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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. Beloved friends!! 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)...