Islam Rediscovered
5. Islam in Brief
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manifestation of a number of trees. This is true also
of man. In the Islamic scheme, it is the individual—
who is a real part of the body of Islam while society
and the State are only its relative part.
Those individuals who have undergone spiritual
transformation are called “
rabbani
” in the Qur’an.
Where there are “
rabbani
” individuals in
considerable numbers, the “orchard,” that is,
Islamic society, and the state, will come into
existence on their own.
