Is it true that Islam is a religion only for Arabs?
Quran the scripture for Islam is for all humanity.
If I tell you that Quran has been revealed as guidance for the entire mankind, this will be huge surprise and probably a shock. Your reaction is natural, because most probably you have never heard this kind of statement before.
Usually when any non-Muslim person talks about the Quran he will refer to the Quran as the religious scripture of Muslims. Same way, when Muslims will discuss anything about Quran with any Non-Muslim most of the time they will refer to Quran as “our religious scripture”, and this statement fails to represent complete truth.
In reality, the Quran has been revealed as guidance for the entire mankind. The teachings and guidance of the Quran are for all humans present on this earth today and for all those who will come until the end of time.
Now if you are following any other religion than Islam or if you are an atheist or agnostic, you may be curious now, how the Quran is guidance for entire mankind, since we don’t follow Islam and we have our own religion and our own scripture.
This idea can be easily be disproved, as only about 15 to 20 percent of Muslims in the world are Arabs. There are more Indian Muslims than Arab Muslims, and more Indonesian Muslims than Indian Muslims. This assumption is possibly based on the fact that most of the first generation of Muslims were Arabs, that the Qur'an is in Arabic and that the Prophet Muhammad () was an Arab.
However, history testifies that the Prophet (), his followers and the early Muslims made every effort to spread the message of Islam to all nations, races and peoples. From the very beginning of the mission of Prophet Muhammad () his followers came from a wide spectrum of countries and races. Among them was Bilal, the African slave; Suhaib, the Byzantine Roman; Abdullah bin Salam, the Jewish Rabbi; and Salman, the Persian.
Furthermore, it should be clarified that not all Muslims are Arabs and not all Arabs are Muslims. An Arab might be a Muslim, Christian, Jew, atheist or follower of any other religion or ideology.
Additionally, some countries - such as Turkey and Iran (Persia) - that uninformed people consider to be "Arab" are not Arab at all. The people who live in those countries speak languages other than Arabic and are of a different ethnic heritage.
Since religious truth is eternal and unchanging, and humanity is considered one universal brotherhood, Islam teaches that God's revelations to humanity have always been consistent, clear and universal. The truth of Islam is meant for all people regardless of race, nationality, cultural or linguistic background. A brief look at the Muslim World, from Nigeria to Bosnia and from Malaysia to Afghanistan is sufficient proof that Islam offers a universal appeal; a message for all of mankind - not to mention the fact that significant numbers of Europeans and, Americans of all races and ethnic backgrounds are finding and coming into Islam.
The Qur'an clearly says;
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ إِلَّا كَآفَّةًۭ لِّلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًۭا وَنَذِيرًۭا وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٢٨
"And We have not sent you (O Muhammad) except as a giver of glad tidings and a warner all mankind, but most men know not."
[34:28]
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