Our God — Page 172
172 1 اَلَا ِرْكِذِب ِهّٰللا ُّنِٕىَمْطَت ُبْوُلُقْلا Hearken, ye people! It is only in the concept and remem- brance of Allah that hearts find comfort. Peace of mind is an essential prerequisite for every task and noth- ing can be accomplished without it. We can, therefore, affirm that belief in God plays a major role in the progress and welfare of the world. Belief in God Sets Moral Standards The sixth major benefit of the belief in God is that it sets moral standards. Moral standards cannot be set without belief in God. Ethicists understand how difficult it is to set moral standards. One is amazed at the gross disagreement on the definition of virtue and moral standards ethicists propose after lengthy debates and deliberations. One says something and another something else and all of them criticize everyone else. But when one looks at the end result, there is nothing. However, once we believe in God, it becomes obvious that, as man did not come about by himself, he need not work out his own moral standard and try to determine what is good for him. Having been created by a Higher Being, it stands to reason that he has no model worth following other than that Higher Being and no moral objective other than reflect- ing the attributes of his Creator and Master. The Holy Prophet saw himself, states: 1. S u rah ar-Ra‘d, 13:29.