The Truth About Salvation — Page 27
27 such actions as would have been beneficial to them and brought them great prosperity. ISLAM LEADS TO THE RECOGNITION OF GOD AND SHOWS THE PATHWAYS OF SALVATION Islam not only teaches us the difference between benefit and ruin, but also on how to practice these good deeds and save ourselves from torment. This is because our everyday experience of the world shows us that merely warning a person of danger and loss is not sufficient, because until one commits a wrong deed, they are unaware of its harmful consequences. In such a situation, a higher power is required to adequately restrain them from committing the act in this state (of unawareness). For example, when a child puts their hand into a fire, it burns. But if their parents are watching over them, they would prevent the child from doing so. Why? This is because the effect of pain from fire is concealed from the child who does not have adequate knowledge regarding the pain that the fire causes. Yet, if the child fears being reprimanded from their parents, they would refrain from doing this. People are less fearful of those things that are not completely known to them, even if they are aware of the dangers. To actually experience and see something instils fear. For example, we see that