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Man’s Position in the Universe

English book, p. 37

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

MAN’S POSITION IN THE UNIVERSE man to be heedless. It never makes a mistake in carrying out its duties. By birth itself, within every person, a specific, powerful emotion is present. It is the emotion of acknowledgement. Every person can personally experience this. Through his conscience or common sense, every person knows that he ought to acknowledge people’s kindness. Man’s internal guide recognises this acknowledgement as a lofty ethical virtue. Acknowledgement is a high level of righteousness, while a lack of acknowledgement indicates insincerity. In this sense, a person who acknowledges others, maintains his status as a human, while someone who does not falls from that status. In the same way, the decision of the conscience or common sense is also accurate about the Creator. In line with his nature’s voice, every person should acknowledge his Creator. He should acknowledge the manifold blessings of his Creator—all that he owes to Him. He should consciously recognise and be grateful for all that His Creator has given him. He should feel this in his heart and openly announce it through his

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