The goal of Islam is to establish direct communion between God and man in order that man may become the recipient of divine inspiration. When this communion is established between God and man, man can feel himself becoming imbued with a special kind of peace. His eyes are moist with tears. He starts receiving inspiration from God. He starts living in the remembrance of God.
The greatest source of pleasure for man is the remembrance of God. It is this reality, which finds expression in this verse of the Quran:
“It is only in the remembrance of God that hearts are comforted.” (13:28)
Here comfort means peace of mind that stems from God Almighty. For, true and lasting comfort can be achieved only through the Perfect Being. One who discovers the secret of living in the remembrance of God, has discovered a life of limitlessness.
According to this Quranic verse, Sajdah is the nearest meeting point between God and man. Sajdah or prostration brings man very close to God. The Quran says:
“Do Sajdah (self-prostration) and come nearer to God.” (96:19).
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 of submission for acquiring a place very close to God.
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There is no such term as ‘pure Muslim’. A true believer is one whose heart is pure, and only God knows the state of one’s heart. We, humans, do not know what a person is in his heart and so we cannot determine a person’s purity. This matter is solely between God and man.
According to this Quranic verse, Sajdah is the nearest meeting point between God and man. Sajdah or prostration brings man very close to God. The Quran says:
“Do Sajdah (self-prostration) and come nearer to God.” (96:19).
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 of submission for acquiring a place very close to God.
Source: Quranic Wisdom
The desired relationship between man and God is that of a living relationship. This relation exists at all times and at every moment through the remembrance of God, prayer, worship, contemplation, reflection, and drawing lessons from God’s signs, etc. Man asks God for blessings at every moment and he receives them from God at every moment. Just as man is dependent on God for his existence, so is he totally dependent on God for his survival. If God ceased to sustain him even for a moment, man would be destroyed. In accordance with religious belief, God is not only the Creator but also the Sustainer. That being so, the theory of evolution is, in effect, a negation rather than an affirmation of God.
Source: Spirit of Islam May 2013
The goal of Islam is to establish direct communion between God and man in order that man may become the recipient of divine inspiration. When this communion is established between God and man, man can feel himself becoming imbued with a special kind of peace. His eyes are moist with tears. He starts receiving inspiration from God. He starts living in the remembrance of God.
The greatest source of pleasure for man is the remembrance of God. It is this reality, which finds expression in this verse of the Quran:
“It is only in the remembrance of God that hearts are comforted.” (13:28)
Here comfort means peace of mind that stems from God Almighty. For, true and lasting comfort can be achieved only through the Perfect Being. One who discovers the secret of living in the remembrance of God, has discovered a life of limitlessness.
Source: Love of God
