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The Role of Faith… A.M Bello et al / (43
Problem Statement human being, as no amount of
With the drastic progress in scientific or technical aid will
technological advancements; be able to give true happiness,
particularly in this modern age, inner peace, mental and
the needs of man have spiritual well-being unless and
increased and grown complex until religious belief (Imān) is
to the extent that many people restored.
sacrifice their physical, moral At present, the issue of the
and spiritual well‑being solely relationship of religious belief
or faith on the lifestyle of man
to achieve it. This situation has has been one of the most
led some people to believe that fundamental questions which
man is in no need of religious have generally been a subject
belief (Imān) to attain of debate between those with
prosperity and salvation in this materialist mindsets and the
modern age. Muslim scholars.
In other words, material In the Islamic worldview,
well-being alone is being religious belief or faith is a
promoted and propagated as crucial requisite for the
the key solution to all human attainment of prosperity and
problems and a sign of salvation in this material world
prosperity and salvation of and the Hereafter, as it is a
man; of course, the man may divine light that gives meaning
succeed to the utmost degree in and direction to the life of
achieving their material ends human beings; that is to say,
but beyond that, they fail to the material, moral and
achieve glorious and spiritual well-being of the man
purposeful life goals befitting a
and his society could only be
