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In the book, Islam and the Modern Man, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan explains that the problems that confront man in the present age can all be traced, directly or indirectly, to one underlying cause: the separation of man from God. In the modern age, man has acquired many material comforts, but he has lost his faith in God. The greatest asset that Islam has to offer man today is this belief in God. Islam has preserved the true concept of God in a pure and complete form. It is, therefore, Islam that can help the modern man find the God he so desperately needs.

In the book The Fire of Hell, the author explains that the most powerful motivating force in our lives is fear. Consciously or subconsciously, each and every person functions because of some real or imaginary fear. God has created man: He controls the vast universe and has complete power over man’s destiny. Anyone who truly believes this, will certainly fear God. But there is more to the matter than this: God will raise us up after death and will judge us according to our words and deeds on earth. We are responsible to Him for our actions.

In this book Maulana Wahiduddin Khan explains the role of Islam in history. Elaborating on the issue, he writes that in the wake of the revolution in the first phase of Islam, religious freedom took a decisive course in history, spurred on in the initial stages by Muslim action. And in later stages it was activated by the participation of non-Muslim nations.

According to the Quran, there are two major parts of Islam—religion (din) and the law (Shariah). Din or al-din is basic and absolute, always remaining the same, without the slightest change. It is obligatory for all believers, whatever the circumstances, and entails belief in the One God, and the worship of Him alone. The Shariah, on the other hand, may differ, depending upon times and places. The task in reality is not synonymous with bringing about a change in the shariah but it is only a reapplication of the shariah in terms of altered circumstances.