The Teachings of Islam
The Relationship Between Man and God
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Sometimes one is faced with the choice between
callous and unjust action on the one hand and
righteous, fair treatment on the other. If one
answers God’s call as it should be answered, one
will not flinch from the righteous path and will
refrain from oppression and cruelty.
Man is free to consider what he has, within him and
outside, to be the result of chance; alternatively he
may look at it all as the fruits of his efforts; or he can
acknowledge reality and consider it all as having
come from God. A person who adopts this latter
course will answer the call of God implicit in every
blessing by exclaiming, “Lord, You are the bestower
and You have given us everything!” When one has
offered one’s mind and heart to God in this way,
then God will provide one with guidance, which
means a righteous life in this world and eternal
paradise in the next.
