Denial is itself a belief. Belief is itself a denial. Islam achieves this not through mere words.

Denial is itself a belief.

Belief is itself a denial.

It is not-knowing that becomes denial.

It is not-knowing that becomes belief as well.

It is not possible to deny without believing, or to believe without denying.

Whether it is denial or belief, only these things must be made certain.

Neither denial nor belief should be used to justify or protect selfish, vested interests.

Belief and denial must not be the net result of my being caught in a trap.

One must be certain that belief and denial are not influenced by anything —

not by the influence of one’s birth and upbringing,

not by the influence created by the condition one finds oneself in,

not because of things one has already done,

not out of craving for status and position,

not out of the thought of “I.”

Not because one is compelled to justify the condition one is caught in or the things one has done, or compelled to make them out to be right.

Not in order to prove one’s own position and relevance.

As long as human helplessness exists, God will exist, and belief in God will exist.

God and belief in God are the only conclusion available to any human being who is so helpless and so subject to wonder that they cannot even know or determine their own DNA and cells.

If that God — like in Islam — does not demand priests, ritual specialists, intermediaries, idols, worship-offerings, or donation boxes, and if that God — as in Islam — ensures social welfare, one common humanity, and human unity, prohibiting only things like usury, alcohol, and adultery, making zakat obligatory, and thereby securing goodness and justice — then what exactly is the problem?

Islam is different in this regard.

In Islam there is no priest, no ritual specialist, no intermediary, no idol, no worship-offering, no donation box — none of these exist, and none are permitted.

In no act of worship in Islam is there an intermediary or a payment of money — none exists, none is permitted.

Islam ensures social welfare, one common humanity, and human unity; it prohibits things like usury, alcohol, and adultery, and makes things like zakat obligatory, thereby securing goodness and justice.

Islam achieves this not through mere words, not through romantic/idealistic interpretations, but in practice — through practical directives, through precise, well-defined paths.