topic which dominates all conversation—the establishment of a proper relationship with God, because it is in God’s hands that all power rests.An Active Training CampThe Tabligh missionaries aim at creating

servant (of God) wants to contact God, his Creator. Islamic spiritualism is in actual fact a realization of God. Whatever man gains at the level of his heart and mind through the realization of God is known

religious gurus the status of intermediaries between God and man. Islam put an end to this middle link and proclaimed that man can establish contact with God directly. That there is no need for an intermediary

not taught by the Prophet can never be a means of the realization of God. All such new methods place obstacles to the realization of God, these can never be stepping stones to it. This is a fact that the

traditions—monism and monotheism—have the idea of God in common, there are fundamental differences in their conceptualization of God. In the Aryan tradition, God is an all-pervasive force rather than an independent

monistic theorizing, the concept of an individual, personal God does not exist. In Semitic religions, particularly in Islam, the concept of God is entirely based on monotheism. This concept can also be

that is, the Creator and the creature, in their nature are completely different from one another. God has a real and eternal existence. As the Creator of all things, he is distinct as an entity from all

then a supernatural exception is certainly possible. The existence of man, makes the existence of God understandable. The vast universe consists of innumerable stars and planets. Our earth has countless

further, he would have discovered the existence of God in the form of his own existence. His own existence would have become evidence for the existence of God. He would have discovered the Creator through the

the creation. He would have exclaimed: “I am, therefore, God is.” Discovery of the Unseen God John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), a British philosopher, writes in his autobiography (published in 1873) that

have to appear before God. Then God will decide upon everyone’s eternal future, which will be either Paradise or Hell. Salvation will be attainable by those who have pleased God by living their lives

action and true prayer. The criterion of right action is that it is performed purely for the sake of God. And the criterion of true prayer is that it is said with the consciousness of being totally helpless

those who have developed their consciousness to such a degree that, vis-à-vis the total power of God they acknowledge their state of helplessness, are granted the blessings of true prayer. The truth

is concerned, the concept of the trinity is not rationally understandable. In terms of the trinity, God is at the same time three in one and one in three. This is an inconceivable mathematical riddle, which

knowledge provides an academic verification of this concept of the one God. It affirms that God cannot be more than one, the concept of many gods not being understandable to a scientist. The world discovered

that it is impossible to separate them from one another. In such a world the concept of more than one God is quite alien. For instance, if the sun, the air, water, human beings

possible standard. Therefore, God wanted such people to inhabit this world as were flawless in character and thus fully qualified to live in this ideal environment. Now God created the present planet earth

the present world is a testing ground. According to this plan, God created man and settled him in the present world, on the planet earth. God gave man the opportunity to stay here without applying any curbs

or to misuse it as he pleases. Every man who is born into this world has two invisible angels of God with him at all times. They are constantly preparing records of man’s words and deeds. It is on the

the covenant, God decided that from then onwards, only the deserving people will be admitted to heaven. So, selection for paradise will be selective rather than general. In this way, God has managed human

find a place in the ideal world of Heaven (67:2). The life support system on earth was created by God, but man was given complete freedom of speech and action. Man, once again, misused this freedom. The

not possible to revoke human freedom. Therefore, God opted for the method of managing human history while maintaining human freedom. Towards this end, God selected individuals from amongst human beings and

completed. The Quran advises us to build our nations as nature builds its trees: “Do you not see how God sets forth a parable that the good work is like a good tree whose root is firm and its branches are

of the earth and has no stability. God will strengthen the faithful with (His) steadfast word, both in the life and the Hereafter. He leaves the wrongdoers in error. God accomplishes what He pleases.” (14:24-27)

certain that God’s help does not come to one who does not deserve it. It is the way of God and the way of God does not change. (35:43). If a man is in a state of helplessness, a call to God is enough to

There can be only one being of this nature and that is God. Belief in God functions at two levels at the same time. On the one hand, man finds in God a guardian who is aware of all his activities and who

who has unlimited power to chastise him. It is not possible for man to escape God’s chastisement. Belief in God compels man to steadfastly adopt a proper attitude in all situations, privately as well