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Living in God's Glory

English book, p. 127

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

DO MILLIONS LEAD TO GOD? that God has arranged. however, what will the condition of such people be when this freedom, linked to the test of life, comes to an end; when only God’s Will shall prevail? on that day, the all-Powerful God will say that he gives to whomever he wants and that no one can overturn his Will, try as hard as he or she might. DO MILLIONS LEAD TO GOD? Today, wealth is held to be of paramount importance. However, in the next life, good deeds alone will count. a 63-year-old italian-born american living on the outskirts of new york remained unemployed for eight years. although he was a skilled carpenter, he remained unemployed for eight years and had to eke out an existence on a modest union pension. he had not even enough resources to reap the tomato crop on the land he owned next to his house. according to a news item that appeared in the New Straits Times, Kuala lumpur, on the 28th of July 1984, one day the man decided to buy a lottery ticket. To his surprise, on 27th July 1984, the news of his having bagged the first prize of twenty million dollars was broken to him— the biggest lottery prize ever received by anyone anywhere. The news was first announced over television. immediately afterwards, a press conference was called. Talking to reporters, the carpenter told them that he was astonished

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