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Nobody should press you to make a hasty decision to accept any
of the teachings of Islam, for Islam teaches that human beings should
be given the freedom to choose, even when a person is faced with
the Truth, there is no compulsion upon him to embrace it.
But before you begin to form an opinion about Islam, ask yourself
whether your existing knowledge about it is thorough enough. Ask
yourself whether that knowledge has been obtained through third
party sources who themselves have probably been exposed to only
random glimpses of Islamic writings and have yet to reason out on
Islam objectively and systematically themselves.
Is it fair enough that one should form an opinion about the taste
of a particular dish just by a mere hearsay from others who may
themselves have not necessarily tasted the dish yet?
Similarly you should find out for yourself about Islam from reliable
sources and not only taste it, but rather digest it very well before
you form an opinion of it. That would be an intellectual approach
to the Truth.
In making your next move to the Truth, Islam continually reassures
you that your rights to freedom of choice and freedom to use that
God-given faculty of thought and reason will be respected, for everyone
has that individual will. No one else can take away that will and
force you to submit to the will of our CREATOR, you have to find
out and make that decision yourself.
May your Intellectual Journey Towards The
Truth be a pleasant one.
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