Make us from those who submit to You (as Muslims) and also...
Make us from those who submit to You (as Muslims) and also (make) our children to be from the nation of submitters (Muslims) to You.” [^12] The Qur’an also holds firm to the belief that Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) had named those people who worshipped Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) from a previous time as being Muslims: هُوَ سَمٌّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمَينِ مِنْ قَبْلُ “It is he (Ibrahim) who called you Muslims from before.” [^13] From these verses of the Qur’an, we can deduce that the truth of Islam and the principle goal of this religion (in the instances that have been elucidated to in these verses) is submission and obedience in the presence of the Truth which takes form in the worship of One God (Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He).
It goes without saying that the centre for this form of true submission which is also the basis through which one is saved from the fire of hell and is graced with the bounties of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is the heart and the soul of the person. Therefore, a Muslim is one who is humble and submissive from the bottom of his heart towards Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)…
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