To understand The Islam

Faith and obedience

Dear friends!

Islam means" obedience to God" and it is a matter of common sense that this obedience cannot ensure in full measure unless man knows certain basic facts of life and reposes firm faith in them.
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First of all, one should have unshakable belief in the existence of God, for unless a man has a firm and unalloyed faith in God’s existence, how can he render obedience to Him?
Then one must know the attributes of God. It is the knowledge of the attributes of God, which enables man to cultivate the noble human qualities and to fashion his life in virtue and godliness. If a man does not know that there is one and only one God Who is the Creator, the Ruler, and the Sustainer of the universe and there is none else to be associated with Him even a shred of the Divine power and authority, he may fall a prey to false God and offer his homage to them to solicit their favor. But if he is aware of the divine attribute of tawheed(oneness of God), there is not the least possibility of his falling a prey to this illusion. Similarly, if a man knows that God is omnipresent and omniscient and He sees, hears, and knows everything.
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Other wise, to seek the knowledge about God is Compulsory for everyone,
Moreover, one must know in detail the way of living by following which one can seek the pleasure of God. Unless a man knows the likes and dislikes of God, how can he choose and adopt the one and reject the other? If a man has no knowledge of the Divine Law, how can he follow it? Thus the knowledge of the Divine Law and the Revealed code of Life is also extremely essential in this respect.

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Faith : What does it mean?

Faith is what we have described in the foregoing discussion as ‘Knowledge and belief’. The Arabic word Iman, which we have rendered in English as faith, literally means ‘to know’, ‘to believe’, and ‘to be convinced beyond the least shadow of doubt’. Faith, thus, is firm belief arising out of knowledge and conviction. And the man who knows and reposes unshakable belief in the unity of God, in His Attributes, in His Law and the Revealed Guidance, and in the Divine code of Reward and punishment is called Mo’min (faithful). This faith invariably leads man to a life of obedience and submission to the will of God. And one who lives this life of submission is known as Muslim.
This should clearly bring home the fact that without faith (Iman) no man can be a true Muslim. It is the indispensable essential.

Written by Anjar Alam blogger .

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