God enjoins upon man the duty to " strive towards a sincere...

God enjoins upon man the duty to " strive towards a sincere application of the din ," (that is, the fitrah of God, or the natural code of behaviour upon which He has created mankind ), since " there is no changing the laws of the creation of God " (30:30). He also says that " In truth, the only deen recognized by God is Islam " (3:19). Here, Islam means submission, the method of submission to these very laws.

The Qur'an further warns that " The actions of the man who chooses a din other than Islam will not be accepted " (3:85). The gist of the above verses, and other references on the same subject, is that God has guided every creature - be it man, beast or vegetable - to a state of well-being and self-fulfillment appropriate to its individual make-up. Thus the appropriate…