Islam The Voice of Human Nature
3. ISLAM IS THE VOICE OF HUMAN NATURE
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as a gift from God; hymns to the deity and
remembrance of God spring from his heart like
fountains. He lives, not in forgetfulness, but in a
state of acute awareness, all events being
reminders to him of God. When he awakens
from a deep and refreshing sleep, he begins
involuntarily to thank his Lord for having
blessed man with sleep, without which he
would be in such a perpetual state of exhaustion
that life, brief as it is, would become hellish for
him and drive him to madness. When the sun
rises high in the sky and sends its light to the
world, dispelling the darkness of the night, his
heart cries out in ecstasy, ‘Glory be to God who
created light. Had there been no light, the whole
world would be a fearful ocean of darkness.’
When, driven by hunger and thirst, he eats and
drinks, his entire being is filled with heartfelt
gratitude and, bewildered and amazed, he asks
himself: ‘What would become of men if there
were no God to send us food and drink?’ When
in need, or if he is hurt, he looks towards God,
calling upon Him for succour. When he
encounters adversity, he accepts it as part of
God’s design, and if he is fortunate enough to
