It should be noted that psychologists account the worship of...

It should be noted that psychologists account the worship of God to be one of the independent instincts of man, which manifests from the ‘sense of religiosity’, which runs parallel to the sense of curiosity, goodness and elegance. History can confirm for the psychologist and anthropologist that the worship of God in diverse forms has always accompanied the path of man. This further goes to prove that it is an intrinsic quality within him.

The fact that this intrinsic nature is inherent within man does not necessarily mean it is always active and alert. It does though attract the aware and conscious among men towards their true nature. Lack of awareness, atmospheric consequences and perverted influences might deprive man from the realisation of this nature; furthermore these distortions can also occur in our other instincts, which stem from this very intrinsic nature.

The argument for inquiring into religion is strengthened by the independent instinct of man, which does not require any reason or proof for its accountability. However the Qur’an and traditions provide us with testimony that religion is intrinsic to man, despite the fact that men in their ignorance may deny this fact. “Rather man desires to go on living viciously”.

(al-Qiyāmah:5) If man is not consciously aware of his inherent nature, he will fail to witness its effects and thus deny its existence. Due to this fact we will provide the reader with the following intellectual proofs. a. The significance of inquiring into religion. It has become clear that the inherent nature of man to know reality and the desire to accomplish worldly bounties are the impetus for the realisation of different beneficial perspectives and knowledge.

By looking back into history man becomes aware that the best of men have all proclaimed that they were sent by the Creator in order to deliver a message and guide mankind. Furthermore, for this deliverance they have achieved all that they could and have even sacrificed their lives for it. On this basis the natural instincts of man will inspire him to inquire into religion and to perceive whether the messengers and their messages are true and in line with logical reasoning or not.

When man realises that such invitations encompass felicity and eternal pleasures, resulting in departure from eternal chastisement and loss, what reason will he have for not investigating religion?