The Concept of God
Islam in Brief
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becomes a combination of spirituality, compassion
and tranquillity. This is like an intellectual and
spiritual revolution. This inner transformation finds
expression in his external behaviour, in worship, in
character, in social relations, etc. To produce a
person like this is the main target of Islam. All other
aspects of Islam hinge on the fact that man lives in a
society, and the greater the number of such
individuals in a society, the greater the changes
brought about at the social level. This process leads
to what may be called the social system of Islam.
This revolution among individuals and society goes
on developing until, conditions being favourable, it
culminates in what is termed the Islamic State. This
process is mentioned in the Qur’an:
God has promised to those of you who
believe and do good works that He shall
make them masters in the land as He made
their ancestors before them, and that He shall
certainly strengthen the religion which He
has approved for them, and that He shall
certainly change their fears to a feeling of
