THE RELIGION OF HUMANITY: Islam’s Ethical and Spiritual Outlook

THE LIFE OF A BELIEVER deep awareness of God. This is the practice through which a person develops modesty and comes to appreciate looking upon others with well-wishing. When the reality of God is unveiled to someone—with all its majesty and perfection—a new light dawns in their mind. Their soul is awakened by divine radiance. Such a person is transformed—inwardly and outwardly. Whether they speak or remain silent, look or listen, walk or pause— everything becomes filled with divine light. For them, the whole world becomes a banquet of spiritual sustenance spread out by the Lord. This is the kind of person who truly deserves to be called a believer in God. They are the ones whose inner life is rich with remembrance and whose outer life is shaped by reflection. They live with presence, humility, and constant awareness of the higher reality. AN EXAMPLE OF HUMAN CHARACTER In the Quran (7:175–176), an example is given of a certain type of human being: “Recite to them the tale of the man to whom We gave Our signs, but who then cast them to one side and Satan overtook him. And he became one of those who went astray, if it had been Our will, We could have used these signs