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3. ISLAM IS THE VOICE OF HUMAN NATURE

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By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

~ 63 ~ it will be so till the very Day of the Last Judgement. Those who aspire to reach their Sustainer, and enter into the eternal gardens of paradise, have but one course to follow: they must seek out the commandments of God in the Qur’an, and their realization in the life of the Prophet, and then must pattern their lives along the same lines. For the Prophet’s life is so perfect as to be an example for both great and small, for king and commoner alike. No other course will lead such aspirants to their true objective. No other life will be pleasing in the eyes of God. SALAH Worship (salah) is the second ‘pillar’ of Islam. In its prescribed form, it entails the worshipping of God at five appointed times during the day and night. God himself, through His Prophet, has taught us the way of doing so, and this is so allembracing that a better way of worship would be difficult to imagine. As the appointed hour approaches, God’s glory is proclaimed in the call to prayer (adhan). Thus reminded that it is the

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