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daily transactions. The interaction between true Religion and
meaningful life is vital. And this is why Islam penetrates
into all walks of life to conduct all human activities in a
sound and wholesome manner, acceptable to God and be-
nevolent to nian.
As a re suit of this necessary correspondence between
true Religion and daily life, Islam does not attend to the doc-
trine of "six days for me or the worid and one day for the
Lord". This doctrine amounts to nothing in the long run, and
makes the liveliness of religion turn pale and faint. Besides,
it shows serious injustice to God on man's part and afflicts
detrimental injuries on the latter's soul. It is a serious negli-
gence of the spiritual and moral needs which are as impor-
tant as, if not greater than, the material desires. It is a dan-
gerous disruption of the nature of man, and any such
imbalance is a symptom of degeneration. Sirnilarly, if man
earmarks six days for monkery or exclusive meditation and
one day for himself, he would be better in no way. The bal-
ance would still be upset. The natural and logical course,
then, is the course which Islam has offered. Being of a com-
plementary nature and standing in the center of the stream of
creation, man will plunge into serious troubles, if he neglects
either his soul or his body, or if he lets either one outweigh
the other. To nourish both, to foster both in a well-balanced
and sound manner is the hardest test of man's sense of jus-
tice and integrity as well as of his willpower and truthful-
ness. And to help man to pass this test, Islam has come to his
rescue with the regular exercises of Faith.