The Contribution of Islam to the Solution of World Problems — Page 38
38 disbelieved, and made a jest of My signs and My Messengers… Say, ‘I am only a man like yourselves; but I have received the revelation that your God is only One God. . So let him who hopes to meet his Lord do good deeds, and let him join no one in the worshi p of his Lord. ( Ch. 18: Vs. 100 - 107 , and V. 111) The opening and concluding parts of this chapter warn against a severe chastisement which would take the form of peoples surging against each other, in consequence of which veritable hell would be let loose, and the earth would be converted into barren was te. The spiritual cause of this conflict, of this chastisement, is described as ‘ascribing a son to God’ and ‘taking God’s servants as protectors, instead of Him. ’ The remedy is indicated in the very last verse of the Chapter 18: Your God is only One God. So let him who hopes to meet his Lord act righteously, and let him join no one in the worship of his Lord.