Living in God's Glory
English book, p. 226
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
how ignorant are they who lay claim to knowledge! What failures are they who top the lists of the world’s most successful men! HERE TO BE TESTED God has put man in this world so he may be tested. Only one thing—the invisible wall of death—lies between man and the end of his test on earth. While in an examination hall, a student has several objects at his disposal. over his head, there is the roof of the examination hall itself. Then he has a table on which to write, a chair on which to sit, ink and paper for his answers, and attendants to see his requirements. he sits in his place and uses these facilities freely, without restriction. if he did not have an examination hall to sit, the examinee would be exposed to heat and cold. if there were no desk and chair at his disposal, he would not be able to sit comfortably. Without pen, paper and ink, there would be no question about his writing answers. however, a student only has these things because of his examination. They are his only so long as his examination lasts. as soon as the exam is over, all its accessories will be taken away from him. Judging from the freedom with which he used them within the confines of the examination hall,

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