since i've turned 18 , i started searching for the truth , questioning things , asking questions (where am i , who am i , where i came from , where will i go after i die .. )
I turned to the one place that’s supposed to answer those questions , which is religion especially Islam , since it is the closest religion i can get my hand into , so , I read, asked, researched, and reflected, and I found that one of the main sources of this religion which is the sunnah (sahih al bukhari ...) is full of shit that contradicts the mind ,the human nature , and even contradicts itself , And beyond that, I didn’t find convincing answers to the questions I asked , instead, I came out with even more questions ...
so i asked myself ... if god is all powerful and sent down religion to guide his creation , why he did not preserve it , and let dirty people destroy it by their dirty beliefs , i quickly found the answer , god only preserved the Quran (as he mentioned in the quran) , so i started reading ''tafassir'' and interpretations of the quran but even those contradicted each others in other words , كل حزب بما لديهم فرحون .
so i decided to start the journey alone , following reason just like what the quran said (افلا يعقلون) .
And indeed, I found that the Quran is an ocean—you have to dive deep to discover the true meanings of the verses, and it is truly full of wisdom. It can guide people, and it can mislead them too. I discovered the true essence of Islam. of the word "ISLAM'' , i understood that truth is a vast sea , not a small fishbowl , i spiritually and consciously evolved , i've made a decent progress . (with the help of psychedelics)
I also understood that a deist, atheist, Buddhist , Christian or a Hindu can also be muslims ,in the literal sense of the word '' islam '' , because many of them searched for the truth and found that surrendering and submitting themselves to the universe or to God (call it whatever u want ) is the way , which is the essence of islam and almost every religion .
So I sailed further and continued the journey towards the truth . I studied Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism , and yes on the surface , they are all full of bs , illogical stuff and beliefs , but beneath the surface when i dive deeper , i found wisdom and light , i found god , the same wisdom and the same thing i found in the quran , at the core they share the same thing .
That’s when I realized that there are many paths to the truth. Anyone who says there’s only one way… is still at the start of the journey.
so i let go of my ego , hate , and anger , I started respecting all religions, beliefs, and paths. Because most of them are covered in human misunderstandings and corruption but deep inside, there’s something real. The wise person is the one who sees wisdom everywhere.
The path to truth is very difficult. Just ask yourself, Are you ready to let go of all your previous beliefs, desires ,your concept of life, of yourself, of the universe, and of God...for the sake of truth?
And to understand an atheist, you must see things from their perspective. They asked the same questions I asked but they didn’t find answers, so they simply became atheists. I respect them because they dared to ask the questions that most people are afraid to ask, but I disagree with them because they stopped asking , if u did not find god in religion , search for god , if u did not find god , search for the truth , if u did not find the truth , search in yourself for yourself , who u really are ?
know thyself, know thy god .
to question the truth is better than believing a lie .
