Eighth Word Religion And Worldly Life Choosing Between Two Roads

The Eighth Word

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate.

اَللّٰهُ لَٓا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ الْحَىُّ الْقَيُّومُ ٭ اِنَّ الدّ۪ينَ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ الْاِسْلَامُ

Allah, there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsistent. (2:255; 3:2)

Verily, the religion before Allah is Islam. (3:19)

If you want to understand this world, and the human spirit within the world, and the nature and value of religion for man, and how the world is a prison if there is no true religion, and that without religion man becomes the most miserable of creatures, and that it is " يَٓا اَللّٰهُ O Allah!" and, "There is no god but Allah" that solve this world's talisman and deliver the human spirit from darkness, then listen to and consider this comparison:

Long ago, two brothers set off on a long journey. They continued on their way until the road forked. At the fork they saw a serious-looking man and asked him: "Which road is good?" He told them: "On the road to the right one is compelled to comply with the law and order, but within that hardship is security and happiness. However, on the left-hand road there is freedom and no restraint, but within its freedom lie danger and wretchedness. Now, the choice is yours!"

After listening to this, saying, " تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللّٰهِ I place my trust in Allah" (11:56), the brother with a good character took the right road and conformed to the order and regulations. The other brother, who was immoral and a layabout, chose the road to the left just for the lack of restrictions. With our imaginations, we shall follow this man in his situation, which was apparently easy but in reality burdensome.