1. ISLAM: CREATOR OF THE MODERN AGE

~ 22 ~ It has already been revealed to you and those who have gone before you, that if you worshipped other gods besides God, your works would come to nothing and you would be among the losers. Therefore serve God and render thanks to Him. They have not justly estimated the might of God. But on the day of Resurrection, He will hold the entire earth in His grasp and fold up the heavens in His right hand. Glory be to Him! Exalted be He above the partners they set up with Him (39: 62 - 67). The real extent of the harm done by deviation from monotheism will become apparent in the next life. Since monotheism is the reality of the universe, deviation from monotheism means, in effect, deviation from reality. The lives of those who deviate from reality will suffer from serious distortions not only in the next life, but also in the present world. This is the fact, which is pointed out, in the above verse. The basic reason for this is that God-consciousness is ingrained in human nature. Man, as a result of his