God’s Neighbour One who has discovered God becomes close to God even in this world. His spirit is bathed in the light of God. If even the sight of flowers arouses finer feelings in a person, how can one

one discover God and not be moved to a state of sublime ecstasy? Many people claim to be close to God but are still in fact a long way from Him. They speak of God, but their actions show that they have

have not even recognized their Lord. They take God’s name but have not tasted the sweetness of the name which they utter. They claim to have found God but have not experienced the fragrance of His garden

ISLAM Submission to GodISLAM Submission to God Islam is the religion of submission to God. Accepting Islam shapes one’s thinking. Subsequently, his desires, his feelings, his interests – everything becomes

hue of obedience of God. Islam means submission. The name Islam has been given to this religion because it is based on submission to God. A Muslim is one who is subservient to God in thought, word and

obedience to God. He bows to God’s will in all matters. Islam is the religion of the entire universe, for all the parts of the universe are functioning according to the principles laid down by God. The same

of Islamic faith, one should fear God, always turning to Him, and acting as if one knows that He is watching over one. People who are so inclined may never have seen God, but they live more in awe of Him

they reach God, their hearts will already have been turned towards Him, and God desires and loves such servants. When they enter the life of eternity, having borne worldly affliction for God’s sake, their

by God!” (50:31-35) Then there are those who believe in God and do good. They may sometimes err, but they never persist in their misconduct. They acknowledge their faults and constantly seek God’s forgiveness

trust in God. Faith transforms his whole personality. His entire life becomes oriented towards the Hereafter. The reality or essence of faith is discovery of God. When a person becomes aware of God’s existence

discovery is no simple matter. God is the Creator and Lord of all things, He is the One who awards punishment and no one can escape His grasp. The discovery of such a God has a profound effect upon the

thinking is revolutionized to the extent that God becomes the centre of all his emotions. As a consequence, the believer surrenders him being to God. God becomes the centre of all his attention. Now he

you so that you may fear God. (The Quran, 2:183) What does it mean to fear God, taqwa? Taqwa or fearing God means that man should acknowledge his helplessness vis-a-vis God’s greatness. When one fasts

helplessness vis-à-vis God’s greatness. The truth is that the acknowledgement of one’s helplessness is the beginning of imaan. Belief in God is, in fact, to discover this boundless greatness of God. And one who

overwhelmed with the feeling of helplessness. Imaan is another name for the realization of God—the realization of the God who is the Creator and Sustainer of the infinite universe, who is controlling the infinite

to the realization of God; it is at the conceptual level rather than at the level of observation that the human being loves God in the real sense.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GODLove of God, the Sustainer of the

within one’s personality producing positive thinking in oneself and well- wishing for others. Love of God is a part of faith. This has been a part of the teachings of many revealed religions. For example,

your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind.’ (Matthew, 22:37; Deuteronomy, 6:5) Love of God is not something mysterious. It is the highest degree of acknowledgment of God. When

to discover God’s Majesty. That is why in all that time, what has least been found is the high realization of God. High realization of God is equivalent to appreciating the majesty of God. When man failed

to discover the majesty and greatness of God, it was inevitable that he would never achieve a high level of realization. Man by his internal nature wanted a God who is Greatest of the Great and Who is

wants a God of unbounded greatness. Since man, in past history, has not been able to discover such a God of limitless glory, he has not been able to establish an elevated relationship with God. He has

were seeing God. We learn from this Hadith the true sign of a superior form of worship. The true sign for man is to sense the presence of God during worship, and feel that he has come close to God. That is

is when he can experience the refreshing, cooling effect of God’s love and blessings for man. It is this feeling of closeness to God which is the highest form of spiritual experience. The Sajdah is the

Sajdah is the meeting point between God and man. Sajdah is the sign of submission or surrender, for it is only in a state of submission or surrender that we can meet God Almighty. Sajdah is the final position

God knows all things. He knows all the things that people reveal and all they conceal. He knows the condition of every heart. He knows what we think and how we feel. Wherever we may be, we are in God’s

this concept of God. This belief instils the fact in people’s minds that their freedom is not absolute and that God will take account of everyone’s words and deeds on the Day of Judgement. God is continuously

continuously watching every person. God watches all of us constantly. It is this understanding that makes a person Godfearing. When an aggregate of such people come together, they form a righteous society. Conversely

the cave of Hira and engaged himself fully in the communication of the message he had received from God. At that time, idolatry being prevalent in Makkah,