Hafidh Ibn Taimiya says: The beauty of Islam is that the beliefs (Aqaaid) are correct and Islam is accepted both outwardly and inwardly and while performing every action, this awareness is present that the sight of the Ultimate Lord is forever seeing us and He is not far from us but is so close that even our jugular is not so close to us.

Hadhrat Ghouse Azam (May Allah Ta’ala shower His Mercy on him) says: If there is no Islam, there is no Iman.  If there is no Iman, there is no Yaqeen.  If there is no Yaqeen, there is no Ma’arifah (Realization of Allah Ta’ala).

These are all stations and stages of progress.  When Islam is correct, then surrendering everything to Allah Ta’ala will be correct.

Nowadays, Muslims are far away from Islam.  Neither the appearance is of Muslims nor the character.  The beliefs are corrupted, actions are

spoiled.  There is deception (cheating) in our dealings.  Our lifestyle is of non-Muslims.  Do not even ask about manners and etiquette (Akhlaaq).

In short, we have left Allah Ta’ala so Allah Ta’ala abandoned us.  We lost this world and we have lost the next world (Aakhirah), which is a great loss.  We are neither here nor there.

Hadhrat Shaykh Ahmed bin Kabir Rifai (May Allah Ta’ala shower His Mercy on him) says: Islam is the way to meet Allah Ta’ala.  If non-Muslims perform worship like all the Jinns and the human beings combined, even then only Allah's Ta’ala wrath (anger) will descend on them.