Living in God's Glory

despite his extraordinary success, dr Fazlur rahman was never inwardly satisfied. Mr K.M. amladi met him in 1982 in his Chicago office. as Mr amladi felicitated him on his success, dr Fazlur rehman listened with an expressionless face. he said to Mr amladi: “life is more than engineering.” dr Fazlur rahman died on 27 March 1982 at the age of 52. he left behind him a new concept in the field of architectural engineering. By developing this concept, the German engineer, robert Gabriel, planned a 365-storey building that would stand one mile above the ground. during their conversation, Mr amladi asked dr Fazlur rahman whether such a building could be constructed. dr Fazlur rahman replied in the affirmative. Citing this incident, Mr amladi concludes his article by writing that Europe and america will have such buildings in future, but “the man who laid the foundation for making them possible, alas, will no longer be there to witness them.” (Hindustan Times, May 9, 1982) MINARETS OF WORLDLY GLORY On the Day of Judgement, only those people will be successful who had surrendered to God in this world at a time when everyone else had forgotten God and had, instead, sought support from the things of the world. once, i struck up a conversation with a man who, around 30 years earlier, had been an ordinary mechanic. When i