Islam is a path of great striving—a continuous journey of sacrifice that begins the moment a person embraces faith and endures until life’s final breath. The first sacrifice is inward: relinquishing cherished ideas and personal inclinations in order to accept the truth. The second unfolds in action, as one strives to live by that truth. Thus, the believer’s life becomes an ongoing struggle—intellectual and practical—carried forward until one completes their appointed span and departs from this world of trial.
