From the discussions in the preceding episodes, it has been clearly established that Islam is the divine religion ordained by the Creator, Allah for mankind, the jinn, and all other creatures. Allah Who created knows the strengths and weaknesses of His creatures and in order to cure mankind of their ideological, spiritual and all other forms of illnesses, He ordained for them Islam and enjoined on them, steadfastness, perseverance, righteousness and faithfulness. This implies that Islam is the vessel which can successfully transport man through the voyage on this earthly life into the spiritual realm where man can find salvation. This is why Islam has been defined as the total submission to the will of the divine being, Allah in order to attain mundane peace and divine pleasure in this world and in the hereafter.

Unfortunately, the life of man today does not in any way have any bearing with the purpose of his creation nor does man show any consciousness of his duties to his Creator. Given this unfortunate scenario, there is the need to confirm the extent to which man conforms with the scheme meant to guide him unto the path of salvation. This analysis begins with the relevance or essence of Islam to the attainment of the goal of man’s life.

The following analogy can be used to depict Islam as the divine cause vis-a-vis its essence or relevance to mankind.

The relationship amongst man, the religion of Islam and man’s salvation is like that amongst a torch (flash light), battery and the illumination therefrom. The torch is the man, the battery is the religion of Islam and the goal of life or salvation of man is the resultant illumination. This analogy invariably establishes the fact that meaningful life (i.e. attainment of the goal of life) is as natural and imperative for mankind to fuse with Islam as battery fuses with the torch to produce illumination. It follows that human life without Islam is as valueless as either a battery or a torch independent of one another.

The reality of this analogy notwithstanding, mankind is given to utter refutation of Islam, preoccupied with the conception of multiple and false gods, and religions all of which in actual sense constitute illusion. Allah, as only one, cannot recommend multiple ways of life or religions for mankind for this can only result in contradiction, controversy and disorderliness. Instead, Allah has made perfection, orderliness and purity as the bedrock in the creation of man. Mankind's confused idea if multiple gods and the erroneous concepts and conceptions of life presupposes that other beings share in the divine attributes which are in actual sense due to the only true God. These include the claim to creation, sovereignty over the universe, control over life, etc. On this, Allah says:

Say “whose is the earth and whosoever is therein?” if you know! They will say: It is Allah’s. say: “will you not then remember?’’ Say: Who is (the)Lord of seven heavens and (the) Lord of the great Throne ?” They will say: “Allah”. Say: “Will you not then fear Allah?” Say: In whose hand is the sovereignty of everything? And He (Who) protects (all), while for whom there is no protector, if you know?” They will say: (All that belongs) to Allah” say: “how” then are you deceived or turned away from the truth?”

In spite of the declaration of the truth regarding Allah's absolute sovereignty and possession of might in the Qur’an, some men further demonstrate such level of unbelief as to ascribe partners or son to the almight Allah.

Allah (s w t) disproves all these erroneous beliefs in the following verses of the Qur’an:

“No son (or offspring) did Allah beget, nor is there any illaah (god) along with Him. (if there had been many gods), then each god would have taken away that he had created, and some would have tried to overcome others! Glorified is Allah above all that they attribute to Him! All knowing of the unseen and the seen! Exalted is He over all that they associated as partner to Him”.(Al-muminuun,Qur’an Chapter 23v 91-92 ).

The fact is that Allah is one and indivisible and the path which he has ordained is Islam and not any other.

“And verily, this your religion (Islam) is one religion, and I am your Lord, so keep your duty to Me…”(Al-mu’minuun Chapter 23v 52-54).29

The clear testimonies in the divinely revealed books notwithstanding, the disbelievers still differ with the truth

“And certainly, you (O Mahammad s a w) call them to the straight path (the religion of Islam). And verily, those who believe not in the hereafter are indeed deviating far away from the path. (Al- Mu'minuun, Qur’an Chapter 23v 73-74)30

Given man’s nature and his limited intellect and capability, Allah (s w t) has confirmed that it would have been disastrous to allow man to dictate the pace of events as well as control his own thinking and his life. There is no benefit in life that is devoid of Allah’s consciousness or that is independent of Allah.

“if you were to obey a human being like yourself, then verily, you indeed would lose.” (Al- Mu'minuun,Qur’an Chapter 23 v 34)

It can therefore be summarised that:

Allah is the sole Creator and Originator of creation. The idea or concept of multiple gods is an illusion which can only breed calamities, controversies, confusion, contradictions, conflicts and disorderliness in life.