A beautiful definition is given in this regard by the verse of the Holy Qur’an...

A beautiful definition is given in this regard by the verse of the Holy Qur’an, which says: “Being upright for Allah, not associating aught with Him, and whoever associates (others) with Allah, it is as though he had fallen from on high, then the birds snatch him away or the wind carried him off to a far-distant place.” Thus the disbeliever is doomed, and it is only monotheism or turning to the One and Only Allah with a purified and sincere heart for observing His commandments that salvages both the…