Islam As It Is
The Five Pillars of Islam
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reveals Himself to them, they will realize how ill-
used their freedom was and how abysmal their
failure in the eyes of their Maker. It will only be
those who remained faithful to Him, invisible as He
then was, who will find themselves crowned with
success in the after-life. God’s manifesting Himself
will mark the beginning of a new and perfect world,
in which those who were faithful to Him will lead a
life of everlasting bliss, and in which those who
rebelled against him will be relegated to eternal
punishment.
Whenever a human being finally grasps this reality,
he trembles in fear of God, He cries out to his
Maker: “Lord! Save me from disgrace on that day
when you appear in all Your Power and Glory!
When I stand helpless before You on that day, only
You will hold the scales of justice in your hand;
only you shall be the possessor of power.”
The very act of having faith in God entails
acceptance of the Prophet as His Apostle. This is of
the greatest importance, for the moment a man
discovers God as a live and conscious Being, he
needs to understand what God wants of him; he
