The Spirit of Islam

becomes a companion of those who were seekers of the truth and who followed the truth after discovering it. The discovery of reality is not merely the discovery of some philosophy. It is the discovery of one’s responsibilities. It is the discovery of one’s beginning and end. One who made this discovery, he necessarily opts for a life of God-worship, directs his gaze to the straight path which will lead him to Heaven. SPIRITUAL DEATH Everyone is a seeker after the truth by birth. One who is able to find truth is spiritually awakened, while one who does not is spiritually dead. C hapter 6 of the Quran states: “Can he who was dead, to whom We gave life, and a light whereby he could walk among people be like him who is in utter darkness from which he can never emerge? Thus the deeds of those who deny the truth have been made fair-seeming to them.” (6:122)