Centre of Fear and Love

CENTRE OF FEAR AND LOVE Islam emphasizes that one should direct one’s attention solely towards God, making Him the sole focal point of one’s attention wholeheartedly. T he essence of monotheism is to have complete trust in one God and to be deeply attached to Him with one’s heart and mind. It means making God the central focus of one’s emotions, both in terms of fear and love. The human mind and heart naturally seek a focal point, someone upon whom they can rely, place their hopes, trust wholeheartedly, and whose remembrance becomes the essence of their lives. A human being cannot survive without having a centre for his existence. Whether it be wealth and power, idols and deities, or any other thing, if this centre is something other than God, it amounts to polytheism. But when one makes only God, the Lord of the Worlds, the centre of one’s existence, it is called monotheism, the belief in the oneness of God. Islam emphasizes that one should direct one’s attention solely toward God, making Him the sole focal point of one’s attention.