Islam Rediscovered
8. The Man Islam Builds
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verdict, he will be sent either to eternal hell or
eternal Heaven. This feeling surging within him is
so powerful that it shakes the entire human
personality. A
hadith
thus admonishes the
individual: Reckon yourself before being reckoned
with. Weigh yourself before being weighed. And
prepare yourself for the Great Appearance on
Doomsday. (
Al-Tirmidhi
)
The consciousness of the presence of God activates
all of the brain cells of the individual. A hunter once
remarked: If you are walking through a jungle, and
all of a sudden you notice a live tiger standing, in a
nearby glade your blood stream will turn into a
blood storm.
This is what happens when we stand in the
presence of a tiger. At every moment Islam brings
man to the realization not only of the Creator of the
lion, but also of the Creator of the entire universe.
One can judge when the thought of the presence of
a tiger turns man’s blood stream into a blood storm,
how great a storm the thought of the presence of the
Creator of the lion, that is, God Almighty, will be
produced within a believer.
