For those who have understanding...

For those who have understanding, it is obvious that even in far-off lands, over many centuries, the need for Allah's leading, although perhaps heavily overladen with cultural romanticism and digressions, remains as a small ember awaiting the divine spark which will light the fires of understanding to bring forth those who will choose to follow Allah's ways and Allah's Vicegerent.

For those who do not have, or reject, spiritual understanding the unrequited longing of their souls hastens them down pathways away from Allah, to false deities and false Mahdi's of their choosing, for by nature man's very being requires him to worship. "Then set your face upright for religion in the right state - the nature made by Allah in which He has made men; there is no altering of Allah's creation…" Surah Al Rum (30:30).

1.2 The Pathway of Man as Commanded by Allah "..as for those who believe in Allah and hold fast by Him, He will cause them to enter into His mercy and grace and guide them to Himself on a right path." Surah Al Nisa (4:175) None can doubt the complexity of man's composition when analysing the sum of his constituent elements which comprises the physiological, the psychological and the spiritual.

The scope of man's intellect and being has travelled far into the region of knowledge and capability,extending into religious, sociological, educational, scientific, industrial, political, economic, ecological, cultural, legal and governmental mores, all of which are interdependent, and lead into many further diverse areas requiring regulation and guidance. Therefore it is reasonable to conclude that the One most able to understand and guide mankind is his Creator, Allah Most Merciful.

(a) Monotheism: Say: Verily my Lord hath guided me to a Way that is straight - a religion of right - the Path (trod) by Abraham the true in faith, and he (certainly) joined not gods with Allah." Surah Al An'am (6:161) The first recognized step in this pathway is the acknowledgement of Islamic Monotheism, the fundamental belief in which Allah Alone is worshipped, having no partners nor yet is there any other God or one like Him upon whom one can call.

The pathway of man as commanded by Allah is one in which recognition of, and obedience to Allah brings guidance and protection, and this may be seen in Surah Al Ikhlas - The Purity of Faith. All else is falsehood.