Islam As It Is
Belief in God
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earth and stone. But have we ever heard a piece of
earth talking, or seen a piece of stone walking
around? The word miraculous is barely adequate to
describe the capabilities of man. But what else is
there to this walking, talking, thinking, feeling man,
which distinguishes him from earth and stone? This
factor—life—is still a mystery to us: there must
indeed be a superior Being who has imbued inert
matter with this quality, thus accomplishing a
unique feat of creation.
Man has only to think of the nature of his own
being to understand the nature of God. The self, the
ego in man, has an individuality of its own, which
is quite distinct from that of others of his kind living
here on this earth. The ego in man is absolutely sure
of its own existence. It is the part of man which
thinks, feels, forms opinions, has intentions and
puts them into practice. It also decides for itself
which course of action to take. Every human being
is thus a separate personality with a will and power
of his own. Since our experience of such a being is
an every day matter, what is astonishing about the
existence of God, who also is a being wielding
personal power, although on a scale far greater than
