I read Culliford's article (2002, this issue) with keen interest. I am pleased to comment on some of the aspects from the traditional view of my Islamic faith. Let me begin with the terminology. In Islam, the term spirituality is inseparable from the awareness of the One, of Allah (God), and a life lived according to His Will. This principle of Oneness (Al-tawheed –unity) must be taken into consideration in any study of Islamic spirituality. In the Qur'an, God has manifested that which is within the soul of man. He has ‘breathed into man’ His own spirit. The word that Muslims use for spirituality is ruhaniyyah. Ruh, which means spirit, is mentioned in the Qur'an; ‘The Spirit is from the command of my Lord’ (Chapter 17, verse 85).