Kami, nature and the one Creator
In this path
- Is there one Creator behind the kami?
- Should we bow to the sun, or to the One who made it?
- Why can there only be one God?
- Does Shinto have a word from God?
- How should we honour our ancestors?
- Is wudu like Shinto purification?
- If I become Muslim, what happens to my family's customs?
- I'm Japanese and not religious: why consider Islam?
Where next
Whatever came before is forgiven
If you become Muslim, your past sins are wiped away. When Amr ibn al-As came to accept Islam, he held back his hand until he knew he would be forgiven, and the Prophet (ﷺ) asked him whether he did not know that Islam wipes out everything that came before it. The Qur'an promises more: for the one who repents, believes and does good, God changes his bad deeds into good ones.