Islam As It Is
The Universality of Islam
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The reason for this transformation was the
universal nature of Islam. Previously, these people
had worshipped the phenomena of nature, but then
Islam brought enlightenment to them: it taught
them that nature is but a part of God’s creation,
having no power of its own. Thus, minds which had
formerly been closed, were opened up by Islam.
People learned from it that only God is worthy of
being worshipped; it is God and God alone who has
control over all mankind and all creation.
Now instead of seeing nature as an object of
worship, the Arabs came to see it as a subject of
research. It now became something which could be
investigated and made use of. Instead of being
served, it could now be harnessed to serve man.
Hitherto, mankind had been divided into different
categories: Arabs and Asians, black and white, free
men and slaves, the mighty and the lowly. But
Islam removed all these dividing lines and set all
these distinctions at naught. It impressed upon
people that if everyone was subservient to one God,
and Adam was the progenitor of all mankind, there
could be no difference between one human being
