(_c_) and to _act_ for the general good of our race under the guidance of our political and social leaders, (Loyalty). "Knowledge, Sympathy and Loyalty" are thus the watchwords of the Science of to-day no less than of the Islam of our ancestors.[64] +Note 9.+ _Perfection and Self-help._ Allow me to explain here that my object is not to persuade you to believe what I say but only to make you think for yourself. I will therefore avoid arguments and discussions as much as possible and content myself with bare outlines of certain Islamic doctrines and brief references to the corresponding ideas of modern Science. I shall be very pleased if they serve to excite your curiosity and stimulate your thought. II. _Principle of Perfection._ 1. The second Muslim doctrine which I have called the Principle of Perfection may be inferred from the second part of the Sura:--It is essential for our perfect development that we should worship God and implore Him for help and guidance in the discharge of the three-fold duty of our life. No sane man thinks that he is perfect as he is. There is always a feeling of some sort in our mind that somehow, and in some respect or other, we are not as perfect as we should be. It is to remove this feeling of imperfection inherent in us that we have to worship God and supplicate His help and guidance. If you ask: "Why should I worship God?" Islam answers your question by asking another: "Why should you admire beauty in Nature and Art?" You can answer only: "Because it is beautiful. I am so constituted that I cannot do otherwise than admire a beautiful object when I see it". You are unable to give any other reason satisfactorily accounting for your admiration of the beautiful. Islam returns a similar answer to your question: _"You should worship God because He is God"._ You, as one of His creatures, cannot help worshipping or reverently adoring Him when you see, at every instant of your life, manifold manifestations of His divine Goodness and Beauty. Some Sufis[55] even go to the extent of identifying God with "Infinite Beauty" [Arabic: husn-e azlee] which is the object of their love [Arabic: ishq] and ecstasy [Arabic: wajd]. You remember the verse which every devout Muslim recites when he hears the news of the death of any one: [Arabic: inna lil lahi wa inna ilaihi raji-ūn] "Verily we are God's and to Him we shall return".