Is Religion is outdated in 21st century???

Today, we are in the world of 21st century, where we are witnessing major transformations of people in terms of thinking, life style, behavior and intellectuality has augmented. The new problems have generated in quest of finding solution of till unanswered questions . God has created the people to accomplish certain obligations on this earth but unfortunately people are more engaged in whether god exist or not? , but the reality is that god has created the people and people according to their faith has created the religion. For millennia people have been engaged in their specific religion not because they are coerce to follow, but because they can find happiness in it , especially non –materialistic . Religion provides us with a set of rules and norms which have been efficiently dealing with mundane life and these are even more relevant in the 21st century. It is not outdated in any way, even science is the byproduct of religion then how scientific temper can water it down. If religion in 21st century is outdated then why 33% of world’s population are practicing Christianity, 21% are practicing Islam,13 % are practicing Hinduism , these all are together is much more in number than non-religious people who are only 14 % ,whether it means most of the people in the world are ignorant and superstitious ??.....
No, of course not.
Science teaches us the truths but can’t lay a beautiful life with eternal happiness, joy, but at most science could provide us with destructive elements rather than creating peace, it is religion which emphasize on creating peace among the people and around the globe. It is religion which has laid the foundation stone of all ethical values and created the sentiments of human for other humans, even in the scientific infected 21st century, religion is potent instrument to provide serenity in the whole world. We get scared if even we think of life without religion. It is religion which realizes us a son of parents, beau of beloved one , and most importantly wife of an hubby. The equation of life which has already constructed by religion and society need not any update, a minor disturbance could result into a huge fiasco for humankind and for the dignity of the human beings. Probity, which is the prime principle of almost every religion would no longer stay with humans, if we consider it as outdated and not according to the changing time.
In 20st century it self we can see many religious renewal mission launched by many religious leaders , In Islam khawaja Nijammuddin Aulia, khawaja Muinuddin chishti, had reformed the people’s life by making them realize that whatever they were doing is a part of transgression. In Hinduism also whenever there were malpractices in the name of religion, Raja Ram Mohan Rai, and many social reformers came forward to contribute towards the spiritual society. Swami Vivekanand had played a candid role in relating the spirituality and religious thinking with modern thinking.
All over the world has witnessed the burgeoning spirituality, every year the number of people going for Haz is increasing. In recent spiritual gathering ‘’KUMBH MELA’’, if u have seen the crowd of saints and the followers on the bank of Ganga river then one can make conclusion at the drop of a hat that we can kill the people, we can lure the people with technology and scientific glamour but we can’t kill their inner spirituality, which is eternal and everlasting. It doesn’t matter how modern we are or how much educated we are, even we have reached on the moon and explored the whole universe, we have done
so much creation on this earth , this could happen because we exist and there is a strong divine force operating behind our existence, otherwise, a Bit of flesh, a structure of bone coupled with veins and 1300 gm brain are of no use without an intangible soul which is only provided by God. From where soul comes and how it looks like, it is even a mystery for scientist of 21st century. Religious doctrines are in some cases are ahead of science, things which were written in Geeta, Ramayan, Bible are Quran thousands of year ago are now a novel topic of discussion for science and these are even applicable for upcoming times. So, it is totally ridiculous to claim that religion is outdated.
In nut shell , in 21st century divine power still operates, a person has to die unwillingly, whether he/she is Scientist, Engineer, Doctor, or even a dictator who ruled over the world , this shows some divine power works in this universe. If divinity is working efficiently in 21st century then how religion based on this divinity can be outdated. Religion in 21st century is still updated, it provides both freedom as well as restrictions. Trespassing the limits of religion is consider as a taboo. In short, Science can only produce thinking to become a ‘’Man’’, but a religion can make a man a ‘’Human Being’’ ..

By:- Tanveer Ashraf