heart becomes filled with the fear that if he is deprived of God’s blessings, nowhere, on the earth or in heaven, will he find any other refuge. God has created man in the best of moulds (The Quran, 95:4)

elevated level of ma‘arifah as will enable him to develop a divine personality. Faith: Ma‘arifah of God Chapter 49 of the Quran addresses the believers thus: “The Arabs of the desert say, ‘We have believed

say, ‘Our Lord, we believe, so count us among those who bear witness. Why should we not believe in God and in the truth that has come down

knowing more and more about less and less.” Knowing about God is to know about the Creator but experience tells us that so far, man’s knowledge of God’s creations is still infinitesimal. This being so, if anyone

reality is that, a person in this world can discover God only at the level of humility and not at the level of knowledge. No Acknowledgement of God Any normally generous father enjoys gifting things to

in His gift to man of the capacity to harness those resources to the purposes of his daily living. God has given man power over the earth and water, over the rivers, seas and mountains. He has caused him

had no prior conception. All these manifestations of God’s beneficence are so incredibly wonderful that they should leave man trembling in awe of God and cause him to enter into lifelong servitude of his

effect. He therefore regards God’s bounty as stemming from his own efforts and capacities. That is why expressions of thankfulness do not come gushing from his lips for the Giver—God. This on the part of man

people often cling to such baseless thoughts and imaginary beliefs. To consider oneself to be like God is to imagine that one is the master of one’s destiny, and that one is completely free to do whatever

Every such effort is, as it were, tantamount to putting oneself in God’s place, arrogating to oneself a right that is actually God’s alone. Every such supposition is completely false, because a human being

will get your reward from God, and no harm will befall you. Thus, the Quran says: “Let harm be requited by an equal harm. But whoever pardons and amends will find his reward with God. He does not love the

When the time for prayer comes, the greatness of God is proclaimed in the call to prayer, and the faithful are instructed to assemble for prayer as a matter of their own spiritual uplift. They then perform

perform their ablutions – in so doing reviving their sense of cleanliness – and, fixing their minds on God, they make their way to the mosque, where they all offer prayers together. The prayers are led by an

that it is the final divine book, that Muhammad is the final messenger of God and that no prophet will come after him. God originates the creation, and reproduces it, then to Him you shall be returned

who seem to be worshippers of God is no different. They have invented beliefs and practices in order to pass off their irreligiousness as piety. People have discovered a God who, so they believe, one does

found a Prophet, who, so they think, has come only so that he can definitely intercede for them with God, despite all their misdeeds. They have won such a Hereafter which, so they imagine, is for them alone

so long as it is not tested with a touchstone. Likewise, all this deception can continue only till God sets up His scales of justice. Today, a person enjoys freedom, in order that he can be tested. For

brought back to Us?’ Then, exalted be God, the true King, there is no deity except Him, the Lord of the Glorious Throne. He, who invokes another deity along with God—a deity of whose divinity he has no proof—