Islam Rediscovered
8. The Man Islam Builds
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8. THE MAN ISLAM BUILDS
The man Islam aims to build is one in whom a two-
fold activity is set in motion at the same time, one
form of activity being internal and the other
external. The result of this twin activity is that the
spiritual side of his nature develops in parallel with
his intellectual advancement, both processes going
on unhampered. On the one hand there is a
strengthening of the moral fibre by which his
personality assumes its permanent shape, and on
the other, there is a broadening of his intellectual
horizons.
INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT
How does the Islamic way of life set off inner
activities in man? In this, the mainspring is the
concept of accountability. Islam brings man to the
realization that God Almighty is omnipresent and
omniscient so that he has the feeling that
for all his
words
and deeds–even intentions, he is accountable
before Him. And after death he will have to face the
divine court of justice, where the whole record of
his life will be examined. And then, according to its
