Faith (IMAN
English book, p. 15
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Faith (Iman) insignificant to him. On the other hand, he sees that everything he needed has been provided for him. He has been given a body that sees, hears, speaks, and thinks, and its faculties function continuously, like a self-operating system, to sustain him. He observes that all the forces of the earth and the heavens are working in perfect harmony for his benefit. His very existence begins to appear to him as a living blessing of God. A deep sense of gratitude wells up within him, and he becomes filled with a deep sense of thankfulness. This experience compels him to declare that Being as his everything who has made all these arrangements for him. The first realization gives him firm conviction of his total helplessness. He feels strongly that there must be a higher power to support him, and the second realization appears as an answer to this need. The same reflection that makes him feel an inner emptiness also turns into a power that fills that emptiness. The third element of faith is “fear”. This fear is not something separate from the first two elements of faith, certainty and trust; rather, it is their natural

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