Islam The Voice of Human Nature
2. THE CONCEPT OF MONOTHEISM
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consonance with each other. Nearly one
hundred elements, the components of all the
known matter in the universe, work in
perfect accord, and no clash of purpose has
ever been detected in them. It behoves man
also to emulate their example and, in the
carrying out of whatever his tasks may be,
avoid any confrontations with others.
RESULT ORIENTATION
An inestimable virtue of the universe is that all
its activities bear fruit (13:17). As far as our
world is concerned, the rotation of the earth,
the alternation between day and night, the
rains, the changes of the seasons, etc., are all, as
it were, result-oriented. Natural activity, if
allowed to go on unhindered, will never
culminate infructuously, and man would do
well to adapt himself to this principle. All his
activities should be engaged in with their final
outcome in mind. And things which are likely
to prove fruitless or produce unwholesome
results should be sedulously avoided.
