ISLAM AND THE MODERN MAN - PART II

If the ills of society are to be remedied, this contradiction should be put to an end. Human society should be made to follow the same universal system that is strictly adhered to by the universe. The day this happens, all the problems of human life will be solved. With the observance of God’s law in the universe there is harmony in nature, why should the observance of that same law by man not succeed in solving human problems? Social Problems What is society? It is in actual fact another name of a group of individuals. The behaviour of society is an aggregate of the behaviour of its individuals. If individuals are good, society likewise will be good. If individuals are not good, society will reflect their shortcomings. The concept of God gives each member of society the most morally correct viewpoint. Its perception engenders in each individual such seriousness as enable him or her to do what is beneficial for the whole of mankind, and to refrain from acting to its disadvantage. Belief in God is the greatest of discoveries. It galvanizes one’s entire personality. This can be illustrated by the example of the game of carrom-board, which is played with 19 pieces arranged at the middle of a square board with holes at each corner. If a player can hit these pieces with a striker in such a way that they are all thrown into all the four holes at one stroke, he is said to have played a Master Stroke. Belief in God too is a kind of master stroke. Belief in God affects a man’s whole being, bringing into play all of his forces. The conviction that man’s whole existence is in the grip of God has a complete influence on all of the individual’s thoughts, words and deeds. The true believer will never deviate from the straight path of nature. Paying attention to the body alone, while abandoning the soul, does not produce an integrated personality. The consciousness of this inadequacy keeps the individual constantly dissatisfied, with the feeling that he has failed to find something that he really wanted. Belief in the life Hereafter is the greatest gift to human society. It enables man to turn to God to seek compensation for the wrong done to him.