islam- not really a religion

Most people think Islam is a religion. they are right in a sense. however the word "religion" doesnt really do justice to Islam.
theres a remarkably fluid word in arabic - "deen" - this basically means "way of life". Now thats what Islam really is all about.
Islam teaches basically that the purpose for our creation was only to : worship God. (i have not created Jinn and mankind except but to worship me 51:56) - now if that is the main aim of our life...then surely everything, yes EVERYTHING should then therefore be geared towards this worship. Islam has a say in everything we do in our life. here ill give a few examples:
okay so lets start right at the start of the day:

you wake up and immediately say "praise be to Allah who gives us life after he has caused us to die and to him is the return." Now after this you get up, put your slippers on (right foot first) and go to the toilet (left foot first). here you read "oh Allah I seek protection in you from the male and female unclean spirits." - then you go to brush your teeth. ( the Prophet (PBUH)( whos example muslims have to follow) used to brush 5 times a day, sometimes even more, and he strongly encouraged brushing of our teeth! and this is 1400 years ago, before everyone knew about the dangers of unclean teeth too. and now we find out we should brush before bed and after we wake up...what did the prophet used to do? exactly that!)

now you want to answer the call of nature...does islam have teachings for that too? - yes it does!
you answer the call of nature...then you use your left hand (islam pays high emphasis on keeping seperate the hand with which you touch dirty things and the hand you use for other things like eating) to clean youself, using water(as islam teaches). Now why water...you may ask...well the answer is simply that if you had some dog-poo on a table..would you use a tissue to clean it off or would you use water...? why use tissues for our own bodies...and be less clean?

okay so now your all spruced up...you want to do wudu (ritual cleansing-which is required before you can do ritual prayer or read the Quran ) -so you start....rinse your mouth and nose out 3 times, wash entire face 3 times, wash arms upto elbows 3 times, wipe hair and wash ears, then wash feet - you now are clean im sure you'll agree with me.
okay now you realise its a friday - Islam teaches that a person should bathe or shower atleast once a week-and especially on a friday - so you go into shower and have a shower. ( it is said that cleanliness is half of faith - in islam)

Ill stop there(dont want to bore people...i think ive proven that islam is infact a way of life...There are many more teachings about being in the toilet that i havent mentioned...let alone the 100,000 of other authentic teachings about other activities(eating, sleeping, business, politics etc etc)...not like other religions where its just hearsay with anonymous authors.

by the way, you dont HAVE to do this as a muslim, the majority of the things i mnetioned are recommended but not compulsory...so if a muslim decided to ditch brushing their teeth for a week - they are still muslim. :) the whole concept is that - you have a purpose to your life - worshipping God - and you try and remember and worship him in every single act of yours.

(visit www.searchtruth.com-and look at hadith section and see if there some topic you cant find addressed or a principle to apply to the topic in question- and look at the sheer number of authentic sayings of Muhammad(PBUH))

hey that might be an other topic to write about...what is "authentic" and what is the "SCIENCE" of hadith ( the sayings or actions of the Prophet Muhammad(PBUH)) and how they are verified to be authentic...and ofcourse a comparison to other religious documents which were much more volatile in their formative years and dubious in their origins.