THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM

The Five Pillars of Islam ~ 85 ~ Maker’s intentions, and realize that he is now in possession of that divine support without which, not only he, but the entire universe would collapse. Once he has achieved that state, he will think of God day and night, as he sleeps and as he awakens, and will not take the slightest initiative without first putting his trust in God. It will be for God and God alone that he will speak or remain silent. Faith can be likened to the electric current which lights up the factory and sets all machines in motion. When faith comes to a man, it is like the arrival of the electric current from the power house—his soul is ablaze with light, his heart throbs faster with devotion, and a new fire—zeal—burns within him; his entire being is stirred with a longing for his Lord. This human being, born of his mother’s womb, is born once again from the womb of faith. When two people love one another, they remain with each other mentally and emotionally, even if they are thousands of miles apart. Physical separation does nothing to impair the quality of their attachment for each other, and, in each and