Born Muslims Have Unfair Advantage?
If we understand what the belief really means then the answer to your question about children born into Muslim families having an undue advantage is a resounding no. Belief in God, for example, in very few words, means that we have intellectually concluded the existence of God through the evidences that He has provided us. Furthermore, we have accepted Him to be the Creator of this universe and have consciously and willingly submitted our own wills to that of His . What this subsequently means is that we strive to do everything in our power to fulfill all that He commands us to do , no matter what gets in the way – our egos, our biases, our prejudices, our families, our nations – no matter what. Conversely, we strive to stay away from all that He has forbidden for us , deeply believing that if we’re patient in this world, one day He will grant us an eternal life of ultimate pleasure . When we truly believe then all our moral values and priorities in life naturally derive from our faith. We make the best effort in everything in life but are always content no matter what the results. When we stumble, we repent quickly, get up, dust off and continue our journey. Ghamidi sahab has explained different aspects of belief in a lot of detail in the following thread: Discussion 22480