Islam Rediscovered
9. The Islamic Way of Life
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9. THE ISLAMIC WAY OF LIFE
The Islamic way of life, in a word, is a God-
oriented life. The greatest concern of a Muslim is
God Almighty. The focus of his whole life is
Akhirah
, that is, the ideal world of God. He always
obeys divine injunctions in every aspect of life.
His life becomes a practical expression of the
Qur’anic verse:
Take on God’s own dye. And who has a better
dye than God’s? And we are His worshippers.
(2:138)
‘Taking on God’s dye,’ means being of a ‘godly
character’ in all the personal, social and economic
affairs of one’s life. The following pages of the
chapter are devoted to portraying various aspects of
this ‘godly’ character as personified in a Muslim
individual whose words and deeds in family
matters, or with respect to earning one’s livelihood
and whose dealings with other members of society,
always seem to be distinguishably ‘dyed in the
divine hue.’