English book · Discovering God

The Existence of God

English book, p. 280

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

prayer to God. Moreover, this discovery gives a person the occasion to say to God, “O God! You have created me in a state of utter helplessness. On the one hand, is your Omnipotence and, on the other hand, is man’s total helplessness. This being so, You cannot remain indifferent to man’s predicament. It would not befit Your Majesty and Your divine Glory to have a relationship between You and man of total human helplessness and indifference on Your part. Between God and man there must be such a bond as exists between a deprived one and the Giver. Such a relationship befits the Glory and Majesty of God.” This is the prayer which has been described in a tradition as a prayer taking the great name of God. When a servant of God says with sincerity: “O God! You have created man in total helplessness, so now you cannot remain indifferent to man’s situation,” God’s mercy comes faster than the speed of light. How to Overcome Tension Faith in God gives a person the greatest support in this world. Belief in God is the greatest source of strength. A Persian poet once said, Dushman agar qavi ast, nigahban qawi tar ast (If the problem is great, the problem solver is greater). The present world is fraught with problems. Here every man and woman has to live with problems. Repeatedly

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