Islam As It Is
The Five Pillars of Islam
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any significant moral responsibilities. Nor do they
bring any keener awareness of the ultimate reality.
No matter how scientifically important they may
seem as forms of enlightenment, they cannot
compare with the discovery of God.
Discovering God means arriving at the source of all
strength and wisdom. It is the meeting of the soul
with the one who is all-hearing, all-seeing and all-
knowing. With the discovery of our Maker comes
the consciousness that He has not created this
universe in vain. How could such a great universe
forever remain a mystery? Is it within the realms of
possibility that its meaning should never become
manifest? In a universe controlled by a God who is
both omniscient and omnipotent, this is simply
inconceivable. To one who has made the discovery
of faith, the certainty inevitably comes that God,
who had hitherto directed the world from behind
the scenes, will stand forth in all His glory, to be
emblazoned on every cloud, crag and pinnacle, on
every blade, leaf and twig, on every heart, body and
soul. On that day of days, doubts and differences
will be banished forever, and the truth will belong
to all. This conviction brings the believer to the
