetical documentation. I will use this in college so that I won’t plagiarize any work that is not mine. Source by source format will also come in very handy. I have also learned how to write a letter which will help me in and after college. Work cited form will also help in college and in my job maybe. It will be a great deal of help. Because I have done the I-Search.

It has helped me as and I-Searcher in many things. For one in my procrastinating. If you procrastinate in the I-Search then you will have no chance of getting an A. My work habits have improved much. I try to do my work earlier on when I get it. I have become more motivated to do my work. My weaknesses have become my strengths and my strengths have become stronger.

I will keep the I-Search to see if I can use it in the future. I won’t keep in contact with anyone because I don’t really need to. I will read some probably unrelated to Islam. I will turn this in tomorrow. I will probably still follow this religion but I don’t think I will do a profession in this field. I will still need to keep this for my oral report. So it will stay on my computer.