Islam The Voice of Human Nature
2. THE CONCEPT OF MONOTHEISM
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upon how the lofty mountains and the trees
cast their shadows upon the earth, with no
thought for what anyone can do for them in
return, and should emulate this act in all
humility, for, as the Prophet has enjoined, no
one should be proud; no one should consider
himself superior to others.
The prayers prescribed for the faithful, to be
said five times a day, are a symbolic
representation of such a life.
The activities going on in the world at every
moment proclaim who are the worthy and who
are the unworthy. Those who are motivated
solely by the superficial interests of money,
honour or fame are little better than miserable
misfits in this selfless world of God. They are
not true to the standards set in this universe,
which is a living manifestation of divine ethics.
Only those who can be motivated by the truth,
pure and simple, who can rise above personal
interests, freeing themselves from complexes
and obsessions, shall be deserving of honour
and glory from God. In the heavenly world to
