Islam As It Is
The Universality of Islam
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the one hand, stands man, and on the other, his
Lord, with nothing whatsoever in between. This is a
religion which needs no prop of custom or
convention. It is a religion which brings one straight
to God without enmeshing one in obscure rites,
argumentation and the dubious services of self-
styled intermediaries. No such entanglements are
necessary in the quest for the Almighty. At every
moment, God reaches out to His servants; man may
then find God at any moment of his seeking. No
barrier stands between man and God, and there is,
therefore, no need for intercession. When a man
enters the eternal world of God, he finds his Maker
right there before him, where he stands.
Islam, the religion of
tawheed
is pure and eternal.
The God of Islam is one God: all divinity is invested
in His Being. Those who discover the purity of
tawheed
find themselves in an infinite and eternal
world, where time and space are limitless, the
horizon is without end, and vision knows no
boundaries.
In
Islam As It Is,
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, a
