The human beings, created in the most beautiful way by Allah the Almighty, were sent to the world as precious and unique beings, but also as beings burdened with various weaknesses and vulnerabilities. This is the reason for both the intellectual orientations and the actual behaviors that they exhibit in different aspects of their lives in this world. What makes human beings important and meaningful in the world of existence is that they fulfill the requirements of their pure nature in their relations with things, nature, the universe, and other people without falling prey to weaknesses and deviations. The way to achieve this is to meet with the universal truths of Islam, our sublime religion. Islam provides clear answers to all questions about the meaning and purpose of life that the intellect and senses have difficulty in answering with its universal truths. The answers that Islam offers to human beings are also the basic elements that give life and sustain the Muslim personality that the revelation aims to build. These elements give human beings a solid philosophy of life and an overarching identity and teach them to look at the whole of life within a holistic world of values.
There are some indispensable elements in the correct understanding and transformation of the revelation, which gives Muslims a personality with its principles of belief and morality, into a life lived in the best way. The indispensable ones are ma’rifatullah, which is the name of fully comprehending the Creator with His essence and attributes; makhafatullah, which is the awareness of all the qualities of servitude to Him; and dhikrullah, which is the most blessed way of communicating with Him at every moment. The aforementioned dimensions are instrumental in bringing the will of Muslims together with the will of Allah (swt), ensuring the realization of the greatest ideal of Allah’s consent and ultimately attaining divine blessing and mercy. The primary prerequisite for achieving this unique reward is the state of consciousness that manifests itself as the state of being aware of what Islam contributes and promises to Muslims in every condition and situation. This state gains value with istiqamah, which is the natural result of the effort to know what Allah the Almighty wants from us and to transform it into behavior, and gives Muslims a noble stance, a firm idea, and an effective action.
Islam is undoubtedly the main element that makes Muslims have a personality, reinforces their consciousness, and draws a path and direction for them. Islam, which is the highest identity for Muslims and determines and regulates their relationship with their other sub-affiliations, guides human beings in all matters with its values such as rights, law, justice, and mercy that give meaning to life. In this respect, Islam, as an order of good morals, is the most reliable basis for Muslims who embrace the values that emerge from its structure, which will be a beacon for them to walk with confident steps in the life of the world. The Prophet Muhammad is the only center of hope and horizon that removes the barriers in front of the identity and consciousness of servitude of Muslims, who encounter foggy and turbulent processes from time to time in the climate of Islamic identity, self, and consciousness. Allah the Almighty commends him with the following verse in the Holy Qur’an: “Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah you have an excellent example for whoever has hope in Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah often.” (Ahzab, 33:21) In addition to this, the Prophet, who expressed compassion for the creatures, absolute submission and obedience to the Creator in all its dimensions, and was the epitome of goodness and beauty, is also the universal guide of the Muslim identity enshrined in the following verse: “…(It is Allah) Who named you ‘the ones who submit’ in the earlier ‘-Scriptures and in this Qur’an, so that the Messenger may be a witness over you, and that you may be witnesses over humanity…” (Hajj, 22:78)
From this point of view, let us state that modern times, in which humanity is subjected to weaknesses and drifts in terms of existence, knowledge, meaning, purpose, value, morality, and law; in which it struggles to create a sphere of existence with greed, vanity, boasting, consumption, and accumulation; and in which it is lost in the abyss of worldliness, are recklessly corroding the Muslim personality and distancing it from its firm orbit and ideal destination. Today, we are witnessing a period in which all humanity needs the mercy that Islam offers to the world, the love and compassion that it does not withhold from anyone, the call for peace that brings life together with tranquility, and the invitation that unites minds and hearts with consideration, contemplation, and reflection. For this reason, it is our most important responsibility to revive all our values that are included in the name of Muslims, to renew our ideas and thoughts that have lost their functionality, to reform the aspects that will cause corruption, and to make maximum efforts to build and replace thoughts, words, attitudes, and actions centered on good morals.
