Quranic Wisdom

is only the result of your failure to understand the law of nature. So, be a realist and ensure your success. Submission to God T he Quran advocates the culture of spirituality. Quranic spirituality has nothing mysterious about it. It is a wellknown discipline. It is only an alternative name for intellectual development. The formula for Quranic spirituality is expressed thus in the chapter Al-‘Imran (The Family of Imran): Become men of God. (3:79) Becoming a man of God means adopting a God-oriented life. The God-oriented way of life is a complete way of life. It calls for the use of all human faculties. It means God-oriented thinking, God-oriented speech, God-oriented behaviour, God-oriented morality, etc. Islamic spirituality is, in essence, God-centred and not self-centred. When you discover your Creator, you instantly establish communication between yourself and your Creator. The God-oriented life is another term for the spiritual life. In this verse, the Quran uses the word ‘al-rabbani’. It means a spiritual person or a rab-oriented person. In fact, Islam is a religion of spirituality. It is a discipline that can be explained in terms of reason. Islamic spirituality is based on thinking. Islamic spirituality is based on contemplation rather than meditation. It is mind-based rather than heart-based: it arises