SPIRIT OF ISLAM JULY 2O18

9 Spirit of Islam Issue 67 July 2018 MAN AND GOD Living with Conviction A NTHROPOLOGY is a discipline which deals with the study of man. It has studied man in detail since ancient times. Of the many things these studies reveal, one important thing is that the concept of God is interwoven very deeply in human nature. Every man and woman is born with the concept of God. Consciously or unconsciously one is compelled to lead one's life with this concept. Studies show that God is a necessity for man. Man being an explanation seeking being, he wants to explain his existence and the world around him but, owing to his limitations he feels himself helpless. This feeling of helplessness can be overcome only by accepting a limitless Being like God. Experience shows that every person lives a life of unfulfilled desires. It is God alone who provides hope for their fulfilment. Man, owing to his peculiar nature, wants to lead his life in conviction. And there is no other source of this conviction save that of God. Man requires a goal for his activities in order that he may continue his journey with satisfaction and a sense of fulfilment. Study shows that all the human beings believe in God in one way or the other. Even the apparent atheists, when faced with some crisis, call out to God instinctively. In this matter there is no known exception of any person. Now the question arises as to why then these believers in God do not find the result which is expected from such belief. Why even the believers in God are deprived of divine inspiration? They do not enjoy peace of mind. Even those who have put up boards in their homes and offices with such wordings as: “We trust in God” are deprived of God’s blessing, which should have come to them because of trusting in God in the real sense. These believers in God feel that they have not been able to establish communion with God. Despite belief in God, people’s lives are bereft of divine blessings. The reason is that people usually associate themselves with some or the other non-God. Although they utter such words as ‘they believe in God’ but in practice they have associated themselves with some or the other non-god. At times some living or dead human being is given the Every human being is born with the concept of God. Consciously or unconsciously he is compelled to lead his life with this concept.