Introducing Islam a Simple Introduction to Islam
The Islamic Life
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THE ISLAMIC LIFE
Islam can be summed up very briefly: fear of God
and benevolence towards others. A Muslim is one
who realizes God’s omnipotence and man’s utter
helplessness in comparison. The power which
man apparently wields has been given to him
only so that he may be tested by it. When his
trials are at an end, God will reveal to him a
hitherto unseen world. Then, astoundingly, God’s
divinity on the one hand and man’s total
helplessness on the other, will become as plain as
daylight. There will be such revelations of reality
on that day as man will have no choice but to
accept.
The Muslim is fully able to anticipate the advent of
this day before its actual arrival. He lives as if he is
actually seeing God watching over him. When he
speaks, his faith holds his tongue in check,
constraining him to speak the truth or else remain
silent. When he walks, it is as if God were in front of
him, forcing him to proceed and he would never
dare incur his Lord’s displeasure.
