Islam As It Is
The Five Pillars of Islam
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further conclusion that when the Creator and
Master of the Universe ultimately takes on a visible
form before all His creatures, this manifestation will
have direct, personal repercussions on every human
soul. It will not be an event which can be viewed
dispassionately as if it were just another natural
phenomenon like the rising of the sun or the waxing
and waning of the moon, bearing no direct relation
to the moral aspect of our lives: it will be an
awesome event—the manifestation of a Being, a
Power, who is not only possessed of a limitless
knowledge of all things, but who is both Reckoner
and Retributor. When the Lord of the Universe
makes himself manifest, all of His creation will arise
from the dead to await His judgement. Those who
have rebelled against Him, and those who have
thought fit to worship only themselves, will on that
day be like men of straw; they will be brought low,
lower than the most grovelling of insects. On the
contrary, those who have believed in God, devoting
their entire lives to Him, will find themselves
immediately raised to a superior position. During
the millennia on earth when God chose to remain
concealed those who were not faithful to Him were
free to revel in their apostasy. But when God
